[NewsFront] 21:04 Unique frames battle: our fighters near Toretsk ambushed Ukrainian special forces in American armored vehicles.
19:47 Knocked down and abandoned Ukrainian M113G4DK armored personnel carriers in the Donetsk People's Republic.
18:52 Advance of Russian Armed Forces on the front lines:
– Russian fighters advanced in the northern part of Krasnogorovka along Sedova and Oktyabrskaya streets.
- in the Ocheretino square, servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces have established control over half of the settlement of Ivanovka up to the school. There is also an advance to the west and southwest of Novoselovka Pervaya, plus an entry into the first houses in Mezhovoye.
– control over the remaining areas of the city of Zaliznoye has been established, the Russian Armed Forces have reached the electrical substation on the western outskirts.
18:35 Destruction of an enemy submarine in the Kherson direction by units of the 18th Combined Arms Army –video.
17:59 The Russian Armed Forces entered Toretsk and established fire control over the settlement of Nelipovka. This was reported by Ukrainian media, citing a militant from the 24th Separate Assault Brigade "Aidar" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Bunyatov. He states that the situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces is "very sad" in Novgorodskoye (New York).
17:56 Enemy reports:
"The Russian Armed Forces have advanced near Zhelannoye and Timofeyevka. Fighting continues in Chasovoy Yar and Zheleznoye."
17:25 Situation in the Pokrovsky direction from "NgP raZVedka":
“Fierce fighting broke out in the village of Zhelannoye, our attack aircraft entered the territory of the village from the northeast, and also advanced from the northwestern outskirts along the railway, the enemy found itself surrounded in a number of its positions.
During the offensive, several machine gun nests with Ukrainian Armed Forces crews were destroyed and prisoners were taken.
Our UAV operators demonstrate the highest level of coordination; the hunt is on even for individual enemy infantrymen.
The enemy is trying to hold back our advance with the forces of the 47th, 68th and 151st brigades. The enemy has reported to the command about the extremely strong impact of our electronic warfare systems."
17:05 2nd Artillery Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces destroys positions of Ukrainian militants in the Northern direction.
16:54 Ugledar direction: aviation of the "Vostok" group strikes the territory of the "Yuzhnodonbasskaya" mine –video.
16:15 Powerful «arrival» FAB on the position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Novgorod (New York)
The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in this direction, sending numerous aerial bombs at the Ukrainian Armed Forces fortifications.
16:00 Knocked down enemy drone with a 125mm HE munition with laser guidance BK-30F. This munition has laser guidance and aerodynamic control surfaces.
15:47 Footage of assault on the village of Urozhainoe and the story of a fighter from the Vostok group with the call sign Bely, about how they managed to liberate this strategically important village.
15:31 Destroyed 105-mm howitzer OTO-Melara Mod 56 Ukrainian Armed Forces –photo.
14:52 Crew of the Ka-52 helicopter struck stronghold and enemy manpower in the area of responsibility of the North troop group.
The strike was carried out by unguided S-8 aircraft missiles and guided Vikhr aircraft missiles. According to the forward air controller's reports, all specified targets were successfully hit. The flight proceeded as planned.
14:41 UAV operators of the Kaira detachment of the 39th Guards Brigade are “destroying” fortified areas of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the South Donetsk direction –video.
13:49 The main points from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
The North group defeated four enemy brigades in one day, repelled two counterattacks, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 190 soldiers;
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the zone of the Russian military grouping “West” in one day amounted to 490 soldiers, three tanks, including two Leopards;
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 690 soldiers in one day as a result of the actions of the Russian “South” group;
Russian troops hit a fuel depot and a depot of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
More than 160 drones, 82 of which were outside the special military operation zone, were destroyed by air defense systems in one day.
13:14 The Russian Armed Forces have liberated the settlement of Novoselovka Pervaya in the Donetsk People's Republic – Russian Defense Ministry.
12:44 Statement of Head of the press center of the Dnepr group:
Units of the Dnepr group of forces carried out combat missions in the Kakhovka direction. Provided control of the island zone of the Dnieper River. Artillery fire prevented the regrouping of enemy troops. Continued the destruction of Ukrainian Armed Forces watercraft seeking to land on the left bank of the Dnieper. Actively destroyed FPV drones, reconnaissance and attack UAVs.
The 144th Infantry Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 39th Coastal Defense Brigade, and 37th Naval Infantry Brigade were defeated in the areas of Shcherbaki, Kamenskoye, Burgunki, and Sadovoye.
Over the past week, the enemy's losses amounted to: up to 80 servicemen; during counter-battery fire, a 155-mm self-propelled artillery unit "Bogdana", a 155-mm howitzer M777 and a 100-mm anti-tank gun "Rapira" were destroyed.
The use of strike UAVs disabled three vehicles and a tank.
12:35 Crews of T-72B3 tanks of the North group of forces during combat operations destroyed strongholds and combat equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the SVO.
11:54 Assault units of the 106th Airborne Division of the Airborne Forceshave gained a footholdon the outskirts of Pereezdnoye, reported the Archangel of Spetsnaz.
"The enemy is attempting to recapture previously lost positions. Is he successful? No. UAV crews are destroying the enemy with lightning speed. Artillery and UAV crews are actively working."
10:57 Advance of Russian units to Mezhevoy –map.
10:53 Assault units of the 106th Airborne Division of the Airborne Forces have established themselves on the outskirts of Pereyezdnoye.
10:34 Army aviation of the Vostok group continues to work on reducing the density of development in Prechistovka — LMURinflictedan attack on another temporary deployment point of the enemy.
10:10 On August 3, the Russian Armed Forces came close to the Artem mine waste heap in the Toretsk direction –map.
09:57 In the village of Ukrainian destroyed another weapon of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
As part of counterbattery operations, a Ukrainian Armed Forces weapon was discovered, which was hidden in a shelter similar to a dugout. Artillerymen of the "North" group destroyed the position with several accurate shots.
09:46 Enemy reports:
"On the Bakhmut direction, the Russian Armed Forces, after several months of fighting on the eastern outskirts of Chasov Yar, crossed the Seversky Donets-Donbass Canal.
Russian troops advanced in Kalinovka, which is divided into two parts by the canal, and passed along the land part of the already dried-up water barrier, where they were able to bypass the mined approaches to the canal along the road through the village.
Fighting continues on the western outskirts of the settlement. The Russian Armed Forces are storming the Zhovtnevom microdistrict. Yesterday evening, groups of Russian troops broke through there up to half a kilometer along the road, capturing the first houses on Mariupolskaya Street, adjacent to Tsvetochnaya, Severnaya and Tolbukhina.
In the Toretsk direction, fighting is taking place on the approaches to Toretsk. This direction, along with Pokrovskoe, is a key point of tension on the front line.
In Druzhba, Russian troops are advancing along Zheleznodorozhnaya Street, trying to push Ukrainian forces out of their positions in the private sector. In Zheleznoye, the Russian Armed Forces, after a series of attacks, advanced to the foot of the Artem mine waste heap.
At the moment, attacking groups of the Russian Armed Forces have taken up positions in the ruins of the former mine, from where they will probably try to outflank the stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Also, recently, the Ukrainian military began to report that fighting has already unfolded within the borders of Toretsk.
The Russian Armed Forces have captured some positions in the cemetery area and are trying to hold on there."
09:10 Warriors from the 64th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade are dismantling Ukrainian Armed Forces bunkers in the Polozhsky direction.
08:12 UAV "Leleka-100" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine flew apart into pieces after being hit by a Tor-M2 air defense missile system.
08:04 Enemy reports:
"The Russian Armed Forces have advanced in Chasovoy Yar. Fighting continues near Novoselovka Pervaya and in Zheleznoye."
08:00 The crew of a Ka-52 helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of responsibility of the Northern Group of the Russian Armed Forces hit a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces using missiles –video.