Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-08-25
A destroyed truck of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which was transporting shells for 155mm howitzers.
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‼️🇷🇺🇺🇦Fighting at Rabotino continues: aviation covers the enemy with FABs
The Russian Aerospace Forces are helping to contain the enemy’s advance on the Orekhovsky sector of the Zaporizhzhya Front, inflicting powerful bombing strikes.
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The Russian Army shoots down a Ukrainian Sukhoi military jet near the settlement of Rabotino.
Source: Berloga Z
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Video of Prigozhin's plane, taken on the morning of August 23, before the crash.
The plane is being examined by two prospective buyers.
They were escorted on board by the co-pilot who died in the crash.
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Our sources confirm the same information. The movement of dozens of combat units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was noticed.
Artillery works on them.
It's no secret to anyone that this month the AFU threw their 10th reserve corps into battle in the Orekhovsky direction. (Rabotino and surrounding area)
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The moment of the S-200 missile downing in the Kaluga region
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Presumably, the moment of destruction of a modified Ukrainian S-200 missile in the sky over the Kaluga region by air defense systems.
On the 20th of August 1998, US President Bill Clinton ordered a cruise missile attack on Sudan's Al Shifa factory, which produced 90% of the country's pharmaceuticals. Germany’s ambassador to Sudan at the time, Werner Daum, stated that the loss of the factory resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands from treatable diseases.
The administration of President Bill Clinton justified the attacks, based on the grounds that the al-Shifa plant was involved with processing the deadly nerve agent VX, and had ties with the Islamist al-Qaeda group of Osama bin Laden.
These justifications for the bombing were disputed by the owners of the plant, the Sudanese government, and other governments.
American officials later acknowledged "that the evidence that prompted President Clinton to order the missile strike on the Shifa plant was not as solid as first portrayed.
Officials later said that there was no proof that the plant had been manufacturing or storing nerve gas, as initially suspected by the Americans, or had been linked to Osama bin Laden, who was a resident of Khartoum in the 1980s.
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Chronicles of the Ukrainian counteroffensive
Destroyed Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicles, a tank, a wrecked Wolfhound armored car and an abandoned German Marder infantry fighting vehicle in the area of the settlement. Rabotino Zaporozhye direction.
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🇷🇺🇺🇦 Cemetery of Ukrainian vehicles on the outskirts of Rabotino.
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The attack by the UR-77 of the Ru army.
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🇺🇦 "There were two elderly people in the house, we killed them": Ukrainian militant tells how they removed witnesses of their crimes
The prisoner confessed to looting and killing several families in the village of Limany in the Nikolaev region. /RIAN/
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Zaporozhye direction at 10:00 (Moscow time)
In the Rabotino settlement - a Bradley has now reached the southern outskirts of the settlement. Our artillery worked on it systematically, targeting specific points. The second Bradley was destroyed en route by an ATGM crew.
Rabotino has not been captured! One-third of the area is under our control. Thus, we only hold the southern outskirts - the enemy is not present there.
#source (https://t.me/rusich_army/10539)
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🇷🇺Russian artillerymen destroyed a mortar crew of Ukrainian militants with the Krasnopol precision-guided munition
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‼️🇷🇺 💪🏻 One warrior in the field: A Russian fighter single-handedly captured the enemy’s stronghold in the Krasny Liman direction
The warrior was able to quietly get close to the firing point of the Ukrainian militants and, after waiting for the right moment, with small arms fire destroyed three Banderas at once.
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“Greece will terminate the contract with Russia for the maintenance of the Tor and Osa air defense systems: the Greeks, under the guise of refusing service, are preparing to transfer the air defense system to Kiev, leaving themselves with nothing.
“The end of the era of Russian weapons systems in the Greek armed forces - the government has decided to abandon the weapons support program and not sign new support contracts. In a top-secret document leaked to Parliament, National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announces that there will be no new support contracts, i.e. the purchase of spare parts and services, for Tor-M1 short-range mobile anti-aircraft missile systems and older Osa-AKM.
The available spare parts will last only a few months, thus the countdown to their complete incapacitation has begun. The cost of Russian systems that are “thrown in the trash” is more than 1 billion euros, and this is the amount the country will have to spend. These systems may eventually be redirected through third countries to Ukraine.
In total, the Greek army has 21 Tor-M1 and 38 Osa-AKM. The systems are old but reliable. Received about 20 years ago, they remain indispensable.
The decision to withdraw them is purely political. The priority now is to find resources to replace them. The armed forces cannot be deprived of such weapons.”
#source (https://t.me/dimsmirnov175/53523)
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already reached the first line of defense or not yet
On August 25, there were reports that the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, announced that the Ukrainian army had crossed the first line of defense of the Russian Armed Forces in Zaporozhye. Is this so and where did the Ukrainian troops manage to reach in the end?
Where are the fights going now?
The Armed Forces of Ukraine are still advancing in three main directions: Pyatikhatki - Zherebyanki, Rabotino - Verbovoye, Tarasovka, and Pologi. The most fierce fighting takes place in the areas of Pyatikhatki and Rabotino. There, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to advance, losing heavy equipment. Sources of the Military Chronicle in these areas note that Pyatikhatki, Zherebyanki, and Rabotino are part of the so-called front-line security zone. These are advanced fortified areas, in front of which there are minefields and the so-called zone of destruction of Ukrainian equipment. The advanced fortified area is not part of the first line of defense and acts as a protective barrier.
How is the defensive line of the RF Armed Forces arranged?
Since the summer of last year, the defensive line of the RF Armed Forces has been continuously expanding, and at the moment its total length from Zaporozhye to the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction, presumably, is more than 500 km. At the same time, the “cordon sanitaire” between Orekhovo and Novodanilovka, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are accumulating forces for further strikes, and Rabotino was equipped with minefields, which led, if not to the disruption of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, then to its serious slowdown and the need to transfer strategic reserves.
The same minefields are located between the forward edge security zone and the first line of defense. These two areas are often confused with each other since in Zaporozhye the fighting takes place at the closest possible distance: the distance between Novodanilovka and Rabotino is only 7.5 km, from Orekhov to Pyatikhatki - just over 20 km. The largest concentration of destroyed AFU equipment (between Verbovoye and Rabotino) is located less than 6 km from Malaya Tokmachka, one of the areas from where Ukrainian troops go on the offensive. At the same time, the situation in the Rabotino-Verbove-Pyatikhatki sector cannot be called simple: Ukrainian troops, despite huge losses, continue to attack, but progress in this sector is minimal.
If the line is so dense, where could the AFU go through?
According to the Military Chronicle, under the "breakthrough of the defensive line," the chairman of the US National Staff, Mark Milli, meant unreliable information provided to him by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was about an attempt to break through the armored group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the northern to southern outskirts of Rabotin towards Novoprokopovka on the night of August 23-24. However, the convoy of Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles could not overcome the two-kilometer section of the road: the armored vehicles were detected from the air and destroyed by artillery strikes, after which the retreating Ukrainian troops were covered by aircraft strikes.
The first line of defense, in front of which there are concrete "dragon's teeth" and anti-tank ditches, is located much to the south. Ukrainian troops did not reach it in 82 days of the offensive. The main line of defense around Tokmak is located almost 15 km south of the first line of defense, that is, in total, about 20 km.
In almost three months of the offensive, Ukrainian troops did not reach Melitopol by about 70 km, and more than 100 km to Berdyansk.
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Destroyed BTR-3E of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement Rabotino in the Zaporozhye direction.
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Constant Russian air raids slow Ukraine's advance in southern Zaporizhzhia region, officer says
A Ukrainian military officer serving on the front lines in the southern Zaporizhzhia region says Ukrainian units have "almost reached" the main Russian defensive lines, but have multiple challenges in making further progress.
The officer — who CNN is not identifying, as he is not authorized to speak on the record — said the area between the villages of Robotyne and Verbove "is the hottest right now."
"We have almost reached their main defense lines. We have constant tactical advances, and we are gradually reclaiming our territory," the officer said.
But Russian troops have pulled up artillery and their aviation is constantly at work "24 hours a day, there are a dozen air raids a day," he continued.
The officer, who previously fought around Bakhmut, said the Russian aerial power he is seeing now is "a lot" compared to when he was fighting around Bakhmut.
"The same thing with mines. There were no dense minefields in Bakhmut ... Now almost everything is mined. It's stressful, there are a lot of wounded from mines and explosions of equipment," he said.
The officer said the open terrain is also a challenge.
"Drones are hanging in the sky around the clock, both ours and theirs. So it is impossible to hide any movement of equipment. Any maneuver immediately becomes known to the enemy, and shelling begins either with artillery or drones," the officer said.
He said Ukrainian units use steel nets to protect against drone attacks and are working with small assault groups and equipment.
"We used to work at night and at dusk, but the (Russians) have adapted and started waiting for us at night, so now we have to work during the day as well," the officer said. "It is much more difficult because the enemy immediately sees movement and starts shelling."
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Russian Defence Ministry report (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/9384) on the progress of the special military operation (25 August 2023)
▫️Last night, the Russian Navy has launched a strike with long-range, sea-based precision weapons against a port infrastructure facility used in the interests of the AFU.
▫️The goal of the attack has been reached. The facility has been neutralised.
▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces repelled 3 attacks by the AFU close to Zaliznyanskoye, Kleshcheevka, and Staromikhailovka DPR.
▫️The enemy losses were up to 260 servicemen killed and wounded, 1 tank, 2 IFVs, 2 motor vehicles, 1 Krab self-propelled artillery system, and 2 D-20 howitzers.
▫️In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces repelled 3 attacks by 47th mechanised and 68th jaeger brigades of the AFU close to Sinkovka (Kharkov) and Sergeevka LPR.
▫️The enemy losses were up to 50 servicemen, 2 tanks, 3 IFVs, 2 pickup trucks, and 1 D-20 howitzer.
▫️In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of actions by Russian units, 5 enemy attacks have been repelled.
▫️The enemy losses were up to 110 servicemen, 2 Bradley IFVs, 2 Stryker APCs, 4 motor vehicles, 3 M777 artillery systems, as well as2 FH-70 guns.
▫️1 AFU field ammunition depot has been destroyed near Rabotino (Zaporozhye).
▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces repelled 1 enemy attack close to Sladkoye DPR.
▫️Units of the 38th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy have been eliminated near Urozhaynoye DPR.
▫️Actions of 2 SRGs of the 31st Marine Brigade of the AFU have been suppressed near Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 125 servicemen, 3 motor vehicles, 1 Krab self-propelled artillery system, 2 M777 artillery systems, 2 Msta-B, and 1 D-20 howitzers, 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, as well as 1 AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station.
▫️In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of actions of units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, 1 attack by the 42nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU has been repelled close to Kuzmino LPR.
▫️Units of 63rd, 67th mechanised brigades of the AFU and the 5th Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard have been eliminated close to Chervonaya Dibrova LPR, Torskoye and Grigorovka DPR.
▫️The enemy losses were up to 80 servicemen, 4 AFVs, and 2 pickup trucks.
▫️In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 50 servicemen, 3 motor vehicles, 1 M777 artillery system, as well as Msta-B and D-30 howitzers.
▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 147 areas.
▫️Fighter Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces have shot down 1 AFU Su-25 aircraft near Semyonovka DPR.
▫️Air defence facilities have shot down 1 Su-25 aircraft near Zolotaya Balka (Kherson), 6 HIMARS MLRS and 1 HARM surface-to-air radar system projectiles, as well as 1 S-200 SAM system missile, modified in a strike version.
▫️73 UAVs have been intercepted and suppressed by electronic warfare means close to Olshana (Kharkov), Shishkovo LPR, Berestovoye, Golmovsky DPR, Vasilyevka, Sladkaya Balka, Inzhinernoye and Zhovtnyovoye (Zaporozhye).
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