Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 18:58 Russians shelled Konstantinovka in Donetsk Oblast - currently five people are known to have been killed and six wounded, OVA chief Vadim Filashkin reported. Another person was killed and one wounded as a result of enemy shelling of Kotlino in the Pokrovsk community.
17:34 The Defense Forces have struck a field ammunition depot of the Russian West group of troops in the Ostrogozhsk area of the Voronezh Region, the General Staff reported. At least three explosions and a subsequent secondary detonation were recorded. The results of the attack are being clarified. The GUR specified that artillery and tank shells, small arms cartridges and surface-to-air missiles were stored on the territory of the military facility - more than 5,000 tons of ammunition in total.
17:17 The Ukrainian army's operation in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation is complicated, but it is going according to plan and is bearing fruit , Zelensky said: "The operation is complicated. What is important is that it is going according to our plan. There are important results of this operation. I can't talk about everything... First of all, the exchange fund, it is being replenished, this is positive. Secondly, this is the halt of the Russian operation in the north, a preemptive strike. Our operation has accomplished this task."
In addition, according to the president, one of the goals of the operation was to prevent the Russians from advancing on the Sumy region: "We prevented the encirclement of part of the Sumy region and the desire to occupy Sumy. Someone said that we are playing this as a card for dialogue. What dialogue? We are not playing any cards." The head of state also expressed confidence that all the goals set by Ukraine will be achieved, and added that there are "more of these goals than I have named publicly."
In addition, Zelensky emphasized that the operation in the Kursk region showed the world who Putin is, because for him, the occupation of Ukrainian territory is more important than protecting his own population.
Zelensky also assured that Ukraine would like to end the war diplomatically, but if this does not work out, the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be ready to forcefully oust the aggressor from its territory. According to him, the end of the war can only be the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity and the prevention of repeated aggression by the Russian Federation.
16:39 All Ukrainians returned during the 55th prisoner exchange are conscripts: soldiers, sergeants and sailors, including those captured in the first months of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported. In particular, nine illegally convicted defenders were released, as well as 82 defenders of Mariupol, including 50 defenders of Azovstal.
16:27 Russians fired artillery at Stepnogorsk in the Zaporizhia region, three employees of the State Emergency Service were wounded, reported the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov.
16:03 Zelensky reported that he held talks in Kiev with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė: "We talked about our next steps, the most necessary ones, in particular about the situation on the front lines, about our active actions. We also talked about protecting our skies from Russian strikes."
15:54 Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė announced the transfer of more than 5,000 drones to Ukraine during her visit to Kiev. According to her, the UAVs should arrive by the end of autumn. In addition, Ukraine will soon receive the already announced Lithuanian aid package, which includes ten short-range air defense systems.
14:18 Ukraine has returned 115 Ukrainian defenders from Russian captivity , Zelensky reported. These are soldiers of the National Guard, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Navy, and the State Border Service. The President thanked the UAE for its mediation.
13:45 Zelenskyy, by his decree, awarded Syrskyy the rank of general. Before that, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine had the military rank of colonel general. The president also awarded the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Anatoliy Bargilevich the rank of lieutenant general (previously he was a major general), and the commander of the Joint Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Andriy Gnatov the rank of major general (previously he was a brigadier general).
13:16 Ukraine has used for the first time a new missile-drone of its own production called Palyanitsa, Zelensky said: "Today was the first and successful combat use of our new weapon. An absolutely new class of weapon - the Ukrainian missile-drone Palyanitsa. This is our new method of retaliation against the aggressor." The President emphasized that the enemy was defeated.
12:21 The EU foreign and defense ministers will discuss sending military instructors to Ukraine for the first time in the middle of next week, Die Welt writes. According to the publication, this topic will also be discussed on August 27 in the EU Political and Security Committee. France, the Baltic states, Denmark and Sweden are in favor of sending military instructors to Ukraine, while Austria, Hungary, Germany, Malta and Slovenia are against it, as they fear an escalation of the conflict.
11:37 Zelensky signed a law banning the Russian Orthodox Church and related organizations in Ukraine. After the law comes into force, Ukrainian churches suspected of cooperating with the ROC will have nine months to sever ties.
10:02 On the night of August 24, Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers attacked Zmiyiny Island with four Kh-22 cruise missiles, the Air Force reported. The enemy also struck Kherson Oblast with guided bombs. Over the past 24 hours, August 23, the air defense of southern Ukraine destroyed five reconnaissance UAVs (two ZALA and one Supercam, Orlan-10 and Merlin), as well as two Lancet attack UAVs.
09:51 Russians shelled Antonovka in the Kherson region, one person was wounded, OVA reported. Over the previous day, ten people were wounded in Russian shelling in the region.
09:46 In Donetsk region on August 23 as a result of Russian shelling five people were wounded: two in Kurakhovo, one each in Toretsk, Shcherbinovka and Antonovka, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
09:38 The number of victims as a result of yesterday's Russian strike on the village of Kupyansk-Uzlovaya in the Kharkiv region has grown to three, two people have died, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
09:31 Polish President Andrzej Duda arrived in Kiev.
09:09 Zelensky congratulated Ukrainians on Independence Day:
08:44 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 24:
personnel - about 606,490 (+1160) people,
tanks - 8542 (+9),
combat armored vehicles - 16,620 (+21),
artillery systems - 17,349 (+42),
MLRS - 1169 (+2),
air defense systems - 935 (+3),
aircraft - 367 (+0),
helicopters - 328 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 14,064 (+39),
cruise missiles - 2444 (+2),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 23,383 (+54),
special equipment - 2911 (+1).
08:32 In Ostrogozhsk, Voronezh Region, a fire with detonation occurred at night after a UAV attack at an ammunition depot. The attack was confirmed by Governor Alexander Gusev. A state of emergency was declared in three settlements in Ostrogozhsk District, 200 people were evacuated. According to local authorities, two people were injured. Ostrogozhsk is home to a training center for junior specialists of the armored service of the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that air defense forces allegedly destroyed seven drones overnight over the Voronezh, Belgorod, and Bryansk regions.
07:38 At night, Russians fired artillery at the Zelenodolsk community of the Krivoy Rog district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, one person was injured, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
05:54 The US has several reasons for not allowing Ukraine to strike its long-range weapons at Russian territory. One of them is the hope of resetting its relations with Moscow in the future, Politico writes, citing sources. According to the White House and the Pentagon, Ukraine has the potential to win without this, the source noted.
One White House official also said that the use of Western long-range missiles against Russia may not be as effective as it seems. In addition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have a limited supply of such missiles, and the ones they have may not reach critical Russian targets that have already been removed from their range.
00:15 The Pentagon announced the contents of the new $125 million US military aid package:
counter-unmanned aircraft systems (c-UAS) equipment and munitions;
ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
artillery ammunition of 155 mm and 105 mm caliber;
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One White House official also said that the use of Western long-range missiles against Russia may not be as effective as it seems."
Russia can fly planes out of range of HIMAR but logistic facilities, ammo depots and fuel depots are not so easy to move.
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That and Washington wants to 'reconnect' with Russia after the current festivities are over and therefore doesn't want their weaponry used on Russia proper.
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[Korrespondent] 21:43 The Kursk Region Operational Headquarters, within the framework of the "CTO regime" in effect in the region, has limited activity in and around the Kurchatov Reservoir. A decision has been made to ban cultural, sports and other events, as well as fishing, the use of small boats, jet skis and other watercraft, said the head of the region, Alexey Smirnov. In addition, according to him, the operation of entertainment venues and the holding of mass events within the coastal zone have been temporarily banned.
17:17 The Ukrainian army's operation in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation is complicated, but it is going according to plan and is bearing fruit, Zelensky said: "The operation is complicated. What is important is that it is going according to our plan. There are important results of this operation. I can't talk about everything... First of all, the exchange fund, it is being replenished, this is positive. Secondly, this is the halt of the Russian operation in the north, a preemptive strike. Our operation has accomplished this task."
In addition, according to the president, one of the goals of the operation was to prevent the Russians from advancing on the Sumy region: "We prevented the encirclement of part of the Sumy region and the desire to occupy Sumy. Someone said that we are playing this as a card for dialogue. What dialogue? We are not playing any cards." The head of state also expressed confidence that all the goals set by Ukraine will be achieved, and added that there are "more of these goals than I have named publicly."
In addition, Zelensky emphasized that the operation in the Kursk region showed the world who Putin is, because for him, the occupation of Ukrainian territory is more important than protecting his own population.
09:41 The Defense Forces continue to conduct an operation in the Kursk direction, the General Staff reported, without providing details.
The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing geolocation footage, that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are advancing in the Sudzha area of the Kursk region. Thus, Ukrainian forces recently advanced in the southern part of Russkaya Konopelka (east of Sudzha), as well as north of Martynovka (northeast of Sudzha) along the R-200 Sudzha-Sukhodolovka highway. Some Russian bloggers claimed that Ukrainian troops also advanced north of Martynovka (northeast of Sudzha).
The Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState also reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces had success east of Sudzha.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Volchansk and Liptsy directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 22nd Motorised Infantry Brigade, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 101st, and 118th Territorial Defence brigades near Grabovskoye, Glukhov (Sumy region), and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 135 troops, one German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, two BTR-4 Butsefal armoured personnel carriers, and six motor vehicles.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 14th, 44th Mechanised brigades, 77th Airmobile Brigade, and 110th Territorial Defence Brigade near Petropavlovka, Kruglyakovka, Stepovaya Novosyolovka (Kharkov region), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Six counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 43rd and 63rd Mechanised brigades were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 520 troops, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, six motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzers, one UK-made 155mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, two UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzers, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Four AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, 37th Naval Infantry Brigade, 116th, and 119th Territorial Defence brigades near Pereyezdnoye, Vasyukovka, Zaliznyanskoye, Katerinovka, Chasov Yar, Pleshcheyevka, Kurakhovo, and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counterattack launched by units of the AFU 5th Assault Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 690 troops, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, three U.S.-made 105mm M119 howitzers, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Three AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 32nd, 53rd, 110th Mechanised brigades, 25th Airborne Brigade, 111th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Vozdvizhenka, Kirovo, Rozovka, Zelyonoye Pole, Grodovka, and Sergeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic). Seven counterattacks launched by units of the AFU 150th and 151st Mechanised brigades were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 580 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzers, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, and two 100mm Rapira guns.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade near Razliv and Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Four counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 5th Tank Brigade and 128th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 troops, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, one armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and two French-made 155mm CAESAR howitzers.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 39th Coastal Defence Brigade, and 124th Territorial Defence Brigade near Ivanovka, Tokaryovka (Kherson region), and Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 65 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and two electronic warfare stations.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces destroyed one S-125 SAM launcher, two electronic warfare stations, one POL depot, one UAV workshop, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 138 areas.
Air defence units shot down three U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, five French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 12 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 44 unmanned aerial vehicles, 16 of them outside the special military operation zone.
In total, 640 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 30,434 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 air defence missile systems, 17,557 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,425 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 13,594 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 25,139 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to repel an AFU attempt to invade the territory of the Russian Federation.
Over the past 24 hours, units of the Sever Group of Forces supported by Army Aviation and artillery fire repelled attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments in the direction of Borki, Spalnoye, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, and Malaya Loknya.
The AFU attempts to launch attacks in the direction of Komarovka and Kremyanoye were thwarted.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 60 troops killed and wounded. In addition, one tank, seven armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles were destroyed. Ten AFU servicemen surrendered.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue reconnaissance and search operations to locate and eliminate the enemy small sabotage and reconnaissance groups attempting to get to the depth of the Russian territory.
Army Aviation and artillery strikes and actions of troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 22nd, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 82nd Air Assault Brigade, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Apanasovka, Vishnyovka, Borki, Krasnooktyabrsky, Kruglenkoye, Mikhaylovka, Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Plekhovo, Snagost, and Yuzhny.
Operational-Tactical Aviation delivered strikes at the enemy's reserves in concentration areas of manpower and hardware of the AFU 41st, 54th, and 61st Mechanised brigades, 82nd Air Assault Brigade, 103rd, 106th, 119th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades, 1st and 17th National Guard brigades near Atinskoye, Glukhov, Druzhba, Zhuravka, Zapseliye, Kalinov, Novaya Sloboda, Pervomayskoye, Pavlovka, Sadki, Svessa. Sumy, Surovatka, Chuikova, and Yampol.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 360 troops and 29 units of hardware including two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers, 22 armoured fighting vehicles, two artillery guns, 12 motor vehicles, one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations, and one counter-battery warfare station.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 5,500 troops, 71 tanks,
30 infantry fighting vehicles, 57 armoured personnel carriers, 372 armoured fighting vehicles, 170 motor vehicles, 36 artillery guns, five SAM launchers, 11 MLRS launchers, including three of HIMARS system and one of MLRS system, seven electronic warfare stations, one counterbattery warfare station, four units of engineering vehicles, including two counterobstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 08/24/2024 to 00:00 08/25/2024.
A total of 21 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were reports of one civilian being killed and three injured.
DAMAGED:
One car,
Four residential buildings,
One civil infrastructure facility.
A total of 12 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction,
Nine artillery attacks in the Horlivka direction.
A total of 62 units of various ammunition were fired.
23:15 Powerful explosion in Kramatorsk.
It is reported about an airstrike on the infrastructure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the territory of the DPR controlled by Kyiv. The strike by a FAB-1500 from an UMPK hit the Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Plant (NKMZ) and enemy military facilities.
21:04 Combat crew of the 120mm Nona-K gun of the West troop group in the area of a special military operation.
19:56 Arrival of FPV drone in Bradley of the Ukrainian Armed Forces —video.
19:28 During a special military operation, unmanned aircraft units of the Dnepr group of forces are actively using Kub attack drones to destroy enemy military equipment and ammunition depots on the right bank of the Dnieper in the Kherson region —video.
18:54 Liquidation of Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment in Kursk region —video.
18:29 Work of Russian drone operators in the Ugledar direction —video.
17:53 The best attack helicopter Ka-52 strikes Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in a building using a guided missile "Vikhr" -video.
17:29 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
On the possible offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhia direction
– Over the past few weeks, versions of the plans of Ukrainian formations in other areas of the front, in addition to the Russian borderland, have continued to spread online. One of them could be the Zaporizhzhya direction, where the Ukrainian command has long been forming a strike force and saturating the units stationed there with fire weapons, including drones.
- One of the most probable scenarios for the Ukrainian Armed Forces' actions should be considered an enemy offensive in the vicinity of Kamenskoye. It is to the north of it, in the Primorskoye-Stepnogorsk area, that the future attack group is being built up, the goal of which, according to our data, may be either Tokmak with a subsequent attempt to cut off the land road to Crimea, or Energodar with the subsequent capture of the Zaporizhzhya NPP.
– Several signs, both direct and indirect, point to the enemy’s plans. Satellite reconnaissance is actively working in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, filming potential air defense position areas and headquarters of the Russian Armed Forces. At the same time, identical enemy points are also filmed in order to check camouflage.
- At the same time, Ukrainian formations have increased both the intensity of artillery attack and the use of drones, including in Energodar and nearby settlements. In addition to this, the enemy is striking forest belts, dugouts and shelters, preparing the ground for further advance.
– Also, the Ukrainian authorities are preparing the information ground for the further seizure of the Zaporizhzhya NPP, which is manifested both in accusations of alleged arson on the territory of the facility, and in statements by Vladimir Zelensky about the need to return the station.
– At the same time, the enemy’s plans to land troops on the Kinburn and Tendrovskaya spits, which have been discussed for some time, are far from being an invention of the guard-patriots. Moreover, even quite official persons have started talking about them.
– Ukrainian formations are seriously considering a combined operation to land troops by boats simultaneously with strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), as well as a sabotage and reconnaissance group landing by helicopter.
While the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to participate in the "Kursk adventure" and are preparing to become more active in the same Zaporizhia region, the operational crisis of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is worsening in the Pokrovsk and Aleksandro-Kalinovsk directions.
Nevertheless, despite the suicidal nature of the plans being implemented, the Ukrainian command is ready to go for broke - they need both a media victory and a way to turn the tide of the conflict.
16:54 Army Aviation destroys positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Mi-28NM crew launched an air strike with air-launched missiles against a concentration of Ukrainian military personnel and equipment in the border area of ??the Kursk region
The strike was carried out by aircraft missiles on reconnoitered enemy targets. After using aircraft weapons, the crew performed an anti-missile maneuver, released heat traps and returned to the takeoff site.
According to intelligence reports, the personnel, armored vehicles and automobiles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been destroyed.
16:20 "Alligators" continue to crush the enemy
An army aviation crew on a Ka-52 helicopter carried out an attack on the manpower and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the border area of the Kursk region.
After using air-to-air weapons, the crew performed an anti-missile maneuver, released heat flares, and returned to the takeoff site.
According to intelligence reports, the personnel and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed.
15:46 Drone operators of the "Northern" group worked at night on wheeled vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video.
15:10 Loitering munition "Lancet" destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank hidden in a wooded area in the border region of Kursk Oblast
During reconnaissance activities, servicemen of the "North" group of troops detected the movement of a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank in a wooded area in the border region of the Kursk region. After analyzing the intelligence data received, a decision was made to fire at the enemy tank.
As a result of a direct hit from a Lancet loitering munition, the tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants was damaged, which was confirmed by objective control footage obtained in real time.
13:24 Reports are coming in about the Russian Armed Forces entering Karlovka in the Krasnoarmeysky direction in the DPR
"Our forces entered the village from the eastern side and are fighting on Filterovaya Street. This is evidenced by objective control data,"statedwar correspondent Timofey Ermakov.
12:56 Spartans drones fired at Ukrainian Armed Forces —video.
12:26 FPV drone operators of the "East" group of forces destroyed an infantry fighting vehicle and a pickup truck of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of Konstantinovka
South Donetsk direction
"This is a war of progress. Whoever learns faster, whoever introduces new methods and approaches faster, will be three or four steps ahead," said UAV platoon commander of the "East" group of forces with the call sign "Banzai".
11:57 The work of FPV drones of the Aida group in the Kursk region on Ukrainian occupiers —video.
11:28 Burning Ukrainian 122mm 2S1 "Gvozdika" somewhere in the forests of the Khar'kov region —video.
10:51 Attack on the Ukrainian Armed Forces air defense system in the settlement of Uspenovka from the Uragan and Smerch MLRS —video.
10:19 Telegram channel «WarGonzo»:
Frontline report for the morning of 24.08.2024
- Zaporizhzhya Front. The situation in the direction remains stable. Positional battles continue, long-range weapons are working on both sides. No significant changes in the LBS.
- Donetsk Front. There are further advances of the Russian Armed Forces in Konstantinovka. In Krasnogorovka, no significant changes, fighting continues. In Karlovka, Russian troops are slowly but surely advancing inside the settlement.
- In Grodovka and Novogrodovka, fighting continues, without significant changes in the LBS, but the initiative remains with Russian troops. The movement of the Russian Armed Forces to Kalinovo continues. Also, the Russian Armed Forces began fighting for Krutoy Yar, Krasny Yar and Nikolaevka.
- Chasovoyarsk direction. Fighting continues in the eastern part of the city. Also, Russian troops are trying to improve their positions on the flanks. Fighting continues in the Kleshcheyevka area.
- Khar'kov Front. Fierce fighting continues in Volchansk and in the Glubokoe area. There have been no significant changes on the ground in the last 24 hours.
– Kursk region. Despite heavy losses in personnel and equipment, the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not abandon attempts to advance deep into the Kursk region. Fierce battles are taking place in the Martynovka area, where Russian troops are repelling one Ukrainian attack after another. Also, battles continue in the Olgovka area.
Ukrainian artillery is hitting the rear areas. The enemy continues to use the tactics of small groups that are looking for gaps in the defense in order to bypass the positions of the Russian Armed Forces. In the border areas, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to strike at the positions of our troops, using all types of weapons, but no attempts to break through have been recorded in the last 24 hours.
09:54 On August 18, 2024, Taras Salo (born in 1990) was killed. In May 2023, he was called up to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the Lviv TCC —photo.
He carried out combat missions as part of the assault regiment "Safari" of the Special Purpose Police Department "United Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine "Lyut". He held the position of deputy platoon commander.
09:26 Work to identify enemy firing points in the Kursk border areadoes not stopnot for a minute
The footage shows combat work by the crew of the mobile radar complex of artillery reconnaissance of the "North" group of troops.
The crew is on 24-hour combat duty in the interests of performing the tasks of artillery units. The radar provides highly effective detection of both low-altitude targets and targets at medium and high altitudes.
08:53 Destruction of an enemy self-propelled gun by a 152mm 2S19 Giatsint-B crew of the North troop group in the Khar'kov region near the settlement of —video.
08:00 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Chronicle of the special military operation for August 23, 2024
– Russian troops have struck enemy military facilities in Cherkassy, ??Mirgorod and Sumy. At the same time, fires are continuing to be extinguished at Rosrezerv fuel tanks in Proletarsk, Rostov Oblast, which were attacked again by Ukrainian drones last night.– In the Kursk direction, fighting is underway in the Sudzhansky district, where the Russian Armed Forces have regained control over Spalnoye. In the Korenevsky district, fighting and exchanges of blows continue.
– In the Aleksandro-Kalinovsky direction, the Russian Armed Forces engaged in fighting in the urban development of Dzerzhinsk, having advanced one and a half kilometers to the west from the direction of Artemovo.
– In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops are breaking through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces simultaneously in several areas.
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[REGNUM] Over the past months, Ukrainian troops have suffered repeated defeats, retreating along the entire front line in Donbas. In conditions when reinforcements were needed on the front line, the Ukrainian Armed Forces command decided to raid into Russian territory.
The breakthrough of the Ukrainian Armed Forces into the Kursk region occurred on the morning of August 6. To do this, the leadership of the Ukrainian army deployed units from several directions, primarily mobile ones.
Based on the photos and videos taken by the enemy, it can be concluded that Kyiv initially relied on the speed of breakthrough and maneuver, so the invasion contingent included units armed with wheeled armored vehicles of various models. First of all, these are the 80th and 82nd airborne assault brigades, equipped with American M1126 Stryker armored personnel carriers.
Earlier, Regnum News Agency repeatedly drew attention to the fact that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not using some of the armored vehicles supplied by NATO countries in Donbass, holding them in the rear for a new offensive. This allowed them to concentrate a large number of American armored vehicles and, for the first time in the entire military action, use them simultaneously.
Along with the American armored personnel carriers, other wheeled vehicles at the disposal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were also thrown into the breach: French VAB armored personnel carriers, Ukrainian Kazak armored vehicles, Turkish Otokar Cobra, Roschel, Cougar and other models.
"TURNED FROM HUNTERS TO PREY"
This entire "wheeled zoo" was formed to advance along the roads using the "as soon as possible" and "no matter the losses" tactics, achieving a shock effect. The initial plan of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was to provoke maximum confusion, panic and provoke a humanitarian and political crisis. This was stated in a commentary to the Regnum news agency by military expert, retired colonel Anatoliy Matviychuk.
"In essence, we are witnessing the second stage of the conflict. The preconditions for panic are being created, which are accompanied by rumors about "the center will not help", the exodus of refugees, and so on. In fact, "collective democratic fascism", as I call it, was betting on undermining statehood through a lightning operation," the expert noted.
The "forward-forward" tactics provided the Ukrainian Armed Forces with short-term success in the early stages of the operation. However, they also led to problems for the attackers.
The forested terrain in the Kursk region does not allow the equipment to maneuver off-road, which tied the Ukrainian Armed Forces to roads. As a result, the units that broke away from the bridgehead quickly turned from hunters into prey. The result is that dozens of armored vehicles were destroyed in an ambush or as a result of drone strikes.
The analytical portal Lostarmour, which analyzes losses during modern military conflicts based on open source data, reports that more than thirty light armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were burned during battles in the Kursk region. These statistics include only those losses that were recorded in photos and videos.
Several Stryker armored personnel carriers were also destroyed, including two vehicles in the M1126 ECV combat engineer modification. In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 20 Stryker vehicles out of the hundred supplied by the United States. And this does not include vehicles that failed for technical reasons.
The day before, the American publication Military Watch Magazine reported that Ukrainian troops had already lost 20 Abrams tanks out of 31 delivered. These are not “critical” but “catastrophic” losses.
OFFENSIVE WITHOUT TANKS
Another distinctive feature of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' raid into the Kursk region was the almost complete refusal to use heavy armored vehicles. Exactly one year ago, during the "counteroffensive" in the Zaporizhzhya direction, Ukrainian troops acted exactly the opposite, throwing tanks and heavy armored vehicles into battle in large numbers on a small section of the front.
In the Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces offensive was supported by British Challenger tanks assigned to one of the airborne units. The vehicles, which the Ukrainian army received in the amount of 30 units, did not show their best side and were not used in combat for more than six months. However, now Kyiv has decided to use them as well - at least one tank of this model was destroyed.
The lack of armored support means that the Ukrainian Armed Forces, faced with a well-built defense, are forced to halt their offensive. However, the tanks that are available are likely to be used in Donbass and on other fronts.
Overall, the problems that have arisen for the Ukrainian Armed Forces raise the question: was it worth starting such an adventure?
"The goals of this campaign were defined in the US. Or, if you like, in NATO command. The task is to destroy the statehood of Russia. It did not work out in a direct way, Ukraine is suffering losses on all fronts - from Donetsk to Kherson. So no matter how much Kiev loses there, it will not matter to those who ordered it," notes Anatoly Matviychuk.
But will the Ukrainian army itself be able to handle such an adventure, which is essentially being deprived of its last reserves and most combat-ready units? After all, according to statistics, the total number of armored vehicles of all types lost by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region exceeded 70 units. Although in reality we may be talking about hundreds of armored vehicles that have not yet been captured on camera.
IRREPLACEABLE LOSSES OF ARTILLERY
An interesting detail: if Kyiv was stingy with heavy armored vehicles for participation in the invasion of the Kursk region, then it was completely stingy with fire support and air support.
Large-caliber 203mm 2S7 Pion guns, which have not appeared at the front for many months, were spotted in the border zone. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are also firing from both Soviet and American multiple launch rocket systems across the state border, primarily from HIMARS rocket systems.
Kyiv treasures these weapons, using them on a hit-and-run basis. Every disabled HIMARS is a major success for Russian forces.
According to Lostarmour, at least three vehicles have been disabled since the start of the SVO. And in three weeks of operations in the Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost the same number.
The rocket systems are usually located in the Sumy region and are camouflaged in forests immediately after the strike. However, thanks to the activity of Russian drones, the vehicles were tracked down and hit by Iskander OTRK strikes.
The US may adjust aid to Ukraine due to attacks on the Kursk region
In addition to the three lost HIMARS in the Kursk region, in the Kherson direction the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost an M270 rocket system - a HIMARS variant on a tracked platform, with two launchers for six missiles.
For Kyiv, these are extremely painful losses, since such vehicles are supplied individually and extremely rarely. It is practically impossible to replenish them, and the loss of MLRS leaves an entire section of the front without fire cover.
"They say that what happened is Zelensky's mistake, but there is no mistake here. Ukrainian troops are suffering losses, and they failed to fulfill their tasks. Rather the opposite - the greater the pressure, the more we unite. So all the consequences of this adventure will fall on the figurehead chairman Zelensky - yes. But he is doing what he was ordered to do," Anatoly Matviychuk is convinced.
He predicts that Kyiv will not limit itself to an adventure in the Kursk region, admitting that the Ukrainian Armed Forces may try to attack Transnistria - also on orders from outside.
Ultimately, the dispersal of Ukrainian military reserves could lead to the collapse of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' defense in other areas. But this does not prevent the West from ordering new military "actions" from Kyiv.
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[Regnum] The monument to the great Russian poet Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin, located near the Odessa city administration, will not be demolished because it is a cultural heritage. This was announced on August 23 by the city mayor Gennady Trukhanov.
Odessa Mayor Refuses to Demolish Pushkin Monument for Tourists
"Today, various European delegations and tourists come here, and they know who Pushkin is. They talk about how he lived and worked here in Odessa, and also about how he was exiled here," he said in an interview with the publication "Ukrainian Truth."
Trukhanov clarified that the Pushkin monument is in the motivation dossier at UNESCO, recalling that it was once erected by city residents at their own expense.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, in early July the mayor of Odessa spoke in favor of keeping the monuments associated with Russia in their places. He noted that they are all part of the history and cultural heritage of the city.
In August 2023, Trukhanov stated that the decision on the future of the Pushkin monument in the center of Odessa should be made by the city's residents, many of whom respect the poet. The mayor noted that the monument was erected at the expense of the community, and that it was erected by the Odessans themselves, not the authorities. Trukhanov also added then that he was against the demolition of the monument.
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[Regnum] The Investigative Committee has completed the preliminary investigation into the assassination attempt on Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the Rossiya Segodnya media group and the RT TV channel,and TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak. This was reported on August 24 by Dmitry Dzhulai, a lawyer for one of the defendants in the case.
"The defendants are familiarizing themselves with the case materials. The volume is quite large," the human rights activist said in a conversation with TASS.
He did not provide any other details.
Dzhulai is defending Mikhail Baryshnikov, whom investigators believe to be one of the organizers of the crime. Seven other people are also involved in the case. They are in custody. Some of the accused were minors at the time of the crime.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier on August 24 it became known from the case materials that a confrontation was held with the person accused of preparing the assassination attempts on Simonyan and Sobchak.
The Federal Security Service (FSB) prevented an assassination attempt on Simonyan and Sobchak in July 2023. The agency's employees, together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Investigative Committee, detained neo-Nazis from the "Paragraph 88" group in Moscow and the Ryazan region. It was established that they prepared for the assassinations on the instructions and under the guidance of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). The accused confirmed this during interrogation. For each murder, they were promised a reward of 1.5 million rubles.
The group was engaged in attacks on people of "non-Slavic appearance." Then, one of its members, Mikhail Balashov, was contacted by a representative of the SBU and offered to set fire to relay cabinets on Russian territory, and later to commit a contract killing of Simonyan and Sobchak.
On July 3 of this year, three new defendants appeared in the criminal case on the preparation of an assassination attempt on the RT editor-in-chief and TV presenter, including an eighth-grade student. Three young people - a communications college student, an installer, and a schoolboy - were detained in connection with the hooliganism case on May 7. They were given a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions. Investigators believe that the detainees are connected with the neo-Nazi group "Paragraph 88".
Text taken from rybar.ru website and Telegram channel
[ColonelCassad] Ukrainian Armed Forces' Fortifications in the Pokrovsk Direction: How the Operational Crisis Is Neutralizing the Advantages of Ukrainian Armed Forces' Defensive Lines
The rapid advance of Russian troops in the Pokrovsk direction often encounters fierce resistance from the enemy, who has set up hundreds of kilometers of fortifications in the occupied part of the DPR.
Most of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' fortifications are platoon and company strongholds with a developed fire control system and camouflage, which turns each assault on such a fortification into a separate operation.
Sometimes Russian units encounter truly monstrous fortifications in size, which play the role of key defense nodes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A
striking example of this is a large stronghold to the east of Zhelanny Pervye, taken by the Russian Armed Forces during fighting in this area in July. This defensive node was supposedly started to be built by the enemy shortly before the Ukrainian Armed Forces retreated from Avdiivka, and was supposed to become an impassable obstacle for Russian units due to its location and size.
A large system of trenches and equipped firing points, located in an "open field" and covered by UAVs and artillery, is really capable of stopping the advance of even large military units for a long time in conditions of air superiority of various types of drones.
Even smaller fortifications, with proper defense and established communication between units, are capable of holding back advances on entire sections of the front for years - Nevelskoye, located to the south, the battle for which lasted more than a year, is proof of this.
Nevertheless, a large stronghold to the east of Novoselovka Pervaya was successfully captured by Russian troops in less than a week of combat. In the conditions of an operational crisis and the inability of the Ukrainian Armed Forces command to competently build interaction between units, this defense node turned into a huge target for Russian aviation and drones.
An additional factor was the fact that assault units of the Russian Armed Forces attacked the enemy stronghold from the northeast, leveling many of the advantages of the fortification, erected with the aim of holding back the advance of Russian troops from the east.
Coordinates: 48.215605, 37.475699
Another large stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was encountered by Russian units to the southwest of Timofeevka. The enemy fortifications were erected in the area of the S-05-09-07 highway and covered the crossing over the Kazeny Torets, located in the village. The enemy defensive node was a system of trenches and firing points and, apparently, was adapted for all-round defense.
In the conditions of a stable front, such a line could have stopped the advance of Russian troops to Timofeevka and Lisichny and would have required significant forces to capture it. However, without established communication between units and cover from UAVs, the stronghold was under threat of encirclement and was captured by the Russian Armed Forces within a few days.
Coordinates: 48.276491, 37.479241
During the special operation, we have repeatedly witnessed how even smaller defensive lines held back the advance of advancing troops in one or another section of the front for a long time.
The enemy fortifications in the Kupyansk-Svatovsky, Limansky and Seversky directions have been causing significant problems for the Russian Armed Forces for over a year now due to the geographical features of the terrain and the positional nature of the fighting.
However, many of the advantages of such fortifications are lost in the conditions of an operational crisis, similar to what is happening with the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsky direction. Even the most powerful enemy defensive positions, in the absence of sufficient infantry and support assets to hold them, turn into an easy target for Russian attack aircraft.
A separate problem for Ukrainian formations is the low morale and psychological state of units, regularly subjected to attacks by Russian Aerospace Forces and artillery and forced to hold unfavorable positions.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
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