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Russian Perspective: Operation to denazify Ukraine: operational summary July 18 (updated)
2023-07-19
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.

[NewsFrontInfo] 23:32 The Russian Armed Forces are actively advancing in the Kupyansk direction, and according to sources, they have approached the line of sight to Kupyansk. There are fights. The enemy is in big trouble, according to the Spetsnaz Archangel telegram channel.

21:55 Video- Artillery destroyed the point of temporary deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Volchansk, Kharkiv region.

21:30 Video- FLV-drone of the 1st Slavic brigade flew into the position of the ATGM crew.

21:00 Video– Sudoplatov’s deadly FPV drone flew right into the driver’s hatch of a moving BTR-70, after which the armored vehicle of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was torn apart in a minefield

FPV kamikaze drones cause great damage to the enemy in battles on all sectors of the front, especially in those where the APU is trying to attack.

20:30 Video- In the Kupyansk direction, another self-propelled artillery installation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed by loitering ammunition.

19:55 Russian troops for the first time destroyed Swedish self-propelled unit Archer

19:55 Battery of 122mm self-propelled guns "Gvozdika" of the Naval Infantry destroys enemy stronghold

18:11 Artillery destroys Armed Forces Armed Forces in the Kharkiv direction

17:30 Consequences of arrival of the "Lancet" on the Ukrainian self-propelled gun Crab

16:49 Personnel destruction of a self-propelled artillery mount of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by loitering ammunition in the Kupyansk direction

15:55 Personnel combat work of the army special forces "Osman" to destroy the equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and NATO, with the help of the kamikaze drone "Lancet" and the high-precision unmanned aerial vehicle "Cube" in the Zaporozhye direction

15:54 Petty hooliganism and going to the draft board.

In Boyarka near Kiev, the guy was given a summons for listening to Russian rap on the street. A caring citizen, having heard a Russian song, made a remark to the guy, and then turned to the police.

Law enforcement officers quickly found the offender and his companion, handed them an administrative protocol for petty hooliganism, and the guy was also issued a summons to the military registration and enlistment office.

14:59 Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system destroys enemy drone in the Kherson direction

Earlier it was reported that a Bayraktar TB2 strike drone was shot down in the area,

13:54 Loitering ammunition "Lancet"destroyed stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction

13:53 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense:

🔹The RF Armed Forces repulsed two attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction;

🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation repelled 12 attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction in a day;

🔹Air defense systems of the Russian Federation destroyed 43 UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day;

🔹The troops of the Russian Federation continue successful offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction, the advance was up to 2 km;

🔹The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction amounted to up to 100 servicemen;

🔹Russian troops repulsed three attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Vladimirovka and Urozhaynoye in the DPR;

🔹The RF Armed Forces hit accumulations of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​​​the settlements of Stupochki, Konstantinovka and Krasnoe in the DPR;

🔹The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation stopped the actions of the sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction;

🔹Russian troops destroyed the ammunition depot of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Krasnogorovka in the DPR;

🔹The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 65 soldiers in the Kupyansk direction per day;

🔹Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day amounted to 400 servicemen in the Donetsk direction;

🔹Losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions during the day exceeded 200 people;

🔹Russian troops destroyed three ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region.


12:36 Russian Armed Forces strikes in the regions of Nikolaev and Odessa destroyed fuel storage facilities with a total volume of about 70,000 tons, from which military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was provided with fuel - Russian Defense Ministry

12:36 Russian Armed Forces delivered a group precision strike on facilities where terrorist acts against Russia were being prepared using unmanned boats, as well as on places of their manufacture in the Odessa region - Russian Defense Ministry

11:54 Disabled armored car evacuation RG-31 Nyala army of Ukraine

11:54 Soldiers of the "West-Akhmat" battalion struck Ukrainian DRG near the village of Udy

11:00 The RF Armed Forces thwarted an attempt by a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group in the vicinity of Vasilkov Island and an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to force the Dnieper near Antonovka in the Kherson region in a day.

Five boats and 27 servicemen were destroyed, a spokesman for the region's emergency services told reporters.

11:00 Russian army discovered and destroyed group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Orekhov area in the Zaporozhye direction

09:52 Over the past day:
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the island zone, the following were destroyed:

- an attempt to penetrate the DRG in the area of ​​Vasilkov Island was prevented, two boats, seven fighters of the VFU were destroyed;
- two 120 mm mortars, crews and ammunition for them, in the areas of the settlement. Kizomys, losses: six VFU militants were killed, three were injured of varying severity in the area;

As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kherson direction, the following were destroyed:

- an attempt of the AFU to force the Dnieper River in the areas of the settlement was suppressed. Antonovka, as a result of fire damage, three boats and 20 VFU militants were destroyed;
- 152mm ACS "Acacia" with ammunition in the area of ​​the settlement. Fifth village, losses: three VFU militants were killed, two were injured of varying severity;

As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr grouping of troops in the Kakhovka direction, the following were destroyed:

- the position of the armed formations of Ukraine in the areas of the settlement. Mikhailovka, losses: eight VFU militants destroyed; two - received injuries of varying severity.

08:22 Crews of helicopters "Alligator" provides round-the-clock air fire support to our units in the zone of the NMD

08:20 Su-25SM crews inflicted missile attack on enemy firepower in the Krasno-Limansky direction of the NVO

Posted by:badanov

#4  Boy, some BRICS partner the RSA is.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-07-19 21:06  

#3  ^ The guy has personal security, his own army complete with nuclear weapons and he still is afraid to visit Suid-Afrika. That's saying something!
Posted by: SteveS   2023-07-19 18:17  

#2  Evidently Putin has decided not to visit South Africa. He might be a bit crazy, but he's not stupid.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-07-19 10:20  

#1   Putin is now a prisoner and cannot travel even to friendly states. Wonder if China would let him visit?

https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1681622587841953793
Posted by: Flater Forkbeard8651   2023-07-19 09:42  

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