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In my opinion, this is the first video in which the enemy tries the “Surovikin line” on the tooth. Previously, there was no evidence that the enemy had approached this first line of defense. This, of course, is not a breakthrough, and not even an attempt to break it. Rather, a test of the pen - is it really possible to overcome it.
Hello to all the skeptics who, in response to my reports from this line, said that anti-tank ditches are the last century. Now I drove up, threw the bridge - and into queens. Well, the first pawn didn't break through.
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Two professional blowhards. Prigozhin and Lukashenka. Prigozhin likes defiling virgins and Lukashenka likes defiling Belarus. Neither is going to blow up their sweet gig.
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Invading Poland would be silly. I think the Wagners are sitting there as a ready force in case NATO wants to up the ante and/or to keep the Poles from acting on any ideas about redrawing historical borders. Plus, they can train up the Belarus army while they are waiting.
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^ with cardboard assault rifles. I don't think Vlad left them armed, if he's smart?
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with cardboard assault rifles.
I would be unsuprised.
I don't know if the Russians still do it, but maskirovka (disguise) used to be a big thing with the Soviets. There is a Cold War era story about major storm that hit a naval base in the north. The next day, satellite imagery showed one of the fearsome submarines docked there was now folded in half and draped across the pier, almost as if it were giant balloon.
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The Ukrainian military, who are determined to survive, must enter the frequency of 149.200, the call sign "Volga" - and children, wives, moms and dads will wait for them 100%.
These are captured Ukrainian soldiers (“sons of the counteroffensive”), taken prisoner by the 70th regiment of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Army. Nearby, side by side, the 71st, 291st Regiments and the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade are fighting.
[NYPost] … on Thursday [Ukraine] recaptured the village of Staromaiorske from Russian forces in the Donetsk region.
"The 35th brigade and their territorial defense unit have fulfilled their task and liberated the village of Staromaiorske. Glory to Ukraine!" a soldier said in a video shared on social media by Zelensky.
Members of a military brigade of military drones carry out their maneuvers and missions during a morning in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front. Ukrainian forces claimed advances in the south and east, including near Bakhmut.
Seizing the village could open the way for the Ukrainian forces to push southward toward the coast.
Kyiv's troops were also advancing toward the city of Melitopol near the Sea of Azov in the Zaporizhizhia region, according to Maliar. The ISW had a report on this indicating that dozens of Ukrainian tanks and/or armored troop carriers participated in this operation.
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Ukrainians have already reached main line of defense near Verbove. Video showed them using a BMP as a minefield detector and driving it (assumed unmanned) into an anti-tank ditch.
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Ukrainians have already reached main line of defense near Verbove. Video showed them using a BMP as a minefield detector and driving it (assumed unmanned) into an anti-tank ditch.
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Word is that some classes of Russian At mines have a delay, enough so a vehicle can drive over it, detonate it, but not until it is well passed the location of the mine.
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[VESTI] July 27 is the 519th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, losses, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua .
07:00 . Odessa region. At night, Russia launched a Caliber strike on the port infrastructure of the Odessa region. The missiles were fired from a submarine in the Black Sea at a critically low altitude, which made it difficult to detect them. A civilian employee was killed by a hit in one of the port's administrative buildings. The production equipment of one of the cargo terminals was damaged.
08:00 . During the night, the Air Force destroyed 8 Russian Shahed-136/131 UAVs. Two launches of Caliber missiles from a submarine in the Black Sea and eight kamikaze drones in the direction of Primorsko-Akhtarsk were recorded. Drones were destroyed in Khmelnitsky, Dnepropetrovsk and Donetsk regions.
Kharkov region. The Russian Federation struck the KAB at the village of Kovsharovka, Kupyansky district: a hit near a five-story residential building, a wall collapsed in one of the apartments, and a nine-story building nearby was damaged. A 74-year-old woman died, four more people were injured.
09:00 . Kherson region. During the day, the Russian Federation carried out 40 attacks on residential areas. No casualties.
Dnipropetrovsk region. Throughout the night, Russia was beating the Nikopol district : an educational institution, an administrative building, a communications company, a post office and a church were damaged, residential buildings and power lines were damaged. There are no victims.
Zaporozhye region. During the day, the military of the Russian Federation carried out 72 strikes on 19 settlements in the region: 25 reports were received of the destruction of residential buildings and outbuildings.
10:00 a.m. As a result of Russian attacks, 26 port infrastructure facilities and five civilian courts were damaged and partially destroyed , Minister of Infrastructure Kubrakov said. He also noted that the Russians are restricting navigation in the Crimean region and near the territorial waters of Bulgaria. With this, the Russian Federation actually blocks the movement of ships in the direction of the seaports of Ukraine.
11:00 am . Odessa region. It became known about another dead person as a result of the Russian attack on Odessa on July 23. The body of a woman was found near one of the destroyed houses. In total, because of the attack that night in Odessa, two people were killed, 22 more were injured.
12:00 . Dnipropetrovsk region. President Volodymyr Zelensky, at a meeting of the Stavka in Dnipro, awarded the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny with a personalized weapon (Zaluzhny had a birthday on July 8). Also, the commander of the Ground Forces Syrsky (celebrated his birthday on July 26) was presented with a painting that " symbolizes the feat of the Ukrainian military."
15:00 . Vinnytsia region. Fragments of two downed Caliber missiles fell on utility and technical premises in the suburbs of Vinnitsa. Five people were injured.
17:00 . Kherson region. Russia dropped two guided air bombs on Novoberislav : hit in the center of the village, two private houses were destroyed, about 10 houses were damaged.
18:15 . Zaporozhye region. An explosion sounded in Zaporozhye.
19:00 . During the day, the Russian Federation launched a missile and air strike on the territory of Ukraine, using two Kalibr missiles on the port infrastructure of Odessa and eight Shahed drones. All "Shaheds" were destroyed by the Air Force. In total, the enemy inflicted 27 air strikes and more than 30 shelling from the MLRS, unfortunately, civilians were killed and injured. The port infrastructure in the south of Ukraine and residential buildings were destroyed.
19:44 . The Air Force warns of the threat of the use of ballistic weapons in the Kirovograd, Poltava and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
20:22 . Explosions are reported again in Zaporozhye. The information is being specified.
20:51 . Ukraine is aimed at defeating Russian warships in the Black Sea, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Volodymyr Gavrilov hinted.
21:22 . Russia began to use a new version of the Ka-52M helicopter to counter the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, - British intelligence.
21:58 . The Armed Forces of Ukraine are gradually moving forward south of Bakhmut,” Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said.
22:21 . Ukraine is stepping up the pace of its counter-offensive after months of slow progress, CNN reports. According to American journalists, Ukraine has deployed additional forces to the southeast of the country, which is a sign that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have discovered potential weaknesses in Russian defense lines.
22:52 . The Pentagon has confirmed a new $400 million military aid package that will include munitions for NASAMS and HIMARS.
The Ukrainian military is already using cluster munitions against the Russian army at the front. Now the first picture of the shells that Ukraine received from the United States has appeared on the Web. The photo shows projectiles marked D864, which correspond to the M864 projectile.
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[Korrespondent] 22:51 Russia's intention to replace Ukrainian grain with Russian in the African market looks like Putin's "desperate attempt" to hide the consequences of withdrawing from the grain deal, said John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications at the US National Security Council. According to him, each African country must decide for itself how legitimate Putin's proposal to send them Russian grain and whether they want to accept it.
22:23 Zelensky paid a working visit to the Odessa region, including inspecting the destruction of the Transfiguration Cathedral in Odessa, the presidential press service reported.
22:18 Poland and the Baltic countries may decide to completely close their borders with Belarus if serious incidents occur nearby involving PMC Wagner mercenaries, Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminsky said: "If we decide that this is the right answer at the moment, we will come to the complete isolation of Belarus."
22:14 The Russians attacked the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region in the evening: as a result of the shelling of the village. Five people were injured in Novoosinovo, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
22:06 China provides Russia with military and dual-use technologies for use in Ukraine, according to a report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence of the United States, the authors of which refer to customs records. According to them, Chinese state-owned defense companies are sending navigation equipment, jamming technology and fighter jet parts to sanctioned Russian state-owned defense companies.
21:13 The Ukrainian military liberated the village of Staromayorskoe, Donetsk region , Zelensky said and showed the video:
20:32 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu went to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. In Pyongyang, they immediately began to examine weapons. There are suspicions that Pyongyang is supplying weapons to Moscow to use in the war against Ukraine. In particular, back in the fall of 2022, there were versions about the supply of artillery shells and short-range missiles. Read more in the material Kim's missiles and drones will fly to Ukraine?
20:04 The EU currently has neither additional funding nor a plan to support Ukrainian exports, Reuters reports. According to the publication, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine has asked the European Commission to provide financial assistance to cover additional transport costs associated with the use of EU grain transportation routes, known as "solidarity lanes".
According to Ukraine's estimates, additional costs amount to 30-40 dollars per ton of production. The letter also contains a request to expand the "solidarity bands" by 1-1.5 million tons per month through green corridors, in particular to the Adriatic Sea, the Baltic countries, Germany and the Netherlands. But sources in the European Commission said that funds for the needs of Ukraine can only come after a mid-term budget review, which may take several more months.
In addition, the source said that there is growing opposition to the import of Ukrainian grain into the EU, as some countries do not see the point in paying additional transport costs due to the EU's temporary ban on imports of this product.
19:58 In two or three months, Ukraine may no longer need enhanced air defense, because the country will not have any ports left, Natalya Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden, said in an interview with AFP. According to her, after withdrawing from the grain agreement, Russia seeks to "close Ukraine as a country that can feed the world" and establish a monopoly on grain supplies.
Gumenyuk stressed that now almost all ports are blocked, not a single ship can leave. "We need anti-missile and air defense. Reinforced, powerful, modern and capable of counteracting the types of missiles that the enemy uses against us. Russia improves its tactics every time, it will not stop," she added.
19:53 Zelensky paid a visit to the Nikolaev region, where, in particular, he visited medical facilities in Nikolaev and Ochakov, the presidential press service reported.
19:17 "A handful of donations" from Russia will not be able to correct the "dramatic consequences" of the termination of the grain agreement, which allowed the export of millions of tons of agricultural products from Ukraine, said UN Secretary General António Guterres: "Obviously, if you remove millions and millions of tons of grain from the market, it will drive prices up. So it's not with a handful of donations to some countries that we're going to fix this dramatic impact that affects everyone, everywhere." At the same time, the Secretary General assured that the UN would continue contacts with all interested parties regarding the renewal of the grain agreement.
18:20 A number of Western publications report that Ukraine has launched the second stage of its counteroffensive. At the same time, the media are not yet sure that this is a main blow, and they say that the situation will clear up in a few days. Read more in the article Start of the second stage: where a breakthrough is expected .
17:57 Ukraine is stepping up the pace of counter-offensive after months of slow progress, CNN reports, citing two US officials. According to them, Ukraine has deployed additional forces to the southeast of the country, which is a sign that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have identified potential weaknesses in Russian defense lines.
In turn, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said that she works on information security at the command post of one of the offensive brigades: "We are minimizing the leakage of information. We will not hide anything, everything has its time. For us, the most important thing is the safety of operations."
17:00 The Armed Forces of Ukraine now have "several options available" as Kiev allocates more funds for the counteroffensive, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said. At the same time, he did not comment on the course of the counteroffensive itself, but noted that Ukraine "retains its personnel and equipment," even when its forces make their way through minefields and other obstacles.
16:36 The Russian Ministry of Sports will invite Ukrainian athletes to the "World Friendship Games" and ensure the safety of their stay on the territory of the Russian Federation, said Minister Oleg Matytsin. The games are scheduled for September 2024, they will be held in Moscow and Yekaterinburg.
16:25 In the Bakhmut direction south of Bakhmut, Ukrainian forces are gradually moving forward. The fighting is going on in the area of Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka, Andreevka, said Anna Malyar. To the north of Bakhmut, the Defense Forces repel enemy attacks. In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy is attacking, trying to dislodge the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the dominant heights. To date, the Defense Forces have repulsed several assaults without losing positions. Today, several enemy attacks in the area of the Serebryansky forest were also repelled in the Limansky direction.
15:09 Ukrenergo is preparing for the worst-case scenario in winter, but is confident that the backbone network will be ready to operate without restrictions, Volodymyr Kudrytsky, chairman of the board of the company, said: "We must be prepared for the worst-case scenario, including a repeat of missile and drone attacks on energy infrastructure.. “As for our substations, we have absolute confidence at Ukrenergo that our transmission grid will be ready to operate without restrictions during the heating season and supply consumers from the Ukrainian energy system, without any bottlenecks or restrictions.”
He stressed that information on the state of the energy system will not be made public, as it is sensitive. Kudritsky also advised the population to prepare generators for the winter - "let them be just in case."
14:03 Yesterday, in the suburbs of Vinnitsa, at about 14:00, two Russian Caliber missiles were shot down, five people were injured from the debris, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Borzov. Economic and technical premises were damaged.
13:54 Among the Russian military, there are confirmed facts of an increase in desertion, unauthorized leaving of military units, evasion of orders and self-mutilation in order to avoid being sent to Ukraine, said Anna Malyar. In particular, the vast majority of Russian servicemen who were trained on the territory of Belarus and were redeployed to the training grounds of the Nizhny Novgorod region of the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation in early July to restore losses are trying to avoid being sent to the areas of hostilities.
There is an increase in "information and explanatory work" (that is, intimidation) by the Russian command among Russian military personnel. However, threats of imprisonment and executions are ineffective and demotivate the personnel even more, Maliar noted.
13:48 Parliament extended martial law and mobilization for 90 days - until November 15, 2023. This is the eighth extension since the start of a full-scale war.
13:41 Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin confirmed the information that the United States decided to share evidence of Russian war crimes with the International Criminal Court. He called it "another historic step towards the development of a network of comprehensive responsibility for Russia's international crimes" and thanked US Attorney General Merrick Garland and all colleagues from the US Department of Justice for supporting Ukraine in its struggle for justice.
13:36 The FSB of the Russian Federation announced that it had stopped an attempt at a "terrorist attack" on one of the ships of the Black Sea Fleet, and a serviceman of the Russian Navy allegedly "recruited by the Ukrainian special service" was detained. Two explosive devices with a total mass of 1 kg in TNT equivalent were confiscated from him, he is also suspected of transferring secret information to Ukraine.
13:14 After a series of scandals with "business trips" to luxury resorts, the authorities blocked people's deputies and officials from traveling abroad and will finalize travel legislation, a source in the President's Office told the UE.
12:42 Putin, during his speech at the Russia-Africa forum, said that the Russian Federation is ready to replace Ukrainian grain in Africa, especially "against the backdrop of record harvests." In particular, Russia is ready to supply Burkina Faso, Mali, Eritrea with 25,000-50,000 tons of grain each and ensure free delivery.
Putin claims that during the year of the grain deal, 32.8 million tons of cargo were exported from Ukraine, but more than 70% allegedly "came to high-income countries, primarily the EU." According to him, the Western countries are allegedly obstructing Moscow in the supply of grain to African countries.
11:57 In Russia, two "agents of Ukrainian intelligence" were sentenced to 15 years in a strict regime colony, the FSB reported. Last year they were detained "on suspicion of espionage, involvement in the death of the Russian military and the destruction of military equipment."
11:33 The number of those killed as a result of a rocket attack in Odessa on July 23 increased to two - the body of a woman was found in an uninhabited annex near a destroyed private house on the street. Park, city officials said.
11:16 In France, nine leaders of the local chip manufacturer Ommic were detained as part of an investigation into the illegal transfer of technology to Russia and China, writes Le Parisien. They face up to 15 years in prison.
11:14 Only in the last nine days after Russia's withdrawal from the grain agreement, as a result of enemy attacks, 26 port infrastructure facilities and five civilian ships were damaged and partially destroyed, Minister of Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov said. In addition, according to him, the Russians restrict navigation in the Crimean region and near the territorial waters of Bulgaria. With this, the Russian Federation actually blocks the movement of ships in the direction of the seaports of Ukraine.
11:09 In Crimea, from July 31, a ban on the passage of civilians to the Arabat Spit is introduced, the FSB of the Russian Federation reported. This decision was made "to localize security threats to the population of the Republic of Crimea, military and other facilities."
11:03 The offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a whole is proceeding according to the plan that Kiev and the West developed in the winter, British Deputy Defense Secretary James Hippie said in an interview with the Daily Telegraph: “At the moment, Ukraine is meeting our expectations. In general, they are fulfilling the plan that was developed together with us , with the Americans and other parties during the winter. This is not a Hollywood movie. There will be no moment when the tanks roll in, the music plays, there is a series of spectacular military shots, and at the end - victory by September. "
The hippie believes that Ukraine is exercising "due care" in refusing to send large numbers of people and transferred weapons into dense Russian minefields. According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had sufficient firepower ready to make a breakthrough at the right time.
10:51 Russians are attacking Starokonstantinov for the second day in a row in the Khmelnytsky region, where the airfield is located, Air Force Speaker Yuri Ignat said: "The Starokonstantinov airfield does not give the invaders peace. Well, not the airfield itself, but our military pilots who strike. You see what kind "Bavovna" good is happening in the occupied territories. Therefore, today this airfield is under the gun."
10:46 The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation put on the wanted list the judge of the International Criminal Court Tomoko Akane, who issued an arrest warrant for Putin and children's ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova. Earlier, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened criminal cases against Akane and two other judges, as well as the ICC prosecutor, on "bringing a knowingly innocent person to criminal responsibility" and "preparing to attack a representative of a foreign state enjoying international protection."
10:37 British intelligence has noticed that Russia has recently reinforced its troops in southern Ukraine with new Ka-52M helicopters. They have been significantly upgraded, taking into account the lessons learned from the Russian experience in Syria, experts say. One of the key improvements to the Ka-52 is the integration of the new LMUR anti-tank missile, which has a range of about 15 km. Crews of the Ka-52 were quick to take advantage of the opportunity to launch the weapon outside the reach of Ukrainian air defenses, the review said.
10:14 a.m. Zelensky announced that he had held an off-site meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief in Dnipro, in the area of responsibility of the Tavria operational-strategic group of troops. We discussed the situation at the front, the course of offensive and defensive operations, the provision of troops with ammunition, as well as the effectiveness of the use of existing air defense systems and the strengthening of the air shield, taking into account future revenues. According to the president, a comprehensive inspection of territorial recruitment centers and social support is coming to an end, 11 regions are "under special control."
10:09 Up to 82% of the wounded and sick Ukrainian military return to duty after treatment, said Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar. According to her, about 80% of the wounded receive the necessary assistance during the so-called golden hour. And thanks to the professionalism of the Ukrainian medical staff, the death rate of the military at the evacuation stage decreased to 1.35%.
09:48 The FSB of the Russian Federation announced that it had identified another foreign civilian vessel, which allegedly could have been used to deliver explosives to Ukraine. Traces of TNT and dinitrotoluene were allegedly found in the hold and on the surface of the boat of the foreign dry cargo ship BMO River, en route from the Turkish Sinop to Rostov. In June and July, the ship called at the Ukrainian port of Reni twice, according to the FSB. A decision was made to ban the passage of the vessel through the Kerch Strait.
09:30 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed (in Zhelezny), nine more were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:07 At night, the Russians attacked the village of Kovsharovka, Kupyansky district, Kharkiv region, with a KAB-250 guided bomb. A five-story residential building and a neighboring nine-story building were damaged. One person died, four were injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
In addition, a S-300 missile hit a non-residential building in Veliky Burluk, Kupyansky district, at night. Also, during the past day, the enemy fired artillery, mortars and other weapons at the settlements of Bogodukhovsky, Kharkov, Izyum, Chuguevsky and Kupyansky districts, people were not injured.
08:56 Ukrainian troops continue their offensive north and south of Bakhmut, on the southern front they were successful in the Staromayorsky area, they are fixed on the achieved lines, said the speaker of the General Staff Andriy Kovalev.
08:50 At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with attack UAVs and cruise missiles. In total, two launches of Caliber cruise missiles from a submarine in the Black Sea and eight launches of Shahed-136/131 Iranian kamikaze drones from the direction of Primorsko-Akhtarsk were recorded. Caliber attacked the port infrastructure of the Odessa region, failed to bring them down. At the same time, all eight attack drones were destroyed within the borders of the Khmelnitsky, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions, the Air Force command said.
08:37 The Ukrainian command notified Washington of a new phase of the counteroffensive, writes The New York Times, citing unnamed American officials. In particular, reinforced Ukrainian groups will try to move south through Russian minefields and fortifications to Tokmok, and if successful, to Melitopol. The goal of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is to break the so-called land corridor between the Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories and Crimea, or at least advance far enough to put the peninsula within the reach of Ukrainian artillery.
The new Defense Forces operation, if successful, could take one to three weeks, Ukrainian officials told colleagues in Washington. In general, the front in the Zaporozhye region is one of the three axes of the Ukrainian counteroffensive. One of Ukraine's military goals is to reach the Sea of Azov, driving a wedge between Russian-occupied territories in southern and eastern Ukraine.
08:18 At night, the Russians attacked the Odessa region with Caliber missiles, aimed at the port infrastructure. As a result of the hit, a civilian security guard was killed, the equipment of one of the cargo terminals was damaged, a security building and two cars were destroyed, Oleg Kiper, the head of the IVA, said.
08:09 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 27:
personnel - about 244,270 (+590) people liquidated,
tanks - 4186 (+9),
armored combat vehicles - 8147 (+11),
artillery systems - 4745 (+18),
MLRS - 698 (+0),
air defense systems - 457 (+0),
aircraft - 315 (+0),
helicopters - 311 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 3996 (+3),
cruise missiles - 1347 (+40),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 7229 (+18),
special equipment - 708 (+0).
07:35 Over the past day, 28 clashes took place at the front, the General Staff said in the morning summary .
02:23 Biden gave a secret order to transfer evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, writes The New York Times, citing sources. Officials say the president's decision undermines months of resistance from the Pentagon, which has argued that such a move could set a precedent that would allow the US military to be targeted.
According to the publication, US intelligence agencies have collected information, including details about the decision of Russian officials to deliberately target civilian infrastructure in Ukraine and forcibly deport thousands of Ukrainian children from the occupied territory. The US has already shared some of this evidence with Ukrainian prosecutors but has refrained from providing it to The Hague.
00:06 Ukraine is starting a new stage in the issue of security guarantees - the process of concluding bilateral agreements with partner countries as part of the Joint Declaration of Support for Ukraine, adopted at the NATO summit in Vilnius, Yermak said after a telephone conversation with US national security adviser Jake Sullivan . The parties also discussed the implementation of the Peace Formula, the possibility of holding a future Global Peace Summit, and the situation at the front.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
22:00 Artillerymen of the 292nd regiment of the 58th army destroyed another Ukrainian howitzer during a counter-battery fight, Zaporozhye region —video. 21:00 Soldiers of the Russian army destroyed the self-propelled guns "Krab" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Bakhmut direction with the Lancet -video.
20:33 Russian tankers on the T-90M of the 69th detachment brigade of the 35th Army are hammering on the fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dorozhnyanka area -video.
19:27 The 34th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade worked out from the ATGM on the tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - video
19:23 Captured Dutch armored personnel carrier YPR-765 (American version of M-113) - video
18:28 Supreme Council of the Russian Federation eliminated nationalist Konstantina Musienko.
From January 2023 he was the senior gunner of the mechanized squad of the mechanized platoon of the mechanized company of the mechanized battalion HF A4741.
Denazified near the village of Priyutnoe, Pohovsky district, Zaporozhye region.
18:26 Attack aircraft of the Airborne Forces captured a stronghold and captured the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine —video
After our artillery worked on the Ukrainian fortifications, the assault group of the Airborne Forces went on the attack. The fire support for the paratroopers was provided by an armored group on the BMD-4M.
Some of the Ukrainian servicemen, wanting to save their lives, surrendered. The militants who resisted were eliminated.
17:30 It is reported that in Zaporozhye destroyed soldiers of the elite unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to the Military Chronicle, the Wolf Pack unit of the 2nd Assault Battalion of the 3rd Specialized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was ambushed by the army special forces of the RF Armed Forces while retreating in the Rabotin area. Apparently, the assault battalion was involved during the ten-hour offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on July 26.
According to preliminary data, the T-72M1 was destroyed by the ATGM crew, after which the crew of the vehicle was abandoned, and the main forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreated.
This unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, presumably, due to heavy losses and a slowdown in the offensive, was transferred to Zaporozhye from the Kherson region and from the Artyomovsky direction.
17:28 Soldiers of the Russian 110th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade destroyed the T-64 tank and the HMMWV armored car of the Ukrainian military - video
16:35 Footage of the combat work of the army special forces "Osman" to destroy the tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with loitering ammunition Kh-51, Kh-52 "Lancet" during the unsuccessful offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction - video
15:33 "Alligator" destroyed an enemy tank with a guided missile - video
Just before the strike, the militants who were nearby left their hiding places and approached the armored car. All of them were covered with one powerful blow.
15:29 "Lancet" paratroopers destroyed the Ukrainian tank during the evacuation -video
Our fighters noticed an attempt by the enemy to evacuate a wrecked tank from the battlefield and inflicted an accurate drone strike on the armored vehicles.
14:25 Highlights of the newthe briefing Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
On July 26, the Armed Forces of Ukraine resumed an intensive offensive in the Orekhovskaya direction with the forces of three battalions, all attacks were repelled;
More than 280 Ukrainian servicemen, 25 tanks, ten infantry fighting vehicles, three armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, a Czech-made RM-70 Vampire multiple rocket launcher, and two FH-70 howitzers were destroyed in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions. Great Britain;
More than 120 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, two armored personnel carriers and an armored car "Kozak" were destroyed in the Donetsk direction;
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy’s losses amounted to more than 35 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, as well as a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount;
More than 185 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, as well as a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed in the Krasnolimansky direction;
In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, up to 25 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three vehicles, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed in a day;
Air defense systems intercepted five rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and destroyed 20 Ukrainian drones in a day.
14:23 Another German-made Leopard 2 A4 tank successfully blown up on a TM-62m mine in the Zaporozhye direction - video
13:38 A kamikaze drone of the 110th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade destroyed a Nazi tank while trying to counterattack near Nevelskoye in the Donetsk direction - video
13:31 In the NWO zone liquidated one of the battalion commanders. Kulchitsky – Sergey Tkachenko
The battalion, which is part of the National Guard of Ukraine, was formed from militants operating on the Maidan. Subsequently replenished with similar elements.
Tkachenko was known for calls to "crack down on all separatists", took part in the battles for Slavyansk.
12:20 The Zoo-1M complex of the O group helped the 152mm Msta-S crew destroy the Nazi weapon - video
“The complex calculates enemy artillery along the trajectory of the projectile. Within 30 seconds, the flight path is being processed, and the station gives out the coordinates from where the shot was fired. It calculates almost all types of artillery, it also gives out the nature of the target: either it is a mortar, or it is a gun, or it is an enemy MLRS, it also shows the caliber," said the station operator with the call sign Strelok.
12:17 Two points of temporary deployment, mortars and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed in the Kherson region
Fighters of the Russian group "Dnepr" eliminated 32 Ukrainian soldiers, injured 28 more, the emergency services of the Kherson region reported.
11:24 Footage taken by eyewitnesses of yesterday's massive strike by Russian missiles on military facilities on the territory of Ukraine - video
According to preliminary data, one of the hit targets was the base of Su-24M bombers equipped with Storm Shadow missiles in Starokonstantinov.
11:22 According to the Russian Defense Ministry, during yesterday's offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Rabotino destroyed 22 tanks, 10 infantry fighting vehicles, other equipment and more than 100 enemy personnel.
10:22 During the counterbattery fight, 292 SAP destroyed another self-propelled guns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction - video
10:21 As part of the general fire engagement of the Dnepr grouping of troops, at 09.30 on July 26, southeast of the Antonovsky bridge, a Su-34 aircraft delivered an X-38 air strike on the accumulation of enemy manpower (up to 20 people) and an ammunition depot - video
09:30 As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnipro group of troops in the island zonedestroyed:
- the place of temporary deployment of one of the armed formations of Ukraine.
Losses of VFU in zh.s.: 14 KIAs; six wounded.
Disabled two units. automotive technology.
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kherson direction, the following were destroyed:
- 120 mm mortar crew and ammunition for it, in the area of the settlement. Nikolskoye.
Losses of VFU in zh.s.: five KIAs, three wounded.
- the position of one of the armed formations of Ukraine, in the area of the settlement. Antonovka.
Losses of VFU in zh.s.: seven KIAs; 10 wounded.
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kakhovka direction, the following were destroyed:
- the position of one of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in the area of the settlement. Kachkarovka.
Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zh.s.: six KIAs; nine wounded.
08:15 Direct fire on neo-Nazis: the crew of the T-90M "Proryv" tank defeated the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine - video
Krasnoliman direction
With a shot from a 125mm cannon, the tankers of the Central Military District demolished the enemy’s fortified structure, after which, using an anti-aircraft gun, they suppressed the remaining personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The enemy stronghold was destroyed.
08:07 "Lancets" smash Nazi equipment along the entire front - video
In video 1, our strike drone destroys a German Leopard near Rabotino in the Zaporozhye direction.
On 2 - the Polish self-propelled guns "Krab" were destroyed in the Krasno-Limansky direction.
On 3 - "Lancet" hit an enemy tank in the Zaporozhye direction.
On 4 - a Ukrainian tank was hit near Bogdanovka.
At 5, an enemy self-propelled gun was hit in the South-Donetsk direction.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 07/27/2023 to 00:00 07/28/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 44 facts of firing by the AFU.
Information was received about the wounding of nine civilians, incl. children born in 2006 and 2008 #ChildrenNotTarget, in Kirovsky, Kuibyshevsky, Petrovsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk.
A total of 17 residential buildings were damaged in Petrovsky, Kuibyshevsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, as well as one civil infrastructure facility.
Under enemy fire were the areas of four settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 38 attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky five artillery attacks from MLRS, artillery 152mm.
On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
Having fired 189 units of various ammunition.
In the previous day, 98 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
22:05 Chronicle of special military operation for July 27, 2023
Violent clashes continue in the Vremyevsky sector near Staromayorsky, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine were able to occupy the adjacent heights and enter the village. The RF Armed Forces counterattacked, but in fact the settlement was completely destroyed.
Fighting is going on in the Orekhovsky sector east of Rabotino. In addition, the enemy is concentrating new reserves in this direction, including a large amount of equipment. Fighting continues in the Svatovsky sector near Novoegorovka.
22:00 Fighters from the Avdievka direction confirm: Avdievka is in our operational environment.
Our artillerymen fully control all the roads along which the city temporarily occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues to receive reserves from the Kyiv regime.
21:45 Svatovo-Kremenskaya plot, direction to Borovaya
Today, the main efforts of our Army were aimed at advancing west of the village of Nadezhda.
There is progress and it amounted to more than a kilometer - now in this area we have reached the border of the LPR and the Kharkov region.
At the moment, the enemy is trying in every possible way to stabilize the situation by throwing a frantic amount of reserves into the next meat grinder.
At the same time, all attempts to stop the advance of our fighters do not bring results.
21:30 Video from Kleshcheevka, which is completely under the control of the RF Armed Forces.
21:00 Two words:
Our reserves arrived in the Kleshcheevka area;
Our guys repelled attacks in the Rabotino area;
Hellish oncoming battles were going on in Staromairosky, practically nothing was left of the village. Alas, but for today we had to retreat;
In the Kupyansk direction, our troops again advanced significantly.
20:30 During the offensive of the guardsmen of the 20th army on the Svatovo-Kremennaya front, a Russian grenade launcher from 40 meters struck 3rd Swedish BMP CV-90 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, thereby breaking through the defense of the Ukrainians.
19:50 Bloody failure of the offensive near Orekhov: ours again destroyed the attacking armored groups
Video today's defeat of the enemy in the area of the settlement. Rabotino.
Footage of the joint work of the army special forces "Osman" with artillery and special units of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District to destroy equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the course of repelling today's failed enemy offensive on the Zaporozhye Front.
During the fighting today, up to 10 pieces of enemy military equipment were destroyed near Rabotino, dozens of militants were destroyed. Some were taken prisoner, including officers.
19:30 Difficult situation on the Vremevsky ledge: during offensive the enemy is pushing our troops out and creating threats of a breakthrough due to the great advantage in artillery.
Deputy Head of the Russian Guard for the DPR A. Khodakovsky on the situation at the junction of Zaporozhye and the DPR:
Taking advantage of the advantage in range, receiving practically no “answers”, the enemy methodically rolled out Staromayorskoe for several days, knocking out personnel from shelters and turning these shelters into piles of broken bricks. Satisfied with the result, he went on the offensive, clinging to the outskirts and gradually pressing us back, at the same time creating a flank threat to the positions on Urozhaynoye.
Of course, he dived into the bag, switching roles with us, but the loss of a settlement after a stubborn and no doubt heroic defense is a blow to our military pride. Not to sweeten the pill, but solely from rational considerations, I will say: now the enemy in the ruins will be very hard.
Khodakovsky noted that units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the DPR (which practically ceased to exist due to the reorganization in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation for the DPR) play a significant role on the front. But the battalions of internal troops, police special forces, which arose back in 2014, often from militia formations, being already pretty battered and being at a critical level of fatigue, fight with the enemy on their own morale and will, losing people every day.
“At the same time, I would like to say that these units are more than others deprived of both republican and state awards. For some reason, even for the capture of Mariupol, they got the most meager awards, and this causes fair reproaches among them. In fact, it’s a shame that people squeeze all their strength out of themselves, but they don’t get enough attention ... ”
18:55 APU again inflicted massive attacks on Donetsk and its environs, partially destroying several residential buildings. Under enemy fire, seven civilians were injured, including elderly people.
Damage was also received by the gas pipeline and power lines on Sacco and Vanzetti Street in the Kievsky district of the city.
Today, against the backdrop of incessant shelling, commemorative events are being held in the Donetsk People's Republic on the Day of Remembrance of the victims of the war - the children of Donbass: since 2014, 228 children have died at the hands of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the republic, another 792 have been injured of varying severity.
18:30 “It doesn’t smell of any patriotism there, they just threw it like meat for someone’s money”: Ukrainian servicemen increasingly refuse to fight and lay down their arms
Vitaliy Ivaskevich is another Ukrainian who became a victim of forcedmobilization. “I went to work, they took me, as they say, under the arms,” says the prisoner. He was sent to the Ternopil region for training, but, as Vitaly himself says, this cannot be called training: “They occupied the floors in the premises of the former hospital. Homemade beds, no showers, no bathrooms - it was some kind of nightmare.”
During the entire preparation, there were practically no classes with military personnel, and the mobilized abused alcohol. “They gathered people under 50 years old, mostly either builders or pensioners who drank themselves, such a contingent,” says the prisoner.
On the front line, those mobilized who refused to obey criminal orders were threatened with criminal liability and physical violence. “Two people refused, they were tied to trees and beaten, I saw they were in handcuffs. The attitude is inhuman,” said Vitaly.
During the battle, the mobilized did not resist and surrendered to the Russian paratroopers. “They gave their water to drink, cigarettes. The guys are excellent, the attitude was human,” recalls the prisoner. He admits that he did not expect this, since Ukrainian television constantly talks about the atrocities and cruelty of Russian military personnel. However, all this turned out to be just another deception and propaganda. “How can they be cruel if three people with hefty machine guns just gave me water to drink and that’s all,” Vitaly wonders.
17:53 The offensive of the "Brave" video: Attack aircraft of the Airborne Forces captured a stronghold and captured the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kremennaya
After our artillery worked on the Ukrainian fortifications, the landing assault group went on the attack. Fire support for the airborne troops was provided by an armored group on the BMD-4M.
Some Ukrainian soldiers, wanting to save their lives, surrendered. The militants who resisted were eliminated.
17:30 POW, Ukrainian Officer. Company commander of the 116th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This captain led 100 people to the slaughter. Almost his entire company was destroyed. The wounded, who were lucky enough to be captured, received medical assistance. Komroty also, in fact, was saved by Russian military doctors.
The 116th and 118th Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (10th Corps) are the same reserve that was trained with the direct participation of Western military experts at the training grounds of NATO countries. Now the former company commander claims that the mood in the units is not joyful. Many understand that there are very few chances to survive in the offensive. The Kiev regime saves Western equipment, but does not count its own soldiers. Tariff "Human unlimited".
17:00 Fighting on the flank of Artyomovsk: The North-Z brigade repels another enemy “roll-up”.
These frames from forward positions during the repulsion of an enemy attack on the northern flank of Artemovsk, where the enemy has been trying to break through our defenses for two months.
16:22 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the Vostok group:
In the South-Donetsk direction, the advanced units of the Vostok group of troops, supported by artillery, repelled an enemy attack in the direction of Staromayorsky. Having suffered losses in manpower, the enemy retreated.
During the counterbattery fight, two mortar crews were destroyed north of Vladimirovka, a 152mm towed howitzer "Hyacinth" in Zolotoy Niva, an armored fighting vehicle north of Shevchenko, and a pickup truck with nationalists in the Novodonetsky area.
Artillery fire prevented the advance of two enemy infantry groups in the direction north of Nikolsky. Having suffered losses, the enemy retreated.
Artillery also destroyed infantry fighting vehicles, vehicles and manpower in the Ugledar area.
Assault aircraft destroyed armored combat vehicles, vehicles and accumulations of manpower in the areas of Makarovka and Staromayorsky.
In the Zaporozhye direction, an enemy attack was repelled in the direction of Rabotino. The enemy tanks and infantry were destroyed by army aviation strikes and artillery fire.
The use of attack UAVs destroyed two reconnaissance groups and an observation post of militants north of Priyutnoye. Another reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was liquidated by artillery fire in the area west of Lugovskoye.
Helicopters of army aviation destroyed armored combat vehicles and accumulations of manpower in Novodanilovka.
Assault aircraft hit the places of accumulation of manpower of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Pyatikhatki, Rabotino and Priyutnoye.
The military personnel of the Vostok group of troops show courage and heroism in the performance of combat missions.
The tank commander, corporal Ivan Bataev, during the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the sectors of the Zaporizhzhya direction, as part of the crew, performed tasks of destroying enemy manpower and equipment by fire.
In the course of repulsing another attempt to break through the Ukrainian troops, our defensive lines, the crew of the tank, led by Corporal Bataev, destroyed two pickup trucks with nationalists, with anti-tank systems installed on them, as well as several armored combat vehicles.
15:50 APU continue daily to shell civilian infrastructure on the left bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region.
The enemy fired at least 30 rounds at the residential area of ??Novaya Kakhovka, Peschanovka, Aleshek, Kakhovka and Proletarka, there were no reports of casualties.
15:30 Attrition specialized air defense and radar systems in Ukraine, more and more emphasis is being placed on the growth in the number of mobile groups equipped with small arms, as well as VNOS (airborne surveillance, warning and communications) posts equipped with optical surveillance devices. Plus, Kyiv is trying to shift part of the cost of air defense to the regions.
It became known that in Odessa 200 million UAH will be allocated for the needs of air defense.
Most of this amount is about UAH 150 million. spend on the needs of mobile fireteams. Their task is to fight against UAVs, the main fire weapon is an off-road vehicle with an installed machine gun.
A little more than UAH 43 million will be allocated for the creation of VNOS posts.
15:20 Ukrainian formations continue daily to strike at the border settlements of the Belgorod region.
This time the enemy fired on the village of Krasnoye in the Shebekinsky District. The combine was damaged by a shell explosion. Shrapnel wounds were received by a combine operator, he is receiving all the necessary assistance.
In addition, local residents also reported artillery attack of Wet Orlovka, Terezovka, Spodaryushino and the Pankov farm: there were no reports of casualties or damage.
15:00 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the "Center" group:
In the Svatovsky and Krasnolimansky directions, the crews of the Su-34 of the group of troops "Center" struck, using a guided missile and bomb weapon system, at a command post, a command and observation post, as well as two enemy ammunition depots in the area of the settlements of Krasny Liman, Novolyubovka, Terny, Torskoye.
In the course of conducting active defense of the occupied lines, units of the "Center" grouping of forces repelled 9 attempts to attack the enemy. Two infantry fighting vehicles, four armored vehicles, five pickup trucks, a 122mm D-30 gun, three mortars and more than 150 militants were destroyed, eight servicemen of the National Guard of Ukraine surrendered. Air defense systems shot down three Hymars rockets.
Artillery fire and air strikes of the Russian grouping inflicted defeat on assault groups of the 25th Airborne brigade, 21st, 42nd, 63rd and 67th Mechanized Brigades of Ukrainian troops in the areas of Torsky, Chervonopopovsky sections and Serebryansky forestry.
14:30 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of July 27, 2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out concentrated strikes with long-range, air- and sea-based high-precision weapons against airfields, control and deployment centers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, assembly shops and storage sites for unmanned boats, as well as missiles, weapons and military equipment received from European countries and the United States.
The target has been reached. All assigned objects are hit.
During the day, the armed forces of Ukraine continued unsuccessful attempts at offensive operations in the Donetsk, Krasnolimansk and South Donetsk directions.
- In the Donetsk direction, the coordinated actions of the defending units in close cooperation with the aviation and artillery of the "Southern" group of forces successfully repelled nine enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Avdievka, Maryinka and north of Kirovo of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Also, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Vesyoloye, Bogdanovka, Predtechino, Dyleevka and Novgorodskoe of the Donetsk People's Republic.
An ammunition depot of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the village of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
Enemy losses per day amounted to over 210 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, seven infantry fighting vehicles, three armored fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, howitzers: 152mm D-20 and 152mm Msta-B, as well as a US-made counterbattery radar AN/TPQ-50.
In addition, over the past two days in this direction, units of the Russian troops thwarted four attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Kleshcheevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the fighting, more than 120 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, two armored personnel carriers and an armored car "Kozak" were destroyed by the skillful use of anti-tank weapons with the support of army aviation.
- In the Krasnolimansky direction, units of the "Center" grouping of troops, relying on a skillfully organized fire system in combination with engineering barriers, repulsed an enemy attack in the direction of the settlement of Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic.
During the battle, more than 15 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, and one car were destroyed.
Air strikes and artillery fire inflicted a defeat on manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Nevskoye of the Luhansk People's Republic, Torskoye and Serebryanka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Enemy losses in this direction amounted to 185 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, and a 122m Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
An ammunition depot of the 100th Territorial Defense Brigade was destroyed near the village of Yampol in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In total, since July 23, the advance of the assault detachments of the "Center" grouping of troops in the area of the settlement of Sergeevka of the Luhansk People's Republic amounted to 12 kilometers along the front and three kilometers into the depth of the enemy's defense.
- In the South-Donetsk direction, active actions of units, air strikes and artillery fire of the Vostok group of forces repelled an attack by an assault detachment of the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade in the area of the settlement of Urozhaynoye of the Donetsk People's Republic. Up to 16 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed, as well as two armored combat vehicles.
In addition, the manpower and equipment of the enemy was hit in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar and Makarovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the area of the settlement of Staromayorskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic, the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped.
- In the Zaporozhye direction, after the failure of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine north of the settlement of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region, in which up to three battalion tactical groups from the strategic reserve brigades were involved, the enemy, having suffered heavy losses, restored combat capability during the night and did not take active actions.
The strikes of operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery fire inflicted a defeat on Ukrainian units in the areas of the settlements of Belogorye, Omelnyk, Novodanilivka, Orekhov and Pyatikhatki of the Zaporozhye region.
Also, in the area of the settlement of Stepanovka, Zaporozhye region, the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped.
Enemy losses per day in these areas amounted to more than 280 Ukrainian servicemen, 25 tanks, ten infantry fighting vehicles, three armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, a Czech-made RM-70 "Vampire" multiple rocket launcher combat vehicle, and two howitzers "FH-70" made in the UK.
- In the Kupyansk direction, assault detachments of the 7th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the "Western" group of troops, continuing offensive operations west of the village of Kuzemovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, took more advantageous positions.
The strikes of operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery fire inflicted defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Timkovka of the Kharkov region, Stelmahovka and Novoselovskoe of the Luhansk People's Republic.
Enemy losses amounted to more than 35 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, and a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, up to 25 military personnel, three cars, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed in a day.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day defeated 109 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 123 districts.
In addition, aviation fuel depots were destroyed near the village of Starokonstantinov, Khmelnitsky region.
In the areas of the settlements of Chuguevo and Novopavlovka, Dnepropetrovsk region, two radar stations for detecting air targets P-18 were destroyed.
A fuel depot of the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit near the settlement of Malaya Tokmachka, Zaporozhye region.
Air defense systems intercepted five rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system per day.
In addition, 20 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Kremennaya of the Lugansk People's Republic, Gorlovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Vershina Vtoraya, Tokmak and Malye Shcherbaki of the Zaporozhye region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 457 aircraft, 244 helicopters, 5,291 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 anti-aircraft missile systems, 10,966 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,140 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 5,636 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 11,920 units of special military vehicles.
13:50 Vremyevsky section situation as of 13.00 July 27, 2023:
Near Staromayorsky, the combined assault groups of the enemy attacked the positions of the RF Armed Forces in the village. As a result of fierce fighting, the Armed Forces of Ukraine occupied the adjacent heights and entered the northern and northwestern outskirts of the settlement.
At the moment, Russian units are conducting a counterattack from the southeastern part with the support of artillery. However, there was practically nothing left of Staromayorsky itself, and the village itself was razed to the ground.
Artillerymen and aviation of the RF Armed Forces, according to the Warrior of the Far East, over the past day and night destroyed several enemy armored vehicles northwest and north of the settlement.
Also, detachments of marines of the Ukrainian Navy made an attempt to break through to Urozhaynoye, but to no avail. The enemy's plan in this case is obvious: the Armed Forces of Ukraine intend to pincer the RF Armed Forces. There was also a roll-on in a small group on Novodonetskoye, but the fighters of the Russian army repulsed the attack.
13:25 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the group "South":
The units of the "Southern" group of forces successfully repelled the attacks of the assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Lisichansk, Aleksandro-Kalinovsk and Soledaro-Artemovsk directions. Artillery in the area of Ivanodaryevka destroyed the BMP of the attacking enemy.
During the counter-battery fight, two 155mm self-propelled artillery mounts "CRAB" were destroyed in the areas of Dyleevka and Seversk, a 105mm self-propelled howitzer M109 "Paladin" in the area of Krasnogorovka, guns 122mm D-30, 152mm D-20, 120mm mortar in the areas of Karlovka , Umanskoe, Avdievka.
In addition, the artillery crews of the formations of the grouping destroyed the pickup truck and pillboxes of the enemy in the areas of the settlements of Avdeevka and Nevelskoye.
The crews of helicopters of army aviation hit targets in the areas of Kleshcheevka and Andreevka.
Assault aircraft carried out missile and bomb strikes on enemy targets in the areas of Kurdyumovka, Bogdanovka, Avdeevka and Mayorsk.
13:05 Orekhovsky area situation as of 12.00 July 27, 2023:
At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine transferred the reserves of the 47th Brigade in the vicinity of Orekhov and Novodanilovka, and in the morning to the south, in the landing north of Rabotino, the Ukrainian command began to concentrate assault groups on tanks and other armored vehicles.
Around 0600 hrs, an infantry group of the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to gain a foothold in the forest belt northeast of Rabotino to break through to the village, but the attack was repulsed.
So far, there have been no active clashes, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to accumulate resources north of Rabotino. The means of objective control noted the presence of Leopard tanks, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Kozak armored combat vehicles.
At the moment, Russian artillerymen and Lancet drone operators are working on them. A hit on two enemy armored vehicles was visually confirmed.
12:50 Kupyansk direction, our paratroopers advanced more than one kilometer west of Liman. The movement continues.
It is possible that soon there will be a big nuisance for the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction.
12:35 Advancer in the Kupyansky direction:
Our paratroopers advanced more than one kilometer west of Liman in the Kupyanskoye direction. The movement continues.
It is quite possible that soon there will be a big trouble for the Ukronazi units in this direction.
12:15 There are reports that over the past few days, large objects of the 41st Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit in the Kupyansky direction.
For two days in a row, attacks were carried out on the premises of the wholesale base of Kupyansk, where the militants equipped the headquarters and the point of temporary deployment.
On Monday, in the village of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya (near the local hospital), an ammunition depot of the 2nd battalion of the 41st Brigade was hit.
Recently, up to 15 militants of the 3rd battalion of the 41st brigade went missing in the basement of the administrative building in the village of Zapadnoye after a Russian artillery attack.
There is information that now the brigade began to check phones in search of informants and sources of data leakage.
2. Ukrainian sources report explosions in the Sumy region.
11:40 Last day on Avdeevsky and Maryinsky direction went relatively smoothly.
The enemy tried to counterattack four times (two times in the Maryinsky direction, 2 times in the Avdeevsky direction), but it can be called a full-fledged counterattack with a big stretch - infantry groups with the support (in each case) of one unit. BMP and one unit. tanks were noticed by our observers long before reaching the counterattack lines and artillery strikes were made on them, which forced the enemy to retreat.
One of the enemy infantry fighting vehicles, leaving from under the artillery fire of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, was blown up on its own minefields.
Enemy manpower losses are being specified.
According to updated information, the losses of the enemy, who took part in counterattacks in the Avdievka direction, for the day from July 25 to July 26, 2023 amounted to:
BMP - two units
Personnel - 9 people (3 KIAs, 6 wounded)
11:20 Criminal Kyiv regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired from barrel artillery:
-- n.p. Aleshki fired 13 rounds;
-- n.p. Golaya Pristan fired eight rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery fired eight rounds;
-- in the village of Krynki, nine rounds were fired;
As a result of the artillery attack in N. p. Aleshki, one civilian received shrapnel wounds of moderate severity.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. Nova Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Peschanovka, n.p. Proletarian, n.p. Alyoshki firing a total of 33 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
11:00 Zaporozhye direction, n.p. Rabotino
The situation is tense, the enemy went on the offensive again.
There are fights. The enemy is redeploying. Personnel are brought to forest plantations. Our artillery is at work.
10:30 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the group "West":
During the fighting in the Kupyansk direction, the crew of the Su-34 fighter-bomber of the Zapad group of forces launched two air strikes on temporary deployment points, concentration of weapons and military equipment of units of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade in the area of the Volchiy tract.
In addition, the crews of Ka-52 and Mi-35 attack helicopters and Su-25 attack aircraft of the Zapad group of forces delivered eleven air strikes against accumulations of manpower and firepower of 14 Separate Mechanized Brigade and territorial defense units.
During the counter-battery fight, the artillery of the group destroyed a mortar crew in the Berestovoe area and an AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery fight station in the area of the Zapadnoye settlement.
By means of air defense, the calculation of the S-300 launcher destroyed the Haimars MLRS rocket.
10:00 Chronicle of special military operation for July 26, 2023
In the evening, the RF Armed Forces launched a massive missile attack on the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: explosions were heard in the Dnepropetrovsk, Kyiv and Zhytomyr regions.
According to preliminary data, an airfield in Starokonstantinov was hit in the Khmelnytsky region - Storm Shadow carrier aircraft were based on it. In addition, Snake Island also came under attack by guided bombs.
At the same time, the situation at the front remains stably difficult. The enemy continues to put pressure on the Russian defensive lines in Kleshcheevka, the settlement is partially under the control of the enemy.
Russian troops, in turn, are active in the Serebryansky forestry and Novoegorovka. On the Zaporozhye sector of the front in the Rabotino region, the enemy did not succeed after two attacks, losing at least 25 armored vehicles.
Ukrainian formations continue to shell daily the Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk People's Republic. Unfortunately, there is destruction of infrastructure and deaths.
09:27 Official summar of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 07/26/2023 to 00:00 07/27/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 98 facts of firing by the AFU.
Information was received about the wounding of a civilian - a woman, in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.
A total of 14 residential buildings were damaged in the Kirovsky, Kuibyshevsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk, as well as three civilian infrastructure facilities.
Under enemy fire were areas of six settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Golmovsky, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Kirovsky, Chervonogvardeysky districts), Aleksandrovka.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 63 artillery attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky 31 artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky four artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.
Having fired 399 units of various ammunition.
In the previous day, 58 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
09:26 As a result of enemy artillery attack Alyoshek one civilian received shrapnel wounds - emergency services
Yesterday, the APU militants fired 38 rounds from cannon artillery at the settlements: Alyoshki, Golaya Pristan, Cossack Camps, Krynki.
The artillery attack did not stop at night - the Ukronazis fired 33 cannon artillery rounds at Novaya Kakhovka, Kakhovka, Peschanovka, Aleshki and Proletarka.
08:23 Summary on the morning of July 27, 2023 from the Dva Major channel
Yesterday afternoon, the Russian Armed Forces launched rocket attacks on a military airfield in Staronostantinov, Khmelnytsky region. Additionally, this object was struck by the Geran UAV closer to the morning. Storm Shadow carrier aircraft were based on it.
In the Orekhovsky direction of the Zaporozhye Front, the Armed Forces of Ukraine threw several dozen tanks and armored vehicles, up to three battalions, and infantry into battle from 0400 hrs yesterday. A total of 22 tanks, 10 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 enemy soldiers were destroyed. This morning the enemy went on the offensive again.
In the Vremevsky direction, heavy fighting is going on near Staromayorsky to Staromlynovka. The enemy brought the Special Operations Forces into battle, which also did not bring him success.
On the southern flank of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), bloody battles at short distances go beyond Kleshcheevka. They reported the presence of the enemy in the southern part of the settlement. The Armed Forces of Ukraine record the entry into battle of the reserves of the Russian Armed Forces.
Artillery attacks of the Kursk and Belgorod regions continues. The enemy fired about 400 rounds at the DPR, a civilian born in 1963 was wounded.
08:08 Frontline summary on the morning of 07/27/2023
In the Zaporozhye direction, Ukrainian units, after massive shelling, managed to advance northeast of Rabotino. Russian troops are now holding defenses on the northern and eastern outskirts of the village. The RF Armed Forces attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kamensky, Lobkove, Stepnoy (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Ugledar and Donetsk directions), Novoandreevka, Orekhovo, Malaya Tokmachka, Zheleznodorozhny, Gulyaipole and Malinovka. Ukrainian troops attacked Lugovoe, Zherebyanka, Nesteryanka, Kopani, Verbovoy and Novopokrovka.
In the Ugledarsky sector, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have entrenched themselves in Staromayorsky and are artillery attack Russian units in the southern part of the village. Also, with the support of artillery, they advanced to Urozhaynoye. The Russian Aerospace Forces attacked Levadny and Novodarovka, artillery worked on Makarovka, Bolshaya Novosyolka, Zolotoy Niva, Novoukrainka and Vugledar. APU fired at Priyutnoye and Novodonetskoye.
In the Bakhmut direction, the RF Armed Forces tried to counterattack from the side of Kurdyumovka. No success. The Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted assault operations in Andreevka and Kleshcheevka with the same result. It did not work out for them in the area of ??Berkhovka and Zheleznyansky, despite the powerful support of artillery.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation fired at the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Predtechin, Ivanovsky, Chasovoy Yar, Bogdanovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Vasyukovka, Kuzminovka, Disputable and Verkhnekamensky. They themselves found themselves under Ukrainian attacks in Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka, Bakhmut and Yagodnoe.
In the Lugansk direction, the RF Armed Forces tried to advance in the Serebryansky forest from the direction of Dibrova. The Armed Forces held their positions. Russian troops withdrew from Nadia under pressure from Ukrainian units and powerful shelling.
The village is in the "gray zone", and the front line has leveled off. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered strikes against the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Serebryanka, Belogorovka, Torskoy, Novoselovsky, Berestovoy, Kislovka, Kupyansk, Zapadny, Dvurechnaya and Krasny Pervy.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. By Gevorg Mirzayam
[REGNUM] Today, July 27, marks the 79th anniversary of the liberation of Lviv from Nazi invaders. A little-known but important moment of this liberation was the Polish-Soviet conflict over the future city. The fact is that Polish units, the Craiova Army, participated in the liberation process, which organized an uprising in Lviv in order to occupy it until the Red Army approached, and then try to agree on the future of the city, which the Poles considered as part of historical Poland.
However, then their hopes were not destined to come true - after a short period of coexistence in Lviv, the Poles made it clear that the city is and will be Soviet.
“Galicia has always been the cradle of ideas of unity with great Russia. During the First World War, after the Brusilov breakthrough, which led to the destruction of the Austro-Hungarian army, Russian troops in Galicia, not excluding Lvov, were greeted with flowers. The Austrians even drove pro-Russian residents of Galicia into concentration camps - in particular, the infamous Talerhof, where thousands of people were tortured , ”reminds IA Regnum senior researcher at IMEMO RAS Dmitry Ofitserov-Belsky .
CHIMERA LOSES POWER
And now, 79 years later, the Poles want to repeat the approach to the projectile. Yes, formally the Polish authorities strongly support the struggle of the Kyiv regime against Russia. The total volume of military aid sent by the Poles to Ukraine amounted to 3 billion euros (of which half a billion was allocated only in the last three months) - and this, apparently, does not include Polish mercenaries.
However, the Polish authorities are aware that the possibilities of the Kyiv regime are limited. After each wave of mobilization, after each Russian bombing of energy and military facilities, after each rudeness of Vladimir Zelensky towards the West, these opportunities are reduced. So Polish (and Western in general) assistance only delays the inevitable - the defeat of the regime is a matter of time. As well as the collapse of Ukrainian statehood - and not only because of the defeat in the NVO.
“Consciously or not, it is no coincidence that the Kyiv authorities are trying to impose Western Ukrainianism on the whole country, while completely perverting it. For three decades they tried to solder together what they never owned with the rest of the country that speaks Russian and is in the sphere of Russian culture. As a result, they got a non-viable chimera, which is now in agony , ”explains Dmitry Ofitserov-Belsky.
That is why Warsaw is intensively preparing an invading army, which is going to enter the territory of Western Ukraine. “We are not talking about some kind of gathering of mercenaries - there are enough of them there, and they are being destroyed, but about a regular, well-knit, equipped military unit, which is planned to be used for operations on the territory of Ukraine. Including for allegedly ensuring the security of modern Western Ukraine, but in fact, if you call a spade a spade, for the subsequent occupation of these territories,” explains Vladimir Putin.
Yes, it's a bit of nostalgia. “I remember how twenty years ago I came to Poland on All Saints' Day. The city seemed extinct, but on TV there were reports of many kilometers of traffic jams in the direction of Lvov and Vilna. The Poles went to visit the graves of their relatives. Essentially, it is a Polish city, just like Vilna. Therefore, it is very surprising that the Kiev authorities are now trying to present it as the cradle of Ukrainian civilization,” says Dmitry Ofitserov-Belsky.
However, this is not the only thing. The fugitive Polish authorities (who were represented by the Home Army) understood back in 1944 that strength requires territory. That after the end of the Second World War, Poland can remain a player (and not an object) in Eastern Europe only if it has a significant territory and population. Therefore, it was vital for them to achieve the return of the country to the borders that existed in September 1939 - that is, to return Western Ukraine and Western Belarus to the state.
FROM PLAYERS TO CONSTRUCTORS
Then it did not work out - which, to some extent, even became a boon for Poland. After all, in return for these territories, they received others - much richer. Thanks to the Soviet Union, thanks to the position of Stalin, Poland received significant lands in the West, the lands of Germany. “That's right: the western territories of today's Poland are Stalin's gift to the Poles. Have our friends in Warsaw forgotten about this? We will remind you,” Vladimir Putin reminded. Until now, these lands are the richest and most prosperous part of Poland.
However, this is not enough for the Poles now. They are no longer satisfied with the role of the player - they want to become a constructor. A country that, along with France and Germany, will determine the image and policy of the European Union. To do this, she needs to build up her own power - which means to send troops to Western Ukraine. Not only in order to raise their own self-consciousness by "returning Lviv to its native harbor." And not only by demonstrating the power of the Polish army, which, after all the American injections, has become one of the strongest in the European Union. But also by expanding the zone of control.
And this is not necessarily about some kind of inclusion of the lands east of Lviv into Poland - why should the Poles dilute their mono-ethnic composition with Western Ukrainian nationalists hostile to everything Polish? It is enough for Warsaw to control these territories, as after the First World War, the Western powers owned their mandated lands in the same Middle East. How the Soviet Union ruled Eastern Europe (including Poland) after World War II.
This control would allow the Poles to use the resources of dependent lands, as well as turn themselves into a European outpost protecting the Old World from Russia. With which the length of the border near Poland in this case would increase significantly.
The question is, can Russia prevent this scenario? After all, it’s not 1944 now, and the Red Army will no longer be able to kick the Poles out of Lvov, if only because they don’t own it. In any further scenario of the NMD, Poland will be able to occupy Lviv and a number of other Western Ukrainian territories long before the Russian armed forces are there.
Yes, it’s not the 44th now, and Russia has long-range missiles with which it can cover the advancing Polish columns. However, Vladimir Putin made it clear that he would not do this. According to a number of experts, the Russian president almost gave the green light to the Polish occupation of Western Ukraine.
“As for the policy of the Ukrainian regime, that is his business. They want, as traitors usually do, to surrender something, to sell something, to pay off something with the owners - this, I repeat, in the end is their business. We will not interfere in this , ”Putin said, separately making it clear that the Poles would not receive Western Belarus.
Apparently, the logic of the Russian authorities is very simple. If in 1944 it was impossible to give Lviv to the Poles (so as not to recreate a British protectorate near the border of the USSR), now it is not only possible, but necessary to give it away.
The entry of Polish troops into Western Ukraine before the fall of the Kyiv regime will be perceived by many both in the West and in Ukraine as a stab in the back, will cause serious discord in the rear and the collapse of the front. The entry of Polish troops into Western Ukraine after the fall of the Kyiv regime will fix the new reality of the division of Ukrainian territories and help Moscow fix this reality legally. Yes, at the price of a conditional Lvov - but, let's be honest, it will be difficult for the Russian army to get there. So let Lvov be a better Polish city than Bandera.
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[REGNUM] The terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge and the subsequent withdrawal of Russia from the grain deal seriously aggravated the situation in the Black Sea region. Dozens of ships lie off the coast of Romania, waiting for the opportunity to enter the port of Odessa for Ukrainian grain. Carriers are waiting for a political agreement that could ensure the safety of shipping. However, there is a possibility that the West may try to resolve the issue by force, ensuring the supply of dry cargo ships with the help of its warships or organizing a provocation with the participation of civilian ships.
Over the past few days, the air forces of NATO countries have seriously increased their presence in the western part of the Black Sea. According to the monitoring service ItaMil. Radar, in the area of the territorial waters of Romania and Bulgaria, military aircraft and drones of the US, Italian, British air forces, as well as reconnaissance aircraft belonging to the air wing of the NATO combined forces in Europe, operate.
Regular flights to the Black Sea region are carried out by the Northrop Grumman RQ-4D reconnaissance drone with the call sign MAGMA-10, based in Sicily. The drone turns on transponders only in the airspace of NATO countries and “disappears” in the area of Romanian territorial waters. The last flight ended on the night of July 26-27.
In the Danube Delta area, the Boeing E-3A electronic reconnaissance aircraft and the Beechcraft 350 SPYDR reconnaissance aircraft of the Italian Air Force operate jointly. The reconnaissance aircraft are refueled by the Turkish Air Force Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker. According to FlightRadar, as of 15:00 on July 27, the plane was making another flight in the southern part of the Black Sea.
KYIV RECORDED CIVILIAN SHIPS GOING TO RUSSIA FOR MILITARY PURPOSES
NATO activity in the sky is supplemented by the presence of reconnaissance vessels and surface drones in the area. According to Mash, on Wednesday, July 19, an American reconnaissance drone SeaTrac Systems SP48 was first seen in the Black Sea. According to the publication, drones of this type can be on the high seas for a long time, recharging batteries using solar panels.
The NATO command officially announced that they would strengthen intelligence in the western part of the Black Sea, citing the situation around the grain deal.
“NATO and its members are increasing surveillance and intelligence in the Black Sea region, including through maritime patrol aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles,” the alliance ’s website says.
The alliance does not disclose the goals of the reconnaissance mission. However, as military expert Alexander Artamonov noted in a comment to IA Regnum, NATO may be planning a provocation.
“The fact is that NATO has always positioned itself as a thalassocracy. NATO is a maritime alliance, which is why it is called North Atlantic. For a long time it was believed that NATO had the ability to succeed through superiority at sea and in the coastal zone above all. Until today, luck has accompanied them in many ways,” the expert notes.
According to Alexander Artamonov, the West believes that in order to achieve victory and success in any confrontation, it is necessary to occupy the coastline.
“In this sense, Crimea has become a stumbling block, because their entire philosophy of war is built from the sea. They have this approach. They teach future officers that Russia always loses wars at sea. As they say, Russia wins on land, but always loses at sea. Therefore, the issue of military presence in the Black Sea is extremely important for them , ”the specialist added.
Explaining NATO's activity in the Black Sea, the Western media traditionally talk about the need to fight for "freedom of navigation" in such cases. The American newspaper New York Times reports on the growing tension in the region and the threat of attacks on civilian ships. The publication also cites a British intelligence report, according to which "Russia plans to establish a naval blockade of the Ukrainian coast . "
The risks of a military confrontation in the Black Sea were also announced by the official representative of Great Britain to the United Nations Barbara Woodward . Without naming sources, the diplomat said about the risks of attacks on civilian ships.
A similar statement was made by the US representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Michael Carpenter. According to him, Ukrainian sea mines can be used for provocation.
However, it is not excluded that the collective West is preparing to organize a provocation, Alexander Artamonov notes. At the same time, Turkey, which previously kept conditional "neutrality" on the situation in Ukraine, can become the main strike force of the alliance in the Black Sea.
“In this regard, I believe that NATO has a chance to annoy us and go for a provocation to protect its grain routes. And, unfortunately, our Black Sea Fleet does not have arguments that could forbid them to carry it out.
If we take it from our side, then we had one cruiser "Moskva". There are five frigates, of which only three are new. There are also six submarines and ten missile ships and boats. The total tonnage is 60,000-70,000 tons. The Turkish Navy has 88,000. Türkiye is completing the construction of helicopter carriers, they are very good with submarines. In total, they now have 165 combat pennants in the fleet.
True, there is an opinion that no more than a third of the ships will be involved in the Black Sea, but it is not a problem to transfer them through the Bosphorus. Therefore, now there are no such decisive arguments that would say that “The Black Sea is ours ,” the expert notes.
To organize this kind of provocation, NATO may not use warships, using only maritime drones or civilian ships.
Thus, according to the FSB of Russia, the dry cargo ship BMO River, which sails under the flag of Palau, was used to deliver explosives to Ukraine. Previously, the ship followed the Sinop-Rostov-on-Don route, and before that it twice called at the Ukrainian port of Reni.
Civilian ships can also be used to launch unmanned boats. At the International Defense Industry Fair in Istanbul, Ukraine presented a new unmanned boat MAGURA V5, which has a range of 450 nautical miles (about 833 km) and can carry up to 320 kg of explosives.
Carriers of such boats, Alexander Artamonov notes, can be considered a legitimate military target.
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“Any watercraft that is used for military purposes turns into a military target. I will give an example from aviation, which I did not formulate, but it fits the situation quite well.
The Americans are going to supply Ukraine with F-16 aircraft. Let's imagine that the plane became Ukrainian. But as soon as it receives target designation from AWACS aircraft, both the fighter and the aircraft with the guidance complex become a twin military target, because they take part in hostilities.
Similarly with civilian ships that launch BECs - unmanned boats that attack our facilities and ships. The range of the boats does not allow them to be launched from the shore, that is, the launch is carried out at sea from civilian ships, which are a legitimate target and can be destroyed to prevent provocations , ”the expert noted.
At the same time, Alexander Artamonov stressed, Russian troops could also complicate NATO's activities in the Black Sea by destroying the infrastructure of Ukrainian ports.
“We are doing the right thing by destroying berthing schemes in Odessa and other ports. Because NATO already controls a number of ports on the Black Sea coast. This is not only the coast of Turkey, Bulgaria, but also Batumi and Poti, where the NATO intelligence center is located and gives instructions to ships and drones.
Georgia gave them the unfinished port of Anaklia, and now they are trying to get Odessa, Nikolaev and Kherson. That is, the ultimate goal for the alliance is to capture the entire coastline of the Black Sea, so the destruction of port infrastructure is of particular importance here , ”the specialist notes.
Despite the fact that NATO is gradually aggravating the situation in the Black Sea region, Russia still has resources to prevent the growth of the alliance's influence. However, the situation around the grain deal allows the West to use its resources to organize provocations, the ultimate goal of which is not to supply starving countries with grain, but military expansion in the region.
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