Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-08-01
Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on July 31
▪️Russian troops have launched two strikes on the AFU’s military facilities in Kharkiv.
One of the explosions took place near the terminals and hangars of the international airport from which the UAVs were launched.
▪️In the Svatove sector, the AFU are trying to regain control of the heights near Novoselivs'ke.
Russian troops are successfully repelling attacks and responding with artillery strikes on enemy positions.
▪️To the south, position battles continue near Torsk'e and in the area of the Zhuravka.
Despite numerous counterattacks, the AFU failed to recapture the positions liberated by Russian troops.
▪️On the southern flank of Bakhmut's defense, the AFU continue to storm the defenses near Klishchiivka.
Russian units managed to fend off the attack, but the situation around the village remains quite tense.
▪️The AFU have again launched a massive strike on Donetsk.
Administrative buildings, residential buildings and several vehicles were damaged in the city. Three people died and 13 others were wounded.
▪️In the Vremivka sector, Russian troops are conducting positional attacks in an attempt to dislodge the enemy from Staromaiors'ke.
At the same time, active counter-battery fire continues along the entire front line.
▪️In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the enemy again attempted to advance in the Robotyne and P'yatykhatky areas.
Russian units held their positions, repelling all attacks with small arms and artillery fire.
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Russian Ministry of Defence:
On the night of 1 August, an attempted terrorist attack by the Kiev regime using unmanned aerial vehicles against facilities in Moscow and the Moscow region was foiled.
Two Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed by air defense systems over the territory of the Odintsovo and Narofominsk districts in the Moscow region.
Another drone was suppressed by electronic warfare equipment and, having lost control, crashed on the territory of the Moscow City complex of non-residential buildings.
#source (https://ria.ru/20230731/viza-1887404958.html)
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The aftermath of a night strike by the "Geraniums" on Kharkov:
The vocational school building in Kharkov, which had been converted into an AFU deployment site, has been completely destroyed.
#source (https://t.me/RVvoenkor/50378)
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Consequences of a drone hitting one of the Moscow City towers.
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🇺🇦 Another German-made "Leopard 2 A4" tank blown up by a TM-62m mine in the Zaporozhye direction
Another 3 Ukrainian UAVs sent and another 3 shot down. Moscow brushes it off And moves on. You have to ask yourselves, does Kiev have the expertise and means to carry out these attacks? In my view it really illustrates the desperation being felt as the "Counteroffensive" fails.@irishmaninrussia
🎙 INTERVIEW: On the Recent Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Downtown Moscow Commercial District...
▪️Ukraine's inability to succeed on the battlefield has long-since manifested itself as a campaign of terrorism targeting journalists, civilians, and non-military targets;
▪️The goal is to make Russia appear "weak," create anger toward the Russian government, divisions socially, and to distract Russia's attention and resources away from the special military operation;
▪️"Revenge" for Russia will be the long-term success of the special military operation, not immediate, superficial revenge in reaction to these tactically/strategically insignificant attacks;
▪️Russia has endured far worse circumstances amid other US-sponsored proxy wars within Russian territory during the Chechen Wars...
Firing from residential areas is literally a warcrime. Good thing Russian artillery is precise and didn't use cluster ammo, which would have been appropriate in my eyes.
Russian Defence Ministry report (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/8752) on the progress of the special military operation - 1 August 2023
▫️The AFU continued unsuccessful attempts at offensive actions in South Donetsk, Krasny Liman, Zaporozhye, Kupyansk and Donetsk directions.
▫️In Donetsk direction, as a result of actions of the Yug Group of Forces, 8 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled close to Belogorovka, Berestovoye, Severnoye, Marynka and Zaitsevo DPR.
▫️AFU units have been hit close to Seversk, Predtechino, Sukhaya Balka, Lastochkino and Georgievka DPR.
▫️The enemy losses were up to 345 servicemen, 1 tank, 6 IFVs, 4 motor vehicles, 1 Grad MLRS vehicle, 5 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery systems, and 5 field artillery guns, including 1 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system.
▫️2 ammunition, rocket and artillery weapon depots of the AFU 24th Mechanised Brigade have been destroyed close to Novgorodskoye DPR.
▫️In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, by actions of the Vostok Group of Forces, AFU manpower and hardware have been hit near Prechistovka, Makarovka DPR, Malaya Tokmachka, and Novoandreevka (Zaporozhye).
▫️As a result of actions by the Group's units, 2 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled close to Staromayorskoye DPR and Yablonevoye (Zaporozhye).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 220 servicemen, 2 tanks, 6 IFVs, including 1 U.S.-manufactured Bradley armoured fighting vehicle, 2 motor vehicles, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, 1 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, and 1 Giatsint-B gun.
▫️1 ammunition depot of the 38th Marine Brigade of the AFU has been destroyed near Razdolye DPR.
▫️In Kupyansk direction, the assault detachments of the Zapad Group of Forces continued to conduct an offensive and take more advantageous positions close to Kuzyomovka LPR.
▫️As a result of actions by Ground-Attack Aviation and artillery, 8 AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit Novomlynsk, Timkovka, Kislovka, Kotlyarovka and Berestovoye (Kharkov) and Novosyolovskoye LPR.
▫️2 attacks by units of the 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU have been successfully repelled in the Popov Forest in Svatovsky district LPR.
▫️The enemy losses were up to 120 servicemen, 1 AFV, 3 motor vehicles, 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and 1 D-30 howitzer.
▫️1 ammunition depot of the AFU 103rd Brigade of the Territorial Defence of Ukraine has been destroyed near Kislovka (Kharkov).
▫️In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, 3 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled near Raigorodka, Nevskoye, and Chervonaya Dibrova LPR.
▫️The activities of 1 SRG have been suppressed near Terny DPR.
▫️А fire attack was inflicted on units of 21st, 63rd and 66th mechanised brigades of the AFU close to Sergeevka LPR, Druzhelyubovka (Kharkov), Torskoye and Serebryanka DPR.
▫️The enemy losses were up to 75 servicemen, 3 AFVs, 2 pickup trucks, D-20 and D-30 howitzers and 2 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.
▫️In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 40 servicemen, 3 motor vehicles, 1 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and 1 Msta-B howitzer.
▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 103 artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and military hardware in 124 areas.
▫️In addition, 1 Zoopark-3 counter-battery radar system has been destroyed close to Stetskovka (Kharkov).
▫️Air defence facilities have shot down 16 projectiles launched by HIMARS MLRS.
▫️21 UAVs have been intercepted close to Zaliman LPR, Novoandreevka, Spornoye, Berestovoye, Kremenets, Volnoye DPR, Michurina, Balochki, Konskie Razdory (Zaporozhye), Staraya Zburievka, Radensk, and Novaya Kakhovka (Kherson).
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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 "🅾️" group is moving the front to the west in the Krasnolimansky direction
➖ At the turn of Raygorodok - Karmazinovka, armored groups of the 66th Ombre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine twice attempted to storm our oporniks. The enemy is broken.
MT-LB was destroyed by ATGM fire with a landing force of 66 ombre. Presumably, the enemy was trying to strengthen the forward positions.
After massive fire damage by the artillery of the group 🅾️, our assault squads captured several more fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
➖ In the area of N. p. Chervonopopovka thwarted 3 attempts to rotate militants of the 21st ombr of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Artillery strikes on targets.
Taking advantage of the successful work of artillery crews, Russian assault detachments launched a counterattack, capturing another fortified militant area.
➖ In the area of Serebryansky forestry, assault detachments on pickup trucks of the 42nd and 67th ombr of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made 2 suicidal counteroffensive attempts. The enemy was defeated by small arms and artillery fire.
Air strikes were carried out on columns with reinforcements for the 67th brigade and the 5th brigade of the National Guard.
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Burned columns of enemy armored vehicles on the Zaporizhia Front
American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, German Leopard tanks, and many other goodies accumulated in heaps of scrap metal along the offensive paths of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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The situation at the front on August 1, 2023
Kupyanskoye direction
Since July 20, the aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces and artillery have been actively working on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine across the Oskol River. In the Sinkovka-Petropavlovka-Golubovka-Petropavlovka sector, the destruction of facilities of the 14th Motorized Brigade and the 41st Motorized Brigade, as well as the 27th Special Operations Brigade, continues. Part of the units of the mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction is reinforced by assault units, but the effect of mixing is minimal, for some units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine the staffing level is close to 50%. Russian troops are less than 15 km from Kupyansk.
Svatovo - Kremennaya
An active offensive of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is being carried out in the direction of Berestovoye and the H-26 highway. The fortified areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Novoselovsky on the border of the Kharkov region and the LPR are being worked out. Also, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have big problems in the area of Berestovoye, Torsky, and Serebryansky forestries. In the area of the Kremennaya Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, they came close to Zarechny and Torskoye, especially heavy losses suffered by the 23rd RSD and the 4th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ukrainian troops are trying to transfer reserves in this direction, however, in the Liman area, they are covered by rocket and cannon artillery fire from the Krasnopol UAS and FAB-250-M62 bombs.
Flanks of Artyomovsk
Due to the failure of attacks with massive roll-ups, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have changed tactics and are now acting like in Zaporozhye: small assault groups on light vehicles rush into battle, the tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are pulled together only if it seems that the movement will continue. Large losses also led to the fact that between Kleshcheevka and Andreevka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have reduced the opportunity for maneuver and breakthroughs, and the battles - probably for a while - switched to positional mode.
Zaporozhye
After 48 hours of silence, the Armed Forces of Ukraine again tried to attack the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the Rabotin area. Attempts to bypass the village from the east and west did not lead to anything, so the frontal attacks of the Ukrainian army continue. In parallel with the offensive, rocket artillery, and aviation are destroying reserves both in the area of Orekhov and Malaya Tokmachka, and near the Bliznetsy military training ground in the Zaporozhye region. The 46th separate airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 100th separate territorial defense battalion, which acts as a human shield for the military units of the Ukrainian army and an assault group in the area at the same time, have suffered heavy losses in the Hulyaipol area for the past few days.
Some parts of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade were supposedly moved to the west, closer to the shore of the Kakhovka Reservoir, to attempt an assault through Kamenskoye to Vasilievka.
South-Donetsk direction
In the area of Staromayorsky and to the north of Priyutny, attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to go over to the attack and develop the offensive in small groups continue. Ukrainian troops do not have success with small forces, as well as near Rabotin - the shortage of heavy equipment, primarily tanks, is affecting. Western vehicles, except the M2 Bradley BMP, practically do not participate in the offensive. Gradually, short-range air defense systems begin to appear on the approaches to the South Donetsk direction, which indirectly indicates the need for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to protect guns and other fire weapons from hits by FAB-250-M62 smart bombs and Lancet loitering ammunition, but the transfer of air defense systems has not yet given the effect.
Kherson direction