Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-09-04
Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing for a new wave of Russian offensive in the Kupyansko-Limansky direction, - Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar
"The Russians continue to prepare for the next offensive. Our Armed Forces are accordingly preparing to fight back. These are not only fighters - headquarters and command work there every day," Malyar said.
According to her, the Russians are completing reserves from fighters and soldiers who were being restored and transferred from Belarus.
A Russian soldier was wounded by an FPV drone, helped himself, and swears that the AFU ruined his favorite pants
The United States seeks weapons abroad - its military-industrial complex can not cope
Fighting in Ukraine and fears about China are forcing the Pentagon and the US military-industrial complex to replenish the reduced stocks of weapons to look for production facilities outside the United States, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Most recently, Washington announced that it plans to manufacture thousands of autonomous weapons over several years to contain the PRC, a large-scale increase in production is beyond the power of America - the country does not have enough microchips, machine tools, or qualified personnel for it, especially since it handed over to Kiev weapons, ammunition and equipment worth more than $40 billion.
In this regard, the US Department of Defense has for some time been strongly recommending that defense contractors relax the rules governing production at foreign factories and the exchange of technologies concerning friendly countries.
According to the newspaper, American manufacturers have already entered into agreements, according to which Polish companies will be engaged in the production of Javelin anti-tank systems, and German companies will assemble part of the components for F-35 fighters. At the same time, the Pentagon promises that in the coming months, several new contracts will be announced aimed at creating capacities both in Europe and in other countries.
@Slavyangrad
The news feed on Monday, September 4
For the second night in a row, the Russian Armed Forces strike at the port infrastructure in the Odessa region on the border with Romania: Geran UAVs exploded in the cities of Izmail and Reni, just on the eve of today's meeting between Putin and Erdogan. Explosions also sounded at night in the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye regions.
On the Zaporozhye Front, at the Rabotino-Verbovoye line, several units of enemy armored vehicles were destroyed, and attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in “waves” on our positions continued constantly. To the east, in the area of the Green Field, artillery duels are taking place. Over Bekarovka, 38 km from the LOC (enemy rear), a Ukrainian MiG-29 was shot down.
The Kherson sector of the front in recent days has been characterized by an increase in the activity of both sides on the islands in the floodplain of the river Dnepr.
In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction in the Staromayorsky area, mutual artillery shelling is underway.
After lengthy positional battles, the activity of the Russian Armed Forces resumed on the flanks of the Maryinka direction: there are reports of successful attacks by our troops near Krasnogorovka and Novomikhailovka. The heavy artillery of the Russian Army can be heard in the Avdeevka direction.
South of Artyomovsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are attacking Kleshcheevka and near Kurdyumovka. Several units of enemy armored vehicles were destroyed, however, they report the presence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the western part of Kleshcheevka. To the north of Artyomovsk - positional battles near the Berkhovsky reservoir.
West of Svatovo, the Russian Armed Forces are taking active steps to expand the zone of control near Novoegorovka.
Explosions sounded all night long in Kupyansk and its environs: places of concentration of enemy personnel and equipment were being destroyed.
At night, the Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of drones flying to the Crimea and the Kursk region (Kurchatov - 4 downed UAVs). The city of Kurchatov is attacked by the enemy for the third day: the Kursk nuclear power plant is located there. In the evening, an uninhabited building burned in the city after an attack by an enemy drone. Also in the region under enemy fire is Tetkino, two drones were shot down in the Rylsokm and Sudzhan regions.
The Belgorod region is under constant shelling: yesterday, the village of Urazovo, Valuysky urban district, was under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a UAV was shot down near Belgorod.
In the morning, the defense department announced the destruction of 4 enemy landing boats with personnel, which followed in the direction of Cape Tarkhankut (Crimea, western coast).
https://t.me/Slavyangrad/61725
@Slavyangrad
Ukrainian sapper showed the scale of mining fields by Russian troops
Anti-personnel at every turn. Our fighters adequately prepared for the failed offensive of the enemy.
@Slavyangrad
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
(4 September 2023)
Part I
▫️Last night, the Black Sea Fleet naval aviation aircraft have destroyed 4 U.S.-manufactured Willard Sea Force high-speed military boats with landing groups of AFU special operations forces units in the north-western part of the Black Sea.
▫️In addition, UAVs have struck a Ukrainian shipbuilding facility, where unmanned boats were assembled from imported components.
▫️In Donetsk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/30119) units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems, have repelled three attacks by AFU assault groups close to Artyomovsk and Severnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 285 servicemen killed and wounded, five armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin and Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, as well as two U.S.-manufactured M105 howitzers.
▫️In Zaporozhye direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/30120) as a result of active actions by units of the Russian grouping of troops, supported by aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems, the tactical situation has been improved close to Rabotino and Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region). The servicemen have also repelled one counterattack by an assault detachment of the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU.
▫️The enemy losses were up to 115 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, two M777 artillery systems, two M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzers, two U.S.-manufactured M119 howitzers, as well as two D-30, and one D-20 guns.
▫️In Kupyansk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/30121) units of the Zapad Group of Forces, aviation and artillery have repelled four counterattacks by assault groups of 32nd and 43rd mechanised brigades of the AFU north of Sverdlovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
▫️In addition, Russian troops have struck AFU manpower and hardware close to Vyssheye Solenoye, Ivanovka, Timkovka, and Sinkovka (Kharkov region), as well as near Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
▫️The enemy losses were up to 60 servicemen, three motor vehicles, and one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system.
▫️In Krasny Liman direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/30123) units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have hit manpower and hardware concentration areas of 63rd and 67th mechanised brigades, and the 12th Special Forces Brigade of the AFU near Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), and near Serebryansky forestry.
▫️The enemy losses were up to 40 servicemen, three pickup trucks, and one D-30 gun.
Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
@Slavyangrad
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
(4 September 2023)
Part II
▫️In South Donetsk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/30122) as a result of actions by units the Vostok Group of Forces, aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems, enemy units have been hit close to Novomikhailovka and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic.)
▫️The enemy losses were over 120 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and nine motor vehicles.
▫️One ammunition depot of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade has been destroyed near Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▫️In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 35 servicemen, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, and one Msta-B howitzer.
▫️One ammunition depot of the AFU 124th Brigade of the Territorial Defence of Ukraine has been hit near Ponyatovka (Kherson region).
▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 126 areas.
▫️In addition, two depots of missile and artillery ammunition of 118th mechanised and 82nd airborne assault brigades of the AFU have been hit close to Verkhnyaya Tersa (Zaporozhye region).
▫️Fighter Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down one Mi-8 of Ukrainian Air Force near Brusovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▫️Air defence facilities have shot down three projectiles launched by HIMARS MLRS.
▫️In addition, 24 unmanned aerial vehicles have been intercepted and suppressed by electronic warfare means close to Volcheyarovka, Shipilovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Berestovoye, Vodyanoye, Spornoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Skelevatoye, Pshenichnoye, Ocheretovatoye (Zaporozhye region), and near Proletarka (Kherson region).
Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
@Slavyangrad
Statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a meeting in Sochi
🔻 Statements by Vladimir Putin:
▪️The momentum of development of relations between Russia and Turkey is maintained. Last year, the trade turnover between the countries increased by 86%, in the first half of this year the positive trend continues.
▪️ We express hope that talks on the creation of a gas hub in Turkey will be completed in the near future.
▪️ The first block of the Akkuyu NPP will be launched next year, there are prospects for developing cooperation.
▪️ During the meeting, issues related to the Ukrainian crisis will not be left without attention.
▪️ Russia is open to negotiations on a grain deal.
▪️ Russia is one of the first lent her shoulder to the Turkish people after the devastating earthquakes. The same goes for fighting fires.
🔻 Tayyip Erdogan's statements:
▪️ African countries and the whole world are watching the fate of the grain deal. The Turkish leader hopes that it will be resumed.
▪️ Works on the Akkuyu NPP project are progressing well. The countries will be able to reach an agreement on the construction of a second nuclear power plant in Turkey.
▪️ Countries are moving towards the $100 billion trade goal. At the same time, the creation of a gas hub will enrich relations between Russia and Turkey.
▪️ Russia provided assistance in extinguishing fires in the country. At the same time, the Turkish side expects that the Russian Federation will be able to send additional amphibious aircraft to eliminate forest fires.
▪️ The heads of the Central Banks of Turkey and Russia will hold talks to discuss steps for settlements in national currencies.
#rybar (https://t.me/rybar_in_english/6044)
@Slavyangrad
Our Su-25 attack aircraft have been operating in the Rabotino area and are now returning home.
@Slavyangrad
Fake: At Rabotino, the Armed Forces of Ukraine broke through the first, most important line of defense of the Russian Armed Forces, on which 60 percent of all the resources of the Russian army were spent. Ukrainian media write about it.
Truth: Of the three Russian lines of defense, not one was broken, although the total depth of the defensive structures reaches 60 kilometers. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that three attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled in the areas of Rabotino and Verbovoye per day. The enemy failed to take these settlements. According to a source close to the situation, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are about two companies per day.
An interesting statement by Ukrainian propagandists is that the main efforts of the Russian army were spent on the first line of defense, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces allegedly were able to break through, and, they say, everything will go on easily. This statement is contrary to military science.
Ever since the First World War, lines of defense have been created in this order: the first line of defense is the foreground, the second line is the line of resistance - the main position, the third line is the last position. And by the time the enemy breaks through the first line, the fourth is already being built, with the goal that the third turns into the second.
The first line of defense is not the main one also because its very construction is hampered by proximity to the front line and enemy artillery shelling, while subsequent positions can be built in a much safer mode.
For the success of its summer “counterattack” and access to Melitopol, the Ukrainian army had to break through the first line of Russian defense very quickly, preferably on the first day. The fact that in Kiev they started talking about breaking through the first line only after three months means a complete failure of the offensive. This information is also confirmed b by Russian military correspondents: “Now it is impossible to enter the operational space, it will be filled with new lines and fortified areas, new impregnable works.”
#source (https://t.me/warfakes/17086?single)
@Slavyangrad
🇷🇺 Two T -T-72M1s of the AFU were destroyed by a Ka-52 helicopter.
Two direct hits with Vikhr and detonation of ammunition at the second vehicle
@Slavyangrad
First-person view of the destruction of the Ukrainian UJ-22 Airborne UAV from the 30-mm autocannon of the Mi-28 helicopter.
Lostarmour (https://t.me/lost_armour/1513) sums up the intermediate results of the Ukrainian offensive. The Armed Forces of Ukraine occupied 200 square kilometers, which is about half a percent of the total territories controlled by the Russian Armed Forces in Kherson, Zaporozhye regions, and in the DPR. Lostarmour also calculated that within a radius of 6 km from the point between Rabotino and Malaya Tokmachka, the enemy lost over 120 armored vehicles (this is only what they could confirm on photo/video and with topographic reference).
In our subjective opinion, although the enemy has lost its offensive potential, it has not completely lost it. He still had some reserves left, gradually introducing them into battle. Kiev increases the mobilization potential due to the oblique/lame, who were previously considered unfit for military service, the next stage is the forcible deportation of sexually mature male refugees from "friendly countries", also intending to send them to the front. The West also delivers equipment regularly so far.
Our fighters hold the front, forcing the enemy to buy every meter of advance at a high price, but they suffer losses. The accumulated fatigue also has an effect - a significant part of the mobilized fighters have been at the front for almost a year now, and a vacation of 15-30 days (which far from everyone got) is rarely enough after everything experienced. Moreover, examples are not uncommon when regular servicemen who left for Belarus in January 2022 went on vacation for the first time in 2023. One of the extreme examples among our comrades is the commander of the Special Forces group, who fought from February 24, 2022, until August 2023 without interruption, and just now went on vacation for a month.
We can also talk about the remaining problems in logistical support, which are more in some sectors of the front, and less in others. The topic is extensive.
Why are we saying all this? So, despite the very modest results of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the summer campaign, the civilian part of our subscribers does not aspire to hatred. The scales can swing in any direction even this year. And in the next nothing will end
.
@Slavyangrad
🔞 The Ukrainian driver of the American infantry fighting vehicle "Bradley" had his legs blown off 🔞
Enemy equipment successfully cleared our mine, after which an evacuation team arrived for the militants. Video result.
@Slavyangrad
The result of the unsuccessful rotation of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the northeast of Nikolsky is minus one BMP.
Soldiers of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade burned the piece of iron.
@Slavyangrad
⚡️ According to preliminary information, one border guard died while trying to break through the Ukrainian DRG in the Bryansk region. This is reported by a number of sources.
This morning, saboteurs in the amount of 15 to 30 people, under the cover of Ukrainian artillery, tried to enter Russian territory in the area of the settlement. Underwater. After a fierce battle, the DRG retreated to the territory of Ukraine with losses.
#source (https://t.me/no_mainstreamW/23362)
@Slavyangrad
🇺🇦⚔️🇷🇺 The enemy is pushing forward , there are oncoming battles: the Russian army is counterattacking near Rabotino and Verbovoe on the Zaporozhye front
Direction of the main attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Orekhovsky section of the Zaporozhye Front, defense zone of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District.
➨ Before attacks, the enemy conducts artillery preparation using cluster munitions.
➨ In the early morning, afternoon and evening, the Armed Forces of Ukraine again and again throw infantry into the attack in small groups in attacks on our positions at the Rabotino-Verbove line.
➨ "Heavy fighting continues in the Rabotino-Verbovoye and Rabotino-Novoprokopovka sectors. The situation is dynamic. Positions move from one side to the other during the day. Counterattacks of the RF Armed Forces continue southeast of the village of Rabotino, northeast of the village of Novoprokopovka and northwest of the village of Verbovoye ", - said in the evening summary of enemy military analysts.
➨ The enemy still fails to take control of the outskirts of Rabotino , a village under heavy fire from our troops.
➨ Battles at Verbovoy : AFU assault detachments seek to break through landings to the outskirts, where fleeting battles break out.
➨ Between Rabotino and Verbov, several attacks were again repelled by our paratroopers.
#source:
https://t.me/RVvoenkor/52548
Russian drone strikes a dugout with an enemy.
#source (https://t.me/genshtab24/32276)
@Slavyangrad
Zelenskiy formally halted the offensive by removing the defense minister. Ahead is the most massive wave of mobilization in the history of Ukraine.
YT:
RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/v3em2hv-ukrainians-have-officially-completed-the-summer-counteroffensive.-military-.html
ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@Military.Summary:c/ukraine_morning_04.09.2023:6
⚡️ Abandoned streets and cars on fire following Kiev's regime criminal shelling (https://t.me/IntelRepublic/27032) on center of Donetsk City, Donetsk Republic (ex-Ukraine).
Subscribe @IntelRepublic
The Russian Su-34 multifunctional fighter-bomber used the Kinzhal hypersonic missile for the first time during a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source in the military department.
“The Su-34 aircraft used the Kinzhal hypersonic missile during the air defense. The first crew that successfully completed such a task was presented for state awards, ”said the agency’s interlocutor.
Initially, a hypersonic aeroballistic missile was launched only from a modernized MiG-31K interceptor fighter. It was also planned to equip Tu-22M3 strategic bombers for the new ammunition.
Honored military pilot Major General Vladimir Popov said that the Su-34 and MiG-31 are comparable in terms of weight and size, but the aircraft have different missions: the MiG-31 is a high-altitude interceptor, and the Su-34 is a fighter-bomber designed to destroy ground goals. According to him, the capabilities of the Su-34 sighting and navigation system are higher than those of the MiG-31.
t.me/iEarlGreyTV
