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#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #KupianskDirection

🕰 Date: ~01.08.2024

📌 Coordinates: 00:14(49.764518,37.695840)

00:21(49.704160,37.622690)

00:24(49.720411,37.718955)

00:33(49.722729,37.729885)

01:24(49.736717,37.691830)

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian strikes destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment and positions in Kupiansk Direction.

🖥 id: 02082024.0541

✉️source: https://t.me/kcaebirds/1237

Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)

#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Starytsia

🕰 Date: ~01.08.2024

📌 Coordinates: 50.240994,36.796000

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian TOS strikes Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower concentration in Starytsia.

🖥 id: 02082024.0559

✉️source: https://t.me/razved_dozor/6857

Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)

#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Kostiantynivka

🕰 Date: ~01.08.2024

📌 Coordinates: 47.8401833,37.3786929

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: The Russian flag is raised on the road near Kostiantynivka.

🖥 id: 02082024.0639

✉️source: https://t.me/Fab_1500/121

Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)

#UkraineRussiaWar

🌐 Place: #Neskuchne

🕰 Date: ~02.08.2024

📌 Coordinates: 47.8233,36.8119

👩‍🚀 Squad:

📝 Description: Russian aviation blows up Ukrainian Armed Forces positions with FABs in Neskuchne.

🖥 id: 02082024.0956

✉️source: https://t.me/voin_dv/10065

Map: Military Summary Map (https://dev.militarysummary.com/#/login)

🪖 The situation in the Chasov Yars direction remains difficult.

The enemy holds the 10th Brigade or the 83rd Battalion in the indicated area. He concentrated his main efforts on holding the line along the canal and preventing our troops from breaking through beyond the canal itself.

At the same time, the Novy and Oktyabrsky microdistricts have been virtually destroyed and it is quite difficult to gain a foothold there. Therefore, in Chasov Yar itself, the main enemy forces are located in the area of the fireproof plant.

At night, Baba Yaga and FPV drones are very active, trying to disrupt logistics. Our units managed to gain a foothold in a number of areas in the eastern part of the microdistrict. New and north of the Orlova tract.

Due to the complexity of the situation, we will omit the more precise location of our troops, but they are present over a fairly wide area.

Now the enemy is managing to carry out restraining actions. It can be stated that as they advance through the microdistrict and on the flanks, the enemy will lose their advantage. The initiative still remains with our units, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ hopes of holding Chasov Yar until the end of the year will not come true.

Архангел Спецназа

Sumy region (https://t.me/two_majors/28779):

Since yesterday evening, a huge number of armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been transferred through the settlement. Peschanoye, Sumy district, Sumy region.

According to local residents, the recently built asphalt road was completely destroyed.

Most of the tanks are moving all evening and all night and are still heading towards the settlement. Green Gai, Sumy district and its environs. Locals say: “It’s just terrible, we’ve never seen anything like this”

✨ The enemy expects the Russian Army to begin creating a buffer zone and is gathering reinforcements.

⚡️ Two Majors

🔥 DISCONTINUATION OF THE APU CONTROL AND COMMUNICATION UNIT.

Kharkov region.

🔻While conducting aerial reconnaissance in the front-line areas of the Kharkov region, we discovered deployed antennas, a mobile base station and an ASU repeater near a small building.

We opened artillery fire on them, but since we were working at maximum settings, it was problematic to hit the target accurately. We placed at least 5 shells in the target area, which damaged and disabled this point.

As soon as the fire stopped, the sushniks fled from there without even collapsing the damaged complexes to restore them in the rear zone.

ФРОНТОВАЯ ПТИЧКА

🇺🇦 (https://rybar.ru/piwigo/upload/2024/08/01/20240801132503-32861736.jpg) On the surge of attacks on military recruitment centers in the territory controlled by the Kiev regime

In early June, we published a map of incidents (https://t.me/rybar/60714) involving military recruitment center employees since Zelenskyy signed the decree on expanding mobilization in the so-called Ukraine. Over the past two months, there have been a multitude of new incidents, especially related to attacks on military recruitment office workers and the destruction of their property.

▪️The leader in the number of military recruitment center vehicle arsons is Odessa Region: for example, five vehicles were burned down in one night on July 18 in Odessa.

The surge in attacks has even led to AFU members in different regions starting to place signs reading "Not a military recruitment center" on their vehicles. But this doesn't always help: for example, a couple of days ago in Kyiv, a "Azov" vehicle was set on fire.

▪️Local resources continue to publish footage of the forcible seizure and abduction of conscription-age men on the streets - such footage appears most often from Odesa and the western regions. And in Kyiv on June 8, military recruitment center employees even broke into an LGBTQ party to send those present for a medical examination.

▪️There are not many mass protests against the draft yet, but they do occur periodically. For example, in the Zakarpattia village of Vorokhta, residents demolished a military recruitment center post, (https://t.me/rybar/61565) and in Odesa, ambulance drivers got into a fight (https://t.me/rybar/60847) after the seizure of one of their colleagues by military recruitment center workers.

❗️As can be seen, the residents of the territories controlled by the Kyiv regime are increasingly actively opposing the military recruitment centers and mobilization: if in the spring it was mainly fights with the employees and attempts to free the citizens they had seized, now there is a wave of vehicle arsons.

At the same time, the list includes only specific incidents mentioned in open sources. Their actual number is much higher: for example, according to official statements, more than 40 military vehicle arsons occurred only in the Kharkov Region. This generally demonstrates some changes in Ukrainian society.

@rybar

⚡️ Slight RFAF Advance in #Volchansk on the #Kharkov Front⚡️

🇷🇺 The RFAF assault squads advanced slightly in the northern part of #Volchansk.

🗺 Maps: @z_arhiv (https://t.me/z_arhiv/27479); the 2nd is a Topographical Map; #smo

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⚡️🇮🇱🇵🇸⚔️ Escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Zone until the End of 1 August 2024⚡️

🔹In the northern #GazaStrip, Israeli troops launched a series of attacks on various areas of the enclave's capital. At the same time, a calm situation remained in the satellite towns north of Gaza.

🔹In the south of the Enclave, the removal of rubble and the exhumation of bodies continues in Al-Qarar and Bani Suheila, where IDF units recently carried out a counter-terrorism operation. At the same time, the Israeli militants launched artillery and air strikes on Rafah.

🔹In the West Bank, Israeli security forces carried out another series of raids, detaining 35 residents of the Palestinian Authority over the day. Since the beginning of the events on 7 October 2023, the total number of detainees has amounted to 9,890 people.

🔹On the border with #Lebanon, the Secretary General of the Shiite group, Hassan Nasrallah, announced the beginning of a new stage of the conflict. After this, Hezbollah carried out a massive shelling of Israeli territory.

📜 RYBAR

📋 Two Majors #Summary for the Morning of 2 August 2024; 06:59 (GMT+3)📍

💥#Sevastopol was hit overnight by ATACMS with cluster warheads, non-detonated submunitions (https://t.me/dva_majors/48611) 📸👇are being examined for the possibility of transportation/destruction on site, traffic in the city was partially blocked. There were no reports of casualties.

🎯The RFAF struck facilities in #Pavlograd, #Dnepropetrovsk region, and the airfield in #Nikolayev region late in the evening. Explosions were reported in #KrivoyRog, #Kirovograd, #Kropivnitsky and #Zaporozhye town. Missile weapons and attack drones were used.

🔹From #Sumy region there is data about the AFU's preparations for a possible RFAF entry from #Kursk region. The foe is bringing equipment and personnel to the region, knocking down road signs and conducting intensified counterintelligence activities

🔹In the #Kharkov direction, the "North" Group of Troops @warriorofnorth reports that the RFAF continue to hold the defence. The AFU is transferring reserves from other directions in order to carry out a large scale counteroffensive. There are constant but unsuccessful attacks in small groups supported by FPV drones. Fighting continues in #Volchansk, with .assault groups of our troops are waging fierce battles for control of the block. There are advances in the private sector nearby. In the area of #Staritsa, the intensity of fighting remains high. The foe attacked our positions 4 times during the day, without success. In the #Liptsy direction, the fighters of the "North" Group repelled 4 attacks. During the day, our air defence repelled 3 missile attacks on #Belgorod by HIMARS. Also over Belgorod region, a Patriot interceptor missile, which the foe used to attack our Su-34, was shot down.

🔹In #ChasovYar, west of the canal there are fierce battles. The Novy and Oktyabrsky Microdistricts are destroyed, the main foe forces are in the area of the Refractory Plant to the west. The AFU is massively using night attack drones, of which ours have a shortage along the entire frontline. The RFAF control zone on the southern flank at #Kleshcheyevka and #Andreyevka is expanding.

🔹From the #Toretsk area, the RFAF report successes in the southwestern part of #NyuYork near the bakery.

🔹West of #Avdeyevka, south of #Progress they report successes in #Timofeyevka and in #Vesyoloye. There is an advance in the forest belts northeast of #Zhelannoye. The foe uses armoured vehicles and drones. According to the foe's channels, the Russian Army is 'really attacking in almost every forest belt'. The offensive is ongoing along the entire front section, depriving the enemy of manoeuvre.

🔹In #Krasnogorovka, the AFU is clinging to the northern outskirts, fights continue.

🔹From #Zaporozhye front, they report that in the direction of Malaya Tokmachka our assault groups have moved forward and captured an AFU stronghold.

🔹The #Kherson direction is without changes. Problems are caused by the foe's drones mining the terrain. Ours have established reliable control over the coastline, and measures are being taken to improve logistics to the islands, where our advanced units operate in harsh conditions.

💥In #Belgorod region, the AFU hit a bus in #Shebekino, 3 civilians were wounded. A 12-year-old child was injured by shelling near the village of Novaya Tavolzhanka. Foe strikes on border areas intensified.

💥In #Kursk region, Ukro copters and kamikaze drones attacked vehicles in the Glushkovsky district, wounding 4 locals. In #Sudzha, a AFU kamikaze drone attacked a shop, wounding a local.

💥In the #DPR, a woman born in 1980 was injured in #Luganskoye of Donetsk's Petrovsky district by a drop from an AFU drone. In #Gorlovka, a man born in 1976 was injured in a car when by a drop from a foe's drone.

2 MAJORS

⚡️Fiend Report in the Morning of 2 August 2024⚡️

🔴 On the #Kharkov Front, in the area of #Glubokoye and in the northern part of #Volchansk, positional fighting continues. The situation has not changed significantly.

🔴 In #ChasovYar Direction, the RFAF continue to press along the Seversky Donets-Donbass Canal, attacking with the support of armoured vehicles, including beyond the canal. The AFU drone pilots reflected most of this:

📍 48.60166, 37.85496

🔵 In #Toretsk sector, in #NyuYork, the fighters of the AFU's 425th Separate Assault Battalion "Skala" knocked out the RFAF from a number of positions along Zarechnaya Street, taking several Russian soldiers prisoner:

📍 48.326593, 37.840404

🔴 #Avdeyevka Direction:

🔵 On the northern front, from #Timofeyevka to the railway, the RFAF advanced in a section up to 3.9 km wide.

🟡 In #Ivanovka, Russian troops advanced to a depth of 700 m in the southern part of the village. The fights are shifting to the centre.

🗺 Map 1👆

🟡 #Vesyoloye's remaining part and a section up to 3 km wide from the village to the railway came under RFAF control.

🗺 Map 2👆

🟡 Along the railway, the RFAF infantry entrenched themselves to a depth of 1.1 km.

🟡 For #Sergeyevka and #Zhelannoye the battles have begun. Northeast of the latter, the RFAF advanced in a section up to 1.58 km wide to a depth of 800 m.

🔴 #Ugledar Direction:

🟡 North of #Paraskoviyevka, the AFU drone pilots attacked the Russian infantry on the territory of the farm with a drop. The RFAF is trying to advance to the forest belt and further from the village of #Pobeda:

📍 47.87087, 37.44387

🟡 The Russians published footage with a demonstration of the flag along the O0532 Motorway (#Ugledar – #Konstantinovka village), reporting the consolidation along the road section:

📍 47.8401833,37.3786929

➡️ The situation is being clarified.

💬 Reported (https://t.me/petrenko_iHS/5535) on 2 Aug at 08:01

🕰 GMT+3; #smo

🇺🇦📍 Map (https://goo.gl/maps/mWJtzEVDpXbmK5GU9)

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⚡️ ⚔️ RFAF Advance to #Konstantinovka - #Ugledar Motorway⚡️

🇷🇺 In the #Ugledar Direction, the 1st STORM Far East Squad of the RFAF planted the flag of the Russian Federation on the #Konstantinovka - #Ugledar Motorway confirming their confident control of the combat area south of #Konstantinovka. The Russian advance in a westerly direction is more than 1,5 km.

💬 We have been working towards this for a long time, and now we have finally blocked this route, with the sweat and blood of our soldiers! And even if it’s small, it’s a victory for us. We will continue our work and will stop at nothing!!!

📍 (https://goo.gl/maps/4eum5C9giNDebgXf7)Geolocation (https://t.me/creamy_caprice/6224): 47.8401833, 37.3786929

🎞 Video: Source (https://t.me/Fab_1500/121)

🗺 Map: @creamy_caprice (https://t.me/creamy_caprice/6224); #smo #vid

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Belgorod region, governor:

Ukrainian Armed Forces drones have been striking the Shebekinsky urban district since early morning. Two more civilians were wounded.

In Shebekino, a man was injured as a result of a kamikaze drone attack on an apartment building. The victim with a shrapnel wound to the thigh was taken by ambulance to city hospital No. 2 in Belgorod. All necessary assistance is provided.

In the village of Rzhevka, a drone attacked a private residential building. The man with shrapnel wounds to his face was provided with medical assistance on the spot; he refused hospitalization. The roof of the house was broken and the windows were broken.

As a result of another drone attack in Rzhevka, the roofs of another house and a garage were damaged. The third drone detonated on the garage, causing a fire to start in it. The fire has been extinguished.

⚡️ Two Majors

Odessa

Major enemy channels show a massive fight between TCC, police and civilians.

✨ The fact that hatred of the TCC in Ukraine was ordered not to be hidden in the information field indicates the standard media tactics of a “lightning rod”.

While the besotted residents of Ukraine concentrate and unleash their rage on the TCC, the hoarse Zelensky continues to give commands to send his population to slaughter.

It's like a dog biting a stick that's being poked with. Not a hand.

⚡️ Two Majors

🪖 Kharkov direction

The work of the Russian Armed Forces in the Kharkov direction remains active. It is necessary to understand that along the border from Nekhoteevka to Grayvoron the front line is the same.

After the battles in the Grayvoronsky district, the RDK soldiers left a large number of caches. One of them was recently opened by our soldiers.

The cache contained small arms, grenades, and engineering charges.

Most likely, the RDK is planning to carry out sabotage: crossing the border under the guise of a civilian, using caches to strike in the rear or first lines.

Архангел Спецназа.

Ministry of Defense, weekly summary:

Units of the "Center" group of troops actively liberated the settlements of Lozovatskoye, Progress, Evgenovka, Volchye and Leninskoye DPR

Within a week, 59 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the line of combat contact, 33 of them in the zone of responsibility of the Center group of forces.

⚡️ Two Majors

🇷🇺🇺🇦🇮🇹 On Italian shells on Russian territory

Colleagues from the SPETSNAZ ARCHANGEL (https://t.me/rusich_army/16195) channel shared a video of a discovered cache of Ukrainian fighters in the Belgorod region.

It is quite possible that the cache was laid by saboteurs back during the fighting in the Graivoron district in March (https://t.me/rybar/58195) of this year and was supposed to serve as another PR stunt by the GUR units of Ukraine.

❗️However, among this scattering of weapons and explosives, our attention was particularly drawn to an Italian mine (https://t.me/rusich_army/16196) for a 120 mm mortar: apparently, the saboteurs as part of mobile groups planned to use them to shell border villages from the rear.

🔻In this regard, it is interesting that the official representatives of Italy have consistently spoken out (https://ria.ru/20240605/italiya-1950645174.html) against the use of their weapons on Russian territories, forbade "hitting Russian objects with Italian shells" and threatened to stop supplies in case of violation of their conditions.

And since it is unlikely that the Italian shell appeared on Russian territory due to the oversight of the Ukrainians, most likely, this was an attempt to bend the Italians, whose opinion on arms supplies in reality does not bother either the NATO leadership or the Kyiv regime - they will do as they are told.

And it will be interesting now to watch the statements (https://ria.ru/20240525/udar-1948378110.html) of Deputy Prime Ministers Salvini and Tajani, because their shells have already ended up on Russian territory.

@rybar

Sumy region, a group of our troops is working to cover the Kursk direction.

They discovered the delivery of provisions to the Khokhlov positions, disrupted their unloading and drove them back into the trenches

⚡️Two Majors

🗓 Top News Today

▫️The Russian Defence Minister congratulated (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/15404) the command and military personnel of the 132nd Separate Guards Gorlovka Motorised Rifle Brigade on the liberation of Leninskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️ Deputy Defence Minister of the Russian Federation Colonel General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov awarded (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/15420) servicemen who distinguished themselves in the special military operation.

▫️ Deputy Defence Minister of the Russian Federation Anna Tsivilyova visited (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/15405) the Federal Research and Clinical Center of Intensive Care Medicine and Rehabilitology and the National Medical Research Center for Otorhinolaryngology of the Federal Medico-Biological Agency of

Russia.

▫️ As part of the third phase of non-strategic nuclear forces exercise, issues relating to the receiving special training ammunition, entering designated areas, and equip launch vehicles and aircraft armament were trained. (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/15402)

▫️ Russian troops continue (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/15415) to take more advantageous lines and advance deep into enemy defences. The AFU losses were up to 1,965 servicemen.

▫️ Objective control footage confirmed (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/15418) the destruction of a position of a air defence radar operating company of the AFU by the Kh-35 missile of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

▫️ The Russian Defence Ministry shows the Giatsint-B gun, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/15403) the Ka-52M helicopter, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/15419) military engineers, (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/15425) and Tula paratroopers (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/15422) in action.

▫️ Motorised riflemen of the Vostok Group of Forces improve (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/15421) their skills in army tactical shooting at a training range in the special operation zone.

▫️ The Russian Navy completed (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/15416) large-scale drills involving the use of the forces of the fleets and the Caspian Flotilla in their operational zones.

#TopNews

🔹Russian Defence Ministry

✈️ Russia's Su-35s patrol neutral waters over Black Sea

'Our mission is to patrol the neutral waters of the Black Sea and prevent border violations. We are also on combat duty around the clock. When an air target is detected, we report to the command post, where a decision is made either to destroy or lock on the target,' the Su-35 pilot said.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

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

(27 July – 2 August 2024)

Part I

From 27 July to 2 August, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 11 group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack UAVs to hit: Ukrainian defence industry facilities, enterprises manufacturing and repairing armoured vehicles, and assembly and storage facilities of attack UAVs.

In addition, the strikes engaged depots storing ammunition, aviation strike assets, missile artillery; military echelons, and temporary deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and foreign mercenaries.

▫️ During the week, units of the Sever Group of Forces engaged personnel and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one assault brigade, one motorised infantry brigade, one air assault brigade, and one infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, three territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade. Twenty-seven counter-attacks of the enemy were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 1,755 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, six armoured fighting vehicles, including one Turkish-made Kirpi and two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, 20 field artillery guns, including five 155-mm howitzers and self-propelled artillery systems of foreign production.

In addition, six enemy ammunition depots were annihilated.

▫️ The Zapad Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and positions. Three mechanised brigades and one assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defence brigades, and the nationalists of the Azov Brigade were defeated. Twelve attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments were repelled.

The AFU suffered losses of up to 3,605 Ukrainian troops, five tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, 66 motor vehicles, and 41 field artillery guns, including 13 self-propelled artillery units and 155-mm howitzers of Western and Ukrainian production. Ten electronic and counter-battery warfare stations and 22 field ammunition depots have also been destroyed.

▫️ The Yug Group of Forces took effective actions to improve situation along the front line. The Group hit four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, two airmobile brigades, and one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Five enemy counter-attacks have been repelled.

The enemy has lost up to 4,020 Ukrainian troops, two tanks including Germany's Leopard, ten armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 19 motor vehicles, and 68 field artillery guns, including 33 Western-made ones, in the past seven days. Nine electronic and counter-battery fighting stations as well as 20 ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️ The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated the settlements of Lozovatskoye, Progress, Yevgenovka, Volchye, and Leninskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

In addition, the Russian troops inflicted fire damage on one tank brigade, four mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one airborne brigade, and one air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three territorial defence brigades, and one Lyut assault brigade of the Ukrainian National Police. Forty-three counter-attacks launched by AFU assault groups have been repelled in the past seven-day period.

The enemy losses included to up to 2,635 troops, four tanks, nine armoured fighting vehicles, including two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 25 motor vehicles, 26 field artillery guns, and two U.S.-made M270 MLRS launchers.

🔹 Russian Defence Ministry

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

(27 July – 2 August 2024)

Part II

▫️ The Vostok Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines, inflicted fire damage on manpower and equipment of two mechanised brigades, one motorised rifle brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade.

The enemy lost up to 905 Ukrainian troops, one tank, six armoured fighting vehicles, 44 motor vehicles, and 20 field artillery guns.

▫️The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades.

The enemy's total losses amounted to up to 650 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, including U.S.-made MaxxPro and HMMWV armoured vehicles, 31 motor vehicles, and 14 field artillery guns, with seven U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers of them. Six electronic and counter-battery warfare stations and nine field ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged three launchers and one radar of American Patriot system, three Mars-L, ATCR-33S, and Skala-M radar systems.

▫️In this period, aAir defence units shot down one MiG-29 fighter jet and one Su-25 assault rifle of the Ukrainian Air Force, one Neptune long-range missile, seven U.S.-made ATACMS operational and tactical missiles, four French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, two U.S.-made Patriot anti-aircraft missiles, 47 U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, and 375 unmanned aerial vehicles.

During the week, 59 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the line of contact, with 33 of them in the Tsentr Group of Forces' area of responsibility.

▫️ In total, 631 airplanes and 278 helicopters, 28,839 unmanned aerial vehicles, 559 air defence missile systems, 16,740 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,395 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,714 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 24,283 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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🏳️ Ukrainian prisoner speaks of lack of training and large numbers of deserters

Babich witnessed about 30 desertions of AFU personnel in a short time. And that was just from two companies.

Vladimir Babich, a Ukrainian prisoner, said he was caught by soldiers in a store. After a day or so he ended up at a distribution point, from where he was sent to the front line.

The POW speaks negatively of his command. Commanders told Babich and his comrades to stay in a position where they would soon be replaced. But there was no rotation, and he surrendered at the first opportunity, realising it was his only chance to save his life.

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