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Current information on the situation on the front line on August 21 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:35 Russian Ministry of Defense showed the work of UAV operators of the Vostok group of forces and FPV drone crews of the Rubicon Center.
18:47 Russian Aerospace Forces inflicted strikes using FAB-3000 and FAB-500 aerial bombs with UMPK and Kh-39 missiles.
17:54 In the period from 16.50 to 17.35 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territories of the Belgorod and Rostov regions.
17:52 Strike by FAB-500 with a universal planning and correction module struck an area of concentration of manpower and equipment of the 144th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Kuty Vtorye in the Chernihiv region.
16:05 At 14:40 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted one Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
15:02 Footage of Objective control recorded a precise hit of an aerial bomb on the elevator building, where a large number of manpower of the 57th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are concentrated.
14:16 Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed temporary deployment points and UAV warehouses for the Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
13:04 On August 21 at 12:32 hours from the State Test Cosmodrome of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the Arkhangelsk Region, a combat crew of the space forces successfully implemented launch of the light-class launch vehicle Angara-1.2 with spacecraft in the interests of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
12:22 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of August 21, 2025
Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with high-precision weapons, as well as strike unmanned aerial vehicles, on enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, energy facilities that provided their operation, military airfield infrastructure, positions of operational-tactical missile systems, ammunition depots and property of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The strike target has been achieved. All designated objects have been hit.
Units of the North group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airborne assault, two assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Guta, Andreyevka, Novaya Sich, Proletarskoye, Katerinovka, Varachino, Sadki and Yunakovka in Sumy Oblast.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Gatishche and Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 115 servicemen, a tank, an armored combat vehicle, 13 vehicles, three field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm M-198 howitzer. Eleven ammunition, fuel, and supply depots were destroyed.
Units of the "West" group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of three mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Andreyevka, Novy Mir in the Khar'kov region, Srednee and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to 230 servicemen, five combat armored vehicles, including four Western-made, 24 cars and an artillery gun. Seven electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of decisive actions by units of the Southern Group of Forces, the settlement of Aleksandro-Shultino in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.
The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, mountain assault, and airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Markovo, Nikolaevka, Minkovka, and Vasyukovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost up to 240 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, two pickup trucks, two field artillery pieces, four ammunition and supply depots.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved their tactical position. They defeated formations of five mechanized, infantry, assault, two airborne assault brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defense brigade and two national guard brigades in the areas of the settlements of Krasnoarmeysk, Rodinskoye, Chunishino, Udachnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Filiya of the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to 380 servicemen, six armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier and a Turkish-made Kirpi armored car, 12 cars and two artillery pieces.
Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a naval infantry brigade in the areas of the settlements of Velikomikhailovka, Dibrova, Ivanovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Poltavka, Olgovskoye, Dorozhnyanka in the Zaporizhia region and Kamyshevakha in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 225 servicemen, a tank, four combat armored vehicles, 12 cars and three field artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm M-198 howitzer. Three warehouses of materiel were destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of a mechanized, mountain assault brigade, three coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Belogorie, Stepovoe in the Zaporizhia region, Novoberislav, Ponyatovka, Sadovoe and Belozerka in the Kherson region.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 80 servicemen, a US-made HMMWV armored fighting vehicle, 13 vehicles, two artillery pieces, including a US-made 155mm M-777 howitzer.
Eight electronic warfare stations and four ammunition and supply depots were destroyed.
12:10 As a result of decisive actions by units of the "Southern" group of troops released settlement of Aleksandro-Shultino, Donetsk People's Republic.
11:17 The crew of the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov of the Pacific Fleet successfully completed firing high-precision cruise missiles "Kalibr" and "Uran" at a sea target in the waters of the Sea of Japan.
10:36 Between 7:00 and 10:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 21 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
16 UAVs – over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Four UAVs – over the waters of the Sea of Azov,
One UAV – over the waters of the Black Sea.
08:37 Artillerymen of the "Center" group of forces inflicted a strike from a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS on an enemy concentration area near Krasnoarmeysk.
07:22 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 49 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:
21 over the territory of the Rostov Region,
Seven over the territory of the Voronezh Region,
Five over the territory of the Belgorod Region,
Four over the territory of the Republic of Crimea,
Three over the territory of the Bryansk Region,
Three over the territory of the Kaluga Region,
Two over the territory of the Oryol Region,
Two over the waters of the Black Sea,
One over the territory of the Kursk Region,
One over the territory of the Tula Region.
05:02 Crews of 122mm D-30 howitzers of the North group of forces destroyed camouflaged strongholds with Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower in the Khar'kov direction.
Posted by: badanov 2025-08-22 |
