Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-08-17
Ukrainian Challenger 2 with anti-cumulative grilles and protection against UAVs. The photo is claimed to have been taken in the frontline zone. Let me remind you that no one has yet seen Challengers in battles in Ukraine.
Repost from yesterday. Ukraine War & American Unity w/Alastair Crooke former Brit ambassador. At about the 18 minute mark, this interview gets striking.
The MSM's Ukraine neo-Nazi Amnesia
As Russia invaded Ukraine, the entire MSM joined in lockstep to give us a narrative. An important part of the narrative was that Russia’s claim that Neo-Nazi’s are a force in Ukraine is a Kremlin lie. It is a narrative that is easily unraveled by the MSM’s own past articles. So far, no MSM outlets are willing to discuss this ugly truth today. Anyon…
Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on August 16
▪️Russian forces launched a series of strikes on the port infrastructure in the city of Reni, Odesa region.
Located on the Danube River, the port is actively used by the AFU and is a legitimate military target.
▪️One of the prerequisites for strikes on the Black Sea ports could be the intensification of NATO aerial reconnaissance in the Black Sea region.
Such activities often precede massive drone attacks on Russian territories.
▪️Another attempted breakthrough by an enemy sabotage group was prevented on the border of the Bryansk region.
A small group of six men was detected and destroyed by Russian border guards.
▪️In the Kupyansk sector of the front, the AFU units are retreating under the onslaught of Russian forces.
According to preliminary data, the AFU have left Syn'kivka, which had been fought over in recent days.
▪️In the Vremivka sector, after Urozhaine passed into the grey zone, the AFU continued their attacks in the southern direction.
Russian troops, in turn, are holding back the enemy's advances near Zavitne Bazhannia.
▪️In the Orikhiv sector of the front, the AFU command has brought reserve units into the battle and increased pressure on Robotyne.
At the moment the fighting is taking place in the center of the village, the southern part of which is under the Russian control.
▪️After the destruction of the AFU landing force near Kozachi Laheri, active work began to prevent a similar scenario in the future.
Thus, Russian artillery launches massive strikes on exposed AFU positions on islands in the Dnipro delta.
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⚡️📷 On the Kupyansk front line, a Russian Lancet drone destroys a American M109 155mm turreted self-propelled howitzer.
"Grad" is working, tsss.
#source (https://t.me/Ugolok_Sitha/15674)
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(Dnepropetrovsk region)⭐️ The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published a video of a missile attack on three cars with ammunition and unloading trucks at the indicated location at the Mezhevaya railway station in the Dnipropetrovsk region
⚠️ This video is also interesting in that the shooting from the UAV was carried out at a distance of more than⚡️ 55 km from the line of contact.
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Russian Defence Ministry report (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/9182) on the progress of the special military operation (17 August 2023)
(https://t.me/mod_russia_en/9183)▫️ In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces repelled 4 attacks by AFU near Zaliznyanskoye, Staromikhailovka, and Krasnogorovka DPR. The assault detachments of the Russian grouping of forces conducted successful offensives and improved the situation along the front line.
A missile strike on the Mezhevaya station (Dnepropetrovsk) destroyed (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/9185) a military train with ammunition.
The enemy lost up to 310 servicemen, 1 tank, 3 AFVs, 9 motor vehicles, and a D-20 artillery in this direction throughout the day.
▫️ In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line.
During the day, 6 attacks of assault groups of the 14th Mechanised, 25th Airborne, and 95th Air Assault brigades of the AFU were repelled in the areas of Olshana, Sinkovka (Kharkov) and Novosyolovskoye LPR.
During the day, up to 125 servicemen were eliminated, as well as 2 AFVs, 2 pick-up trucks, 1 Tyulpan self-propelled mortar, 1 M777 artillery system, and 1 M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system.
▫️ In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces repelled an attack by an assault group of the AFU 42nd Mechanised Brigade near Kuzmino.
Comprehensive fire damage was inflicted on the enemy close to Kremennaya and Chervonaya Dibrova LPR.
Up to 55 servicemen, 2 AFVs, 3 vehicles, 1 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery unit, and 2 D-30 howitzers were destroyed.
▫️ In the South Donetsk direction, the Vostok Group of Forces inflicted a comprehensive fire defeat on the enemy near Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye), Staromayorskoye and Rovnopol DPR.
More than 175 servicemen were neutralised, as well as 2 tanks, 3 AFVs, 2 motor vehicles, 1 D-20 howitzer, and 2 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery units.
▫️ In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian grouping of forces repelled an enemy attack and inflicted a comprehensive fire defeat on the assault detachments of the AFU 46th Airmobile Brigade close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye).
The enemy losses totalled up to 195 servicemen, 4 Stryker APCs, 2 IFVs, 3 motor vehicles, 1 M777 artillery system, 1 FH-70 gun, as well as 2 Msta-B and 1 D-20 howitzers.
▫️ In Kherson direction, Ukrainian units lost up to 30 servicemen, 3 motor vehicles, and 1 D-30 howitzer as a result of a fire attack.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 138 areas during the day.
▫️ Two AFU drone control points were hit in the areas of the settlements of Lastochkino DPR and Ivanovskoye (Zaporozhye). A command and observation post of a unit of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade and an ammunition depot were hit near Serebryanka DPR.
Russian air defence forces have intercepted 1 HIMARS MLRS projectile during the day.
In addition, 18 UAVs were intercepted in the areas of Zhitlovka LPR, Soledar, Nikolayevka, Zarya, Orlinskoye DPR, Mirnoye, (Zaporozhye), and Olshana (Kharkov).
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❗️ 🇷🇺🇺🇦 Soledar direction
situation as of 17.00 August 17, 2023
After weeks of assaults on Russian lines on the flanks of the grouping in Bakhmut, the situation on the front sector became somewhat calmer.
Yesterday, assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on armored vehicles attacked the positions of the RF Armed Forces near Zaliznyansky from Minkovka. However, the servicemen of the 1st Airborne Brigade "Wolves" stationed there, with the support of other units, cut off the vehicles from the infantry with fire and destroyed some of them, after which they worked on the enemy's manpower.
At the same time, Ukrainian formations continue to build up forces east of Konstantinovka to resume the assault on strongholds on the Kleshcheevka-Andreevka-Kurdyumovka line. Also, movements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Seversk were noticed for a possible strike in the direction of Yakovlevka.
At the same time, information is being received about the formation of a new 39th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Georgievka . After coordinating and understaffing, they plan to transfer it to Bakhmut.
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