Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-09-05

Challenger not very challenging - View from the drone of the first destroyed British Challenger 2 tank from the 82nd Airborne Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as two burnt-out infantry fighting vehicles, an M113 armored personnel carrier and one pickup truck.

It is reported that the tank was hit by the crew of the Kornet ATGM.

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SITREP 9/4/23: First Challengers Burn as East Continues to Rise in Power

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A worthwhile read

It is one of the most important aspects of our media system, and yet hardly known to the public: most of the international news coverage in Western media is provided by only three global news agencies based in New York, London and Paris.

The key role played by these agencies means Western media often report on the same topics, even using the same wording. In addition, governments, military and intelligence services use these global news agencies as multipliers to spread their messages around the world.

https://swprs.org/the-propaganda-multiplier/

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5th Bgd assault on AFU trenches

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Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on September 4

▪️Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups again attempted to land near Cape Tarkhankut in Crimea.

Four enemy boats were destroyed by Russian air force, one managed to return to the Ukrainian coast

▪️Russian troops continue launching strikes with Geran-2 kamikaze drones against facilities in Odesa region.

The Russian drones again targeted warehouses and production facilities in the ports of Izmail and Reni.

▪️Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group attempted to infiltrate the territory of the Bryansk region near the village of Podyvotye.

The enemy was detected in time and destroyed by Russian units.

▪️Fighting intensified in the Svatove sector near the village of Novojehorivka, where Russian troops managed to cut into the AFU defenses.

At the same time, the assault squads managed to occupy several enemy strongholds near Stel’makhivka.

▪️Ukrainian units have launched indiscriminate strikes on the rear areas of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In the village of Myronivskyi, civilian facilities came under fire. As the result two people were killed and eight others were injured.

▪️The AFU continue to refrain from active offensive actions in the Vremivka sector, accumulating forces for new attacks.

Russian troops are identifying enemy concentration sites and shelling them with concentrated artillery fire.

▪️In the Orikhiv sector, Ukrainian units continue to attack south of Robotyne and the landings near Verbove.

Russian units are restraining the enemy with artillery, aviation and heavy flame-throwing systems.

#digest #Russia #Ukraine #video

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🇷🇺 FPV-drones of the Sudoplatov team (https://t.me/sudoplatov_official) carried out the separation of positions and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

In the videos, the drone destroyed an enemy BMP-2, and the strikes are being made on a camouflaged AFU hideout and a pickup truck.

@Slavyangrad

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The broken Leo (not the first and not the last) is being dragged by two Amer's M88 armored vehicles.

@Slavyangrad

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War in Ukraine (09/05/23): The situation on the fronts, the first destroyed "Challenger-2"

The enemy continues to attack in the South and yesterday went over to serious attacks in the Artemovsk area. We, in turn, attack in the north.

And yesterday, the first documentary evidence of the destruction of the British Challenger 2 tank appeared.

#source

(https://t.me/yurasumy/10501)@Slavyangrad

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Sashakots:

⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ The first British main battle tank Challenger 2 was destroyed in the SMO zone. This vehicle weighs 62.5 tons, which makes it one of the heaviest in its class. The lion's share of the combat mass falls on booking. The tank is protected by Dorchester multi-layered combined armor, information about which is classified. However, she apparently did not help the Challenger burning on the frames in social networks.

The reputation of this tank, as invulnerable, is thoroughly tarnished. They were actively used by the British contingent in Iraq and did not suffer any losses from enemy anti-tank weapons at all. The only burnt "Challenger" was destroyed by "friendly fire". But in the SMO zone, the intensity of hostilities is an order of magnitude higher. The British tanks, which the AFU held in reserve, began to burn in the most logical way. Such an "advertising" of its products is unlikely to please the manufacturer - the giant concern BAE Systems.

Most likely, Kyiv hoped to use the 14 Challengers received from London as sniper tanks. To do this, they have all the introductory - a powerful rifled gun L30A1, excellent optics and suitable ammunition. In addition to BOPS, including those with a depleted uranium core, British tanks use devastating high-explosive armor-piercing HESH shells with a firing range of up to eight kilometers. Their damaging effect is practically independent of distance.

Now, apparently, the Ukrainians threw these tanks into frontal assaults, which may indicate a shortage of heavy armored vehicles in the direction of the main attack. The destroyed Challenger is further proof that superweapons do not exist. And a naive belief in an overseas wunderwaffe is capable of playing a cruel joke on military leaders.

@sashakots

#source (https://t.me/sashakots/42016)

@Slavyangrad

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A Russian Su-34 fighter jet recently employed a FAB-1500 bomb for the first time during SMO

This information has been confirmed by a military pilot and the author of the Fighterbomber channel. Previously, there were reports (https://t.me/OstashkoNews/93654) that the Su-34 had used the hypersonic missile Kinzhal, but it has now been clarified that this was not the case.

The launch of the FAB-1500 M54 bomb with a unified planning and correction module (UMPK) was successful, and the aircraft crew is being considered for an award, as reported by Mash.

It's worth noting that this munition had to be constructed from scratch because the UMPK, which transforms free-fall projectiles into guided ones, did not match the caliber of the FAB-1500 M54.

As a result, designers had to develop new equipment, increasing the bomb's range. The area of destruction now encompasses over 2 square kilometers, with a striking accuracy of 5 meters.

#source (https://t.me/OstashkoNews/93855)

@Slavyangrad

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Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

(5 September 2023)

Part I

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️In Donetsk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/30160) units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have successfully repelled four attacks by AFU assault groups close to Kleshcheevka and Vesyoloye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 225 servicemen killed and wounded, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, and one Grad MLRS system.

▫️In addition, one control point for AFU drones has been destroyed near Pervomaiskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️In Zaporozhye direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/30161) units of the Russian grouping of troops, aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems have repelled two attacks by the 47th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 170 servicemen, two tanks, three armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, three U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems, and one M119 howitzer, one German-manufactured Panzerhaubitze-2000 self-propelled artillery system, one British-manufactured FH-70 gun, and one D-20 and one D-30 howitzers.

▫️One ammunition depot of 46th Airmobile Brigade of the AFU has been destroyed near Orekhov (Zaporozhye region).

▫️In Krasny Liman direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/30162) as a result of coordinated actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, Army Aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, three attacks by assault groups of 63rd and 67th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been repelled close to Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were over 70 servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, and one D-20 howitzer.

▫️In Kupyansk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/30163) the attacks, launched by aviation, as well as artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of enemy manpower and hardware close to Sinkovka, Peschanoye, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), and Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 50 servicemen, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.

Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

@Slavyangrad

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Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

(5 September 2023)

Part II

▫️In South Donetsk direction, (https://t.me/mod_russia/30164) units of the Vostok Group of Forces have inflicted a comprehensive fire attack on two AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas near Ugledar and Makarovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The actions of one sabotage and reconnaissance group have been disrupted close to Urozhainoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 175 servicemen killed and wounded, four motor vehicles, and D-20 and D-30 guns.

▫️In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 40 servicemen, including two AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups, two motor vehicles, and two 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 132 areas.

▫️In addition, control points of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Ugledar and the 8th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU have been hit near Razdolovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️Air defence facilities have intercepted 21 HIMARS and Uragan MLRS projectiles. 

▫️In additon, 33 unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed and suppressed by electronic warfare means close to Topolevka, Zaliman, Krasnorechenskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Berestovoye, Petrovskoye, Semigorye, Vesyoloye (Donetsk People's Republic), Kharkovo, Romanovskoye, Mirnoye, Ocheretovatoye (Zaporozhye region), Golaya Pristan, and Novaya Mayachka (Kherson region).

Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)

@Slavyangrad

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/05/british-challenger-2-tank-destroyed-in-combat-for-first-time-ukraine-footage-shows

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Any videos that drop in the next few hours will be added to this post. Expected:
Alexander Mercouris

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