Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-08-30
Big Serge Excerpt: The proliferation of the Lancet and similar systems means, in a nutshell, that nothing within 30km of the contact line is safe, and this in turn disrupts the AFU’s deployment of critical support assets like air defense and engineering, magnifying their vulnerability to Russian mines and fires. In fact, we’ve increasingly seen Ukrainian artillery use decline in the Robotyne area due to the threat of lancets (they seem to be transferring tubes to other fronts), and the AFU is favoring the use of HIMARS in the suppressive role.
Missile arrival in Kiev last night.... published by the guardian?
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Looks like the Armed forces of Ukraine is trapped in Robotyne. Heavy losses reported with evacuation of troops becoming more difficult. The Russian artillery team keeps working on destroying the enemy.
https://twitter.com/Alex_Oloyede2/status/1696782440428093736
Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on August 29
▪️The AFU attempted a drone attack on the Tula region.
Two enemy drones were timely detected and shot down by air defense assets.
▪️Near Kupyansk, Russian units continue to push the enemy along the left bank of the Oskil river.
Field reports indicate an intensified offensive against AFU positions in a new area from the direction of Yahidne.
▪️Russian troops launched a successful strike on an ammunition train at the Mertsalovo station.
The defeat of the object in the deep rear was recorded by objective control equipment.
▪️Near Bakhmut, the AFU made another attempt to storm Klishchiivka.
As a result of the counter battle, the AFU units that managed to reach the middle of the village were thrown back to their original lines.
▪️To the south, Russian forces launched a counterattack near Kurdyumivka.
As a result of the attack they managed to expand the zone of control near the village and pushed back the AFU units to the Siversky Donets-Donbass canal.
▪️Ukrainian artillery continues to carry out barbaric strikes on Horlivka.
As a result of shelling of the dairy factory three employees of the enterprise were killed. Eight more people were wounded.
▪️On the Orikhiv section of the front, heavy fighting continues at the Robotyne-Verbove line.
At the moment, the AFU units have shifted the vector of attack and are trying to occupy the heights located between the settlements.
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Pskov Region Governor publishes video of the aftermath of a UAV attack on the Pskov airfield.
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Hit in a high-rise building in the center of Donetsk.
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It was an exceptionally "hot" morning in Kiev today.
This marks the first time such large-scale attacks have occurred since the spring of this year.
Multiple groups of Russian drones penetrated Kiev from various directions, followed by missiles launched from the Tu-95MS strategic aircraft that struck the Ukrainian capital.
Footage above shows the aftermath of these strikes.
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❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Vremyevsky site
situation as of 14.00 August 30, 2023
In the Vremievsky sector, Ukrainian formations are regrouping due to heavy losses during attempts to occupy the Staromayorskoye-Urozhaynoye line. Marines of the 35th Marine Corps of the Ukrainian Navy were withdrawn to Shevchenko for restoration.
At the same time, Russian fighters are engaged in a shooting battle with units of the 1st rifle battalion of the 1st tank brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a landing a few kilometers west of Staromayorsky, knocking out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from their positions. Now Russian artillerymen are conducting a massive shelling of the front line.
🔻However, the enemy continues to accumulate reserves for an offensive with the aim of breaking through to the Sea of Azov . Three groups of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade arrived in Rovnopol after being understaffed, and assault detachments of the 31st Ombre also returned to the line between the Shelter and Cherished Desire after restoration.
And to the north, five artillery crews of M777 howitzers with long-range precision-guided munitions and six self-propelled howitzers "Akatsiya" were pulled together to the north to Berezovoi and Shevchenko .
❗️Also, five British Challenger tanks and an unidentified air defense system were deployed to the Kurakhovo railway station. It is not yet clear where the weapons will be directed: it could be both Marinka and Avdiivka .
But it can also be the South Donetsk direction , which is more important and promising for the Ukrainian command due to the need to cut off the land supply of the Russian Armed Forces grouping in the Zaporozhye region .
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Russian Defence Ministry report (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/9487) on the progress of the special military operation (30 August 2023)
▫️On 30 August, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have launched a group strike with long-range air- and sea-based precision weapons against enemy command and reconnaissance posts. The goals of the strike have been reached. All the assigned targets have been neutralised.
▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces repelled 5 enemy attacks close to Belogorovka, Zaitsevo, and Krasnogorovka DPR.
▫️The enemy losses were up to 380 servicemen killed and wounded, 4 AFVs, 7 motor vehicles, 2 D-20 howitzers, 1 Msta-B gun, and 1 Rapira anti-tank gun.
▫️In addition, ammunition and fuel depots of the AFU 35th Marine Brigade have been hit near Prechistovka DPR.
▫️In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of actions by units of the Russian grouping of troops, 9 attacks by assault units of 46th airmobile and 82nd airborne assault brigades of the AFU have been repelled close to Rabotino and Verbovoye (Zaporozhye).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 85 servicemen, 1 tank, 3 AFVs, 2 pickup trucks, 3 M777 artillery systems, and 3 M119 howitzers, Gvozdika, Bogdana, as well as AS-90 self-propelled artillery systems.
▫️In Kupyansk direction, as a result of actions by units of the Zapad Group of Forces, 3 attacks by 43rd, 115th mechanised and 68th jaeger brigades of the AFU have been repelled close to Sinkovka (Kharkov), Sergeevka and Novoyeogorovka LPR.
▫️The enemy losses were up to 100 servicemen, 3 AFVs, 3 motor vehicles, 2 M109 guns, 1 D-30 howitzer, Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and 1 Krab artillery system.
▫️In Krasny Liman direction, the Tsentr Group of Forces repelled 1 attack by an assault group of the 42nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Serebryansky forestry.
▫️The enemy losses were up to 60 servicemen, two AFVs, and 2 motor vehicles.
▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces have inflicted a comprehensive fire attack on an AFU manpower and hardware concentration area near Novodarovka (Zaporozhye).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 120 servicemen, 2 AFVs, 4 motor vehicles, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers.
▫️In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 15 servicemen, 2 motor vehicles, and 1 D-30 howitzer.
▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 138 areas.
▫️In addition, the headquarters of the Donetsk Operational-Tactical Group and a signal node of the 24th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU have been destroyed near Rovnoye DPR.
▫️1 aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet naval aviation destroyed 4 high-speed military boats with landing groups of up to 50 servicemen of the Ukrainian Special Purpose Forces in the waters of the Black Sea.
▫️Air defence facilities have destroyed a HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system projectile.
▫️In addition, 28 UUAVs have been shot down close to Shipilovka LPR, Spornoye, Zeleny Gai, Verkhnetoretskoye, Vodyanoye DPR, Ocheretovatoye, Pyatikhatki, Tarasovka, and Berdyansk (Zaporozhye).
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For weeks now, all eyes have been on Rabotino, but now, it appears, the AFU had grown tired of smacking their heads against the wall there. Pressure now appears to be focused in the area between Rabotino and Verbovoye. This strategy carries its own difficulties, as they are now moving across open ground where they are more vulnerable to artillery and aviation. However, this new strategy allowed them to gain territory rather quickly, even at a massive cost in lost lives and equipment to serve them in the information war.
All I can say is, "It's a bold strategy, Cotton, let's see if it pays off for em."
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Orekhov direction, situation as of 15:00 on August 30, 2023
At Rabotino, due to significant manpower losses and the impracticality of moving south through the village, the Ukrainian group's command adjusted its plans. They shifted the 82nd Separate Airborne Assault Brigade forces to the eastern area of Rabotino.
With combined efforts from two battalions of the 82nd and 46th brigades of the Airborne Аssault Troops of Ukraine, they launched an attack on the positions of the Russian army northwest of Verbovoye. This attack was supported by artillery fire targeting the front line with cluster munitions.
Additionally, separate assault groups reinforced by detachments from the Ukrainian SOF, initiated a southern offensive towards the heights of 136.8 and 110.3 in the Krivaya Balka area. They managed to advance slightly in this direction, although they are encountering artillery and aviation fire.
In the second line of reinforcement, troops from the 118 SMB 10th Operational Corps of the AFU, along with second-echelon units from the 15th brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, were transferred to Malaya Tokmachka. However, their movement south is hindered by the destruction of the crossing over the Konka near the village.
Currently, the AFU are primarily focusing on suppressing anti-aircraft missile systems and radars of the Russian Federation. Three Su-27s equipped with HARM missiles are operational in the air on a daily basis. The Bukovel electronic warfare system is operational in Krasnaya Krinitsa.
As part of the counter-battery efforts, 148th Аrtillery Brigade units of the AFU have been deployed in settlements north of Orekhov. These units are supported by UAV teams, working towards the establishment of reconnaissance and strike complexes within the artillery troops.
The enemy's overall plan is clear: they aim to breach the defense between the villages, using sheer numbers to overwhelm the front line and utilizing artillery to weaken the defensive positions of the Russian Armed Forces. The example of Rabotino illustrates that this strategy hasn't been particularly successful. However, a little to the east, they have managed to dislodge the Russian Armed Forces from a few strongholds, and they continue to apply pressure, disregarding their own losses.
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Fighting near Verbovoye: The landing force attacks the infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
On the Zaporizhia Front, active fighting continues near Rabotino and Verbovoye. Airborne soldiers identify and destroy enemy positions and militants, after which they attack them with FPV drones.
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🇺🇦 Piles of destroyed NATO equipment: the results of the "successful" counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Zaporozhye Front
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Footage of sniper drops of grenades from a quadrocopter at the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by servicemen of the 35th Army in the Zaporozhye direction
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A whole railway echelon of Iskander operational-tactical missile systems has arrived on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.
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The crew of the Russian Msta-S SAU managed to leave the combat vehicle after it was hit by a kamikaze UAV.
Minutes after the strike, the ammunition detonates.
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The attack on the Pskov airfield was inflicted from the territory of Ukraine, and nothing is surprising in this
When the first news about the attack on the Pskov airfield had just arrived, a lot of exotic versions immediately appeared on the Web, one better than the other. Either it was a strike directly from the territory of Estonia, or the Ukrainians drove the bulk carrier into the Baltic Sea and launched drones directly from it.
Unfortunately, all this is just an attempt to justify to ourselves how it happened that the enemy was able to hit targets at a distance of 800 km in our deep rear. And even more, unfortunately - this is not surprising. And we will have to live with it and work further.
Firstly, the declared range of the Beaver drones is 800 km. Through some manipulations, it can be brought up to 1000 km. That is, in principle, the enemy can even reach out to St. Petersburg or even Kazan - not to mention Pskov.
Secondly, as we have written, low-flying UAVs made of wood or composite materials are an inconvenient target for air defense. To ensure reliable detection, tracking, and defeat of such drones, we need a multiple number of radars (backed up by a system of visual observation of the sky, as during the Second World War), air defense systems, and cannon air defense systems (which are backed up by groups of "hunters" with small arms weapons). All this must be correctly distributed throughout the vast territory of Western, Southern, and Central Russia.
To be frank, it will take almost more human, industrial, and financial resources to ensure that such strikes do not happen again than it would to simply deal with Ukraine.
There will be no peaceful solution. We don’t have a rear in which you can relax and not think about security - the enemy can strike everywhere. All these are clear and transparent maxims, and the sooner we accept them and begin to live by them, the easier it will be for us to win.
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