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Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the attack on Kherson -- UPDATED

2022-08-31

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

Commentary by the Russian ministry of defense, unless otherwise indicated.
[ColonelCassad] The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the "offensive on Kherson" in the Nikolaev and Krivoy Rog directions:

The enemy suffered losses and was thrown back from Olginka, Ternovye Prudy and Arkhangelsk.

A battalion of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was defeated in the area of the settlement of Sukhoi Stavok. Currently, the destruction of its remains is being completed.

To release the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 12 tanks delivered to the Kyiv regime by Poland were transported across the Ingulets River.

Some of the tanks were destroyed by the powerful fire impact of the Russian troops. Several tanks in the course of a disorderly withdrawal were blown up in their minefield. Only five Ukrainian tanks were able to break out back into the territory controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

For two days of unsuccessful attacks on the Nikolaevo-Krivoy Rog and other directions, Ukrainian troops lost four combat aircraft: two Su-25s, one Su-24 and one MiG-29. Three Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters were shot down in the air.

Also, Russian troops destroyed 63 Ukrainian tanks, 59 infantry fighting vehicles, 48 other armored fighting vehicles, 14 pickup trucks with heavy machine guns and more than 1,700 Ukrainian servicemen.

https://t.me/boris_rozhin/61910 - zinc

Says Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
Regarding the fixation of destroyed equipment.

Yesterday's videos from just two directions (without videos from the Ingulets area) counted at least 9 destroyed tanks, 6 infantry fighting vehicles and about a dozen different wheeled vehicles. In Nikolaev and Krivoy Rog, he continues to invite people to donate blood for the numerous wounded.

From Russian military correspondent Tatyana Vasilyeva (Via vk.vom):
Battles in the north of the Kherson region (31.08.22 at 16.00)

Today, closer to the middle of the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine resumed their offensive in the north of the Kherson region. In general, the plan remained the same.

The first blow in the very north to Arkhangelskoye-Olgino. As a result, the enemy managed to somewhat push our forward units to the northern outskirts of these settlements, but so far they have not been able to advance further.

It is noteworthy that today, in contrast to the battles of August 29, the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine comes from only one (western side) of the fortified area of the Allied Forces in Vysokopolye.

Either the enemy does not have the strength for two blows, or they decided to take into account the experience of fighting two days ago and gathered everything that is in one fist in the hope of still breaking through our defenses. Be that as it may, so far this grouping (as in the battles of the 29th) has not achieved success.

The second blow, as well as on the 29th, was in the area of the settlement. Dry Stavok, and the enemy, as well as two days ago, quickly occupied this village and tried to develop a blow towards the settlement. Bruskinskoe. As on August 29, he managed to reach the western outskirts of this village, located on the Borislav-Davydov Brod highway, and take this road under fire control.

And just like two days ago, the enemy is trying (and so far also unsuccessfully) to expand the base of his bridgehead on the eastern bank of the Ingulets.

Actually, this is what will determine the success of the whole strike. If it is not possible to expand the base, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will again have to roll back to the river to that tiny foothold from which it all began. If they can expand, then the Armed Forces of Ukraine have a chance for a successful strike on Davydov Brod, which in this case will be their first significant success during the “Kherson offensive”.

I think by the evening everything, like two days ago, will be clear.
As a note, an as yet unidentified Russian airborne unit is handling the defense at Kherson.

Posted by:badanov

#3 The infantry moves just behind the tank in its ruts to avoid the mines.

As some may recall, that is a guaranteed method of getting squashed.

Posted by: Skidmark 2022-08-31 15:34

#2 Alss o from: Tatyana Vasilyeva:

Tatyana Vasilyeva
today at 8:48 am

[Forwarded from the 105th Regiment of the NM DPR]

Enemy actions in the Kharkiv direction.

For days in the TG, everyone is excited by the idea that the failed actions of the formations of the Kyiv regime in the south are just a distracting maneuver, and the enemy has conceived a REAL offensive in the Kharkov region. In fact, everything is not quite right. The trouble with home analysts is that they do not have access to classified information, although they certainly try very hard to pass off open source work as insider information.

Indeed, against the backdrop of attacks in the south, the Kyiv regime was able to concentrate additional forces and means on the northern section of the LBS.

According to various sources, from one to two BTGrovs. "But it is not exactly". (With)

And here everything is like in the south. Polish version of the T-72. Heterogeneous wheeled and tracked APCs. The personnel, which was trained by the entire NATO world. The tactics are already clear: intelligence means reveal weaknesses on the front line, where we do not have a lot of forces and means.

It all starts with a fire destruction of communication lines with high-precision missile weapons, continues with massive artillery strikes on the front line, and assault detachments enter the battle. The events on the southern segment of the front have shown that everything is smooth only on paper.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine may try to play attacking combat operations in the Balakliya area. More precisely, between Izyum and Balakleya. But, for a deep advance, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not have enough strength or the quality of combat control of these forces.

The Special Miitary Operation has already shown that no more than 200 people from BTGr are really moving forward. And despite the support of artillery and tanks, the barrage of artillery stops the bulk, and if the enemy goes to the line of defense to start a shooting battle, then the defending units either give the guests a cap or retreat so that the artillery can finish off the enemy. Local success in the course of actions of the regime formations is possible, but the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not be able to consolidate this success. The enemy lacks aviation, reserves and the quality of command and control for this.

We will observe how the next actions on the ground with a deplorable ending will be brought by the regime in the information field to a significant “overcome”.

Posted by: badanov 2022-08-31 12:09

#1 A Ukrainian video shows a tank and infantry task force moving up behind a ridgeline can be seen here

According to the Russian description, the tank moves forward across an open field, an antipersonnel minefield in defilade. The infantry moves just behind the tank in its ruts to avoid the mines.

Posted by: badanov 2022-08-31 12:00

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