[NewsFrontInfo] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office 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 attack 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.
22:10 Attack on Serpent's Island confirmed.
Russian aviation released several FAB-500 high-explosive aerial bombs with universal planning and correction modules for objects on Zmein.
Considering the size of the island and the power of the FABs, it is highly unlikely that anything on Serpentine remains intact.
22:00 Heavy situation at the junction of Zaporozhye and the DPR: the threat of losing Staromayorsky and Urozhayne, the enemy is advancing
“The situation became more complicated - the enemy decided to become more active. It is not easy for the guys on Staromayorsky and Harvest now - they are repelling intense attacks. In our area, one loss per day,” the fighters of the Donetsk battalion “Vostok” said today.
“The situation at Staromayorsky is very complicated. There is a possibility that the enemy will take control of the settlement ... Well, you will have to knock out again,” they later wrote.
The enemy here has thrown significant forces to break through our defenses, flooding the area with tons of rounds in order to squeeze out our fighters.
In Staromayorsky, the enemy is advancing with battles, they are trying to take Yrozhaynovo in pincers, we are preparing a detailed summary.
21:30 Servicemen of the group of troops "Vostok" show courage and heroism in the performance of combat missions.
The commander of the motorized rifle company of the tank brigade of the group, Captain Albert Yunusov, during the counteroffensive of the Ukrainian troops, controlled the entrusted personnel in one of the sectors of the South-Donetsk direction.
When repelling an attack by superior forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the professional actions of Captain Yunusov in distributing anti-tank guided missile crews, grenade launchers and machine gun crews, as well as competent adjustment of artillery fire, made it possible to destroy more than a dozen armored combat vehicles and enemy tanks in a few days.
21:00 Kleshcheevka on the southern flank remains for the RF Armed Forces.
All previous assaults of the Armed Forces of Ukraine bogged down. Ukrainian troops were knocked out of the village. As expected, several dozens of surges of varying intensity and density did not help the Armed Forces of Ukraine to gain a foothold.
Ukrainian resources write that the most powerful artillery fire and competent management of the units of the RF Armed Forces did not allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to pass and forced them to retreat with huge losses.
During raids on the fortified areas of the RF Armed Forces in this sector, Kyiv units steadily lost a battalion a day.
As in Zaporozhye, cluster rounds did not help the Armed Forces of Ukraine to break through the defense.
20:30 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 forces, supported by artillery, repelled several enemy attacks in the direction of Staromayorsky. Having suffered significant losses in manpower, the enemy retreated.
Artillery fire hit places where militants gathered, destroyed one tank and a pickup truck with nationalists in the area southeast of Ravnopol, as well as a 152mm towed howitzer "Hyacinth" in Neskuchnoye and a mortar crew in the Novy Komar area.
In the Zaporizhia direction, the motorized rifle units of the group thwarted an attempt by units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to conduct reconnaissance in combat in the direction of Priyutnoye. Having suffered losses, the enemy retreated. Artillery fire in the same area hit the stronghold of the nationalists.
Also, two reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Charivnoye and Rabotino were destroyed by artillery fire.
Loitering ammunition "Lancet" destroyed a towed howitzer in Stepnogorsk and an armored fighting vehicle in the Rabotino area.
Bomber aircraft inflicted fire damage on accumulations of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Novodanilovka, destroyed an ammunition depot and a shelter with military equipment in Chervon.
-- Assault aircraft hit the places of accumulation of manpower of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Priyutnoye, Zherebyanka and Pyatikhatka.
-- Helicopters of army aviation destroyed an ammunition depot in the Chervonoye area, hit the places of accumulation of manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Priyutnoye.
-- An anti-aircraft gunner of the group from the Igla MANPADS shot down a Mi-24 helicopter of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
20:00 The most powerful hit in Ukraine: MiG-31 launched up to 10 hypersonic "Daggers" towards Kyiv
The launch of the X-47 "Dagger" in the direction of the capital was recorded, the Kiev administration reports.
Also, the Air Force of Ukraine announced the threat of strikes by ballistic missiles of the Iskander type.
The video shows a flight of X-101 cruise missiles. Explosions in a number of regions continue to thunder.
19:30 In Lviv powerful explosions.
19:00 Ukrainian formations continue to terrorize the inhabitants of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the capital of the DPR, Kyiv, Petrovsky and Kuibyshevsky districts were under enemy fire. Gorlovka, Golmovsky, Zaitsevo, Makeevka, Yasinovataya were also under attack.
The artillery attack was carried out from guns supplied by NATO countries. As a result of the attack on the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, a school and an apartment building were damaged. There were no casualties.
18:30 About blows Aerospace Forces of Russia on Serpentine
In the afternoon, information appeared that Russian troops launched a missile attack on Zmeiny Island. No official data has been received, but this fact is indirectly confirmed by the activity of Ukrainian sailors in the Zmiinoye area.
It would seem, why hit the place where there was practically nothing left since the summer of last year? However, with the start of the grain deal, the Ukrainian authorities returned to the island again. Zelensky's recent visit there only confirms this.
This small piece of land has a very valuable geographical position, from which the situation in the western, southwestern and partly central parts of the Black Sea can be clearly seen with the right equipment and the absence of threats.
Flights of aviation, missiles, the activities of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy, control over unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy at a greater distance than from the coast - all this became possible after the withdrawal of the Russian Armed Forces from there. And the notorious grain deal kept the island safe from blows.
And with its end, the Russian command began the systematic destruction of infrastructure in the Odessa region, and Serpentine, most likely, also came under attack. The effectiveness of these attacks is still in question, however, judging by MarineTraffic, a large traffic jam has formed at the mouth of the Danube from cargo ships.
18:00 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the "Center" group:
In the course of conducting active defense of the occupied lines in the Svatovsky and Krasnolimansky directions, units of the "Center" grouping of forces repelled 11 attempts to attack militants.
During the day, four infantry fighting vehicles, four armored vehicles, three pickup vehicles, a 122mm D-30 gun, two mortars and more than 100 militants were destroyed, eight servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered.
Artillery fire and air strikes from the Center grouping inflicted defeat on assault groups of the 25th Airborne Brigade, 95th Airborne Assault Brigade, as well as 21 and 42 Mechanized Brigades of Ukrainian troops in the areas of Nevsky, Chervonopopovsky sections and Serebryansky forest.
17:30 Svatovsko-Kremenskaya section situation as of 14.00 July 26, 2023
In the Svatovsky sector, Russian troops continue positional battles at the Nadia-Neogorovka line. According to some reports, the Armed Forces of Ukraine left Nadia, and the village came under the control of the RF Armed Forces, but so far there is no confirmation of this.
One way or another, that Nadia, that Novoegorovka are in the lowland relative to the hills around the settlements. And to ensure confident control over the site, it is necessary to knock out the enemy from the adjacent heights.
On the direction of Karmazinovka the situation is without significant changes. Ukrainian units are not attacking yet, but their artillerymen are conducting massive artillery preparation on the ledge and rear areas of the 21st Brigade of the RF Armed Forces.
At the Zhuravka Beam and the Torsk ledge, positional battles are going on with the mutual use of artillery. A tank battalion of the 21st Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine arrived at the Torskoye-Terny line to replace the 25th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which indicates a possible activation in the Krasnopopovka direction.
In the Serebryansky forestry, the consolidated assault detachments of the RF Armed Forces were able to advance to the west, knocking out the enemy from several positions. The Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to counterattack with several groups, but the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation held back the onslaught.
At the same time, the artillerymen of the Ukrainian units are conducting intense fire on Kremennaya and the surrounding area. According to sources from the field, cluster rounds on a rocket carrier are used for this.
Also, in the interception of the negotiations of the enemy operating in the Belogorovsk direction, they report an attack by Russian troops from Shipilovka. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are artillery attack the offensive areas.
17:15 Soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces from the Gulyai-Polye sector shared footage of fragments of M864 cluster munitions, with which the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at their positions.
This is a 155mm caliber projectile that is part of the Dual-purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) line. In one shot of this, 48 small M42 cumulative fragmentation ammunition and 24 larger M46 are placed.
The range of use of such ammunition does not exceed 30 kilometers. However, this allows firing at a sufficient distance from the line of contact, which complicates their search and destruction by Russian troops.
17:00 Artyomovskoe direction.
At the cost of incredible efforts, Kleshcheevka managed to be kept at the current moment. Now it is important to knock out the enemy from the heights west of Kleshcheevka, which they are working on, otherwise the assault will be repeated.
Andreevka is also ours, the enemy did not succeed here.
Kurdyumovka is also behind us.
16:30 Report about the FOURTH wave of the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Rabotino.
16:00 Video- statement by the head of the press center of the group "South":
The units of the "Southern" group of forces successfully repulsed the attacks of the assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Lisichansk and Alexander-Kalinovsk directions. Artillery in the Kurdyumovka area destroyed a tank and an infantry fighting vehicle of the attacking enemy. A fire defeat was also inflicted on the manpower of the attack aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Mayorsk region.
In addition, artillery crews of the group's formations destroyed an enemy pickup truck in the Belogorovka area, three vehicles near Kurakhovo. During the counterbattery fight, two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled guns in the Serebryanka and Novomikhailovka areas, a 152mm Msta-B artillery gun in Maksimilyanovka, and a 155mm Crab self-propelled gun in the Golubovka area were hit.
A Ukrainian armored car "Kozak" was blown up in a minefield near Kurdyumovka.
The group's missile subunits delivered three strikes with volleys of Tornado-S multiple launch rocket systems at the accumulation of manpower and firepower of the 3rd Separate Assault Bbrigade in Aleksandro-Shultino, the fuel depot of the 77th Separate Assault Brigade in Druzhkovka, and the personnel training center of the 93rd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Konstantinovka. Destroyed seven pickup trucks, Hamer and four minibuses with personnel of Ukrainian units.
-- Army helicopter crews hit targets in the areas of Andreevka and Bogdanovka, including destroying an enemy tank.
15:30 Summary of Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of July 26, 2023)
During the day, the armed forces of Ukraine continued to attempt offensive operations in the Donetsk, Krasno-Limansky and South Donetsk directions.
- In the Donetsk direction, coordinated actions of the defending units in close cooperation with aviation and artillery of the "Southern" group of forces successfully repelled four enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Severnoye, Maryinka and Vodyanoye of the Donetsk People's Republic. In addition, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Bogdanovka, Spornoe and Avdiivka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Two ammunition depots of the 28th and 110th Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Dyleevka and Avdeevka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Enemy losses per day amounted to 210 Ukrainian servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, two US-made M777 artillery systems, three Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mounts, 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30 guns, and an M119 howitzer USA production.
- In the Krasno-Limansky direction, units of the 15th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the "Center" group of troops continued offensive operations in the area of the settlement of Sergeevka of the Luhansk People's Republic.
The advance was up to three kilometers along the front and 2,700 meters deep into the enemy defenses. Air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems repelled four attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova and Raygorodok of the Luhansk People's Republic, as well as Serebryansky forestry.
In addition, the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Novovodyane of the Lugansk People's Republic, Torskoye, Yampolovka and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In the area of the settlement of Terny of the Donetsk People's Republic, the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were stopped. In addition, an ammunition depot of the 66th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the Novolyubovka settlement in the Luhansk People's Republic.
The daily losses of the enemy amounted to more than 190 Ukrainian servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, four pickup trucks, two howitzers: 152mm D-20 and 122mm D-30, three 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts, as well as a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar.
- In the South-Donetsk direction, the defending units, relying on well-placed minefields, strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, and artillery fire from the Vostok group of forces, repelled an enemy attack in the direction of the settlement of Nikolskoye, Zaporozhye region.
In the areas of Storozhevoye and Neskuchnoye settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic, manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit.
- In the Zaporozhye direction, an enemy attack in the direction of Rabotino was repelled over the past day. Two tanks, a 152mm Giacint-B howitzer, and a 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed.
In addition, 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 Malaya Tokmachka, Yablokovo and Rabotino of the Zaporozhye region.
Also, a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Lugovskoye, Zaporozhye region.
15:00 From our wonderful day D, the people tentatively occupied Karamzinovka, from there gone attack on both sides.
The front did not go forward, but to the sides.
The first in the direction of Podkuchansk, Krivosheyka, the second - Melovatka, Novomikhailovskoe, Zaliman and so on. With the next plan - to advance on a wide front, and not along some narrow part.
Now, along the entire front, our units are located at different depths, respectively, Arta is mainly working, both ours and the enemy. The enemy is slowly retreating.
One can see a large movement in the area of the rear units of the enemy (direction Borovaya, Kupyansk). There is a rather dense counter-battery battle going on, hunting for artillery, hunting for reserves that are being brought up. Today they took away Nadia, Sergeevka, Kovalevka.
14:30 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 the concentration of manpower and firepower of the units of the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade in the area of the settlements of Kucherovka and Pavlovka.
In the defense zone of the 1st Tank Army, fire from T-72B3, T-80 tanks, 122mm D-30 howitzers, and 152mm Giacint-B towed guns hit the positions of units of the 32nd Separate Mechanized Brigade in the area of the settlement of Stelmakhovka. The total losses of the enemy amounted to a platoon of manpower, one Hammer armored car.
In the course of the counterbattery fight, the artillery of the group in the area of the settlement of Peschanoe destroyed a French-made self-propelled artillery installation "Caesar", in the area of the settlement of Kislovka, a mortar crew and an ammunition point in the area of the settlement of Krakhmalnoe.
On the morning of July 26, the enemy resumed intensive offensive operations in the Orekhovskoye direction. Conducted a massive attack by the forces of three battalions reinforced with tanks.
The courageous and professional actions of the units of the 810th Marine Brigade and the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division repelled all attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Positions held.
During the battle, 22 enemy tanks, 10 infantry fighting vehicles, an armored fighting vehicle, as well as more than 100 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed.
- In the Kupyansky direction, units of the 7th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the Western Group of Forces, using the results of fire damage, carry out successful offensive operations in the Kuzemovsky direction and took up more advantageous positions.
Enemy losses per day amounted to 135 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, the US-made M777 artillery system, 152mm Msta-B and 152mm D-20 howitzers, the 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, as well as a radar US-made counter-battery station AN/TPQ-50.
- In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, the enemy’s losses amounted to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, five vehicles, as well as an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount.
An ammunition depot of the 124th Territorial Defense Brigade was destroyed near the village of Zelenovka, Kherson region.
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 the 104th Artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment of the enemy in 128 districts.
In the areas of the settlements of Ivanovka and Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, two command posts of the 21st Mechanized and 79th Air Assault Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit.
Air defense systems intercepted seven HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and two Storm Shadow cruise missiles during the day.
In addition, 13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Karmazinovka, Zolotarevka, Rubizhne of the Luhansk People's Republic, Verkhnekamenskoye, Evgenovka, Yampolovka, Krasnaya Polyana of the Donetsk People's Republic, Chumatskoe and Dibrova of the Zaporozhye region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 457 aircraft, 244 helicopters, 5,271 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 anti-aircraft missile systems, 10,942 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,139 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 5,624 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 11,906 units of special military vehicles.
14:00 According to the situation in Rabotino
Reflected the second assault attempt. Obviously, the desperate leadership of Ukraine gave the green light to the introduction of reserves into battle, as evidenced by the huge (compared to previous rolls) amount of armored vehicles thrown at the positions of our troops. Again, tank wedges were used, despite the fact that such tactics had repeatedly ended in the defeat of Ukrainian columns.
This is what is happening now. Moreover, the soldiers of the 58th Army managed to capture several dozen servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The testimonies of all are approximately the same - the command threw them to their deaths, perfectly aware of what result this would lead to. The result is crowds of dead, prisoners and destroyed equipment. Even on the outskirts of the settlement, the enemy failed to gain a foothold.
13:30 Urgent APU tried to go to the outskirts of Rabotino:
Today at four in the morning the enemy launched an attack on Rabotino, using more than thirty pieces of armored vehicles. The attack was carried out in two runs. Tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine came close to the forest belt in front of the settlement. Cluster munitions are actively used in our positions.
Our troops met the enemy's advance with cannon artillery, aircraft and tanks.
For now, the fight continues. By means of objective control, at least seven units of knocked out enemy equipment were recorded.
13:02 Orekhovsky area situation as of 12.00 July 26, 2023
At Rabotino, the intensity of the fighting decreased slightly. The soldiers of the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment and the army special forces unit "Osman" confidently repulsed the massive attack of the 33rd and 116th Separate Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
According to confirmed data, the number of enemy armored vehicles destroyed exceeded 25 units. In the forest belt northeast of Rabotino alone, four tanks burned down, including at least one Leopard.
In addition, the Zaporozhye Front reports the capture of prisoners from the 33rd and 116th Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The appearance of members of the 10th Army Corps confirms the fact that the forces of the reserve, intended for a breakthrough to Tokmak, were involved.
Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to evacuate personnel from the stronghold northeast of Rabotino, using the previously captured bridgehead. Russian fighters are conducting massive fire on them.
12:45 The enemy, despite serious losses in armored vehicles (more than 15 tanks and AFVs have already been hit or destroyed - mines, ATGMs, artillery + several units of wheeled and engineering equipment), continues attacks in the Rabotino area, using fresh forces deployed to this area.
Intense enemy artillery fire continues, which seeks to suppress the work of Russian artillery. At the moment, the main positions of our troops are held, the enemy has not achieved significant results. But it's too early to relax - the roll is very strong.
An acquaintance from the direction says that “there have been more powerful attacks,” if we take the June attempts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to break into Rabotino. In July it is one of the most powerful.
12:35 Vremyevsky section situation as of 11:00 26 July 2023
Near Staromayorsky, assault detachments of the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy again tried to attack the positions of the RF Armed Forces west of the village, but to no avail. Immediately after, the Russian units carried out a counterattack, knocking out the Armed Forces of Ukraine to the initial ones, and one of the attacking Staromayorsk formations was blocked.
As a result of this unsuccessful sortie, the Ukrainian naval infantry lost seven people killed, and 34 were injured of varying severity. Some part was evacuated, and some is still in the forest belt.
At the same time, the 23rd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was withdrawn from the Vremievsky sector for restoration to the Dnepropetrovsk region, which confirms the large losses in manpower. The area of responsibility of the 23rd Brigade crossed the 110th and 128th Artillery Regiment.
11:50 Defeated enemy armored group: abandoned American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and a tank near Orekhovo
The Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to attack the positions of the 70th regiment between the settlement. Rabotino and Verbovoye, but were defeated, apparently part of the equipment was blown up by mines -video.
11:23 A few months later, the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine finally found out about the Russian tactics of using "Geraniums", when the drone cuts circles around the city, diverts air defense to itself and at the same time reveals weaknesses in air defense.
Well, the Ukrainians are a little closer to answering the question of how, according to official statements, they manage to shoot down 20 drones per night over cities with only a few released.
However, judging by the degree of promptness of the reaction, a lot of wonderful unexpected discoveries await the enemy in this area.
10:50 Ukrainian formations once again fired upon the border of the Kursk region.
The enemy fired at least five rounds at the village of Tetkino. The impact damaged power lines, operational services are engaged in the elimination of the consequences.
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10:10 Orekhovsky area situation as of 10.00 July 26, 2023
In the Orekhovsky sector, early in the morning, assault detachments of the 33rd Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, after artillery preparation by a howitzer division and a jet battery of the formation, swooped down to break through northeast of Rabotino.
As a result of the attack on more than 80 armored vehicles, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and armored combat vehicles, the enemy managed to penetrate in three areas. Now fierce battles are going on in this area.
Soldiers of the RF Armed Forces block the columns of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the support of artillery, mortars, ATGM crews and aviation. According to the Zaporozhye Front, at least 20 pieces of equipment have already been destroyed.
At the same time, another group advanced from Novodanilovka on eight armored vehicles and tanks and is moving south to support the attacking forces with a second wave. Judging by the interception, units of the 118th Brigade of the 10th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are participating in the assault.
This indicates the use of reserves in the attack and indicates, on the one hand, the imminent full-scale offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and, on the other hand, the depletion of other brigades that previously participated in the battles near Rabotino.
Rapid activation is also confirmed by the activity of 10 AA compounds in other areas. To the west, in Lobkove, the forces of the 3rd battalion of the 118th Brigade began to occupy the lines, and detachments of the 117th Brigade appeared near Belogorye. In addition, engineering formations of the 48th Engineering Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with Western-made pontoon stackers arrived in Sladkoye.
09:45 Chronicle of special military operation: the events of July 21, 2023.
-- Russian troops continue to strike at the Ukrainian military infrastructure in the Odessa region.
During the attack, the facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zatoka were hit, through which the routes for the supply of military equipment and ammunition pass.
-- In the Kupyansky sector, Russian units continue to expand the zone of control in the Liman 1 area.
After the capture of the Molchanovo railway station, the fighting shifted to landings to the west and south of the village.
-- To the south of Bakhmut, at the cost of significant losses, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine again managed to gain a foothold on the heights near Kleshcheevka.
Despite the difficult situation, Russian servicemen are holding the line on this sector of the front.
-- Ukrainian formations continue to conduct regular artillery attack of the frontline areas of Donbass.
Donetsk, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya and Staromikhaylovka fell under the blows of the enemy. Residential buildings were damaged. One person is injured.
-- At the Ugledarsky sector, the Armed Forces of Ukraine made a new attempt to attack in the direction of Vladimirovka.
Having fallen under the concentrated fire of artillery and anti-tank weapons, the enemy suffered losses in personnel and equipment and retreated.
-- In the Zaporizhia direction, the enemy continues to throw assault groups and attack at Rabotino and Pyatikhatki.
At the same time, the activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine aviation in this sector of the front is noted.
-- The difficult situation persists in the Kherson direction, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to build up forces on the islands in the Dnieper Delta.
Russian troops are working to identify and destroy enemy landing groups.
09:17 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 22 rounds;
-- n.p. Solontsy fired 9 rounds;
-- n.p. Peschanovka fired 7 rounds;
-- 12 rounds were fired at the village of Korsunka;
As a result of the artillery attack in N. p. Alyoshki, one civilian was killed, another one received moderate shrapnel wounds, also in the settlement. Peschanivka, as a result of artillery attack one civilian was killed in Kakhovka, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Proletarian, firing a total of 27 rounds from cannon artillery
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
08:26 Summary on the morning of July 26, 2023 from Two majors
In the morning, the enemy in the Orekhovsky direction of the Zaporizhzhya Front in the area o the settlement. Rabotino brought into battle up to 15 armored vehicles and infantry. Our MLRS, cannon artillery and mortars are working. Four enemy tanks have already been destroyed.
To the west of the sector of the front, the Svatovo-Kremennaya Army of Russia is conducting an offensive, the settlements of Sergeevka, Nadia and Novoegorovka are occupied. The advance of our troops amounted to up to four km along the front and up to two km in depth of the battle formations of the defending enemy.
In the Kupyansk direction, our troops previously occupied the railway station Molchanovo, continue to move forward.
South of Artemovsk (Bakhmut), in the area of Kleshcheevka, heavy fighting is reported that continues for several days. Our troops repulse enemy attacks. A difficult situation has developed in the Andreevka area.
In the Kherson direction, the battle continues in the floodplain of the river Dnieper. There are artillery duels.
The Belgorod region is under shelling. Yesterday morning, the Armed Forces of Ukraine again delivered several strikes with Storm Shadow missiles in Crimea.
The enemy fired more than 200 rounds of ammunition into the DPR. Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Yasinovatsky district, Donetsk, Makeevka, Aleksandrovka, Petrivske, Krasnaya Polyana are under fire. Four civilians were wounded.
08:08 Frontline summary on the morning of 07/26/2023
In the Zaporizhia direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of artillery, tried to advance towards Lugovoe and Rabotin. No success. The RF Armed Forces attacked Ukrainian positions in Kamenskoe, Lobkove, Stepnoe (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Ugledar and Donetsk directions), Orekhovo and Malaya Tokmachka.
In the Ugledar sector, Russian troops counterattacked in the direction of Rivnopol. After the shelling, the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted assault operations near Staromayorsky. Both sides without progress. The RF Armed Forces hit Ukrainian units in Levadny, Novodarovka, Blagodatny and Vugledar. They themselves found themselves under artillery attack in Urozhaynoye and Novodonetsk.
In the Bakhmut direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, with the support of artillery, are storming Andreevka. In Kleshcheevka, in the area of Ivanovsky and Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, the RF Armed Forces tried to counterattack.
The Armed Forces held their positions. Russian troops attacked Ukrainian units in Konstantinovka, Predtechin, Chasovoy Yar, Rozdolovka, Sporny, Seversk and Verkhnekamensky. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka, Kleshcheevka, Bakhmut, Yagodny and Berkhovka.
In the Luhansk direction, Russian troops established control over Sergeevka and Nadia and expanded the breakthrough along the front to 8 kilometers and increased to seven kilometers in depth. If they manage to take Kopanki, which are two kilometers away, then they will gain control over all the dominant heights. Then the way to Borovaya, the most important logistics center of the entire Ukrainian group in the Luhansk direction, will be opened for them.
In the event of the loss of Kopanok, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be at an extremely disadvantageous position, as they will be in a lowland. Russian troops shelled Ukrainian positions in Belogorivka, Yampol, Torsky, Ternakh, Nevsky, Peschany, Kislovka, Kupyansk, Zapadny, Dvurechnaya, Figolevka and Krasny Pervoy.