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[LB] Sumy, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk regions were attacked.
In Sumy oblast at night and in the morning, six shellings – 33 explosions – were recorded. Five settlements of Bilopolska, Khotynska, Novoslobidska, Seredino-Budska, and Znob-Novgorodska communities were shelled. Seredino-Budsk territorial community: barrel artillery (four explosions), three private residential buildings, a garage were damaged. Yesterday, during the day, the enemy fired 19 rounds. A total of 87 explosions were recorded, the Russians fired artillery and mortars. A total of 15 settlements in nine territorial communities were shelled: Krasnopilska, Bilopolska, Khotynska, Yunakivska, Myropilska, Velikopysarivska, Novoslobidska, Esmanska, and Znob-Novgorodska. Bilopol community: mortar shelling (three explosions), barrel artillery (six explosions).
The enemy destroyed the farm, more than fifty animals died. The transformer was also damaged. Youth community: mortar shelling (eight explosions), self-propelled guns (four explosions), artillery shelling (three explosions). After the shelling, a wheat field caught fire, and a private residential building was damaged. One person was injured. Khotyn community: mortar shelling (eight explosions). A private residential building was damaged.
In Dnipropetrovsk at night, the Nikopol district was shelled, the enemy hit five times with heavy artillery. He hit Nikopol and the Marganets community. People are unharmed. The consequences of the attacks are being clarified.
In Donetsk, the occupiers carried out 21 attacks during the day: airstrikes (missile type not established), KAB-250, Smerch, Tornado-S, Grad missile systems, artillery, mortar. The settlements were shelled: Avdiivka, Vugledar, New York, Velyka Novosilka, Druzhkivske, Kurdyumivka, Nelepivka, Bagatyr, Blagodatne, Illinka. A total of 17 residential buildings (in particular, an apartment building), an outbuilding, two hectares of wheat, a shop, and a garage were damaged. In one day, one person was killed and three were injured in the region.
In Mykolaivska yesterday, the enemy fired artillery at the water area of Ochakivska community. There are no casualties. In the evening, a 20-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl received shrapnel wounds to their lower limbs as a result of artillery shelling in the Kutsurub community. Other data on the consequences of shelling are being clarified.
In Luhansk yesterday, the enemy advanced near Nadia, but was again unsuccessful. The occupiers launched an airstrike on Bilogorivka. This same village, together with Nevsky, came under the fire of enemy artillery. During the day, the enemy fired 105 rounds (578 shells).
In the Kharkivska and Slobozhansk directions, the enemy hit Guryevy Kozachka, Udy, Bochkovy, Malya Vovchay, and Budarky with mortars and artillery. In the Kupyan direction, the enemy launched an airstrike in the Izyum region of the Izyum district. Figolivka, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kislivka and Novoosynove were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks. As a result of the shelling of Petropavlivka, a house was damaged, grass burned on an area of 1 ha.
A forest fire occurred in Novoplatonivka as a result of enemy shelling. In Shiykivka, a grain warehouse was damaged by enemy shelling. No casualties. Yesterday evening, the enemy shelled Novoosynov. Two residential buildings were damaged. Five people were injured.
In Zaporizhzhya, the enemy fired 75 shots at 23 settlements over the past day. 67 artillery strikes hit the territory of Orikhov, Gulyaipol, Zaliznychny, Novodarivka, Levadny, Stepnohirsk and 13 more villages near the front. Drone attacks on Shcherbaki and Novoandriivka, a missile attack on Zaporizhzhia, and five anti-aircraft missile strikes on Stepovoy were recorded. There was no information about the victims. As a result of shelling by the Russian military, 24 buildings were damaged, including infrastructure facilities and residential buildings. There were no casualties.
The enemy launched 28 shellings (181 shells) in the Kherson region during the day, including four shellings (35 shells) at Kherson. Areas of 14 settlements, a humanitarian warehouse building and the territory and buildings of a garage cooperative in Kherson, a transformer at a power substation in Havrylivka were hit. A man was injured as a result of the shelling of Odradokamyanka of the Tyagin community. A 57-year-old local resident was hit by an enemy attack in his own home, the victim was hospitalized. The enemy carried out an air strike on Novoberyslav. 25 houses were destroyed and damaged as a result of the impact of two anti-aircraft missiles. There were no injuries, data on the consequences are being clarified.
It will be recalled that over 30 combat clashes took place during the past day. This was reported in the General Staff.
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[LB] 21 combat clashes took place at the front during the day.
by Vera Perun
Defense forces of Ukraine hold back the Russian offensive in the Maryinka area.
This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Also, the Ukrainian defenders continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions, entrench themselves at the reached boundaries, inflict fire damage from artillery on the identified enemy targets, carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
During the day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces made three strikes on areas where enemy personnel were concentrated, and units of rocket forces and artillery during the day hit eight artillery pieces in firing positions, two radio-electronic warfare stations, an ammunition warehouse, as well as a warehouse of enemy fuel and lubricants.
During the day, Russia carried out 10 airstrikes and launched 19 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas.
During the day, 21 combat clashes took place.
The situation at the front as of 18:00 on July 28 is as follows:
on the Volyn and Polissky directions, the operational situation has not changed significantly. No signs of the formation of offensive groups were found;
in Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi, the Russians carried out airstrikes in the regions of Galaganivka and Leonivka of Chernihiv Oblast and Iskriskivshchyna and Volfynoy of Sumy Oblast. More than 15 settlements were shelled by mortars and artillery. In particular, these are Ivashki, Gur'iv Kozachok, Udy, Strelecha, Zelene and Okhrimivka in the Kharkiv region;
on Kupyansk, the occupiers carried out an airstrike in the Druzhelyubivka area of the Kharkiv region. Kolodyazne, Dvorichna, Zapadne, Sinkivka and Kislivka of the Kharkiv region were subjected to enemy artillery and mortar attacks;
on Lymansky, the invaders carried out an airstrike in the Hryhorivka district of the Donetsk region. The settlements of Nevske, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk region and Torske, Verkhnokamianske, and Spirne of the Donetsk region were subjected to artillery shelling;
in Bakhmutsky, more than 15 settlements were damaged by enemy artillery shelling, among them Minkivka, Bogdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, Predtechine, Bila Gora of the Donetsk region;
in Avdiivka, the Russians carried out an airstrike in the area of Avdiivka. More than 10 settlements, including Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, and Karlivka in Donetsk region, were hit by artillery fire;
in Maryinsky, the enemy shelled more than 10 settlements, among them Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Pobieda, and Georgiivka of the Donetsk region;
in Shakhtarsky, the occupiers shelled the settlements of Odradne, Blagodatne, Makarivka, Zelene Pole and Novodarivka of the Donetsk region;
in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, the invaders are concentrating their main efforts on preventing the further advance of Ukrainian troops. More than 25 settlements, including Chervone, Gulyaipole, Charivne, Novoandriivka, and Stepove of the Zaporizhia region, were hit by artillery fire; Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka, Kozatske, Tyaginka, Ivanivka and Sadov in the Kherson region.
We will remind that two residents of Kherson Oblast were injured due to Russian shelling.
In the meantime, border guards intercepted threats from a Russian ship to a merchant ship in the Black Sea.
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[Korrespondent] 23:02 For the third time, the Russians attacked the empty building of the SBU in Dnipro with Iskanders, and today they attacked a residential building nearby, Mayor Boris Filatov said. According to him, there were no tenants in the residential building, "because it was the second stage for sale."
22:36 Ukrainska Pravda reports that a new residential complex in Dnipro was damaged by a Russian strike, where many apartments have not yet been occupied. UP sources also reported that the building of the SBU has been empty for a long time. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, five people were injured as a result of the strike.
22:18 The Russians launched a missile attack on the Dnieper, hit a high-rise building and an administrative building, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak. A fire broke out in an area of 100 sq. m, previously known about the three victims. Zelensky specified that the enemy hit a multi-storey residential building and the building of the SBU.
20:35 Minister for Strategic Industries Oleksandr Kamyshin claims that Ukraine now has the highest level of production of lethal, ground and swimming drones in the world: "Today, more than 40 companies are involved in deliveries, more than 100 companies are producing something that "flies, travels on land and floats on water. In this regard, Ukraine will definitely become a Mecca for people who want to understand the specifics of UAVs. No other country in the world has such a level of production of lethal, ground and swimming drones as in Ukraine."
20:29 NATO plans to build a repair and logistics center in Rzeszow, Poland, which, thanks to its strategic location, has become an important transport hub for helping Ukraine, reports The Globe and Mail, citing Canadian and Polish officials.
20:14 Chairman of the African Union Azali Assoumani said after the Africa-Russia summit in St. Petersburg that "we must achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine." According to him, Putin "showed his readiness to conduct a dialogue on Ukraine, now we need to convince the other side."
19:20 The Russians have kidnapped another employee of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, Energoatom reported. More than a month ago, on June 23, the occupiers kidnapped Sergey Potyng, an engineer for labor protection of the ZNPP thermal automation and measurement shop, who remained in Energodar and worked at the station. He was seen at the police station where the Russians are holding city residents and ZNPP workers. There he is tortured, and after torture each time he is sent to the hospital so that he does not die. At the same time, no charges have been brought against the engineer.
Energoatom appeals to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and the entire world community with an appeal to make every effort to free all ZNPP workers who are being held captive by Russian terrorists.
19:14 Zelensky said in an evening video message that "our international officials are preparing quite significant decisions for Ukraine, for our soldiers. We are doing our maximum now non-publicly - so that the results of our soldiers, which everyone will see, can also become maximum."
19:11 Russian media report a blow to the building of the "Ministry of Internal Affairs of the DPR" in Donetsk.
19:09 In the Russian Samara, there was an explosion at the Kuibyshev oil refinery, there were no serious damages and no casualties, deputy Alexander Khinshtein said. According to him, an explosive device was planted, and the alleged organizer of the explosion, allegedly a native of Ukraine, was detained while trying to leave Russia.
18:58 Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov called the events in Taganrog "absolutely illiterate actions of operators of Russian air defense systems."
18:46 Zelensky said that during a meeting with the Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, they discussed further steps to ensure global food security and continue the safe operation of the grain corridor, the Formula of Peace, in particular the return of children illegally deported by Russia, Qatari investments.
18:27 Experts believe that the Ukrainian counter-offensive has reached its first culmination - the assault on the first line of defense of the invaders. About where the Armed Forces of Ukraine can direct the main blow - in the material Found a weak spot .
18:10 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that Ukraine made a second attempt to attack with an anti-aircraft missile of the S-200 air defense system converted into a strike version. The rocket was allegedly intercepted near the city of Azov in the Rostov region, the wreckage fell in a deserted area.
17:39 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that Ukraine allegedly attacked the "residential infrastructure" of the city of Taganrog with an anti-aircraft missile of the S-200 air defense system converted into a strike version. According to Moscow, the Ukrainian missile was detected and intercepted in the air by Russian air defense systems, fragments of the downed missile fell on the territory of Taganrog.
The governor of the Rostov region, Vasily Golubev, said that the epicenter of the explosion allegedly fell on the territory of an art museum, its wall, roof, garages and outbuildings were destroyed, nine people were taken to hospitals.
17:16 Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk said that the Constitution does not prohibit holding elections during martial law. He explained that such a norm is contained in the law on the legal regime of martial law. According to the speaker, this may be a matter of discussion, "and I think that it will be updated in the near future."
16:55 Putin ignored Erdogan's request to negotiate the renewal of the grain agreement, writes The Wall Street Journal, citing diplomats and analysts. According to them, Ankara is trying to resolve the issue through channels of communication with the Kremlin, but Putin has not spoken to Erdogan on this topic. Interlocutors of the newspaper say that Erdogan "angered" the Russian authorities when he returned Azovstal commanders to Ukraine and allowed Sweden to join NATO.
16:26 Rheinmetall trains Ukrainians to repair Leopard tanks and plans to start repair work on the territory of Ukraine in a few weeks, said the head of the German concern Armin Papperger.
15:59 Romania intends to quickly expand one of the key transit routes for Ukrainian grain, said Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu. She said Romania could open new border crossings with Ukraine, increase staffing at existing crossings, and bring in retired and military pilots to speed up the transit of ships through the Danube canals.
Romania has already secured the transit of more than 20 million tons of grain from Ukraine, about half of the 41 million tons transported along the "corridors of solidarity" since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion.
15:27 Qatar is allocating $100 million in humanitarian support to Ukraine, Prime Minister Muhammad bin Abdulrahman bin Jasim Al Thani said during a visit to Kiev. The funds will be used to restore medical care, education, humanitarian demining and other important social and humanitarian projects.
15:22 Zelensky signed a law to postpone the celebration of Christmas to December 25. The Day of Defenders and Defenders of Ukraine is also postponed to October 1, and the Day of Ukrainian Statehood to July 15.
15:16 The State Border Service published an interception in which a Russian warship threatens a civilian ship passing near the ports of Ukraine. The warship declares a ban on movement in the direction of Ukrainian ports and threatens war with the country under whose flag such ships sail.
Yermak stressed that such threats to civilian ships in the Black Sea are a violation of all norms of international maritime law: "These are the methods of terrorists. The effective tool against terrorism is force. The international community must condemn the actions of the Russians. We need a systematic position."
14:57 The African Union, which includes 55 countries, called on Russia to immediately renew the grain agreement through the mediation of the UN. Azali Assumani, head of the bloc, said he would raise the issue at a meeting with Putin in St. Petersburg.
14:34 The Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, who is also the Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrived in Ukraine, reports The Guardian. He is expected to meet with his Ukrainian counterparts - Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.
14:09 Ukraine needs 10-12 Patriot complexes or similar to protect its entire territory, Podolyak said in an interview with The Guardian. According to him, the recent strikes on Odessa showed that the strengthening of air defense systems was right both economically and morally: "Fixing all this later will be much more expensive than providing a Patriot system to protect the south."
14:02 Putin said that all problems regarding the situation in Ukraine and NATO expansion should be resolved during negotiations, "but they refuse to talk to us, including issues of strategic security."
13:54 Germany handed over to Ukraine another package of military assistance, which included, in particular, six Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns and 15,000 ammunition for them; ten all-terrain vehicles Bandvagn 206; 20 RQ-35 reconnaissance drones and 13 Vector reconnaissance drones; eight ambulances.
13:17 The Russians have begun transferring power unit No. 5 of the Zaporizhzhya NPP to a state of "cold shutdown", said Oleg Korikov, head of the State Nuclear Regulatory Commission. According to him, as of today, power unit No. 4 is in a "hot shutdown" state, and power unit No. 5 is cooling down. The remaining power units are in a stopped and cold state.
12:55 The Office of the Prosecutor General submitted to the court an indictment against the former General Director of the State Enterprise Antonov on the fact of official negligence. The investigation established that it was precisely because of his actions that the AN-225 Mriya aircraft was not transported from the danger zone in a timely manner. As a result of Russian shelling, the aircraft was destroyed, and the state suffered damage in the amount of almost UAH 8.5 billion. The accused is currently in custody.
12:36 The situation is very tense in the Bakhmut direction, but the Defense Forces are gradually moving forward, said Alexander Syrsky, commander of the Ground Forces. According to him, counter-battery combat has now come to the fore in the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. To support their troops in the area of Klescheevka, Kurdyumovka, Andreevka, the enemy concentrated a significant amount of artillery, the destruction of which is one of the main tasks of the Ukrainian troops.
On the Kupyansk and Limansk directions, the enemy is constantly attacking, using his most professional units. Every day, the Defense Forces repulse numerous assaults in these directions, not a single one of our positions is lost.
12:24 Russia now does not have the opportunity to strengthen the Black Sea Fleet at the expense of other fleets - the Baltic or the North, said the speaker of the Navy Dmitry Pletenchuk. He explained that such strengthening is impossible, in particular, because of the closed Bosphorus Strait by Turkey. According to Pletenchuk, usually in the Black Sea there are from seven to 11 warships of the Russian Federation and from one to three border guard ships. They pose a threat to Ukraine, in particular because of the "possibility of a direct military confrontation" at sea, the Navy spokesman added.
12:08 Explosions were heard near the Zaporozhye NPP on July 26 and 27, they were recorded by IAEA experts, said Oleg Korikov, head of the State Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
11:43 Peskov said that Russia "remains open to a settlement on Ukraine," and Kiev "even now, in a rather difficult situation for itself, rejects the possibility of dialogue."
11:29 Air Force Speaker Yuriy Ignat does not believe in the resumption of civil aviation flights in Ukraine before the end of the war. According to him, the practice of Israel cannot be applied here, since the area of Ukraine is much larger, and it is very difficult to cover it with air defense. It is also not clear how passengers and aircraft will be insured during the war.
11:24 Rada canceled VAT and duties on the import of anti-drone guns and thermal imagers.
11:17 Shoigu visited the DPRK amid the Kremlin's difficulties in acquiring weapons, said US National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby: "It's not a secret ... Putin is turning to other countries for help and support in waging war in Ukraine. And this, as we know, includes some contact with North Korea." Kirby recalled that Pyongyang supports Moscow in the war against Ukraine and supplies weapons, including infantry rockets and shells.
10:55 The Verkhovna Rada appealed to UNESCO, the parliaments and governments of its member states on the need to deprive the Russian Federation of membership in the organization. The parliamentarians also ask UNESCO to immediately send a mission to Ukraine to assess the damage caused by Russian attacks on World Heritage sites in Lviv and Odessa, and parliaments and governments of foreign states to take all possible measures to investigate crimes, bring to justice and justly punish those responsible.
In addition, the Rada appealed to the UN, the parliaments and governments of countries, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Independent International Medical Humanitarian Organization Doctors Without Borders on the issue of ensuring the exchange and return of Mariupol POWs to Ukraine.
10:49 Poland is almost doubling the number of troops, said Deputy Prime Minister Yaroslav Kaczynski. In particular, the country's army used to consist of three divisions, now it will have six. One of the new divisions will appear soon enough. Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak added that today the Polish Army has 172,000 soldiers, and they plan to increase this number to 300,000.
10:45 The political movement Another Ukraine , headed by Medvedchuk and former Ukrainian journalist Denis Zharkikh, was officially registered in Russia , Radio Liberty reports. The register of legal entities of the Russian Federation indicates that the Other Ukraine movement was created in June. Its status is "public non-religious organization".
The organization has already started holding public anti-Ukrainian events in Russia. In particular, on July 19, a round table was held on the topic of "Ukrainian Russophobia" - the basis for discussion was Medvedchuk's article "Two Ukraines as a New Political Reality."
10:37 Belarus uses PMC Wagner mercenaries to escalate the situation, and their number and location in Belarus currently do not pose a threat to Ukraine, State Border Service spokesman Andrei Demchenko said. According to him, the situation on the border with Belarus remains under control, and calm directly along the state border.
According to the State Border Guard Service, at present the number of Wagnerites in Belarus is just over 5,000, and they are located at a considerable distance from the border with Ukraine. "Now we see that they are escalating the situation more, including in relation to the countries of the European Union. This is one of the factors of influence that they continue to use," Demchenko added.
09:58 Russia is accumulating forces to intensify attacks on the infrastructure and coastal zone of Ukraine, said Natalya Gumenyuk, spokeswoman for the Southern Defense Forces. "From the radio intercepts, we hear that the occupiers are warning civilian ships at sea that it is impossible to proceed to Ukrainian ports," she said.
Gumenyuk also spoke about the situation on the Kinburn Spit. According to her, the Russians hide their equipment there behind the houses of local residents, and also mine the surroundings of the villages so that the Ukrainians could not leave their settlements. "However, we are still successfully working on the artillery of the occupants when they bring their weapons to firing positions. The morale and psychological state of the Russians on the Kinburn Spit is extremely low. There is no rotation due to a lack of personnel. Therefore, they bought a ticket to one end," said Gumenyuk.
09:36 In the battles for the southern approaches of Bakhmut, near Kleshcheevka, one of the main commanders of the "LPR" Artur Bogachenko was liquidated, Russian publics report. He led the Prizrak battalion, created in 2014, replacing its founder Alexei Mozgovoy, who was killed in 2015, in this position.
09:01 In the Nikolaev area last night Russians fired at Kutsurubsky community from artillery, two people, including the 15-year-old girl are wounded, the head of OVA Vitaly Kim reported.
08:57 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, one person was killed (in Avdiivka), three more were injured. In the Kharkiv region, five were wounded, in the Kherson region - one, according to the OVA.
08:38 From August 9, Japan expands the list of cars that are prohibited from exporting to Russia, Kyodo reports. In 2022, the country stopped deliveries to the Russian Federation of new premium cars worth more than 6 million yen (43 thousand dollars), and now the ban will be extended to new and used cars with gasoline and diesel engines of more than 1.9 liters and tires for them as well as electric and hybrid cars.
08:32 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of July 28:
personnel - about 244,830 (+560) people liquidated,
tanks - 4190 (+4),
armored combat vehicles - 8161 (+14),
artillery systems - 4775 (+30),
MLRS - 698 (+0),
air defense systems - 458 (+1),
aircraft - 315 (+0),
helicopters - 311 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 4007 (+11),
cruise missiles - 1347 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 7240 (+11),
special equipment - 709 (+1).
07:58 Over the past day, more than 30 clashes have occurred at the front, the General Staff said in the morning summary . In particular, in the Liman direction, the enemy conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the Nadezhda area. In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas west and south of Kleshcheevka, Donetsk region, and in the Avdeevsky direction, in the Avdeevka area. In the Maryinsky direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to restrain the offensive of Russian troops in the Maryinka area. In the Shakhtyorsk direction, the Defense Forces liberated Staromayorskoye, and in the areas of Rovnopol and Makarovka, Donetsk region, the enemy made an unsuccessful attempt to restore the lost position.
06:43 In the occupied Shakhtersk, Donetsk region, after a missile attack, an oil depot caught fire at night, local publics write.
05:30 In Japan, a new white paper of defense is presented, in which Russia is called a direct threat to Europe, and the strategic partnership between Moscow and Beijing is of great concern. It is also assumed that the DPRK may already launch a nuclear strike against Japan. According to the document, Japan intends to multiply its military spending in a number of areas.
04:54 The US Agency for International Assistance (USAID) will hand over nine autonomous Skydio drones to the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine to document war crimes, Voice of America reports. The drones are equipped with 4K cameras that will be used for photography and video. This will help document more than 115,000 cases of destruction of civilian infrastructure and evidence of human rights violations in front-line and liberated territories.
To date, two Ukrainian human rights coalitions backed by USAID have documented more than 40,000 cases of Russian war crimes since the start of the full-scale invasion.
04:15 Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that at night an attempt was made to attack an "enemy drone", which was shot down by the forces of the Ministry of Defense, there were no damages or casualties.
03:19 The first American Abrams tanks may hit the battlefield in Ukraine in September, Politico writes, citing sources. It is assumed that in August several tanks will be sent to Germany, where they will undergo final repairs, and then the first batch of Abrams will be sent to Ukraine. According to the publication, the US will send older models of the Abrams M1A, and not the modern version of the A2, which would take a year to deliver to Ukraine.
The first batch will include from six to eight tanks, and the US plans to send 31 Abrams in total. According to a Defense Ministry official, the Ukrainian military should complete training on Abrams tanks in August.
02:20 The resumption of grain deliveries from Ukraine through the Black Sea is a global problem, not a regional one, said US State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel: “Of course, we strive to ensure that grain goes as much as possible to all countries in need. And this is not only a regional problem Eastern Europe, Africa, this is a global problem." He stressed that Ukrainian food and, in particular, grain products are "incredibly important", and the US continues to urge Russia to return to the grain agreement.
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[RIA] The Western media landscape in recent days has been reminiscent of a lambada festival: firecrackers are clapping, celebratory nachos are crunching, and caballeros dressed to the nines are gleefully throwing their sombreros into the air. The reason for the celebrations is the official start of the “big offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, which should definitely wash away all previous humiliations of Kyiv and its curators. The half-page headlines of the major media promise a triumphant victory for Ukraine right now, very soon and almost:
"Ukrainian army introduces new forces in a big breakthrough to the south"
"Ukraine launched the Great Offensive
"Ukraine is starting a new phase of the war, critical for the West"
"It's a big test."
The German newspaper Bild , choking with delight, reports: "Now the time has come!"
The New York Times says in a loud whisper that "this is a key phase of the counteroffensive."
A bold exclamation mark over all this splendor was put by the US government, which is clearly trying to take bread from the yellow press: "Ukraine begins the long-awaited main attack on the Russians. THIS IS A BIG BATTLE! Thousands of soldiers trained in the West are deployed. German tanks are on the battlefield. Russians report about huge attacks.
If we take this hysterical hype at face value, then the Russian army is already almost defeated and almost running, and Russia's days are clearly numbered.
However, if you thoroughly wash your hands and cover this gushing faucet, then in the bottom line it turns out that the situation is not only close to the one described, but completely opposite - from the word "absolutely."
In recent days, the Ukrainian regime decided to break all records for the destruction of its soldiers and equipment and threw everything that they managed to scrape together in the bottom of the barrel to the orders of the Russian Armed Forces. But the barrels turned out to be watery, and in fact, instead of the victorious march of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, many hundreds of soldiers and dozens of units of Western armored vehicles are losing every day.
In just one day of the “big, well, now definitely a real offensive,” the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 280 soldiers and 25 tanks in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, and up to 185 soldiers in Krasnolimansky. About fifty units of armored personnel carriers, IMBs and tanks, including Bradleys and Leopards, smoke on the fields of the remains of Ukraine.
Not knowing that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are conducting a successful offensive, our troops methodically move forward, kilometer after kilometer and settlement after settlement, liberate the territory from the Ukrainians.
Against this background, the Western leadership of Ukraine, clearly existing in a parallel reality, reports that everything is very good. In particular, British Deputy Secretary of Defense James Hippie proudly said in an interview with the Daily Telegraph that "at the moment, Ukraine is meeting our expectations. In general, they are fulfilling the plan that was developed together with us, the Americans and other parties in the winter."
If you believe Hippie, then the plan is some very cunning - like a plan to beat Tyson by hitting his fists with his face. Judging by the leaks in the Western press, Ukraine is bringing into battle its last reserves, which until then had been carefully guarded. Sources in the Armed Forces of Ukraine report that, against the backdrop of heavy losses, elite special forces are being thrown into “meat assaults” instead of ordinary infantry.
The UAF platoon commander with the characteristic surname Dubina, in an interview with the Daily Beast, admits that "the fighting on the front line during the offensive of the UAF is so difficult that it resembles hell."
According to a recent leak from German military intelligence (perhaps not coincidental), the UAF offensive is failing despite Western weapons and training of soldiers to NATO standards.
Apparently impressed by the successes of Ukraine, the head of the Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary, Gergely Guiyash, also states that "the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not achieve any significant results during the offensive."
Cherry on a Ukrainian dumpling: The Financial Times writes that, according to Ukrainian and Western officials, Ukraine has lost at least a fifth of all equipment and equipment supplied by the West.
The author of the famous Nord Stream investigation, world-famous journalist Seymour Hersh, quotes an unnamed Ukrainian official: "At this point, with Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russia thwarted, Zelenskiy has no plan but to hold on."
Well, if the plan was such, it suits us completely and we must ask Ukraine to put pressure on it. However, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has already done this for Russia , who, with a blue eye, said that "Kiev has enough strength to continue the counteroffensive."
The rake is the most feared weapon in the world if in the right hands. While Kyiv and his comrades are wielding them, they simply do not need to interfere.
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There is no doubt the war is Hell and there's going to be considerable death and destruction with an offensive push, but this paragraph speaks on levels of this being red square propaganda.
The sentiment crafted in this paragraph made we want to cry and slit my wrists, even though I have no investment in this war, other than wishing russians kindly f back o to their turdholes and remove the chief dicktrator shitjar.
"In recent days, the Ukrainian regime decided to break all records for the destruction of its soldiers and equipment and threw everything that they managed to scrape together in the bottom of the barrel to the orders of the Russian Armed Forces. But the barrels turned out to be watery, and in fact, instead of the victorious march of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, many hundreds of soldiers and dozens of units of Western armored vehicles are losing every day."
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Kirill Strelnikov
Isn't it wonderful that this place is somewhere russian propaganda can flourish unabated without proper caveats.
#3
Hopefully, Milley will provide us some insight on this unexpected eventuality in a followup volume to his heroic autobiography. My suggested title is I Blame Others.
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Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
by Kirill Strelnikov
Isn't it wonderful that this place is somewhere russian propaganda can flourish unabated without proper caveats.
Oddly enough, much the same as western journalism.
#5
It's an equal opportunity propaganda outlet there, Phinens. I mean, hell, they let you post.
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Somewhat throwing the towel in there badanov huh?
IMO this article gives us nothing objective other than someones objectionable opinion.
As for last poster boy. grow some facial hair, and a braincell, unless it's one or the other.
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Ukrainian journalists were trained in the same schools
Well that’s great, so why you scumbag don’t be honest and admit the hipócritas in your Russophobic dementia, printed every day in here for every one to see. You and your eastern immigrant Jews residents and associates in here have the commonality of cheering nato and Joe biden department of state filthy propaganda.
Rantburg with his anti Russian and most important un American continuously posting news trash sourced just to lie deserve a big Fuck you!
TW I was the one over one year ago that was posting in here that the Jew managed government of ukraine with the biden administration overwhelmingly polluted by double citizenship Marxists Jews was committing crimes against humanity.
I was the one predicting that Russia will put an end of nato and America dominance in Europe.
Because of this America will be destabilized rich zionists will be hunted for revenge and justice. Israel will cease to exist.
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You did, indeed, Mr. Joe. You have a narrowly intense fantasy life.
Rub that thing too hard as you type and the skin will come off.
#14
I tried to decipher the ideas there, but it was like looking for reasoning in an alphabet soup of hate and psychosis.
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OUCH, TW!
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Still think it's Herb showing off his range. Sounds just like him sometimes. Not today, of course, or yesterday... but hey, sunk cost isn't me favorite fallacy for nothing.
Kindly note that several entries in this article may have been removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 22:35 Explosions are reported in Odessa. Presumably, a raid of loitering ammunition. 21:37 An unknown explosion thundered in the center of Dnepropetrovsk, eyewitnesses report.
21:36 Air alert announced throughout Ukraine
It is reported about strikes on objects in Dnepropetrovsk and in the part of the Zaporozhye region occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Anxiety sounds in Kyiv.
20:29 Russian fighters of the legendary volunteer detachment from Primorye "Bars-22" successfully destroy Ukrainian nationalists using kamikaze drones.
19:34 Tanks and BMP Bradley of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, blown up by mines in the Rabotino area,video
18:15 Artillery ZVO destroys enemy self-propelled gun in the Kupyansk direction
17:35 Tula paratroopers destroyed company of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from a multiple launch rocket system. Soledaro-Artemovskoe direction
During aerial reconnaissance, camouflaged positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a large concentration of personnel were revealed. This information was transmitted to the artillery command post, after which the Grad MLRS crews advanced to the area of combat missions.
The fire damage to the enemy was inflicted by 122mm unguided rockets. The shock wave and fragments that scatter hundreds of meters destroyed the identified firing positions and fortifications, leaving no chance for the enemy.
17:34 Personnel of the destroyed Ukrainian 82mm mortar "Vasilek" in the zone of the NWO
16:58 Artillery destroys detachment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, hiding in a residential building in the Kherson region
15:47 "Bullseye": calculation of 240mm self-propelled mortar 2S4 "Tulip" destroyed the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Avdeevskoe direction
“We work directly with the spotters. They gave us words of gratitude at the end of the work, ”the commander of the gun with the call sign“ Jaeger ”tells about the combat work of his crew.
15:46 Another armored personnel carrier British-made Spartan successfully demilitarized by Russian gunners
14:33 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
◾️The RF Armed Forces captured a number of strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Sergeevka area, the advance was 1.5 km deep into the enemy defenses;
◾️The Russian military disrupted the rotation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kleshcheevka area in the DPR, more than 260 Ukrainian military were destroyed;
◾️During the offensive, the RF Armed Forces entrenched themselves in advantageous positions to the west of the Kuzemovka settlement in the Kupyansk direction;
◾️The Armed Forces of Ukraine continued their attempts to break through the defenses of the Russian troops in the Yuzhno-Donets direction using heavy equipment, all attacks were successfully repelled;
◾️The Russian Armed Forces attacked the enemy west of Zhitlovka in the LPR and advanced three kms deep into his defenses;
◾️The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction amounted to 90 servicemen;
◾️The RF Armed Forces successfully repelled seven attacks by assault detachments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction, including near Vodiane;
◾️The RF Armed Forces defeated two brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as a territorial defense brigade in the LPR and Kharkov region;
◾️The RF Armed Forces hit the rear command post of the Soledar grouping and the field command post of the 10th Army Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction;
◾️Russian air defense systems destroyed 17 Ukrainian drones in a day, intercepted two HIMARS rockets;
◾️The RF Armed Forces repulsed four attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction;
◾️The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 180 military personnel, three Leopard tanks and two French AMX wheeled tanks in a day in the YuzhnoDonetsk direction;
◾️The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day on the Vremevsky ledge amounted to more than 110 people;
◾️The number of tanks and armored fighting vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation has exceeded 11,000.
13:30 FPV drones amaze APU militants in the trenches
13:29 Lancet strikes enemy infantry fighting vehicles in the Soledaro-Bakhmut direction
12:12 Soldiers of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division inflicted strike on the anti-aircraft missile system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the crew of the Lancet loitering ammunition.
12:11 Russian military in the Avdiivka direction successfullyworked outon the fortified area of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the help of the most powerful self-propelled mortar in the world with a caliber of 240mm. Ukrainian fighters were fired on with Dolphin 3F2 mines, the flight range of which is up to nine kilometers.
11:15 In the South-Donetsk direction, aviation of the [V] group continues successfully to strike at enemy strongholds, temporary deployment points and warehouses.
10:06 Meanwhile, Ukraine is in full swing burial APU soldier
The policy of the West to “fight to the last Ukrainian” is being steadily implemented
10:04 Personnel destruction of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by soldiers of the 1430th Regiment of the Russian army near Rabotino
09:30 For the past day:
As a result of fire damage by the formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the island zone, the following were destroyed:
- two 120mm mortars, crews and ammunition for them, in the areas of the settlement. Kizomys, losses: five VFU militants were killed, four 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:
- 152mm MSTA-B howitzer with ammunition in the area of the settlement. Antonovka, losses: five VFU militants were destroyed, two were injured of varying severity.
As a result of fire damage by formations of the Dnepr group of troops in the Kakhovka direction, the following were destroyed: - the position of the enemy in the Novoberislav area.
09:27 Artillerymen of the 88th Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces continue to destroy the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Seversk direction -video.
09:06 One crew of the Armed Forces of Ukraine nevertheless broke through to the first line of defense, however, this did not help him much. The enemy fighting vehicle raced at full speed, but suddenly an anti-tank ditch appeared in its path -video.
08:50 The commander of the calculation of the 122mm BM-21 multiple launch rocket system "Grad" with the call sign "Archer" spoke about destruction of groups of saboteurs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction.
"In the area of the Antonovsky bridge, aerial surveillance detected a sabotage group preparing to land at night. We received an order to leave and worked on them," says the artilleryman.
According to the Archer, enemy DRGs are constantly making attempts to land, "probing the time."
08:20 The fighters of the Kaskad OBTF, together with the fighters of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet, inflicted a fire defeat using the Lancet strike UAV according to the neo-Nazi technique after it was blown up by mines. The targets this time were two tanks and two tin cans in the form of infantry fighting vehicles -video.
08:15 Calculation of TOS "Solntsepek" of the Central Military District destroyed a stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction.
In wooded areas, thermobaric munitions are more effective than traditional weapons. The aerosol cloud from the Solntsepeka projectiles literally hits all the cracks and, after detonation, leaves no chance even for a well-hidden enemy.
07:55 This morning, a Ukrainian drone attempted to attack facilities in the Moscow region.
Russian air defense systems intercepted the apparatus, no damage or casualties were allowed.
07:02 Tula paratroopers covered 122mm BM-21 "Grad" company of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Soledar-Artemovsky direction.
Artillerymen of the Tula paratroopers hit the enemy with 122mm unguided rockets. The shock wave and fragments that scatter hundreds of meters destroy the identified firing positions and fortifications without leaving a single chance for the enemy.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:55 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 07/28/2023 to 00:00 07/29/2023
Over the past day Representationreportedabout 59 facts of firing by the VFU.
Information was received about the death of a civilian - a man, in the Kievsky district of Donetsk.
Eight civilians received injuries of varying severity, incl. a girl born in 2014 is in serious condition, in Kievsky, Voroshilovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk.
A total of 22 residential buildings were damaged in Petrovsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky and Voroshilovsky districts of Donetsk, Yasinovataya and Chervonogvardeysky districts of Makeevka, as well as 8 civilian infrastructure facilities.
Under enemy fire were areas of six settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Voroshilovsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Staromikhaylovka, Shakhtersk.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 53 artillery attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery.
On Gorlovsky three artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky two artillery attacks from 155mm artillery. At the miner's one artillery attack from shock UAVs. Having fired 226 units of various ammunition.
A previous 44 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU per day.
20:14 Dzerzhinsky Square in the Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk, two hospitals, a shopping center and a road junction came under fire from Ukrainian troops, city mayor Oleksiy Kulemzin said in histelegram-channel. A young woman I follow on V Kontakte reported this as well.
“Ukrainian fascists continue artillery attack the peaceful quarters of our city. The area of Dzerzhinsky Square (Voroshilovsky District), where there are always a lot of people, fell under enemy fire. In the artillery attack zone there is a large transport interchange, the terminus of trams, two hospitals, a large shopping center," Kulemzin wrote.
19:32 Video: a resident of Donetsk was almost killed by a fragment of a building that broke away during artillery attack by nationalists near the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the LPR. The stone fell on the car, right next to the driver. The center of the city also came under attack from Ukrainian militants, presumably, the fire was fired from the MLRS.
19:15 In the Oskol area, the RF Armed Forces advanced another two kms to the west of the Zherebets River. The Russian strike group is trying to slowly but steadily move towards the Oskol River
18:59 The consequences of the arrival of the MLRS in the courtyard of a residential building in the center of Donetsk. Already known about one victim -video.
18:44 Zaporozhye, Orekhovskoye direction
The enemy did not succeed. Of course, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to raise the stakes. But both yesterday and today they failed to advance in the direction of the main attack. We have excellent weather, all defensive and counterattacking factors are at their fullest.
Pairs of planes of our front-line aviation flicker over Tokmok. Woe to the enemy.
18:24 Center of Donetsk. Air defense worked. Rocket wreckagefellon Komsomolsky Prospekt to the courtyard of residential buildings.
17:50 The consequences of the artillery attack of the Kyiv region of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants -photo.
17:38 The RF Armed Forces are advancing in the Kupyansk direction. According to "Come and See", the Russian army is actively developing an offensive in the Liman Pervy area.
Currently, the assault on the APU oporniks is underway. There is also progress in neighboring sectors of the front. Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are transferring reserves to Kupyansk and urgently forming a line of defense. There are fierce battles.
17:20 Statement of 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, Soledaro-Artemovsky and Maryinsky directions.
The crews of army aviation helicopters attacked the attacking units of the Lyut brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the special operations forces of the separate West center in the Kleshcheevka area.
Calculations of artillery pieces of high power 203mm 2S7 "Pion" hit five firing positions of the enemy's cannon artillery in the areas of the settlements of Dyleevka and Belaya Gora.
The FPV strike drones of the special forces unit inflicted a defeat on the enemy infantry attacking on armored combat vehicles in the Andreevka area. The armored car was destroyed, the enemy suffered losses in manpower.
16:45 Kupyansky section of the front situation as of 16.00 July 28, 2023
At Kupyansk, Russian units during a positional offensive were able to expand the zone of control west of Liman Perviy, reaching the Oskol River. At the same time, servicemen of the RF Armed Forces are attacking enemy strongholds south of Liman perviy, trying to advance towards Sinkovka.
According to some sources, the RF Armed Forces have achieved little tactical success in the village, and fighting is already underway in the village itself. However, there is no confirmation of this information yet. At the same time, this fact is indirectly indicated by the emergency preparation of concrete structures on the opposite bank of the Oskol as part of the construction of a new defense line in case the Russian army breaks through to Kupyansk.
16:20 Fixing consequences of artillery attack of Shakhtyorsk on 07/28/2023.
Specialists of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC confirmed the fact of an armed attack on Shakhtyorsk, and also specified the weapons used.
When examining the scene of the incident, the specialists of the JCCC found fragments of shock kamikaze UAVs. Damage to the infrastructure of the oil depot of the State Unitary Enterprise DPR "RTK" was recorded.
15:33 From Orekhov to Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are making new offensive attempts. The rest of the front is relatively calm.
Artillery fire from Ukraine in the region has also weakened. In addition to Russia's counterbattery actions and attacks by loitering Lancet munitions, the process of preparing for new offensives on different sectors of the front also has an impact.
The Russian army is also intensively bombing the area of Novoselovka and Orekhovo. Many FPV drones were sent to the area, and losses on the supply lines of the Ukrainian group increased. Artillery artillery attack and rocket attacks from Ka-52 helicopters continue.
Although there is still relative calm in the area of ??Bakhmut and Oskol, clashes and artillery attack continue.
15:05 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for July 28, as of 15:00, additional information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kyiv region):
Artillery attack at 13:00:
- on the street. Nedelina, 14, a man born in 1953 died, a woman born in 1956 was wounded.
- on the street. Chapaeva, 9, a woman born in 1968 was wounded.
artillery attack at 13:35: - on the street. Kiseleva, 6 wounded child - a girl born in 2014 and a woman born in 1957
Additional information has been received about the damage caused by the artillery attack of the Ukrainian cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kyiv region):
artillery attack at 11:25:
- MBOU "School No. 117 of Donetsk" on the street. Blagoveshchenskaya.
artillery attack at 13:00:
- boiler house SE "Donbassteploenergo" on the street. Chapaev;
- st. Nedelina, 14 - a private residential building.
artillery attack at 13:35: - st. Kiseleva, 6 - a private residential building.
14:20 Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation about the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the positions of the 58th Army in the Zaporozhye direction.
In the areas of the settlements of Rabotino and Uspenovka, Zaporozhye region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the positions of the 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 58th Army of the Southern Military District and the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet.
The personnel, having shown restraint, perseverance and courage, successfully repelled all attacks of superior enemy forces. Up to 180 Ukrainian servicemen, five tanks, including three German Leopards and two French AMX wheeled tanks, 17 infantry fighting vehicles, two armored fighting vehicles, a US-made M777 artillery system, and an anti-aircraft missile combat vehicle were destroyed. complex "Strela-10".
13:35 Video: Armed Forces of Ukraine strike Aleshki in the Kherson region with renewed vigor - the artillery attack lasts almost a day
The artillery attack is ongoing. Residential buildings and infrastructure facilities suffer. As a result of one of the arrivals, a restaurant burned down, another hit fell under the windows of a private house.
Residents of the city have already ceased to be afraid of arrivals and are trying to restore order in their territories. Pensioners living in the house closest to the line of contact refuse to leave it, even under pain of death.
13:15 According to the operational lines of the JCCC DPR for July 28, as of 13:00, information was received about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - on the street. Kosareva, 65 wounded man born in 1957
Information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack of the VFU cities of the Republic:
Donetsk:
Kyiv district:
- boiler house SE "Donbassteploenergo" on the street. Buslaeva, the car was also damaged;
- st. Buslaeva, 22, 26 - apartment buildings.
Petrovsky district: - on the street. Kosareva, 65 - apartment building.
13:05 The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired six rockets from the MLRS in the Kievsky district of Donetsk - the DPR representative office in the JCCC.
13:00 Statement of head of the press center of the group "Center":
In the Svatov direction, assault groups of the 43rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine made two attempts to regain lost positions. As a result of the fire destruction of artillery and army aviation of the "Center" group of troops, the enemy suffered significant losses in personnel and equipment.
In the Krasnolimansky direction in the area of the Nevsky site and Serebryansky forestry, coordinated actions of the units of the "Center" group reflected and thwarted six attempts to return the lost positions of 67 and 42 Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
12:47 Orekhovsky area situation as of 12.00 July 28, 2023:
All day yesterday, the Armed Forces of Ukraine accumulated forces along the road from Novodanilovka and by 21.00 began moving towards Rabotino on more than a dozen tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armored combat vehicles. The Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to break through the defense with an armored fist, but the fighters of 1430 and 71 Motorized Rifle Regiments, as well as 810 Naval Infantry Brigadeof the RF Armed Forces, met them with fire.
Only according to visually confirmed data, five units of armored vehicles were destroyed. And according to preliminary information, Ukrainian formations lost up to 15 tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers.
Now the situation in the area has stabilized. Due to worsening weather conditions, the road was washed out again, so attacks on armored vehicles are unlikely in the next 24 hours. Infantry groups are still active in the landings, but this is rather a standard phenomenon.
UAV companies were officially introduced into the 33rd, 47th and 65th Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the creation of which was announced back in February. They are equipped with strike and reconnaissance drones of various types. Orekhov has already noted the work of the Danish RQ-35 Heidrun.
At the same time, the decrease in the level of artillery attack of advanced positions by Ukrainian formations in comparison with the intensity of recent weeks looks curious. Probably, against the background of the lack of success in the Orekhovsky sector, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will try to strike somewhere in another direction to shift the focus from their failures.
11:47 As a result of the rocket attack on the Kyiv region of Donetsk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three civilians were injured. One of the rockets hit the roof of the house, followed by fire, the second rocket hit the yard. Employees of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation at the site of the artillery attack found fragments from the MLRS -video.
11:35 Statement of head of the press center of the Vostok group:
In the South-Donetsk direction, the forward units of the Vostok group of forces, supported by artillery, repelled several enemy attacks in the direction of Urozhaynoye. Having suffered significant losses, the enemy retreated.
In the Zaporozhye direction, enemy attacks in the direction of Rabotino were successfully repelled. Tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored fighting vehicles and enemy infantry were destroyed.
An attempt by militants to bring reserves to the Priyutnoye area was thwarted. The arrived living force is destroyed. During the counter-battery fight, a multiple launch rocket system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in Malaya Tokmachka.
11:05 Situation at the front on July 28:
Orekhovskoe direction: after a short break, the Armed Forces of Ukraine again tried to break through to the village of Rabotino, but again suffered losses. The ground forces of Ukraine have not yet changed their tactics - they continue to pull up reserves and conduct “meat assaults”.
People are not protected, and equipment, on the contrary, is used to a limited extent. Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is actively throwing at the enemy in the area of Novodanilovka and in places of accumulation of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine south of Malaya Tokmachka.
South-Donetsk direction: in the areas of Priyutnoye, Urozhaynoye and west of Staromayorsky on the Vremevsky ledge, the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to build up forces after a series of unsuccessful attacks. All the reserves that are in this direction are used. The tactics are generally similar to those in Zaporizhzhya - the technique is used to a limited extent, "meat assaults" are carried out almost every day. The human losses are enormous.
On the northern and western approaches to the Staromayorsky Armed Forces, they are trying to gain a foothold and create conditions for further advancement, just like in Pyatikhatki. The tactical situation is approximately the same: as soon as the enemy tries to accumulate forces, the artillery of the RF Armed Forces begins to work.
Svatovo - Kremennaya: on the Svatovsky sector of the RF Armed Forces, they advance with a wide front of about 10 kms from Novovodyanoe to Sergeevka. The advance was several kilometers, the key supporters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were taken, many prisoners were taken. To the south of Kremennaya, fighting continues in Serebryansky forest, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have difficulties with the transfer of reserves, some units are being withdrawn from neighboring fronts to plug holes in the defense.
10:41 On the Zaporozhye front in the Rabotino area, the enemy is accumulating forces for the next wave. At night, the enemy landed in forest belts and trenches, our artillery worked closely.
In the morning, one AFV with personnel was destroyed. The number of the enemy at Rabotino is increasing, but there are few vehicles, probably, they will go “meat”. The technique is likely to be used by mercenaries.
Now it's raining, everything is washed out, there is a lull, but the enemy is preparing for another wave.
10:15 Heavy fighting is underway on the Vremievsky ledge, the RF Armed Forces are counterattacking near Staromayorsky. According to Idi and Smotri, Russian units are counterattacking near Staromayorsky.
“Most of the village is controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Russian units are counterattacking,” the channel’s interlocutor said.
According to him, the Russian army still holds Urozhaynoye.
10:10 One person was killed, one was injured during the strike of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with cluster munitions in the Zaporozhye region - Acting Governor of the Balitsky region.
09:26 The situation in the Zaporozhye and South-Donetsk directions:
Heavy fighting continues. The directions of the main attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have not changed - a rod northeast of Rabotino in the Orekhovsky section, as well as in the area of Priyutnoye, Harvest and west of Staromayorsky in Vremevsky.
In Staromayorsky, the enemy is trying to gain a foothold and create conditions for further advance. Our units are biting off with all their might, leaving no attempts to counterattack, and are also working to clear places where the enemy could remain during yesterday's offensive attempts in the Priyutnoye area and west of Staromayorsky.
In the Rabotino area, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to kill themselves against our defensive orders. They tried to attack the positions of 71 SMEs - they were dispersed by artillery and army aviation fire and driven back, losing two infantry fighting vehicles. The enemy lost two more infantry fighting vehicles in the area of Novodanilovka, two tanks were destroyed north of Rabotino. Also, fire damage was inflicted on columns of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine south of Malaya Tokmachka.
09:25 The criminal Kiev 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 were fired from barrel artillery:
-- n.p. Aleshki fired 13 rounds;
-- n.p. Naked Pier fired seven rounds;
-- n.p. Staraya Zburyevka fired eight rounds;
-- on the settlement of Cairo fired five rounds;
As a result of shelling, N. p. Alyoshki, Staraya Zburyevka and Cairo, three civilians were injured of varying severity.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement. Nova Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Peschanovka, n.p. Solontsy, n.p. Aleshki, firing a total of 29 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified.
09:24 About the situation at Rabotino. Zaporozhye front:
The soldiers report that all attempts by the enemy to enter our positions and gain a foothold were unsuccessful. The enemy command relies heavily on "meat assaults", trying to push through a narrow section of the front with a large number of infantry, with a known result.
09:19 During the day, the DPR representative office in the JCCC recorded 44 facts of firing from the AFU, 189 units of ammunition were fired.
The enemy fired at Donetsk, Makeevka, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya and Yasinovatsky districts.
Over the past day, information was received about the wounding of nine civilians, including two children born in 2006 and 2008, in Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk.
A total of 17 residential buildings and one civil infrastructure facility were damaged in Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk.
08:55 The enemy was preparing a new strike, but did not have time: the fighters spoke about situations in Maryinsky and South-Donetsk directions.
Artillerymen have been performing combat missions in the Maryinsky direction for a long time. According to our servicemen, the enemy has now become more active. Conducts aerial reconnaissance constantly.
“Birds fly all the time. The place of deployment has to be changed very often. In order not to fall under the counter-battery fight,” said the Deputy platoon commander with the call sign “Petrovich”.
In the South Donetsk direction, the enemy is attacking not only with the help of artillery and drones - Western armored vehicles have come into play, which are burned out by rocket artillery of the Eastern Military District. The enemy was preparing a new strike from the forest plantation, but did not have time.
“The ammunition depot was hit. Sheltered equipment and personnel. They show us the area, we leave. We take a position and get ready to work. The target appears immediately. We are starting to work on the target, ”said the commander of an artillery battery with the call sign Irtysh.
Recently, the fighters say, the enemy has opened a real hunt for artillerymen. But for now it's all over. The militants are only losing losses. Just the day before, in this direction, the fighters of the Vostok group destroyed 16 nationalists.
08:17 Consequences of the artillery attack of Shakhtyorsk by Ukrainian militants -photo.
08:05 Summary for the morning of 28.07:
Fighting continues in the Orekhovsky direction of the Zaporozhye Front. During the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine once again tried to break through to the settlement. Rabotino, but, again losing personnel and foreign armored vehicles, did not succeed. The enemy continues to pull up reserves.
In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces, after 1.5 months of fighting, left the settlement. Staromayorskoye, destroying up to 3,000 enemy soldiers during selfless defense.
Heavy fighting continues near Kleshcheevka on the southern flank of Artyomovsk (Bakhmut). The Armed Forces of Ukraine are constantly attacking our positions, using armored vehicles.
On the Svatovsky sector, the Russian Armed Forces are conducting an offensive on a wide front (12 kms) from Sergeevka to Novovodyanoe, the advance has amounted to several kilometers.
South of Kremennaya, fighting continues in Serebryansky forestry.
Armed Forces of Ukraine continue artillery attack Kursk and Belgorod regions. At night, they reported about the suppression of an UAV attempt to attack Moscow.
The enemy fired 189 rounds of ammunition at the civilian population of the DPR.
07:54 At night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired five rockets from the MLRS at Shakhtyorsk (DPR), the JCCC reported.
As a result of arrivalcaught firetank farm, said the head of the city administration Alexander Shatov. There were no reports of casualties.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] Reflection of an attack by enemy armored vehicles in the Orekhovskoye direction.
Plus a video of repelling an enemy attack in the band of the 58th Army.
Plus, a video of the wholesale slaughter of BMPs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, filmed from the positions of the 11th BARS.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses in an attempt to occupy the village of Staromayorskoye in the Zaporozhye region, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the We Are Together with Russia movement, said on July 28.
“Regarding the village of Staromayorsky: in fact, an entire brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed there in the battles for this settlement, the confirmed data is more than three thousand militants since the beginning of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, it is in this area that is a lot,” Rogov was quoted by TASS .
As IA Regnum reported, on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit on July 27, President Vladimir Putin announced heavy losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during attempts at a counteroffensive that began on June 4. He recalled that the last few days the main clashes took place in the Zaporozhye direction.
During the attempt of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to advance in this direction, the Ukrainian army lost 200 soldiers in the last hours alone. The president called the difference in the losses of the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine huge - more than ten times.
The Ministry of Defense announced the failure of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine north of the village of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region, despite the fact that they launched three battalion tactical groups from the strategic reserve brigades into the attack.
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