Translation note: One of the peculiarities of the Russian alphabet is the use of the soft sign, a letter that has no purpose other than to show the letter that precedes it must be iotated in speech.
(Iotated, sometimes known as jotated, means to express the consonant that precedes the soft sign with a subtle musical-like vocal lilt.
Google Translate ignores the soft sign, probably since it is not a for-speech translation, but in translation, the proper way of translating a soft sign which appears in the middle of a word is to denote it with an apostrophe. In two instances I will be denoting the presence of a soft sign with an apostrophe. I won't be able to catch every instance of the soft sign, but when I do, you will see an apostrophe in the middle of a word.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 08/14/2023 to 00:00 08/15/2023
Over the past 24 hours, the Representation reported 41 instances of firing by the AFU.
Information was received about the wounding of seven civilians, incl. child born in 2017 in Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk and Yuryevka.
Five residential buildings were damaged in Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, Staromikhaylovka, as well as two civil infrastructure facilities.
Under enemy fire were areas of seven settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Central City, Kalininsky, Nikitovsky districts), Golmovsky, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Kirovsky, Chervonogvardeysky districts), Staromikhaylovka, Yurievka.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy fired 32 rounds from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cluster warhead.
On Gorlovsky 7 artillery attacks from artillery 155mm and 152mm.
On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
At Mariupol one long-range missiles fired.
Having fired 121 units of various ammunition.
In the previous day, 74 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
23:30 Russian fighters destroyed three strongholds and an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Urozhayny area.
21:12 Russian servicemen destroyed battery of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Mykolaiv region
19:33 I will note the next successes of the military personnel of the Southern Group of Forces, who competently sort out the positions of paratroopers from the 81 Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Belogorovka area, but also very often return to their location with "guests".
In the video, a group of paratroopers of the 81st detachment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine thrown to the meat by the commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, conveying fiery greetings to their command -video
19:31 Statement by the head of the press center of the group "South" -video
Su-34 fighter-bombers of the "Southern" group of forces inflicted damage with guided munitions at two points of temporary deployment of the 3rd Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement of Belaya Gora, and also delivered a missile and bomb strike at a point of temporary deployment, an ammunition depot and two areas of concentration of weapons and military equipment of Ukrainian 110 Separate Mechanized Brigade in Avdievka.
In addition, assault and army aviation hit the manpower and armored vehicles of the attacking enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Bogdanovka, Kleshchievka, Andreevka, Belogorovka, Krasnogorovka and Controversial.
During the counterbattery fight, the artillery of the group destroyed two 120mm mortars with crews of Ukrainian troops at combat positions near Verkhnekamenskoye and Krasnogorovka.
18:33 During a powerful counterattack, the Russian army knocked out enemy from Kleshcheevka
On the southern flank of Artyomovsk, our troops launched an offensive operation yesterday, a fragment of it was captured on footage where tankers and the 3rd motorized rifle battalion of the 85th Brigade break through to the trenches and destroy the enemy.
Tanks T-90M "Breakthrough" and BMP-3 with troops unexpectedly broke into enemy positions.
The artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine woke up only at the end of the battle, before the departure of our armored group, because the Armed Forces of Ukraine could not damage our equipment.
Also, from the other flank, our paratroopers, BARS fighters and fighters of the 4th Brigade of the LPR hit the southern and southwestern parts of Kleshcheevka.
The enemy left many corpses of his colleagues in the trenches, some of the survivors were captured, some fled from Kleshcheevka.
In fierce battles, Russian troops continue to regain the initiative in this sector of the front.
18:25 Exclusive footage from the Zaporozhye front, or rather the sky -video
Our bombers send a couple of gifts in the form of a FAB-500 from the UMPC to the Khokhls in Novodanilovka, from where they continue to climb on Rabotino.
17:50 Long-range aviation aircraft performed scheduled flights in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Baltic, Barents, Norwegian, East Siberian, Chukchi, Beaufort seas and the Arctic Ocean -video
The event involved Tu-160 and Tu-95ms strategic missile carriers, as well as Tu-22m3 long-range bombers. The longest flight was over seven hours.
Fighter escort was provided by the crews of the Su-35s, Su-27, MiG-31 aircraft of the Aerospace Forces and Naval Aviation of the Navy.
“All flights were carried out in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace,” said the commander of long-range aviation, Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash.
"Long-range aviation pilots regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, the North Atlantic, the Black and Baltic Seas, and the Pacific Ocean," he stressed.
17:44 Zaporozhye front. August 14, 16:30, Front Bird reports:
Artillery from both sides works almost without a break.
Drones are operating over the entire line of clashes from both sides.
All this is covered by electronic warfare systems, so if the operator of the bird is not skilled or has no proper experience, then the bird can be lost almost immediately.
16:25 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress holding special military operation (as of August 14, 2023)
Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a group strike with sea-based long-range precision weapons at the places of production and storage of unmanned boats used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine for terrorist attacks.
The target has been reached. All assigned objects are hit.
In the Kupyansk direction, as a result of army aviation strikes and artillery fire, the courageous actions of the units of the "Western" group of troops, six attacks and counterattacks of the enemy were successfully repelled, in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoye of the Lugansk People's Republic, Pershotravneve, Sin'kovka and the Man'kovka tract of the Kharkov region.
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction amounted to up to 65 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a Panzerhaubitze-2000 self-propelled artillery mount made in Germany, two Krab self-propelled artillery mounts made in Poland, a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, as well as howitzers 152mm "Msta-B" and 122mm D-30.
In the Donetsk direction, active and coordinated actions of the units of the "Southern" group of forces, with the support of assault and army aviation, successfully repelled six attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Vodiane, Krasnogorovka and Nevelskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the enemy amounted to up to 150 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, three armored fighting vehicles, five vehicles, as well as howitzers: FH-70 made in Great Britain and 152mm MSTA-B.
In addition, an ammunition depot of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the settlement of Avdievka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the Krasnolimansky direction, the professional actions of units of the Center group of troops, air strikes and artillery fire repulsed two attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the Chervonaya Dibrova settlement of the Luhansk People's Republic per day.
The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 90 servicemen, three armored combat vehicles and two pickup trucks.
In the South-Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok grouping of troops, strikes by operational-tactical aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems defeated enemy units in the areas of the settlements of Urozhainoe and Staromayorskoe of the Donetsk People's Republic.
As a result of the fighting, up to 240 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, two US-made M777 artillery systems, as well as a French-made Cezar self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed.
In the Zaporizhia direction, during the day, units of the Russian group of troops, with the support of artillery, in the area of the settlement of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region, repelled two enemy attacks, and also suppressed the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group.
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, three vehicles, the US-made M777 artillery system, the French-made Cezar self-propelled artillery mount, and the Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount.
In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage during the day, the enemy’s losses amounted to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, three cars, as well as an Alacran self-propelled mortar made in Spain.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of the groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted defeat on enemy manpower and military equipment in 152 districts.
Besides, near the settlement Zeleny Gay of the Nikolaev area the battery of an anti-aircraft missile system S-300 is struck.
Air defense systems intercepted two HIMARS multiple rocket launchers.
In addition, twenty-eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnekamenka of the Luhansk People's Republic, Donetsk, Gorlovka, Yegorovka, Komsomolsky, Volodino of the Donetsk People's Republic, Tavolzhanka of the Kharkiv region, Peremozhne, Pologa, Kopani and Ocherevatoe of the Zaporozhye region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 458 aircraft, 246 helicopters, 5,736 unmanned aerial vehicles, 430 anti-aircraft missile systems, 11,291 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,144 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, 5,877 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 12,225 units of special military vehicles.
16:23 It is reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine throw reserves near Kupyansk - this is precisely the reason for their decrease in activity in the Artemovsk-Bakhmut area.
15:36 I will note the next successes of the military personnel of the Southern Group of Forces, who competently sort out the positions of paratroopers from the 81 Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Belogorovka area, but also very often return to their location with "guests". In the video, a group of paratroopers of the 81st detachment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine thrown to the meat by the commanders of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, conveying fiery greetings to their command -video
15:34 A homing system for kamikaze drones of the Gadfly family based on a neural network was created in Russia - the head of the project team -video
The system allows you to attack both static and dynamic targets, the accuracy of its application is about 90%. It has already been tested and, according to the developer, will soon be tested in the special operation zone
14:50 Shoigu was shown a modernized combat helicopter Mi-28NM -video
14:46 In Zaporozhye found new weapon cache
The police, together with colleagues from the National Guard, discovered a cache of ammunition in the Berdyansk district of the Zaporozhye region.
A wooden box with ammunition was found near the village of Dmitrovka.
When checking law enforcement officers found more than 400 rounds of various calibers and 16 grenades.
13:28 Another missile attack of militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Berdyansk
Today at 9.30 Ukrainian terrorists tried to launch a missile attack on the city of Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region.
The air defense system of the Russian Armed Forces has successfully worked out. All missiles have been shot down.
There were no casualties and no damage.
13:25 The Tor-M2 air defense system of the Western group of troops guarding the sky in the Kupyansk direction -video
“Performed a combat mission directly in front of the nose of the enemy. We left almost at the forefront. Completed the task, worked. The enemy, of course, did not expect such impudence from us. He began to work on us with artillery, mortars. We completed our task and departed from there. The enemy, of course, was shocked. Most likely, it was such a demoralizing factor for him…,” said the head of the crew with the call sign “Kazakh”.
12:19 DPR Supreme Court sentenced to life imprisonment in a special regime colony for the Azov militant, who filmed his crimes on camera.
According to the Russian Investigative Committee, senior soldier Nikolai Kushch served as a correspondent for the information service.
In April 2022, a militant spotted a DPR serviceman and opened fire on him. As a result, the man was seriously injured. Kusch violated international norms and finished him off with a shot in the head.
After some time, a video of his crime was published in one of the Telegram channels, of which Kusch was a correspondent.
12:18 In the morning, the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired upon Korsunku - a school building was damaged by rounds
As a result of the morning artillery attack by the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the school building was damaged by the arrival of rounds - destruction was recorded on the second floor.
In addition, the roof of one of the buildings on the territory of the Korsun Mother of God Monastery was destroyed. There were six arrivals in total, there were no victims, the administration of the Novokakhovka district reported.
11:36 Urozhaynoye, the situation on the morning of 08/14/23:
The village is actually divided into two parts. The southern part is under us, the northern part is under the fascist. There are fierce battles for the center of the settlement.
11:32 SU-25 “Rooks” of the O group launched missile attacks on enemy positions -video
A pair of Su-25SM aircraft delivered missile strikes against the accumulation of manpower and firepower of the enemy. Having hit the target, the pilots performed an anti-missile maneuver and returned to their base airfield.
“The profession of a military pilot has been a dream for me since childhood. Got it. I fly, I perform tasks,” the pilot with the call sign “Horse” shared.
10:30 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 08/13/2023 to 00:00 08/14/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 74 facts of firing by the AFU.
Information was received about the death of two civilians in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk and Zaitsevo.
Wounds of varying severity were received by five civilians in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk and Zaitsevo.
Six residential buildings were damaged in Petrovsky, Kirovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk, as well as one civil infrastructure facility.
Under enemy fire were areas of six settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Central City, Nikitovsky, Kalininsky districts), Ozeryanovka, Zaitsevo, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Kirovsky, Chervonogvardeysky districts ).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy fired 45 rounds from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cluster warhead.
On Gorlovsky 24 artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky five artillery attack from MLRS, artillery 155mm, incl. with a cluster warhead.
Having fired 254 units of various ammunition.
In the previous day, 46 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
10:29 Criminal Kyiv regimecontinuesto 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:
-- on the settlement of Alyoshki 14 rounds;
-- n.p. Salt licks 12 rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery 16 rounds;
-- n.p. Krynki 10 rounds;
-- n.p. Podstepne nine rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement of Nova Kakhovka, the settlement of Kakhovka, n.p. Alyoshki, n.p. Kazachi Lagery firing a total of 30 barreled artillery rounds.
Civilian casualties and infrastructure destruction to be confirmed
09:27 Well-coordinated work -video
On the battlefield, Russian military personnel show impeccable cooperation: mortars accompany the infantry, and the mortarmen themselves receive assistance from unmanned aircraft.
“We mainly receive the goal from our comrades - UAV operators. They give us the coordinates of the targets. Accordingly, the calculation is immediately led to battle, ”says the senior officer of the mortar battery with the call sign“ Legend ”.
Speaking about his duties, the Russian soldier emphasizes the huge role of mortar support in solving combat missions: “Infantry without artillery will not go on the offensive. We are also an infantry cover."
09:25 APU destroyed humanitarian aid headquarters in Aleshki (Kherson region).
Early in the morning, as a result of a direct hit by a large-caliber projectile fired from the right bank by the Ukrainian Nazis, the headquarters of humanitarian aid in the city of Alyoshki was destroyed.
As a result of the incident, no one was injured.
Earlier, on August 4, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the distribution point for humanitarian aid in Aleshki. A powerful explosion thundered next to the building, where food kits and bottled water were given out.
Another evidence that the Kiev regime is destroying civilian infrastructure.
08:22 Frontline summary on the morning of 14.08.2023
In the Zaporizhia direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of artillery, tried to enter Rabotino. Powerful artillery attack forced the RF Armed Forces to leave part of their positions. Infantry units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not enter the settlement.
At the same time, Ukrainian troops are trying to advance towards Novoprokopovka in order to reach the fortified Russian defense line. The RF Armed Forces carried out strikes against the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kamenskoye, Gulyaipole, Malinovka and Olgovsky. Ukrainian artillery concentrated on Zherebyanki, Konovalov, Nesteryanka, Kopani, Verbovoe, Novopokrovka and Novofedorovka.
In the Ugledar sector, Russian troops counterattacked in Urozhainoe. Artillery worked on Ukrainian positions in Levadny, Staromayorsky, Blagodatny, Zolotoy Niva and Bogoyavlenka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine beat on Sheltered, Cherished Desire, Staromlynovka, Kermenchik and Novodonetsk.
In the Bakhmut direction, the RF Armed Forces counterattacked near Kurdyumovka and Kleshcheevka. They also fired on Ukrainian units in Predtechina, Chasovy Yar, Markov, Min'kovka, Vesel (a settlement northeast of Soledar), Spornoye, Seversk and Verkhnekamensky. The Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka, Andreevka, Kleshcheevka, Bakhmut, Yagodny, Berkhovka, Yakovlevka.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops tried to advance near Myasozharovka. The goal is to push the Armed Forces of Ukraine across the Stallion River. This is a new direction of attack. With the support of artillery, the RF Armed Forces carried out offensive operations in the Kislovka area. They are also trying to break through the defense line of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sin'kovka area.
All tactical actions are aimed at reaching Kupyansk. Ukrainian units in Belogorovka, Serebryanka, Torsky, Nevsky, Berestov and Kupyansk are under attack.
08:05 Summary on the morning of August 14, 2023
At night, the Russian Armed Forces attacked the port infrastructure and fuel storage areas in the Odessa region. Residents of the region filmed how air defense missiles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fall a few seconds after takeoff. The enemy reports 15 "Geraniums" and eight "Caliber" used for strikes. There were also footage of a nighttime explosion in the industrial area of Zaporozhye.In the Kherson direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine hold two small bridgeheads: near the Antonovsky bridge and two kms west of the settlement. Kazachi Lagery, trying to expand the zone of control, constantly throwing up small landings on boats. Military channels argue about the presence of the enemy in the western part of the village.
There are battles with the use of artillery and drones. The enemy is conducting an operation to misinform about his plans, moving columns with armored vehicles around in the rear areas of the Kherson and Nikolaev regions, initiating a mass mailing of information about this to Russian military channels.
In the Orekhovsky direction of the Zaporozhye Front near Rabotino and south of Malaya Tokmachka, the arrived units of the 7th Guards Air Assault Division effectively show themselves in heavy bloody battles. With the support of the 42nd Guards Motorized Rifle Division and the regiments operating in the area, yesterday, in one of the areas, the 108th Air Assault Regiment drove the enemy out of positions in rifle battles without suffering irretrievable losses. The 56th Paratrooper Regiment skillfully and bravely repels the constant attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This unit is likely misidentified as the Russian 56th Air Assault brigade, an experienced elite fire brigade Russia likes to use in emergencies.
Fierce battles for Urozhaynoye continue in the Vremevsky direction. Despite significant losses, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are striving to expand the zone of control in the northern part of the village. An instruction from the command of the enemy units to film propaganda footage from the village led to the death of one of the columns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Our units were active yesterday afternoon in the southern part of the village. The situation is constantly changing.
South of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), the battles for Kleshcheevka do not subside, the southern part of which changes hands. There are tank battles, landings from armored vehicles are being used. The enemy tried to cover the settlements with tank wedges, but suffered losses in equipment and retreated. Shooting battles are going on in the forest belts, it is reported that the enemy on a narrow section of the front will use up to 10 assault groups at a time.
Against the background of the gradual offensive of the Russian Armed Forces on Kupyansk, the Ukrainian authorities continue the forced evacuation of the population, incl. to house incoming enemy reinforcements. Local residents report that children are being separated from their parents and taken away without their consent.
The artillery attack of the Belgorod region continues. The Armed Forces of Ukraine actively use kamikaze UAVs, incl. to strike at the capital of the region, yesterday the air defense system worked several times, but one of the drones hit a residential building in Belgorod. There are no dead. In the Kursk region, 10 arrivals fell on the settlement. Volfino, Glushkovsky district, three civilians were wounded. In the DPR, two civilians were killed by the fire of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, five were injured.