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Rozhin says more than half of the force (25/40) was eliminated.
I take it the rest of them hightailed it outta there before they could be eliminated too. The question is: What did they accomplish with this little operation?
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All tasks have been completed.
Exactly what tasks?
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^ Infantry probe. Test Russians and reaction times.
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Infantry probe. Test Russians and reaction times.
Exactly. Probe and psychological warfare against the troops in Crimea. They are getting hit nearly every day by strikes and drones and now there are Ukrainian boots on the ground probing defenses.
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Probing defenses and dying.
Maybe, part of the job. But with them taking videos of putting a Ukrainian flag up during the op I bet the rumors of demise are greatly exaggerated. Especially by the Russians who lost pride.
#11
According to Russian reports it appears the main task for the operation was to plant the Ukrainian flag in Crimea, then leave.
A news report showed Ukrainian soldiers extinguishing headlamps they were wearing, being chased away by a civilian in his underwear, holding a Saiga AK.
#12
The main idea in infantry probes is to draw fire, finding out where the enemy firing points are and what is being fired.
Always high risk, especially over water. Infantry probes carry with them a defensive artillery fire mission to cover pursuit forces as the probe withdraws, defensive artillery fire planned well in advance, as in "Reach this point if you won't want to get hit by our artillery."
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Slavic armies use ordinary soldiers for missions such as these, not the six million dollar each trained special forces. Likely the real Ukrainian special forces could be nearby, but observing silently.
Commanders take selections from the ranks, then execute the mission. That is why in the Russian reports ya'll don't read, so many of these groups suffer high casualties.
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In addition to the landing, there was the destruction of an S-400 SAM battery by a Ukrainian Neptune anti-ship cruise missile and destruction of an Bastion ASM system including Oniks cruise missile launcher and radar.
In addition, offshore the Ukrainians were occupying or replenishing an unused oil platform . The Russian air force attacked and claimed a boat destroyed. Ukrainians released a drone video showing the RuAF missed (video start and ends w/ 3 boats to the right and below the oil platform) and the Ukrainians fired a SAM in response and claimed a hit that damaged the Su-30. Any hit is not in the video frame.
As for Fat Ramboski? Let's just say his feats were added in post-production.
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Offshore the Ukrainians were occupying or replenishing an unused oil platform . The Russian air force attacked and claimed a boat destroyed. Ukrainians released a drone video. It looks the RuAF missed (video starts and ends w/ 3 boats to the right and below the oil platform) and the Ukrainians fired a SAM in response and claimed a hit that damaged the Su-30. Any claimed hit is not in the video frame.
As for Fat Ramboski? Let's just say his feats were added in post-production.
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"Fat Ramboski", as you call Boris Rozhin, was not the source for the video and indeed never mentioned the appearance of the civilian shooter in his referential blog post.
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"Fat Ramboski""Fat Ramboski" is the obese shirtless old guy in your comment #11: A news report showed Ukrainian soldiers extinguishing headlamps they were wearing, being chased away by a civilian in his underwear, holding a Saiga AK.
I read where the propaganda released by the Russians was quite the mashup to inflate his heroism. Can't find the link at the moment. Really, do you think a group of well armed SOF are going to be "chased away by a civilian in his underwear, holding a Saiga AK.".
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
[23:05 The Federal Air Transport Agency confirmed that Prigozhin and Utkin were on board the plane that crashed in the Tver region.
21:54 In the Tver region of the Russian Federation, the Embraer business jet of the leader of PMC Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin crashed. Ten people died in the crash. The Federal Air Transport Agency has officially stated that Prigozhin was listed among the passengers of the plane, but there is conflicting information about whether he was actually on board. Some Russian media also claim that the commander of the PMC Wagner, Dmitry Utkin, was on the plane. Read more in the material Liquidation of Wagner's leadership: what is known .
21:32 Canada has imposed sanctions against Russian banks, military-industrial complex enterprises and the nuclear sector. In particular, four Russian banks fell under the restrictions - Uralsib, Zenit, Rosbank and the All-Russian Regional Development Bank. Sanctions have also been imposed against the Interros holding, Severstal, Rosatom's subsidiary RUSATOM Overseas, Atomflot, NPO Almaz and others.
21:19 Zelensky said that he had an important meeting in Kiev with US Senators Richard Blumenthal, Lindsey Graham and Elizabeth Warren: "We talked about the course of the situation at the front and the priority issue of further strengthening the Ukrainian defense system. We appreciate the bicameral and bipartisan support for Ukraine."
21:14 The latest operations against Russian Tu-22M3 bombers have made it possible to significantly reduce the possibility of attacks on Ukraine with Kh-22 missiles, Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, said in an interview with Radio Liberty. According to him, 436 Russian aircraft are involved in air operations against Ukraine: "That's a lot. But if you ask how many Tu-22s are among them, they will be few. They had about 31 serviceable Tu-22s, now 29 - and minus two more that will be under repair, that is, 27. That is, there are not so many of those that actually fly."
Budanov confirmed that during operations at the military airfields of Soltsy (Nizhny Novgorod Region) and Shaikovka (Kaluga Region), two aircraft were completely destroyed, and two more were damaged. "We are well aware of the people who have done this... These are people who have completed certain tasks from the territory of the Russian Federation," the head of Ukrainian military intelligence added.
20:56 The S-400 system destroyed in Crimea is a "calling card" of Russian air defense systems, because Moscow actively advertised it and tried to sell it too expensive to other states. But today, this missile system, which in its class is equated with the Patriot, has suffered an epic setback. More details in the material This is a triumph .
20:12 The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation reported that in the Tver region, a private Embraer Legacy aircraft, which was making a flight from Moscow to St. Petersburg, "fell". Ten people were on board, all of them died. Russian publics write that the plane belonged to Prigozhin and was shot down by Russian air defense. The Federal Air Transport Agency reported that among the passengers is the name and surname of Yevgeny Prigozhin.
20:08 The European Union is preparing a long-term plan for financial support to Ukraine totaling more than 50 billion euros, said the head of the European Council, Charles Michel.
19:47 The Verkhovna Rada adopted resolution No. 9626, which excludes any territorial concessions for the sake of ending the war. The document also legislates that all armed formations of the Russian Federation must liberate the entire territory of Ukraine without exception. The resolution contains a clause stating that not a single citizen of Ukraine should be subjected to persecution or discrimination, in particular on the basis of residence in the temporarily occupied territory, and all those guilty of crimes against peace, human security and international law and order must be held accountable.
19:44 Warriors of the 47th separate mechanized brigade on the Day of the State Flag set the flag of Ukraine in the village of Rabotino in the Melitopol direction. On the flag is Zaluzhny's signature.
19:41 Zelensky rejected the idea of transferring troops from east to south, which is being promoted in the Western media by some military "experts": "Someone understands how many people are there, how many occupiers are there in the east? Approximately 200 thousand ... Let's take our "Armed forces and we will transfer them somewhere. But after that, a couple of days, and the Russians will take Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, then they will go to Pavlograd, the Dnieper, cut off the banks. But we will not allow this, and let all the analysts of the world do not even count on it" .
19:25 Specialists examined 174 foreign components seized from three UAV models that Russia will use in the war against Ukraine - Lancet, Orlan-10 and Shahed-136/131. The study showed that 69% of the components come from Western companies, and Russia is still very dependent on foreign-made components, including microelectronics, the President's Office said.
Parts of these components are still available for purchase on public platforms. Most often, the Russian Federation receives them through third countries. In addition, Russia hides these purchases in every possible way with the help of various schemes. Ukraine offers its partners specific sanctions recommendations that will help cut off supplies to the Russian military-industrial complex.
18:57 Ukraine has a clear understanding of how "a normal, peaceful, just, democratic life will be restored in Crimea after we dismantle Russian tyranny on our Ukrainian peninsula," Zelensky said, addressing the participants of the third summit of the Crimean platform.
"Wherever Russia goes, the rule of violence is established. We will ensure the rule of law. We will return true meaning to the infrastructure of Crimea. Throughout the history of Crimea, its ports and roads have been connected with Ukraine and the whole world. Russia led to the isolation of Crimea. We will return for Crimea, the whole world," the President stressed.
Zelensky also said that after the de-occupation, there will be both a fleet and military defense of the peninsula in Crimea. In addition, together with NATO countries, an alliance of the countries of the Black Sea coast is already being prepared for joint defense against the Russian Federation.
18:33 The Ukrainian military turned to Zelensky with a request to mobilize more people. The President announced this in response to a question from journalists about whether there will be an increase in mobilization and whether "everyone will serve." "I'll be honest, the military turned to me with this in order to give me the opportunity to mobilize more. That's it. I can't tell you anything more yet," Zelensky replied.
The head of state stressed that first it is necessary to solve such problematic issues as the issues of military registration and enlistment offices and the VLK: "We must very quickly restore order, and then start talking about how to increase, how, by whom, by what."
18:19 Ukrainian scouts lured the Russian helicopter along with the crew. The GUR operation lasted six months. More details - in the material Russian helicopter landed on the basis of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: all the details .
17:52 Russian airlines in the period from May 2022 to June of this year, circumventing the sanctions, purchased aircraft parts for $1.2 billion, Reuters reports. We are talking, in particular, about such important details as the devices of the American company Northrop Grumman, cabin pressure valves, chassis, as well as simple spare parts - coffee makers and toilet seats. According to customs documents, spare parts came to Russia through intermediary companies in Tajikistan, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, China and Kyrgyzstan.
17:34 The Russian Mi-8 helicopter ended up in Ukraine as a result of a special operation by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, UP reports with reference to high-ranking sources in the special services. Ukrainian intelligence lured the pilot to Ukraine. The Mi-8 made a flight between two air bases and transported parts to the Su-27, Su-30 fighters. Together with the pilot, there were two crew members on board who did not know where the helicopter was actually flying. Mi-8 landed in the Kharkov region.
As a result of the special operation, two crew members were eliminated, and the pilot and his family are in Ukraine, the family was taken out of the Russian Federation in advance. Mi-8 remained in Ukraine along with parts for fighters.
17:09 In Kiev, the court sentenced four Ukrainians for filming the work of air defense in May this year, the prosecutor's office said. All defendants pleaded guilty in full. They were sentenced to five years in prison with release from serving a sentence with a probationary period of one to three years.
16:58 Zelensky said that he had discussed with Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Rechan during his visit to Kiev the development of the transit of Ukrainian food through the territory of Moldova and the creation of appropriate infrastructure.
16:35 Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said that Ukraine will receive NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems in September, but did not specify the number.
16:12 In Moscow, drones hit the Moscow City building, since it is there that the institutions planning war crimes of the Russian Federation are located, said the representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Andrey Yusov. In particular, according to him, these are certain special services, offices, ministries, "as well as other institutions that are involved in the implementation, planning, control and commission of this war and war crimes."
16:07 As a result of a nightly Russian attack by drones on the port of Izmail, 13 thousand tons of grain were destroyed, Minister of Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov said. According to him, several private grain terminals and warehouses, cargo infrastructure were damaged at once. Agricultural products were destined for Egypt and Romania.
The Minister stressed that only during this night the export capacity of the Izmail port was reduced by 15%, and before that, 35,000 tons of grain had been destroyed in the Reni port. This is the eighth attack on port infrastructure since Russia's withdrawal from the grain initiative. In just a month of attacks on ports, 270,000 tons of grain were destroyed.
15:46 The Russians fired again at Kherson in the afternoon: one of the shells hit the summer kitchen of a private household, one person was injured, the Office of the Prosecutor General said.
15:31 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that a Russian aircraft east of Zmeiny Island allegedly destroyed a military boat with a landing group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine denied this information. Intelligence reported that the Russian aircraft did indeed attempt to attack the Ukrainian military vessels, but in fact the Russian missile fell into the water and sank without causing any harm to the Ukrainian military.
In response, the Ukrainian military personnel attacked the aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces. A missile fired from a Ukrainian combat boat damaged the Russian side, which was forced to immediately fly away in the direction of the nearest airfield.
14:48 Governor of the Kaluga region Vladislav Shapsha announced another attempt to strike drones on Shaikovka, where a military airfield is located. According to him, two drones were allegedly shot down by means of air defense, there were no victims or infrastructure damage.
14:23 The death toll as a result of a Russian strike on a school in Romny, Sumy region, has risen to four - rescuers released the bodies of the school director, deputy director, secretary and librarian. The operation to remove the rubble has been completed, the Interior Ministry said. Also wounded were four local residents who were passing by at the time of the impact.
14:15 Zelensky commented on the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the south: "If you do not mind, I will not speak publicly. We are moving forward in several directions, it is very difficult for us. Dense mining, thousands of mines. The most important thing is the trend. The trend that the military reports to me daily, is this: we go constantly and constantly move forward. Yes, little by little, but nevertheless the direction is right. "
13:34 Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has arrived in Ukraine. Zelensky said that he discussed defense cooperation and security issues with him, thanked him for the new, 18th defense support package, which will include ammunition and artillery.
13:29 In the Sumy region, air defense forces shot down two enemy Shahed-type UAVs, the IVA reported.
13:07 In Crimea, near the village of Olenevka on Cape Tarkhankut, the Russian S-400 Triumph complex was destroyed , the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reported. As a result of the explosion, which occurred today at about 10:00 am, the installation itself, the missiles installed on it and personnel were completely destroyed. "Given the limited number of such complexes in the arsenal of the enemy, this is a painful blow to the air defense system of the invaders, which will have a serious impact on further events in the occupied Crimea," the GUR added.
12:39 A new wave of mobilization in Buryatia will begin on September 5, according to the Russian Telegram channel We can explain with reference to sources. Two people close to the military registration and enlistment offices and the administration of the republic reported that preparations for a new wave of forced recruitment into the army are already being completed in the region. Similar information comes from the Jewish Autonomous Region - they are also preparing for a mass conscription for war, which will begin in the coming weeks.
12:31 The IAEA reported that in the week from August 14 to 21, it recorded more than ten strong explosions near the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, and the sounds of shooting were also heard.
12:25 As a result of a Russian strike on a school in Romny, Sumy region, at least two employees of the educational institution were killed, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. Three people were injured, two more are probably under the rubble. The search and rescue operation continues.
11:46 According to preliminary information, the Russian radar station 48Ya6-K1 Podlet was hit at Cape Tarkhankut, the Crimean Wind telegram channel reports. This three-coordinate radar is designed to detect air targets at low and extremely low altitudes in a difficult jamming environment. She issued target designations for Russian air defense systems S-300, S-400, etc.
In addition, the Bastion anti-ship missile system, one of the carriers of Onyx missiles, with which the Russians strike at Ukraine, was hit on Tarkhankut. According to eyewitnesses, there were seven explosions in total, after which four fighter jets flew towards Cape Tarkhankut and further north.
11:11 The UN, together with partners, announced a fundraiser to support Ukraine in the autumn-winter period, said the speaker of the Secretary General Stefan Dujarric. The goal is to raise $268 million "to support more than 1.3 million people with concrete assistance in the coming winter months."
11:07 In the morning in the city of Romny, Sumy region, a Russian UAV of the Shahed type hit an educational institution, the building was completely destroyed, the IVA reported.
11:04 Crimean publics report a strong explosion in Olenevka. According to some reports, the strike was carried out on one of the Russian military facilities at Cape Tarkhankut.
11:02 Deputy Head of the Office of the President Andrey Smirnov denied the information of some Ukrainian media that Ukraine allegedly agreed to a "hybrid" tribunal over Putin and Russian officials instead of an international tribunal on the basis of a resolution of the UN General Assembly. Smirnov stressed that Ukraine will not agree to any "hybrid" tribunal, where he will be part of the Ukrainian judicial system, because Kyiv is striving for a solution in the name of the entire civilized world.
10:57 On the Day of the State Flag, the flag of Ukraine was raised over Kiev, which was signed by the military, rescuers and volunteers:
10:48 The General Staff clarified that the Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Bakhmut and Melitopol directions. They had success in the direction of Novodanilovka and Novoprokopovka, and are gaining a foothold on the achieved lines. In the Bakhmut direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue offensive operations to the south of Bakhmut and consolidate on the achieved lines.
10:41 The "DPR" announced three strong strikes on the center of Donetsk, in the risk zone, according to the "mayor", the border between the Voroshilovsky and Kiev regions.
10:19 Foreign leaders are coming to Ukraine on the eve of Independence Day. In the morning Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrived in Kyiv.
09:46 Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov said that three people died as a result of an alleged Ukrainian drone attack on the territory of a sanatorium in the village of Lava.
09:12 At night, air defense forces shot down 11 out of 20 enemy drones, the command of the Air Force reported. The enemy launched Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs from the southeast direction. In total, up to 20 shock drones were fired from the Primorsko-Akhtarsk region (RF), Chauda (Crimea). Nine drones were destroyed in the Odessa region, two more - within the Zaporozhye region.
09:05 On the evening of August 22, the enemy attacked with two missiles (previously S-300) at the Chkalovskoye village of the Chuguevsky district of the Kharkiv region. The missiles hit next to the administrative building, which houses a cultural center, a cafe, a village council and a sports hall. The building was damaged, people were not injured, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said.
Over the past day, the Russian army fired artillery, mortars and other weapons on the settlements of the Izyum, Chuguevsky and Kupyansky districts. One person was wounded as a result of shelling from the MLRS Uragan s. Sheikovka, Izyumsky district.
09:02 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, three people were killed - in Torsk. Four more people were injured in the region, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
08:56 The Russian army launched airstrikes on Kherson in the morning: two guided air bombs hit a kindergarten and residential buildings. As a result of the shelling, a fire broke out, which was quickly extinguished. Six people were injured, said Alexander Prokudin, head of the OVA. Over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, one person was killed and five were injured.
08:39 Ukrainian troops were successful in the direction of Novoprokopovka on the southern front, spokesman of the General Staff Andrei Kovalev said.
08:21 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 23:
personnel - about 258,820 (+480) people liquidated,
tanks - 4373 (+11),
armored combat vehicles - 8488 (+12),
artillery systems - 5318 (+23),
MLRS - 722 (+1),
air defense systems - 491 (+0),
aircraft - 315 (+0),
helicopters - 316 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 4324 (+12),
cruise missiles - 1406 (+0),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 7745 (+23),
special equipment - 800 (+3).
08:06 At night, the Russians attacked the south of the Odessa region with strike drones, aiming at civilian infrastructure, Oleg Kiper, head of the OVA, said. The air defense forces destroyed nine Shahed-136/131 drones, but there were also hits on production and transshipment complexes. A fire with a total area of 700 sq. m, as of 6:00 it is localized. The damage also includes granaries. People were not hurt.
07:29 Over the past day, more than 30 clashes have occurred at the front, the General Staff said in the morning summary . In particular, the Ukrainian defenders repelled the attacks of Russian troops in the Avdiivka area and continue to hold back the enemy’s advance in the Marinka area of the Donetsk region. At the same time, the Defense Forces continue the offensive operation in the Melitopol direction.
06:32 China and South Africa issued a joint statement saying that it is possible to resolve the "conflict" in Ukraine only through negotiations. The document says that South Africa and China support a global system centered on the UN, a fair international order based on international law governing relations between states, as well as respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
"Both sides agreed that dialogue and negotiations are the only viable option for resolving the conflict in Ukraine, and they will continue to promote peace talks and play a constructive role in a political settlement of the conflict," the statement said.
06:11 Russian media write, citing a source, that General Viktor Afzalov, chief of the General Staff of the Aerospace Forces, has been appointed as acting commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, and General of the Army Sergei Surovikin, ex-commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces, has been relieved of his post.
04:18 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced another drone attack on Moscow. Two UAVs were allegedly destroyed by air defense systems in the air over the territory of the Mozhaysky and Khimki districts of the Moscow region, the third was suppressed by electronic warfare and, having lost control, crashed into a building under construction at the Moscow City complex, no one was injured. In Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo, flights for departure and arrival are delayed.
02:44 The United States is ready to conduct exercises of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets on its territory, said Pentagon Speaker Pat Ryder. According to him, Washington is "ready to support" the process of training UAF pilots on American fighters in the continental United States. At the same time, Ryder added that he does not yet have "concrete information on which bases can be trained."
02:15 On the eve of the "elections" in the occupied territories of Ukraine, Putin met with the leader of the "LPR" Leonid Pasechnik, called the situation on the line of contact "stable". After Pasechnik, he met with the Gauleiter of the occupied part of the Zaporozhye region, Yevgeny Balitsky, who reported to the President of the Russian Federation on the complete readiness of the region to hold "elections."
Text taken from Russian ministry of defense website (available only through a VPN).
[EngMulRu] Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (23 August 2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In the Kupyansk direction, the assault detachments of the Zapad Group of Forces carried out offensive actions in the assigned areas of responsibility and improved the tactical situation.
With the support of aviation, artillery fire, and heavy flamethrowers, four attacks by assault groups of the 67th, Mechanised, 68th Jaeger, 25th Airborne, and 95th Air Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled close to Sin'kovka (Khar'kov region), Novoyegorovka, and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy's losses in this direction during the day amounted to up to 170 Ukrainian troops, one tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, three pick-up trucks, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, as well as one 152mm D-20 howitzer.
In Zaporozhye direction, four attacks of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region) were repelled by competent actions of the Russian units, air strikes, and artillery fire during the day.
Up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, four motor vehicles, Polish-made Krab and German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery systems, one 122m D-30 gun, three U.S.-made M119 howitzer, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-48 counter-battery radiation station have been neutralised.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, in close co-operation with aviation and artillery, repelled three attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces near Nevelskoye, Mayorsk, and Kurdyumovka (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy has suffered losses of up to 180 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one 122mm Gvozdika and one 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems, and 122mm D-30 and 152mm D-20 howitzers in this direction in the past 24 hours.
In Krasny Liman direction, the Tsentr Group of Forces' units, aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems inflicted losses on the units of AFU 21st Mechanised Brigade and 5th National Guard Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic). During the day in this direction, the enemy suffered losses of up to 60 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pick-up trucks, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
?? In South Donetsk direction, aviation and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on clusters of AFU manpower and hardware close to Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, atwo AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups were disabled near Rovnopol (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy's losses amounted to up to 145 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, one tank, as well as an American-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system during the day.
In Kherson direction, up to 20 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, and one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer were destroyed by enemy fire.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 143 areas during the day. One P-18 radar for detecting and tracking air targets was neutralised near Zaporozhye. Two command posts of the AFU 67th Mechanised and 81st Airmobile brigades was eliminated close to Serebryanka and Dronovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian air defence forces have intercepted one HIMARS MLRS projectile during the day.
Moreover, 18 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down close to Shipilovka, Privolye, Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic), Berestovoye, Kurdyumovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Chistopolye, Lyubimovka, Mirnoye, and Inzhenernoye (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 462 airplanes and 246 helicopters, 5,970 unmanned aerial vehicles, 431 air defence missile systems, 11,457 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,144 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,011 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 12,390 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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[NewsFrontInfo] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 08/23/2023 to 00:00 08/24/2023
Over the past day Representation reported about 74 facts of firing by the VFU.
Information was received about the death of a civilian - a man, in Kirovskoye.
Wounds of varying severity were received by eight civilians in the Voroshilovsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk, Verkhnetoretsky and Kirovsky.
Five residential buildings were damaged in Voroshilovsky district of Donetsk, Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka and Staromikhaylovka, as well as seven civil infrastructure facilities.
The region of eight settlements of the Republic came under enemy fire: Horlovka (Central City, Nikitovsky district), Zaytsevo, Yasinovataya, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city. Donetsk (Voroshilov, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeivka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Aleksandrovka, Kirovskoe.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 67 attacks from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cluster warhead.
On Gorlovsky six artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky three artillery attacks from MLRS, artillery 155mm.
At Shakhtersk one artillery attack from the MLRS. Having fired 239 units of various ammunition.
A previous 84 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU per day.
21:30 Weekdays of battles on the Vremevsky site -video:
A platoon of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on MRAPs and reinforced with a tank with an anti-mine trawl advances from somewhere on the side of Velikaya Novosyolka and moves south along the forest plantations east of Urozhaynoye.
The column is detected by the UAV ZALA 36 of the army of group V. Artillery begins to work on the column, there is a hit in the tank. The column continues to move, reaches a kind of crossroads with a skeleton of burnt armored vehicles, the tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine removes a mine with a trawl, the artillery at this time intensifies the fire.
As a result, the whole procession decides to retreat. Perhaps also because the trawl on the tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was damaged, which can be seen at the end of the “first series”.
In the second episode, which took place a day later and in which the enemy acted with approximately the same forces, the tank was less fortunate - after a mine explosion, it was immobilized, the crew left the car.
The MRAP troops at the same time land and run into the forest belt to take cover in the trenches. It is possible that the purpose of all these maneuvers was the rotation of enemy forces, or maybe both “arrivals” were attempts to attack, but the second time the platoon commander decided to take cover from artillery attack in the trenches, and not in the MRAP.
At the end of the video, artillery fire damage is inflicted on a forest belt with trenches.
21:00 Zaporozhye direction:
In these minutes, the counterattack of the Russian Army continues on the northern outskirts of Rabotino.
Active support from our VKS and heavy artillery. The enemy is knocked out of the remaining fortified areas on the northeastern outskirts of Rabotino.
20:35 Statement of head of the press center of the Dnepr grouping:
Over the past 24 hours, artillery units of the Dnepr grouping have identified and destroyed five enemy high-speed boats and boats, as well as up to 20 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were preparing to be transferred from the right bank of the Dnieper to the islands.
In the same area, EW units successfully landed an aircraft-type reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle of the enemy.
The calculation of the anti-tank missile system successfully hit the M777 towed howitzer hidden in the coastal zone with the help of a guided missile at a distance of more than four kilometers.
During the counterbattery fight, artillerymen of the Dnepr group inflicted fire damage on four mortar crews of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and also destroyed two depots with fuel, lubricants and ammunition.
19:52 "Brave" defended the counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Krasnolimansky direction:
In the area of N. p. Yampolovka repelled an attack by 21 Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy was destroyed by artillery fire.
In the area of N. p. Torskoye repulsed two attacks of assault groups of 63 Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The enemy was stopped by small arms and artillery fire.
An ATGM crew destroyed an infantry fighting vehicle of 63 Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with militants, which had advanced for rotation in positions.
In the area of Serebryansky forest, three attacks of armored groups of 42 and 67 Separate Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled. The enemy was destroyed by small arms and artillery fire.
Two strikes of army aviation and artillery were inflicted on clusters of equipment and militants of the 5th Brigade of the National Guard.
19:25 Statementhead of the press center of the Vostok group:
The advanced subunits of the Vostok grouping of troops, with the support of artillery and aviation, inflicted fire damage on the enemy in the area of Urozhaynoye. Three points of temporary deployment of militants, a mortar crew were destroyed, and the evacuation of damaged equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was stopped.
Artillery fire destroyed an enemy stronghold northeast of Nikolsky, pickup trucks with militants in the areas of the Oktyabr state farm and Prechistovka.
In the area of Staromayorsky, an ammunition depot, four strongholds with militants and places of accumulation of manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
Artillery fire also thwarted an attempt to rotate units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Novodarovka area, an armored fighting vehicle in the Novomikhailovka area was destroyed.
During the counterbattery fight, a towed M777 howitzer was destroyed in the Ravnopolye region.
Loitering ammunition Lancet destroyed a foreign-made FH70 towed howitzer in the area south of Temirovka.
An M113 armored personnel carrier was destroyed by a strike UAV near the Oktyabr state farm.
The calculations of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system and the use of the Verba MANPADS shot down two aircraft-type UAVs - Fury and Leleka.
The military personnel of the Vostok group of troops show courage and heroism in the performance of combat missions.
The commander of the motorized rifle brigade of the group, Sergeant Yevgeny Maltsev, as part of the unit, performed the tasks of repelling the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in one of the sectors of the South-Donetsk direction.
During one of the battles, motorized riflemen under the command of Sergeant Maltsev managed to suppress several strongholds of nationalists in a short time with fire from standard weapons, as well as shoot down six unmanned aerial vehicles.
The enemy did not succeed in this sector of the front, the positions of the Russian troops were held.
18:40 Double on the Zaporozhye direction
Russian servicemen - operators of FPV drones found and destroyed two tanks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine -video.
18:25 Statement of head of the press center of the group "South":
Su-34 fighter-bombers of the "Southern" group of forces launched missile and bomb attacks on the temporary deployment points of the 28th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement of Belaya Gora and the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade of the enemy near the village of Stupochki of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In addition, strikes by ground attack aircraft hit concentrations of Ukrainian army units in the areas of Belogorovka, Spornoe, Razdolovka, Kurdyumovka, Kleshcheevka, Avdievka and Krasnogorovka. The crews of army aviation helicopters hit five enemy infantry fighting vehicles in the Soledaro-Artemovsky direction.
Crews of multiple launch rocket systems "Tornado-S" and high-powered artillery rounds launched a fire raid on the objects of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Dronovka. A command and observation post, a command and control post, a field depot of artillery ammunition and two points of temporary deployment of units of the 45th Separate Artillery Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit.
During the counterbattery fight, a Polish-made Crab self-propelled artillery mount, an American M777 towed howitzer, two 152mm D-20 artillery pieces and three 120mm mortars were destroyed at enemy positions.
FPV drones hit eight groups of infantry, an infantry fighting vehicle and a dugout of units of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the Andreevka settlement.
The crew of the Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system hit enemy manpower in the areas of Kurdyumovka and Maloiliinovka.
17:40 In service until the firstpaint: regular servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered without firing a shot
According to the prisoners, there is either no training at all, or it takes place formally.
The servicemen in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine lack not only an understanding of why they are on the front line, but also what to do - there is no control on the spot.
Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine note the professionalism of the Russian servicemen and the humane attitude towards the prisoners.
17:25 Operational lines On August 23, as of 14:00, the DPR JCCC received information about victims among civilians in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovskiy district):
- on st. Slepneva, 7 as a result of an explosion on a mine PFM "Lepestok" a woman born in 1940 was injured.
As of August 23, 128 cases of explosions of civilians were registered, incl. 11 children, on PFM-1 “Petal” mines. Three of the victims died as a result of their wounds.
Information about the consequences of artillery attack continues to arrive.
17:00 Battle for Belogorovka: fighters of volunteer battalions are fighting fierce battles
The heaviest battles are taking place in the area of the Vodokanal plant, where half of the enterprise belongs to our troops, the second still belongs to the Nazis.
The position of the Ukrainian militants here is very difficult because of the artillery superiority on our part. Belogorovka was taken into a semicircle. Our mortar crews are working practically along the entire line of contact. /TK Zvezda/
16:30 Grouping [V] defends enemy rolls on the Vremevsky ledge:
For two days in a row, Ukrainian militants tried to attack in the Urozhayne area using several MRAPs and a tank.
On August 21, a drone detected the advance of an enemy column. Artillery hit the Nazi tank, but the column continued to move. After that, the gunners increased their fire, the enemy was forced to turn around and run.
On August 22, the enemy attempted an offensive with the same forces. This time the Nazi tank was blown up by our mine and was immobilized. The enemy landing party jumped out of the vehicles and hid in the forest belt, along which our artillery was firing heavily.
15:55 Ukrainian militants fired upon Republican Center for Blood Transfusion:
The arrival fell on the foundation of the building, hit the pumping station.
In total, about 20 rounds were fired at the city, preliminary, NATO 155mm. /RIAN/
15:33 Consequences of artillery attack of Voroshilovsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk by Ukrainian militants.
14:25 Air defense systems in the Kaluga region shot down two Ukrainian UAVs.
The governor of the region announced the destruction of two enemy drones over the village of Shaikovka, Kirovsky district, there were no casualties or damage.
14:00 Kupyanskoe direction. Situation on morning.
The Russian army continues to advance. At night, three platoon and one company strongholds of the enemy were taken.
Last night, the enemy tried to carry out several counterattacks in the area of Sin'kovka and Petropavlovka: he was hit by our artillery and rolled back to his original positions with heavy losses.
13:35 Statement of head of the press center of the group "Center":
In the Krasnolimansky direction, in the areas of the Torsk sector and Serebryansky forest, the enemy made seven attempts to attack the positions of Russian troops in order to restore lost positions.
The coordinated actions of the advanced units of the "Center" grouping of troops, supported by artillery fire and air strikes, inflicted fire damage on the assault groups of the 21st, 42nd and 63rd mechanized brigades, as well as the 95th Air Assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The losses of the enemy amounted to more than 40 militants, an armored vehicle and two pickups were destroyed.
As part of the counterbattery fight, more than 20 enemy artillery positions were opened and suppressed, a 120mm mortar with a crew was hit.
The aviation of the “Center” group inflicted eight strikes, four of them each - on the accumulation of manpower and firepower of Ukrainian troops in the areas of the allocated settlements of Novosadovoye and Chervonaya Dibrova.
Air defense systems shot down two unmanned aerial vehicles of the Fury and Leleka-100 types.
12:55 The author of the Telegram channel Rybar about the missile attack on the cape Tarkhankut:
On the morning of August 23, Ukrainian formations again attacked the Crimean peninsula. Cape Tarkhankut, on which several military facilities are located, was hit, and which the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been actively monitoring for several weeks, including with the help of NATO satellites.
Only this time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine changed their tactics: first, two drones, probably Mugin-5, that took off from Krivoy Rog, approached the peninsula at a distance of 30-40 kms and called in air defense fire.
The drones were shot down, but almost immediately after the launch of anti-aircraft missiles, three Ukrainian missiles were fired from the sea.
Just yesterday, 40 kms from Tarkhankut, a group of boats with reconnaissance officers from the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine operated, which, probably, carried out visual observation of objects near the Crimea.
Yes, our pilots destroyed one of the boats, as well as two more near Snake Island, but the rest, operating 5-10 kms away, left. Their activity there was unique, but today's attack shows that it was not accidental.
The strike itself, presumably, was inflicted by anti-ship missiles. It can be both "Harpoons" and "Neptunes". And here it is worth adding that for two weeks, Ukrainian sailors were actively transporting unidentified weapons to Zmeiny Island and an empty gas production facility to the east of it.
And the threat from boats cannot be written off. They at least have portable anti-aircraft missile and anti-tank systems, including RBS-17, armed with Hellfires
12:35 Today around 11:30 Moscow time crossed an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack with an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle.
By air defense means, the UAV was detected and destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region.
As a result of the thwarted terrorist attack, there were no casualties or damage.
12:05 Tankers on the T-90M "Breakthrough" support Tula paratroopers with dense fire:
Footage of the combat work of the T-90M "Breakthrough" tank crews assigned to the units of the Tula paratroopers in the Seversk direction
In this direction, intensive hostilities are complicated by the difficult terrain. The line of contact runs between two hills. On the opposite side of the hill there are already enemy fortified areas. The crew of the vehicle tries to get as close as possible to the enemy.
11:25 Ukrainian formations staged another act of terror directed against the civilian population of the Belgorod region.
In the village of Lavy, Valuysky urban district, enemy UAVs attacked a local sanatorium twice: three people were killed, and the facade of the building was also damaged.
In addition, according to local sources, the villages of Kozinka and Dronovka of the Graivoron urban district came under fire.
11:00 Rabotino, the German BMP Marder of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that fell into the trench -video.
10:40 Chronicle of special military operation: events of August 22, 2023.
For the fifth day in a row, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are using drones to attack Moscow.
Air defense crews intercepted two drones: one in the village of Chatsy, the second in Krasnogorsk. The explosion damaged a residential building and cars.
Russian fighter jets found several Ukrainian boats with landing groups in the Black Sea. The crews of the aircraft promptly destroyed the enemy's watercraft with the fire of automatic guns. Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group tried to break through the state border in the Bryansk region. Russian units timely identified and destroyed the enemy.
- In the Kupyansky sector, Russian troops continue to attack the enemy's defensive lines in Sin'kovka and south of Ol'shany. The offensive is complicated by the fact that the terrain is in a lowland relative to the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the right bank of the Oskol River.
- In the Vremievsky sector, the enemy continues to regroup and attack Russian positions south of Urozhaynoye. The Russian troops manage to timely open the advance of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and cover them with artillery strikes.
- In the Orekhovskaya sector, the enemy does not abandon attempts to storm Rabotino. Despite the introduction of NATO armored vehicles into the battle, Russian units confidently control the southern part of the village.
- In the Kherson direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine again tried to increase the grouping on the islands in the Dnieper delta.
10:20 Statement of officer of the press center of the group "West":
Assault units of the group of troops "West" in the Kupyansk direction continue their offensive in the area of the village of Ol'shana. Russian servicemen took possession of a strong point and two observation posts.
The enemy, trying to stop the advance of our units, made four attempts to counterattack by the forces of the units of the 14th, 67th Separate Mechanized Brigades, 25th Separate Air Assault Brigade and 95th Separate Assault Brigade with the use of armored vehicles in the area of the settlements of Petropavlovka, Sin'kovka and Ol'shana. In the Kupyansk area, an attempt to use the tactical reserve of the 115th Brigade was thwarted by artillery fire.
During the counterbattery fight, artillery pieces "Crab", M109 "Paladin", M777, 152mm 2S3 "Acacia", a mortar crew, an ammunition station and an AN/TPQ-50 radar near the villages of Chervony Stav, Shiykovka, Kucherovka, Sandy, Starch, Zagoruykovka were destroyed and Stel'makhovka.
10:00 23 August this year at night by air defense forceswas suppressed another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack with three aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles on the city of Moscow.
Two of the UAVs attacking the capital were destroyed by air defense systems in the air over the territory of the Mozhaisk and Khimki districts of the Moscow region.
The third UAV was suppressed by electronic warfare and, having lost control, collided with a building under construction at the Moscow City complex.
There were no casualties.
09:35 Official summary of Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 08/22/2023 to 00:00 08/23/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 84 facts of firing by the AFU.
There were no reports of civilian casualties.
Damaged two residential buildings in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, as well as three civilian infrastructure.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 48 attacks from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cluster warhead.
On Gorlovsky 34 artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
On Svetlodar one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
Having fired 295 units of various ammunition.
In the previous day, 66 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
09:33 Criminal Kyiv 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 fired from barrel artillery:
-- n.p. Aleshki 14 rounds;
-- n.p. Great Lepetikha 12 rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery 14 rounds;
-- n.p. Staraya Zbur'yevka nine rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery nine rounds;
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement of Nova Kakhovka, the settlement of Kakhovka, N. p. Krynki, Golaya Pristan, firing a total of 34 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being specified
08:29 Military summary in the morning
On the southern flank of the Artemovsky (Bakhmutsky) direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to break through near Andreevka, using armored vehicles. From Kleshcheevka, there were reports of fighting in the southern part of the settlement.
In the Ugledar direction, the enemy yesterday intensified offensive operations near Nikol'sky and Pavlovka.
In the Vremevsky direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to cut off the supply routes of our troops with kamikaze drones, trying to break through our defenses at the line of Cherished Desire - Priyutnoye.
In Rabotino on the Zaporozhye Front, the enemy controls the northern part of the village, the Russian Armed Forces control the southern part, there are battles, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to increase the number of enemy personnel in the village.
In the Black Sea, our aircraft destroyed two high-speed enemy boats, on which there was an enemy landing force operating near our gas production installations.
In the Klimovsky district of the Bryansk region, the forces of the border guards, the Russian Armed Forces and the Russian Guard thwarted an attempt to break through the enemy's enemy group across the border. In the Belgorod region, the Krasnoyaruzhsky district was shelled. The enemy fired 295 rounds of ammunition at the civilian population of the DPR.
08:07 Frontline summary on the morning of 23.08.2023
In the Zaporozhye direction, fierce battles in the village of Rabotino. The Armed Forces of Ukraine seek to occupy the settlement. But on the southern outskirts there is a fortified area of ??the RF Armed Forces. Russian troops attacked Ukrainian units in Lobkove, Pyatikhatki, Stepnoy (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Ugledar and Donetsk directions), Malaya Tokmachka, Yegorovka, Charovny and Gulyaipolsky. Themselves under artillery attack in Zherebyanki, Nesteryanka, Kopani, Novoprokopovka, Verbovoe and Novopokrovka.
At the Ugledarsky section of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked Priyutnoye. No success. An attempt to advance from Harvest also did not bring them the desired result. The Russian Aerospace Forces worked on Staromayorsky. Artillery - along Urozhaynoye, Blagodatny, Bol'shaya Novoselka, Prechistovka, Novoukrainka and Ugledar. The Armed Forces of Ukraine beat Volodin, Cherished Desire, Staromlynovka and Kermenchik.
On the Donetsk front, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery and aviation, attacked near Novomikhailovka. No promotion. Similar actions in Maryinka and on the southern approaches to Avdiivka - with the same result. Russian artillery worked for the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Elizavetovka, Pobeda, the city of Krasnogorovka, Zhelanny Pervy, Nevel'sky, Pervomaisky, Severny (a settlement northwest of Donetsk), Stepnoy (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledarsky directions) and Alexandropol.
In the Bakhmut direction, Russian troops again counterattacked near Kleshcheevka. The RF Armed Forces carried out strikes against the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Chasovoy Yar, Bogdanovka, Markovo, Orekhovo-Vasil'yevka, Privolye, Rozdolovka, Vesyoloye (a settlement northwest of Soledar) and Spornoy. Ukrainian artillery fired on Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka, Andreevka, Klescheevka, Bakhmut and Yakovlevka.
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[REGNUM] In the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, there was a change in the senior command staff. The Commander of the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Surovikin, officially resigned his post. General Viktor Afzalov , Chief of the General Staff of the Aerospace Forces, was appointed to the position of Acting Commander-in-Chief.
“The ex-Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces of Russia, Sergei Surovikin, has now been relieved of his post; Colonel General Viktor Afzalov, Chief of the General Staff of the Aerospace Forces, is temporarily acting as Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces,” an informed source told RIA Novosti.
Earlier, the media repeatedly reported that General Surovikin left his post and does not appear in public. Prior to that, he served as deputy commander of the Joint Group of Forces in the zone of the special military operation. During this period, Surovikin was temporarily replaced as commander-in-chief of the VKS by his first deputy and chief of the main headquarters, Viktor Afzalov.
Viktor Afzalov is a career officer of the air defense forces, and in some areas he may be more competent, said a source of IA Regnum, who served in the air defense under his command in the Far East.
“Probably, this is an example of such a commander who in many ways “lives” with his work. This is a person who understands many technical nuances,” the interlocutor emphasized. “ We can say that he “lived through” the development of air defense systems over the past decades, knows the topic from the inside, and this topic is personally interesting to him.”
“There are commanders who were “sent by the motherland”, and they, on duty, know the subject to the extent that is necessary to fulfill their duties. But this is not the story," the source added to IA Regnum .
When General of the Army Surovikin was appointed to the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, "everyone understood why he was chosen," the source said. A new structure was created, and then, first of all, a leader-organizer was required, he explained.
“Afzalov is precisely the profile commander who knows our air defense system from the inside, took the position and commander-in-chief at the height of the NMD, organized the work of the air defense forces,” said the source of IA Regnum.
In his opinion, Afzalov "now has been promoted for the reason that drones have begun to fly to Moscow and not only to Moscow."
“Therefore, priority is given to the development of air defense systems. It is possible that such a person is now needed at the head of the Aerospace Forces, because the enemy is constantly changing his tactics for using drones, a prompt response and forecasting of new difficulties are needed. So the appointment is clear and timely ,” the source said.
The American newspaper New York Times connects the change in the leadership of the VKS with domestic political reasons and a possible change in the approach of the Russian troops to the organization of air defense.
However, as a military expert, former head of the anti-aircraft missile forces Sergei Khatylev noted in a comment to IA Regnum, Afzalov's appointment is primarily due to the release of the post of commander-in-chief, which someone else may take in the near future.
“We are talking about the fact that the commander-in-chief Surovikin vacated his post in connection with the transfer to another job. What kind of work it will be, we will not discuss. The position is currently vacant. There is no need to talk about changing the commander yet. This can only be said if Afzalov is approved, if he is appointed by decree of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Until that moment, he will remain the acting commander-in-chief,” said Sergey Khatylev.
The expert also drew attention to the fact that Afzalov comes from the Air Defense Forces. And right now, these troops are faced with the primary task of defending the air borders of the country.
“The fact that now drones reach Moscow is the result of a reduction in air defense forces. Because earlier the possibility that any target could fly 560 kilometers to the capital from the Kharkov direction was minimal. Until 1992-1995, eight anti-aircraft missile regiments and three fighter aviation regiments were on the way to such a goal.
Today, the deployment of air defense forces, their quality and quantity is such that after Kharkov there are air defense forces in Voronezh and there is nothing further to Moscow itself. And only near Moscow is the next anti-aircraft missile regiment. At a distance of 500 kms there is no permanent opposition.
The fact that the zone of destruction of air defense systems is 250 km does not mean anything. This works at high and medium altitude, and the drone flies at 100 meters. The difficulty is that it must be found. The detection range of such a target by a radar station is from 37 to 60 km. You can imagine how many anti-aircraft systems and means of detection should be on the path of a drone in order to detect it and shoot it down. Therefore, now we are dealing with the consequences of underfunding and reduction , ”the expert said.
To repel the threat of drones, it is necessary to develop and massively introduce means of detection and destruction, electronic warfare and aerial reconnaissance. If the appointment of Afzalov is officially approved, the new commander-in-chief of the VKS will have to solve a number of tasks to modernize the country's defense system. In the future, such a system should combine air defense, missile defense and space defense, Sergey Khatylev believes.
“Now the defense hub, combining air defense, space defense, covers Moscow, the central economic region. We received the S-500 system, we receive the S-350 Vityaz air defense system, new missile systems.
And we can create such a grouping as in Moscow in coastal, border areas and regions. And in the future it will be necessary to cover the entire territory of the country. But this requires persistent hard work to create the combat control of this system. And all these tasks will fall on his shoulders. Everything will depend on how he will carry it out, which team he will select, how the issue of funding will be resolved. So if Afzalov is approved for the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, this will be one of his main tasks,” the expert concluded.
According to media reports, Sergei Afzalov is a graduate of the Pushkin Higher Military School of Air Defense Radio Electronics. In 2000 he graduated from the Military Air Defense University, in 2010 - from the Military Academy of the General Staff.
In the Air Defense Forces, Afzalov successively held positions from the head of the calculation of the combat control department of the group of anti-aircraft missile divisions of the air defense corps to the chief of staff - first deputy commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Army.
In 2017-2018, Afzalov commanded the 11th Air Army and Air Defense of the Eastern Military District. Last year, President Putin awarded him the rank of Colonel General.
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Drones - they are a problem everyone will need to solve. We should start looking into it before we fight the next one. And maybe think about how we are going to operate in an environment where we do not have air superiority and GPS.
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin:
[ColonelCassad] The tragic news caught when I was on the plane.
In the Tver region, a plane belonging to Yevgeny Prigozhin crashed.
A total of 10 people died. Among them are Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin (aka "Wagner"), as well as several people from Prigozhin's close circle. All 10 years found and identified.
The reasons for the plane crash are not completely clear. The main versions for the evening are a bomb explosion on board and shelling by air defense systems.
Eyewitnesses heard 1 or 2 explosions before the plane crashed. Of course, there is malicious intent here. Whose question. Much will become clear when there is more texture for the reasons for the explosion that led to the crash of the plane.
An era is gone today. Prigozhin and Utkin created the most famous PMC of recent decades, which, in terms of its scale of activity and fame, surpassed even the American Blackwater, which was considered No. 1 PMC in the zero years.
Behind Prigozhin and Utkin, Syria, Libya, other Africa, Donbass 2014 and the liberated Popasnaya, Soledar and Artemovsk in 2022-2023. At the same time, everyone remembers the failed military mutiny in June 2023. Now everything has ended in a tragic death, which will complete the formation of a legend around these undeniably historical and complex historical figures who have played a large role in Russian politics for the past 15 years.
For Russia, this is a serious blow and, first of all, this may affect the Russian strategy in Africa, which was largely based on the enterprising operations of Wagner in a huge number of countries. On the street of the enemies of Russia today is a holiday.
Peace to the ashes of all the dead.
More from Russian military blogger Andrey Chervonets: Prigozhin
In the Tver region, an Embraer plane belonging to Yevgeny Prigozhin crashed. This happened 15 kilometers from Khotilovo. According to information, there were three crew members and seven passengers. Whether Prigogine himself was there is still unknown.
Prigozhin's close associates cannot get through to him, media reports. Journalist Andrei Zakharov said that Yevgeny Prigozhin actually flew to Russia from Africa today, with the entire command staff of the Wagner PMC on board. “It will be a miracle if he is on another plane,” the journalist quotes his interlocutors.
The plane flew from Moscow and its path was cut off just in the Tver region, shot down on takeoff.
It is possible that they did not shoot down, but a terrorist attack on board. But rather shot down - judging by the video, the unscattered cloud, similar to the trace of a rocket, is much lower than the falling plane, that is, it is unlikely that it is from another fragment of the aircraft.
They cannot contact Prigogin. At the same time, the second plane circling over Moscow, associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin, did not request permission to land at the airports of the capital. More than an hour has passed since the first plane crashed.
There is NO excuse for the creature who gave this order. In the place of the old people in the Kremlin (who are now even afraid to fly, since they cannot control anything, are not able to), I would already recommend them to wake up and make room for the young, those who have eggs, unlike. In any case, Russia needs eggs, not ...
If this happened at the direction of Zelensky (tomorrow is the Ukrainian Day of independence, so the former clown Zelebobik could have ordered the organization of the terrorist attack), then this foul Bandera scum will die in hell. This is verified information.
There will be no justification for the scum that gave this order. Wagner will surely take revenge, this is not forgiven, the one who gave the order is a corpse, and it does not matter WHO he is. There are those for whom "Wagner" has become a pass to a new life or access to a new level of life. There are those who saw their future in Wagner PMC. This is a very explosive mixture, which is evenly distributed throughout the country. Their next steps are still unpredictable. Although no ... Predictable ...
If Prigogine is dead - you hc.
If Prigozhin didn't die, you'll have a pts.
If I were in the place of this character, that creature, who gave the order, I wouldn’t even tense up anymore (I’m not talking about the one who directly prepared the liquidation, everything is already clear with him, but about the one who gave the go-ahead for this) - that’s a guaranteed corpse, Zelensky (especially if it’s this shit) it's either "someone else".
Not now, but within a year. Once again, this is unforgivable. Especially the Wagners. And it doesn't matter whether he is a president or not. The one who gave the order (and in any case they will find out who gave the order and Putin will not save and intercede, it is no longer in his competence, especially if it is Zelebobik), they will liquidate it anyway, let him prepare.
P.S.
Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner PMC commander Dmitry Utkin died in a private plane crash in the Tver region.
Head of the Administration of the Zaporozhye Region Vladimir Rogov
Russia's leaders must have balls. He has no right not to have them a priori.
Stalin had. Current, in the 21st century? Everyone understands. About GDP including.
P.S.
I don't envy Zelebobik and Budanov now. THEY are now walking corpses. It's only a matter of time.
And Putin will not be able to protect/prohibit beating the Ukrainian Fuhrer (everyone has already noticed, where Zeleboba is, GDP does not allow firing).
Now no one will even ask the GDP, because the wrong authority (really) and it’s not in his competence to prohibit or allow something there.
It’s not his right now to tell the Wagners how to deal with Baba
The Wagners have eggs. And they will decide. How should they do. AND DECIDE. Unlike those (you understand who I mean), who have long lost or carried these eggs with age in Moscow.
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Plane downed over Oblast of Tver!
Ten million Americans: "Where?"
"A few hundred klicks
Inside Russia, you hicks,
Where they killed all those Poles," said the Bear.
[Germans glare]
Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] Yesterday the intrigue with Surovikin was finally resolved.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces was removed from his post "in connection with the transfer to another job." General Viktor Afzalov, Chief of the General Staff of the Aerospace Forces, has been appointed to his place.
Another of the delayed consequences of Prigozhin's failed rebellion.
With Surovikin, victory in the NWO would be guaranteed. SVO symbol. But it seems to be too smart and talented. Yes, he also knows what the honor of an officer is. With such a set ...
Or here is the combat General Popov, all the fighters respect him. The general was also essentially removed to the reserve, after (coincidentally?) Popov promised in the General Staff to report directly to the Supreme Commander if they continue to cover up and hush up problems. Popov was removed from command of the army in the NVO zone and sent to Syria.
They say that Gerasimov is also uneven with the commander of the Airborne Forces, but so far they cannot send him to the reserve.
The solutions are truly unique. All respected, strong, experienced are removed.
Parquet Generals must be changed to REAL Generals who have gone through hot spots and have shown themselves in the NWO from the positive side, capable of making responsible, vital decisions on the conduct of hostilities, while saving the lives of our fighters as much as possible.
We count on our fingers. Under Shoigu, they got rid of the Wagners, Surovikov, Popov. It is not good to scatter such shots during the war. And even if the decision to remove Surovikin came personally from the Supreme Commander, it is only a derivative of the personal conflict between Shoigu and Prigozhin. Vladimir Vladimirovich, maybe it's not the Wagners, Surovikin, Popov?
[Asia Times] Ukraine war will end up being the most costly and perhaps corrupt foreign operation ever carried out by the United States
If the Ukraine war ended tomorrow, the United States still would need to send hundreds of billions in aid to that country. The bill includes continuation of military assistance, budget support for the Ukrainian government and reconstruction assistance.
President Biden has just asked for another US$24 billion to support Ukraine, primarily for military equipment but also budget support ($7.3 billion). While Congress is increasingly skeptical about another huge chunk of money to fund an endless conflict, this is peanuts compared with what will be asked after the war ends.
The World Bank has done a revised estimate on reconstruction needs, based on data from the first year of the war (February 2022 to February 2023). The Bank says that Ukraine needs $411 billion for reconstruction over a ten-year period.
That estimate will need to be significantly increased to account for February to August 2023 and beyond. It would make sense to think that even if the war stopped tomorrow, reconstruction aid would come to $600 billion or more, or more than half a trillion dollars.
For purposes of comparison, the war in Iraq featured a reconstruction program of $60 billion. The US also spent $90 billion over twelve years to support Afghanistan (although the war continued in that country.)
There is no doubt that most of the US assistance to Afghanistan was probably stolen or went over to the Taliban. On top of that, billions’ worth of US war-fighting equipment was left in place and is now used by the Taliban.
In the case of Iraq, most of the aid was wasted thanks to bad management, corruption and poor planning.
The US and its allies will need to cough up $60 billion annually to support Ukraine, and expect that a lot of it will be stolen. It will have to keep the funding up for 10 years.
Consider that Germany has committed to support Ukraine "for as long as it takes" at $5 billion annually. But the German government in power is likely to be replaced soon, and that pledge is about as worthless as the Weimar mark.
Likewise, the UK economy is very dodgy, and finding serious money in future will prove a real challenge. The bottom line is that most of the money will have to come from Uncle Sam.
It may be that some Washington insiders are thinking that the best thing is to prolong the war as long as possible, because if the fighting continues the US just needs to provide military assistance and budget support for the government, but not reconstruction assistance.
In effect, that is the Biden administration policy. By continuing the war the Biden government thinks it can convince Congress to keep paying and they can keep Ukraine "alive" by forking over arms and money to pay salaries and for needed supplies.
But will Congress be willing to keep spending for an endless war? It is likely Congress will want to know where the money is going, how it is used, and how the US government accounts for its spending.
Most Americans oppose more aid to Ukraine. We are entering an election period with the first Republican presidential debates coming soon. Ukraine is sure to be an issue and some candidates, like Robert Kennedy Jr, who identifies for the time being as a Democrat, already are speaking out against supporting the war.
This could mean Biden will have a huge problem trying to get a skittish Congress, including his fellow Democrats, to sign up for more spending on a losing proposition.
It has long been understood that Ukraine is a corrupt country. Ukrainian politicians, including Zelensky, have offshored some of their wealth (Zelensky has a villa in Tuscany on the seashore in Forte dei Marmi which he bought before he entered politics and now rents to Russian clients at 12,000 euros a month).
President Biden’s son Hunter is embroiled in an investigation of payments and other activities centered partly on Ukraine’s Burisma energy holding company and in part on transactions in China. A Republican-dominated committee in the House of Representatives has sought to tie the president to the matters under investigation.
When the "big" reconstruction money starts flowing, assuming that happens, political and military officials in Ukraine will enthusiastically help the United States line their pockets.
Ukraine’s corruption was highly visible this month as President Zelensky fired all the military recruiters in the country because they were selling recruitment passes to young men seeking to avoid the war.
Ukraine will end up being the most costly operation ever carried out by the United States. The US Marshall Plan for European reconstruction after World War II cost the United States $13.3 billion. That amount, in 2023 dollars, would be $173 billion, roughly a third of what reconstruction would cost for Ukraine.
There will be a strong lobbying effort by some US companies that anticipate getting rich providing support to Ukraine (these in addition to the usual suspects in defense industries).
We have seen them before in the Iraq reconstruction exercise. This lobbying will provide bait to Democrats and Republicans who otherwise might walk away from the war. But will it be enough to go against the will of American voters?
Americans can rightly ask: What are we getting for these huge outlays that will seriously burden US taxpayers? The US policy on Ukraine is a disaster from many angles, but for sure one of them is the huge dollar cost in supporting this endless misadventure.
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5% of the US military budget to destroy 60 years of fascist Russian's and commie USSR's military capabilities is the bargain of the millennium. The West will also get a very capable and strong ally when the Russians are kicked out.
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BTW, there is $3-400 billion dollars of Russian junta money stored in western banks. There is your rebuilding fund. Add to that oligarchs' money trapped in western banks, real estate, yachts, aircraft, art, etc.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Türkiye and the UN will offer Russia to resume the grain deal. Ankara and the world organization are working on the conditions for the resumption, a source participating in the negotiation process said on August 23.
“Some proposals from our side in contact with the UN are being developed. But not everything is perfect yet, there are unresolved issues with banking issues, ” RIA Novosti quoted a source as saying.
According to him, the discussions are ongoing.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, or grain deal, ceased to operate on July 18.
Russia withdrew from the agreement, which for almost a year - from July 22, 2022 - was observed only by Moscow, while none of the conditions of the Russian side were fulfilled.
Russia, within the framework of the agreement, provided a safe maritime corridor for agricultural cargo - grain and fertilizers - from Ukraine. Moscow agreed to provide a route so that agricultural products could reach countries in dire need.
At the same time, the Kremlin set conditions, including the return of Rosselkhozbank to the SWIFT international payment system. The West, which imposed sanctions on the bank, did not fulfill this condition. In addition, the grain exported thanks to the Russian corridor did not actually end up in Africa, settling on the territory of European countries.
President Vladimir Putin said at the BRICS business forum on August 22 that Moscow was ready to return to the grain deal after meeting all its requirements. So far this has not happened, all Russian demands have been ignored.
At the same time, the West accuses Russia of creating a food crisis, while it is the Western countries that create obstacles to the supply of grain and fertilizer to poor countries. Russia can replace deliveries of Ukrainian grain with its own grain, both on a commercial and gratuitous basis.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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