War Reports - 2024-02-21
Britain is the main warmonger in Ukraine. England has started supplying Banshidget 80+ jet attack drones to Ukraine
Banshee was developed as a high-speed unmanned jet guided aerial target.
But it can be easily transformed into a combat load carrier (up to 7 kg of the weight of the warhead)
2x40 gas turbine engines provide the Banshee with static thrust of 80 kg, it accelerates to 720 km/ h and has an autonomy of 45 minutes.
The Russians intercepted this Banshee and landed it.
zimovskyAL
Retraction:
In our report on the 17th, we shared a tweet regarding Navalny from ‘GeorgePapa19’ that identified Navalny as the person in a video soliciting money from an alleged MI6 agent. RT has reported that the person was actually a top aide to Navalny. We have noted that in the 17th report.
https://www.rt.com/russia/514291-navalny-aide-funding-alleged-british-spy/
It should be noted that we share news in real time that is raw and unvetted! We got duped on this one! Error’s like this are why we hesitate to share tweets.
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Petropavlivka
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 49.739101, 37.734352
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian FPV drone destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck near Petropavlivka.
🖥 id: 19022024.1703
✉️source: https://t.me/razved_dozor/5976
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#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Tonenke
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.1422496, 37.6335919
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian LMUR attacks infantry of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Tonenke.
🖥 id: 19022024.1834
✉️source: https://t.me/The_Wrong_Side/14642
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Liptsy
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 50.226100, 36.403300
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: A Russian missile destroyed the Vampire MLRS of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Liptsy.
🖥 id: 20022024.0652
✉️source: https://t.me/wargonzo/18300
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Novodonetske
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 47.749796,36.928665
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: The Russian military captured a Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold near Novodonetske.
🖥 id: 20022024.0954
✉️source: https://t.me/boris_rozhin/113612
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Krasnohorivka
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 00:04 48.0011066, 37.5297096
00:10 47.9995847, 37.5021693
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: The Russian Krasnopol destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ammunition depot in Krasnohorivka.
🖥 id: 20022024.0655
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Hostre
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 47.9893432, 37.4131509
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: The Russian Lancet destroyed a D-30 howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Hostre.
🖥 id: 20022024.0656
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Kurakhove
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 47.9855720, 37.3418680
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed the Leopard 2a4 tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kurakhove.
🖥 id: 20022024.0658
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Pobieda
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 47.9058582, 37.4357857
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces mortar near Pobieda.
🖥 id: 20022024.0659
Special Operation, 19 Feb 2024, Main; pub. 19:43⚡️
▪️ Kirillov reported that the AFU are using chemical munitions against Russian military personnel, including those supplied from the US, which is a violation of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons;
▪️ The substance 'Tabun', the presence of analogues of which was announced by the AFU, was used by the fascist invaders during the Great Patriotic War, Kirillov recalled;
▪️ The governor of the Kherson region, Saldo, was poisoned with ricin, and the head of the #LPR, Pasechnik, was poisoned with phenolic compounds in December 2023, Kirillov reported;
▪️ He said that #Ukraine is going to place containers with ammonia and hydrocyanic acid at the main transport junctions and blow them up when Russian troops pass; the chemicals were delivered to #Kramatorsk and #Kupyansk in September-October;
▪️ Kiev, with the help of such 'chemical belt' tactics, intends to gain time to prepare defensive lines in the #Zaporozhye, #Kharkov and #Sumy regions, Kirillov explained;
▪️ The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) reported that Russian troops completely liberated the Coke Plant in Avdeevka from Ukrainian militants, Russian flags were hoisted on the administrative buildings of the plant, and units of the AFU continued their disorderly retreat;
▪️ Kiev lost more than a thousand soldiers over the day in different directions, a Leopard tank, two armored personnel carriers, two infantry fighting vehicles, two D-20 and two D-30 howitzers, Akatsiya and two American M777 artillery mounts, two Bukovel-AD EW stations, 96 Ukrainian drones were shot down, MoD said;
▪️ Medvedev went to #Chechnya, met with volunteers and Chechen commanders at the special forces university, said that Russia in its military power is not inferior to any country in the world, but it faces difficult tasks, its fate is being decided;
▪️ Medvedev noted that Russia has good tanks and even very good missiles, but the production of drones needs to be increased;
▪️ The Deputy Chairman of the Security Council also admitted that he recently visited a number of Russian enterprises producing electronic warfare, listened to their ideas and made a report to Putin about it;
▪️ Since January 1, 2024, 53 thousand people have been recruited into service in the interests of the joint group of troops, Medvedev said;
▪️ Victory for @Russia will soon come as a result of the work being carried out by Chechen military commanders, their comrades in arms, and 'essentially our entire country', the Deputy Chairman of the Security Council said;
▪️ The FSB reported the neutralization of a Ukrainian agent who, on the eve of the elections, was preparing a terrorist attack with explosives against a politician in the #Zaporozhye region;
▪️ In the #DPR, a British kamikaze drone Banshee Jet-80 was intercepted, which was supposed to hit one of the objects in Mariupol, flying around the city from the Taganrog Bay, the FSB Directorate for the region said;
▪️ The Red Cross reported that 23 thousand people were listed as missing during the conflict in #Ukraine, information about 8 thousand people was found and passed on to their families.
rian_ru
#Chronicle of the Special Military Operation for 19 February 2024⚡️
🔹The RF Armed Forces launched a series of massive strikes against rear targets of the so-called #Ukraine. Explosions occurred in the #Poltava and #Kirovograd regions. In #Kirovograd, the #Kanatovo military airfield was hit.
🔹After the liberation of #Avdeyevka, Russian units continued to search and clear the remnants of Ukrainian formations in the city and its environs. Several units of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade “Azov” are still located on the territory of the #Avdeevka Coke Plant.
🔹In the #Bakhmut direction, Russian units continue the assault on #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye on Maps): fighting is taking place on the western outskirts of the village. In the #Bogdanovka area, Russian troops somewhat improved their position by moving forward.
🔹On the #Orekhov front section, the main attention is focused. Russian assault groups continue to advance from the south and west towards Rabotino. There are successes northwest of Verbovoy.
🔹Clashes continue in #Krynki, Ukrainian formations stubbornly hold onto their springboard in the settlement.
📜 RYBAR
War Map and the Situation on the Fronts for the Evening of 19 February 2024; pub. 00:04⚡️
🇷🇺 #Avdeyevka is so full that there is no one to take away the fallen (https://t.me/readovkanews/74365) “Azovites”. Corpses under the snow, corpses on the road, corpses in basements and fortifications. At 404 they decided that there was no need to take anyone away. But this is not news for us for a long time. Russian soldiers bury the AFU, unlike their “brothers.” This is a reminder to the whole world that we do not abandon not only our own.
⚔️ Situation on the Fronts over the past Day
🔻#Bakhmut (#Artyomovsk) Direction:
▪️ The Russian Army continues to gradually advance at #Bogdanovka and #Krasnoye. There is no change in the #Kleshcheyevka area, fighting is going on.
🔻#Donetsk Direction:
▪️ In the #Avdeyevks sector, Russian soldiers are attacking #Lastochkino, ours are on the eastern outskirts, and part of the village is in the grey zone. Coke Plant has been finally cleaned up. There are battles in #Pervomayskoye.
▪️ In the #Maryinka sector, battles for #Georgiyevka.
🔻#Zaporozhye Direction:
▪️ In the #Orekhov section, our fighters made significant progress near #Rabotino, but it is still too early to talk about taking the settlement. In addition, the Russian Army gained a foothold to the west of #Verbovoye.
readovka
Escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Zone until the End of 19 February 2024⚡️
🔹In the #Gaza Strip, clashes continue in Khan Yunis: in Abasan Al-Kabir, the Israelis surrounded the Algiers Hospital.
🔹In the central part of the Enclave, IDF attacks on the outskirts of Deir Al-Balah intensified.
🔹On the border with #Lebanon, shelling continues to be exchanged between Hezbollah and the IDF. The Israelis struck deep into Lebanese territory near the village of Ghazia.
🔹In the West Bank, IDF police raids continue as usual. On the eve of Ramadan, the Israelis stormed one of the settlements and took receipts from local youth stating that they would not try to get into the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
📜 RYBAR
Situation in the #SouthDonetsk Direction until the End of 19 February 2024⚡️
🔹 Russian Troops continue to develop their offensive.
❗️Increasing efforts in this area is critical both to relieve pressure on the Russian group advancing on #Georgiyevka and #Kurakhovo, and to cut communications of Ukrainian formations northeast of the long suffering #Ugledar.
🔹On the northern flank, units of the 20 Motorised Rifle Division managed to reach the eastern outskirts of the #Pobeda village after several days of heavy fighting. A part of the village southeast of the O0532 motorway came under the control of Russian forces.
▪️ The assault groups advanced with the support of tanks and heavy flamethrower systems.
▪️ The Ukrainian formations do not reduce the onslaught and are trying to squeeze Russian troops out of the occupied farm, actively counterattacking from #Konstantinovka, a major AFU defence hub in the #SouthDonetsk direction. Tanks are also involved there. As @rusvarg reports, at least one German Leopard was destroyed.
▪️ Counter fighting continues in the central area in #Novomikhailovka. Russian troops have captured the fourth part of the village and are trying to advance towards the center of the settlement, inflicting fire damage on administrative buildings where the enemy is holed up.
🔹To the south, incessant attempts are being made from the #Sladskoye side to advance in the direction of #Vodyanoye and the #Ugledar - #Konstantinovka road.
📌 If Russian troops enter the intersection, one of the communication lines of the Ukrainian formations in the #SouthDonetsk direction will be cut off.
📜 RYBAR
Attack on the Kanatovo military airfield in the Kirovograd region
This afternoon explosions were reported in the Poltava and Kirovograd regions, in areas where Ukrainian air infrastructure is located.
- In the Poltava region, the missile was intercepted by air defense systems in the area of the Chechelevo settlement;
- In the Kirovograd region, a hit was recorded on the territory of the Kanatovo military airfield.
Coordinates: 48.5545363, 32.3665793
🔻 After analyzing the information received, it was established that the attack occurred between the stands of the MiG-29 and Su-27 fighters, over which the MALD ADM-160 launch systems were suspended and whose engines failed due to the impact of the shock wave (no subsequent detonation occurred and the explosives services removed the damaged ammunition). The planes themselves were not critically damaged.
📌 ADM-160 MALD (Miniature Air-Launched Decoy) is a missile weapon designed to create decoys and distract air defenses. In essence, it is an air-guided target capable of deceiving radars and air defense systems.
🔻Lately, launches of ADM-160 MALD missiles by Ukrainian fighters taking off from the Kanatovo and Mirgorod airfields along with combat launches of other launch vehicles from other airfields/airports have been repeatedly recorded.
🔻After last year's regular and relatively successful attacks on air infrastructure, the enemy covered the objects with electronic warfare and air defense systems, in most cases NATO standard, due to multiple losses of equipment and ammunition, as well as in the framework of preparations for the infrastructure for the use of F-16 fighters.
📌 Deployed electronic warfare systems are capable of influencing incoming missiles by creating interference and intercepting control signals, which sometimes leads to a loss of control of the missile or a change in its trajectory, which in turn affects the indicators quality of the effectiveness of the attacks.
@rybar
Two Majors #Report for the Morning of 20 February 2024; pub. 07:00📍
🔹On the #Zaporozhye front, our troops wedged into the enemy's defence for 1.5 km between #Verbovoye and #Rabotino. The RF Armed Forces are attacking from the south and west, the enemy is launching counterattacks, pulling up reserves and armored vehicles. Our troops are advancing under fire from artillery and drones of the AFU, striking at enemy concentrations from MLRS and barrel artillery. There are heavy battles ongoing.
🔹In the #Kherson direction, the AFU have reduced the intensity of the personnel transfer to #Krynki. In the village the enemy is in destroyed basements and is not taking active action. The RF Armed Forces destroy enemy manpower on the islands and the enemy shore with artillery fire.
🔹To the south of #Maryinka, there are battles on the outskirts of #Novomikhaylovka and #Pobeda. South of #Novomikhaylovka, our troops are moving towards the #Ugledar motorway. To the west, the offensive against #Kurakhovo continues through #Georgiyevka.
🔹After the fall of the AFU #Avdeyevka defence, the RF Armed Forces are entrenched on the achieved borders, trying to deal with a large number of captured enemy militants.
💥 In the #Bryansk region, since yesterday morning, 7 aircraft–type UAVs have been destroyed, one of them with a jet engine. The AFU fired at Novye Yurkovichi in the Klimovsky district, two civilians were injured. In the #Belgorod region, Zarechye-Pervoye of the Grayvoron urban district and #Tishanka of the Volokonovsky district were shelled. Mokraya Orlovka of the Grayvoron urban district was attacked by a kamikaze drone. In the #Kursk region, the villages of #Uspenovka and #Troitskoye in the Korenevsky district were shelled. In #Donetsk (#DPR) The AFU dropped ammunition from a drone, a civilian was injured. In #Makeyevka, a civilian was also injured as a result of shelling.
🎬 A selection of footage from Russian soldiers and volunteers from Avdeyevka and the basements of Coke Plant. Abandoned property, damaged equipment, bodies of enemy soldiers.
2 MAJORS
Frontline #Summary for the Morning of 20 February 2024; pub. 08:00⚡️
🔹In the #Zaporozhye Direction, Russian troops supported by artillery and aircraft attacked Ukrainian positions in the village of #Rabotino from the west and south. They also tried to build on their success northwest of #Verbovoye. (Fig. 1)
🔹On the #Donetsk Front, after the Russian troops took #Avdeyevka, there is a relative lull. The RF Armed Forces are probing defensive lines near #Lastochkino. Also, with the support of artillery, they carried out offensive operations near #Stepovoye (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledar directions).
💥 The AFU was under fire in #Novomikhaylovka, #Pobeda, #Georgiyevka, #Nevelskoye and #Orlovka.
💥 The RF Armed Forces, in #Maryinka, #Donetsk and #Makeyevka. (Fig. 2)
🔹In the Bakhmut Direction, it ⚠️will be hot in the near future. Some Russian units from the area of #Avdeyevka have been transferred there. The RF Armed Forces continued their assault operations on the heights northwest of #Kleshcheyevka, near #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye) and in the area of #Bogdanovka. (Fig. 3)
🔹In the #Lugansk Direction, Russian forces attacked at #Belogorovka, #Yampolovka, #Terny, near #Tabayevka and #Sinkovka. The frontline ⚠️did not change significantly. (Fig. 4)
SITREP
⚡️ (https://t.me/petrenko_IHS/4539)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ #Summary for the Morning of 20 Feb 2024⚡️
🇺🇦 By PETRENKO ✙ REPORTS
🔴 In the #Bakhmut direction, a high rate of fighting remains in the area of the Popovsky Forest and east of the #Ivanovskoye. At the latter, the enemy is pressing in the area of farm fields and along the T0504 road section. Without significant changes.
🔴 In the #Avdeyevka front sector, Russian troops ⚠️advanced along the forest belt east of #Lastochkino, coming close to the village. Advance on a section up to 150 m wide to a depth of up to 400 m. The fighting continues
🟡 In #Pervomayskoye and southeast of #Nevelskoye, the enemy continues attacks with the support of armored vehicles. Without significant changes.
🔴 In the #Kurakhovo direction, the enemy is conducting assault operations on the near approaches to the village of #Pobeda.
🔴 In the #Zaporozhye front section, the enemy infantry continues to try to improve their tactical positions west of #Verbovoye, south and west of #Rabotino. The fighting continues.
🟥 More details in the daily YouTube Summary (https://www.youtube.com/live/SjMIkZr9iqI?feature=shared)
petrenko_IHS
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Odradokamianka
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 46.795309, 33.295289
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian FABs destroyed a warehouse of Ukrainian Armed Forces boats near Odradokamianka.
🖥 id: 20022024.0700
✉️source: https://t.me/russian_airborne/4279
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Lyptsi
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 50.226220, 36.403425
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed a large ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Lyptsi.
🖥 id: 20022024.0625
✉️source: https://t.me/epoddubny/19131
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Bilohorivka
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.922158, 38.261310
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian TOS burns out the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Bilohorivka.
🖥 id: 20022024.0632
✉️source: https://t.me/frontline_pvt/836
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Lyptsi
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 50.226500, 36.405000
50.227300, 36.405200
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian artillery is actively attacking Ukrainian Armed Forces' ammunition depots near Lyptsi. Another blow.
🖥 id: 20022024.0640
✉️source: https://t.me/vysokygovorit/14692
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Huliaipole
🕰 Date: ~19.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 47.663287, 36.258279
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian TOS fries Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry in Huliaipole.
🖥 id: 20022024.0855
✉️source: https://t.me/voin_dv/7115
Israel-Gaza Conflict: February 19-20 (Recap)
1️⃣ UNICEF says Gaza is “poised to witness an explosion in preventable child deaths which would compound the already unbearable level of child deaths” in the Palestinian territory. Due to malnutrition and disease.
2️⃣ Dozens of European countries call for an “immediate” pause in the Gaza war and renew warnings against Israel’s threatened ground assault on Rafah.
3️⃣ The United States has proposed a UN Security Council measure that would call for a “temporary” ceasefire in a rival measure to the Algerian proposal that would urge ending Israel’s war on Gaza.
4️⃣ Israel has attacked Sidon, deep inside south Lebanon, claiming to hit Hezbollah weapons depots, but local reports say civilian factories were destroyed.
5️⃣ Brazil has said that it won’t be retracting comments made by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva drawing parallels between Israel’s war on Gaza and the Holocaust despite an ongoing diplomatic fallout, the Reuters news agency reports, citing anonymous sources.
6️⃣ Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin has said the European Union must pressure the Israeli government into not attacking Rafah in southern Gaza. He said Europe “must do everything possible” to prevent Israel’s planned ground offensive in Rafah.
7️⃣Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that there has been an “international attempt to force upon us a Palestinian state”, as he reiterated his opposition to a two-state solution. “Citizens of Israel, Everyone knows that it was me who – for decades – has blocked the establishment of a Palestinian state that would endanger our existence, he said on X.
At least 29,092 people including more than 12,300 children, have been killed and over 69,028 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll from the October 7 attack in Israel stands at 1,139.
The Islander
The enemy had been taking ammunition to the infamous Liptsy for several days.
Liptsy is the village from whose area the army of cowards and infanticide shelled Belgorod.
In the building in the first video, Kiev regime formations were hoarding shells for barrel and missile artillery, missiles for PTRKs, and mines. Our scouts observed the enemy's logistical efforts, counting. When they decided that the building contained quite enough of ammo, the group covering the state border struck the warehouse.
The second video perfectly demonstrates the result of the strike. A mushroom grew over Liptsy, and the ammunition was exploding for several hours. Everything was burning for at least 5 hours.
In fact, the plan was thwarted. Of course, the enemy was preparing for new attacks, and for this purpose formed an ammunition depot in the immediate vicinity of the LOC.
@epoddubny
◾Former Israeli soldier Avraham Zarbiv said on Israeli Channel 14 that he sees all of Gaza's infrastructure being annihilated and all their houses destroyed, and hundreds of thousands being forced out of their land and displaced like the Nakba.
UkraineHumanRightsAbuses
◾Israeli Channel 13 films the inhumane conditions Palestinian prisoners accused of carrying out the 7 October attacks are held under in Israeli prisons, crammed in tiny cells forced to stand on their knees with their heads touching the ground. No mattresses, blankets or bathrooms.
UkraineHumanRightsAbuses
There was no order to withdraw from Avdeevka - the Ukrainian army simply fled
▪️Ukraine should expect threats everywhere: not only along the entire line of contact, but also from the Belgorod, Kursk, and Bryansk regions - let them wait and scatter their reserves.
▪️Without Western help, Ukraine is finished. With Western help, it's finished too, but a little later.
▪️Western experts are shocked by the capture of Avdeevka: they expected the Ukrainian army to defend the coke plant, but it was abandoned without a fight.
▪️Here's what happened: the Russian army has changed a lot in the last six months. Not only does it have new equipment and special devices, but its firepower has increased dramatically, including the air force. For example, about 300 large air bombs were dropped on Avdeevka alone during the last week of the assault.
▪️Ukrainians are trying to guess the direction of the next big Russian attack. The Russians are attacking in the Zaporozhye, Ugledar and Maryinka sectors, advancing towards Liman, Kupyansk and Kharkov. The operation to the west of Avdeevka continues. The Russians are also pushing towards Chasov Yar.
Where will Ukraine try to build a new line of defense after fleeing from Avdeevka?
▪️The terrain there is such that sooner or later, the Russians will have to stop at the line of hills, on the river bank. There is a strong Kurakhovo-Selidovo line 15km away from Avdeevka: the towns are on the right bank of a river, on very high hills. Russians will clearly not move there, but it is within their power to clear the space 10-15 km from Donetsk.
▪️The Ukrainians are now disorganized, it's hard for them to build a defense. The units that have escaped the cauldron are still uncontrollable.
Will the shelling of Donetsk decrease?
▪️Unfortunately, so far, this problem has not been solved, and it won't be solved in the coming weeks or even months. The Grad range is 40km, and even Kurakhovo is just 20km away from Donetsk.
#Yury_Podolyaka
📱 InfoDefense
Russian Defence Ministry Report on the Progress of the Special Military Operation (20 February 2024)⚡️
The RF Armed Forces continue the special military operation.
▫️In Kupyansk direction, the Zapad Grouping repulsed 4 enemy counterattacks close to Sinkovka (Kharkov reg), and eliminated units of the 30th and 32nd Mechanised Brigades.
The AFU lost up to 45 Troops and 2 pickups.
Counterbattery warfare hit 1 German Panzerhaubitze 2000, 3 Gvozdika SAUs, and 1 US M119 gun.
▫️In Donetsk direction, the Yug Grouping repelled 1 assault group attack of the 42nd Mechanised Brigade close to Bogdanovka (DPR), and fire defeated units of the 28th Mechanised and 241st Territorial Defence Brigades near Kurdyumovka and Krasnoye (DPR), and improved positions along the frontline.
The enemy lost over 395 troops, 3 tanks (incl. 1 German Leopard), 3 US M113 APCs, 4 AFVs, and 9 MVs.
Counterbattery warfare destroyed 1 Polish Krab, 1 Gvozdika SAUs, 1 D-20, and 1 D-30 howitzers.
▫️In Avdeevka direction, the Tsentr Grouping repulsed 4 counterattacks by assault groups of the 59th Mechanised and 3rd Asssault Brigades near Lastochkino and Pervomayskoye (DPR), and defeated troops and hardware cluster areas of 24th and 53rd Mechanised Brigades, and continued to occupy more advantageous lines and positions.
The AFU lost up to 425 troops, 1 tank, 4 AFVs, and 5 MVs.
▫️In South Donetsk direction, the Vostok Grouping repulsed 1 assault group counterattack of the 58th Mechanised Brigade near Shevchenko (Zaporozhye reg), and inflicted a fire defeat on the 108th Territorial Defence Brigade near Lugovskoye (Zaporozhye reg).
The enemy lost up to 190 troops, 1 tank, and 4 MVs.
Counterbattery warfare hit 1 US M777, 1 UK FH-70 howitzers, 1 MT-12 Rapira antitank gun, and 1 Bukovel-AD EW station.
▫️In Kherson direction, the Dnepr Grouping fire defeated units of 65th, 118th Mechanised, and 82nd air assault brigades near Rabotino, Orekhov, and Verbovoye (Zaporozhye reg).
The AFU loste up to 120 troops, 3 picku, 1 US M777, 1 D-30 howitzers, 1 US M109 Paladin,and 1 Gvozdika SAUs.
▫️The Russian Grouping's Operational-Tactical and Aviation, UAVs, Missile Troops, and Artillery neutralised troops and military hardware in 117 areas.
Air defences shot down 1 MiG-29 aircraft near Belozyorka (Kherson reg), 1 UK Storm Shadow cruise missiles, 1 US Patriot SAM, 3 US HIMARS M:RS projectiles, and 124 UAVs close to Mirnoye (Zaporozhye reg), Lozovoye, Klyuchevoye (DPR), Podgornoye, Novogorovka, and Kremennaya (LPR).
📊 In total, 572 aircraft, 266 helicopters, 12,943 UAVs, 471 SAMs, 15,123 tanks and other AFVs, 1,222 MLRS vehicles, 8,118 guns and mortars, and 18,860 special military vehicles have been destroyed during the SMO.
🔹 #MoD
💥The enemy is hitting the center of Donetsk, the central library has been partially destroyed
The building's windows were blown out from a powerful missile strike, a large crater in front of the entrance damaged the foundation. Allegedly the strikes were carried out by MLRS Himars.
@Slavyangrad | Andrei 👋
❗️The Armed Forces of Ukraine have abandoned many wounded soldiers during their retreat from Avdeyevka.
CNN writes (https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/19/europe/ukrainian-avdiivka-soldiers-messages-intl/index.html) that the Ukrainian military retreated in panic - one platoon escaped, leaving about 300 wounded in the city.
"There was zero visibility outside. It was just about survival. A kilometer across the field. A bunch of blind kittens guided by a drone. Enemy artillery. The road to Avdiivka is filled with Ukrainian corpses," CNN quoted one Ukrainian fighter as saying.
The same soldier was told by his command that the wounded would not be evacuated.
The sister of one of the Ukrainian fighter said her brother was thrown into position with broken legs. He was able to call his sister and tell her that the command promised to send a car for him and other wounded. But it never arrived.
@ukraine_watch
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Lvove
🕰 Date: ~20.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 46.789800, 33.176400
46.791300, 33.175500
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian FABs destroy positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Lvove.
🖥 id: 20022024.1121
✉️source: https://t.me/Dnepro_Rub/2084
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Shakhtarske
🕰 Date: ~20.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 47.827400, 36.990200
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian Lancet hit self-propelled guns of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Shakhtarske.
🖥 id: 20022024.1308
✉️source: https://t.me/ChDambiev/28006
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Vesele
🕰 Date: ~20.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 50.159800, 36.514500
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: The Russian military demolished the temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Vesele.
🖥 id: 20022024.1309
✉️source: https://t.me/The_Wrong_Side/14649
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Vesele
🕰 Date: ~20.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 50.159800, 36.514500
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: The Russian military demolished the temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Vesele.
🖥 id: 20022024.1309
✉️source: https://t.me/The_Wrong_Side/14649
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Okhrimivka
🕰 Date: ~20.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 50.363500, 37.199700
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: The Russian military destroyed an 82-mm mortar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Okhrimivka.
🖥 id: 20022024.1648
✉️source: https://t.me/operational_space/70
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Pobieda
🕰 Date: ~20.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 47.916058,37.462222
👩🚀 Squad: #255Reg
📝 Description: The Russian military entered the village Pobieda.
🖥 id: 20022024.1455
Source: https://t.me/ZParaBellumMD/5616
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Ivanivske
🕰 Date: ~20.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.59073, 37.91622
👩🚀 Squad: #VDD98
📝 Description: A Russian drone fired at positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Ivanivske.
🖥 id: 20022024.1706
✉️source: https://t.me/creamy_caprice/4470
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #Hostre
🕰 Date: ~20.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 47.989120, 37.402048
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: Russian Lancet hit an Ukrainian Armed Forces howitzer near Hostre.
🖥 id: 20022024.1720
#UkraineRussiaWar
🌐 Place: #ChasivYar
🕰 Date: ~20.02.2024
📌 Coordinates: 48.547595, 37.856216
👩🚀 Squad:
📝 Description: The Russian Lancet destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counter-battery complex near ChasivYar.
🖥 id: 20022024.1723
✉️source: https://t.me/russian_airborne/4290
Ugledar and Kurakhov directions. The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces
The Russian Armed Forces are developing an offensive in Georgievka, launching artillery strikes on the positions of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the settlement.
The task in this area is to break through to Kurakhovo, an important enemy logistics hub. Immediately after the fall of Maryinka, Georgievka was not taken, as it was necessary to gain a foothold on the occupied borders.
Now the attacks on the settlement are coming from the western and south-western sides.
To the south of Maryinka there are battles in Pobeda, in Novomikhailovka there is a battle in the eastern and southeastern parts.
The Russian Armed Forces are advancing along Timiryazev Street in a westerly direction.
To the west of Sweet, the Russian Army is moving towards the road to Ugledar.
dva_majors
Captured equipment captured by Russians in Avdiivka
rezervsvo
The Ukrainian Nazis shelled Donetsk again. Well, where do they propose to "move" them? They will have to be pushed to the border with Poland.
"A woman born in 1955 died as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kiev district of Donetsk, five more people were injured, Denis Pushilin said.
The wounded are receiving medical care. Five attacks were recorded in several districts of the city, 31 ammunition was fired, 122 mm rocket artillery and 155 mm barrel artillery were used."
RT in Russian
The Maryinsky direction. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation made their way through farms east of the village of Pobeda, where the AFU partially rolled back after the loss of Marinka.
Fighting is taking place on the outskirts of the village, through which the highway to Ugledar passes. After the rollback from Marinka, the AFU managed to dig in here, but there are no capital fortifications and concrete crossings, so the progress of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in this area was a matter of time. – the Military Chronicle writes.
ukraina_ru
American Himars are killing civilians in Donetsk. The Americans call it the struggle for freedom and democracy and the salvation of Ukraine.
"A fragment from a HIMARS rocket, which was found in Donetsk after today's shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Earlier it was reported that as a result of the strike on the Kiev district of the city, a woman was killed and five more people were injured."
rt_russian
Political scientist Vladimir Kornilov:
"The question is: what is the point of Ukraine firing Himars missiles at the central library of Donbass? And this is at the very time when they are crying to the whole world that they do not have enough ammunition!
But Ukraine wants to show the residents of Donetsk that after the victory in Avdiivka, their nightmare is not over yet! It is a demonstration attack - so that everyone pays attention! Through the library! The Nazis!"
kornilov1968
"Thank you, Kowalski"
Russian soldiers in Avdeevka boasted of trophy boxes of Polish ammunition.
@Slavyangrad | Inna 👋
Walking around liberated Avdeevka.
ZOV_Voevoda
A Russian soldier shook hands with a captured Ukrainian so that he would not be afraid
Our soldiers captured enemy trenches and took prisoners and reassured them that nothing bad would happen to them.
RVvoenkor
18+. A fighter of the assault squad of the 35th brigade of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation tells me how his unit, under the command of a commander with the call sign Kazan, knocked out the "Azovites" from the Avdiivka railway station.
And the main thing for me in his story is not where the machine gun was working from or where the sniper was sitting, although this is also, of course, very important.
But even more important are the words with which he unexpectedly sums up his story: "I feel sorry for the boys. That's not what they're fighting for."
Really.
rt_russian
⚡️ (https://t.me/olegtsarov/10669)🇷🇺🇺🇦⚔️ Front #Summary for 20 Feb 2024 by 20:18⚡️
🔹In #Kherson Direction, the AFU has become more active on the islands near the Cossack Camps. They are probably looking for a loophole for landing. From the right bank the AFU is supported by mortars and a tank. (⚠️Shoygu said that #Krynki has come under our control and cleanup operations are underway.)
🔹In #Zaporozhye Direction, the positions of the parties in #Rabotino, are located literally a hundred meters from each other, with ongoing fighting. Our forces occupied important heights between #Rabotino and #Verbovoye, significantly complicating AFU maneuvers. Our troops are also hitting key AFU strongholds in the south of #Rabotino. The enemy, in turn, shows footage of our prisoners from the western outskirts of the village (⚠️ and reported on heavy Russian losses west of the village).
🔹In #SouthDonetsk Direction, our forces are moving from the #Sladkoye side, trying to cut the AFU supply route for #Ugledar. North of #Shevchenko (a new area of activities), our troops carried out an attack, suffered 👉 losses (https://t.me/sitreports/23268) in armored vehicles, but were able to advance. (⚠️Our army took #Pobeda village, as it is reported from the field). In #Novomikhaylovka and #Georgiyevka, our military is attacking positions on the ground, and gunners are targeting the control points of the AFU UAVs.
🔹In #Avdeyevka Direction, our army complicate the AFU consolidation on new lines with air strikes and artillery. Ours entered #Lastochkino from the east, but withdrew without gaining a foothold. The info that the village is grey zone does not correspond to reality. Our military is preparing a new assault by fire training.
🔹In the #Bakhmut Direction, the AFU state the most powerful Russian pressure on #Ivanovskoye (#Krasnoye) and #Bogdanovka with multiple superiority in artillery.
🔹In #Svatovo Direction, on the #Seversk front the situation is not so positive. Our units have retreated from the outskirts of #Belogorovka and from the chalk quarry, now our Solntsepeks are working on the AFUshniks who have returned to their positions. In the #Kupyansk sector, the AFU are redeploying equipment from the #Kharkov region, incl. German IFVs, in response to our significantly intensified air bombing. In the area of #Sinkovka, our troops are conducting artillery preparation, yesterday the enemy tried to counterattack, unsuccessfully and even lost its initial position.
💥In #Donetsk, there are again dead and wounded. Air defences shot down 2 drones in the #Bryansk and #Kaluga regions.
🎯Our Aerospace Forces struck the location and headquarters of the AFU in #Chuguyev. Explosions occured in the #Dnepropetrovsk region. Preliminarily, a blow on the workshop of the Yuzhmash Plant. Our troops also hit military and industrial facilities in #Kremenchug, #Nikolayev and #Zaporozhye regions.
⚠️ The passages marked with ⚠️ differ significantly from the original text.
olegtsarov
#UkraineRussiaWar
The Russian Armed Forces published footage of the assault on a strong point south of the Popyvskyi forest. During the fighting, they managed to defeat a group of Ukrainian soldiers, clear a stronghold and establish full control of the area. The next goal is Ivanivske.
Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/)
#UkraineRussiaWar
According to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, the Russian Armed Forces managed to completely clear Krynky and establish full control of the village. During the battle, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 1,820 people killed and wounded.
Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/)
#UkraineRussiaWar
Russian Soldiers in Central part of Krynky with Flag.
Coordinates : 46.734000, 33.083100
Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/)
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (20 February 2024)
▫️In Kupyansk direction, as a result of actions by the Zapad Group of Forces, units of 30th and 32nd mechanised brigades of the AFU have been eliminated, 4 enemy counterattacks have been repelled close to Sinkovka (Kharkov).
The enemy losses were up to 45 servicemen and 2 pick up trucks.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one German-manufactured Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system, 3 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery units, as well as one U.S.-manufactured M119 gun were destroyed.
▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved positions along the front line, Russian troops have inflicted a fire defeat on units of the AFU 28th Mechanised Brigade and the 241st Brigade of the Territorial Defence of Ukraine near Kurdyumovka and Krasnoye (DPR), and also repelled an attack by assault groups of the 42nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU close to Bogdanovka (DPR).
The enemy lost over 395 servicemen, 3 tanks, including German-manufactured Leopard tanks, 3 U.S.-manufactured M113 APCs, 4 AFVs, and 9 motor vehicles.
During counter-battery warfare, one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, one D-20 howitzer, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one D-30 howitzer have been destroyed.
▫️In Avdeevka direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued to occupy more advantageous lines and positions and also defeated manpower and hardware concentration areas of 24th and 53rd mechanised brigades of the AFU.
In addition, 4 counterattacks by assault groups of 59th mechanised and 3rd assault brigades of the AFU have been repelled near Lastochkino and Pervomayskoye (DPR).
The enemy lost up to 425 servicemen killed and wounded, 1 tank, 4 AFVs, and 5 MVs.
▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces have inflicted a fire defeat on the formations of the 108th Territorial Defence Brigade near Lugovskoye (Zaporozhye). In addition, one counterattack by an assault group of the 58th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU has been repulsed near Shevchenko (Zaporozhye).
The enemy lost up to 190 troops, 1 tank, and 4 MVs.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, one UK-manufactured FH-70 howitzer, one MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun, and one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station were destroyed.
▫️In Kherson direction, as a result of coordinated actions by units of the Dnepr Group of Forces, a comprehensive fire defeat has been inflicted on units of 65th, 118th mechanised, and 82nd air assault brigades of the AFU near Rabotino, Orekhov, and Verbovoye (Zaporozhye).
The enemy losst up to 120 servicemen, three pickup trucks, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, one U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one D-30 howitzer.
▫️Operational-Tactical and Aviation, UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 117 areas.
▫️Air defence facilities have shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near Belozyorka (Kherson).
During the day, 7 British-manufactured Storm Shadow cruise missiles, one U.S.-manufactured Patriot surface-to-air guided missile, and 3 U.S.-manufactured HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system projectiles have been intercepted.
In addition, 124 UAVs have been hit close to Mirnoye (Zaporozhye), Lozovoye, Klyuchevoye (DPR), Podgornoye, Novogorovka, and Kremennaya (LPR).
@Slavyangrad | Inna 👋
War Reports - Breaking News
US military detects first deployment of underwater drone by Houthis, CENTCOM says "Between the hours of 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Sanaa time) [12:00 to 17:00 GMT], Feb. 17, CENTCOM successfully conducted five self-defense strikes against three mobile anti-ship cruise missiles, one unmanned underwater vessel (UUV), and one unmanned surface vessel (USV) in Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. This is the first observed Houthi employment of a UUV since attacks began in Oct. 23," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
