[UnHerd] Two weeks ago, thousands of representatives from businesses and governments from across the world gathered in London to "support Ukraine’s recovery". But was the gathering of all those Western corporate elites at the Ukraine Recovery Conference entirely altruistic? There are, after all, massive profit opportunities being created by the war.
Last year, the Ukrainian government essentially outsourced the entire post-war "reconstruction" process to BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm. They signed an agreement to "provide advisory support for designing an investment framework, with a goal of creating opportunities for both public and private investors to participate in the future reconstruction and recovery of the Ukrainian economy". In February, J.P. Morgan was brought on board as well.
The two banks will run the Ukraine Development Fund, which aims to raise private investment in projects potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars across sectors including tech, natural resources, agriculture and health. BlackRock and J.P. Morgan are donating their services, but, as the Financial Times noted, "the work will give them an early look at possible investments in the country". The opportunities are significant, particularly in the agricultural sector: Ukraine is home to a quarter of the world’s chernozem ("black earth"), an extraordinarily fertile soil, and before the war it was world’s top producer of sunflower meal, oil and seed, and one of the biggest exporters of corn and wheat.
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the Ukrainian government essentially outsourced the entire post-war "reconstruction" process to BlackRock
IMO, post war Ukraine will have a very different (though just as much Ukrainian as the current - Russians been playing these games a lot longer than the Americans) government.
[Warzone] Ukraine continues to make slow progress in its counteroffensive, especially on the Zaporizhzhia axis in the push south toward Melitopol, officials in Kyiv and Washington are saying. It’s an assessment at least partially shared even by a number of Russian 'milblogger' Telegram channels and those of appointed officials.
After retaking Robotyne earlier in the week, Ukrainian troops are advancing toward Novoprokopívka, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Staff. That town, about two miles south of Robotyne, sits aside the key TO408 highway and is a little more than 10 miles north of the city of Tokmak, which Russia has turned into a fortified garrison. As we have noted before, taking or bypassing Tokmak on a push south will be a major step toward making it to Melitopol, which as we said in December is a major objective in Ukraine’s desire to reach Crimea and cut off the so-called land bridge to choke off Russian forces.
[GEO.TV] The Kremlin has denied all the Western accusations pointing towards them about the death of Wagner's mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin as "absolute lie", mentioning the requirement to await test findings.
President Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... on Thursday sent his condolences to Yevgeny Prigozhin's family, breaking his silence after the mercenary leader's plane crashed on Wednesday evening with no survivors two months after he led a mutiny against army chiefs.
Vladimir Putin cited "preliminary information" as indicating that Yevgeny Prigozhin and his top associates in the Wagner mercenary group had been killed.
Russian Sherlocks have opened a probe into what happened, but have not yet said what they suspect caused the plane to suddenly fall from the sky northwest of Moscow.
Nor have they officially confirmed the identities of the 10 bodies recovered from the wreckage.
Western politicians and commentators have suggested that President Putin ordered Prigozhin killed to punish him for launching a failed June 23-34 mutiny against the top brass which represented the biggest challenge to Vladimir Putin's rule yet.
Kremlin front man Dmitry Peskov said the accusation and many others like it were false.
"There is now a great deal of speculation surrounding this plane crash and the tragic deaths of the plane's passengers, including Yevgeny Prigozhin. Of course, in the West, all this speculation is presented from a well-known angle", Peskov told news hounds.
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He did lead Wagner on Moscow, and they did shoot at Russian Military planes. Russians, unlike some othe Peoples, do remember their history.
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Don't forget that the SOP for the Russians is to create so many 'theories' that nobody can decide what really happens in situations such as this.
It's confusion politics that have been honed to an almost perfect system over the last century.
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One of many fantasies of the west. Z would have been put down long ago if this were true. Excellent example of Biden group think. Hold on to your hat ' BA.2.86, a new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19' soon the newest variant lock downs to occur. The grand hope of Jeanne Marrazzo.
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/\ Yes! What about events such as the Seth Rich murder? The Epstein suicide? The Hunter Biden laptop? Havana Syndrome? Dominion voting machines? The firing of Tucker Carlson? The Lāhainā fire missing people? Transitory inflation? Bidonomics ?
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[Korrespondent] The Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine attacked the 126 brigade of invaders with drones, as a result of which the Russians had several dozen killed and wounded. Military equipment was also seriously damaged.
The Ukrainian military, together with the SBU, attacked the 126th brigade of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, based in the village of Perevalnoye in the temporarily occupied Crimea, with a group of drones. This was reported on Friday, August 25 by NV, citing a source in the SBU.
It is noted that drones have successfully worked on the occupiers. Their exact number is not called, but it is noted that it was a group of drones.
We can already definitely talk about several dozens of killed and wounded Russian occupiers. Ammunition storage sites were also hit. Military equipment was also seriously damaged.
At the same time, the invaders were completely unprepared for this. Ukrainian drones managed to bypass all enemy defense systems. So the publication's sources in the SBU predict even more surprises for the occupiers in the future.
Recall, the Russian Defense Ministry said that on the night of August 25, the temporarily occupied Crimea "tried to attack with 42 Ukrainian drones." Later, social networks reported that as a result of the “arrival”, three occupiers allegedly died, and a lot of people were injured.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title
22:46 Ukraine has returned 11 more children from the Russian Federation and temporarily occupied territories, said Mykola Kuleba, head of the Save Ukraine organization. To date, the Save Ukraine team has managed to return 161 children.
21:40 The Russians fired at Nikopol in the Dnipropetrovsk region - one person died, two private houses, a power line, a gas pipeline were damaged, the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak, said.
21:34 For almost a decade, Yevgeny Prigozhin has been creating the Wagner paramilitary group. It has become central to Russia's war against Ukraine and has also painted a picture of the Kremlin's influence around the world, supporting Putin's allies in Africa and Syria. About who will now lead the PMC and where she will fight - in the material Wagner's Fate .
21:12 Zelensky said that during yesterday's conversation with Biden, an agreement was confirmed that the United States would join the training of Ukrainian pilots and engineers on the F-16. "There will be more news in this and other areas," the Ukrainian president added. He also said that during today's meeting with the Turkish Foreign Minister, he discussed, among other things, the release of Ukrainians from Russian captivity.
In addition, Zelensky announced some special domestic political meetings next week: "They are already planned. As for legislative decisions ... What will definitely protect our state from everyone who is trying to weaken it, who, unfortunately, does not think about Ukraine, although he holds positions in the state system.
21:01 Ukrainian armored vehicles LLC announced the successful delivery to Ukraine of the first thousand 122-mm high-explosive fragmentation artillery shells with a full charge, which are produced in partnership with one of the ammunition holdings in Eastern Europe.
20:29 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he held a meeting today on the results of international visits, primarily on the F-16: "The tasks are obvious. ensuring the readiness of Ukraine. And all together - the maximum approximation of the moment when the F-16s will help us keep Russian terrorists as far away as possible."
In addition, they discussed the preparation of new defense packages - "with exactly the content that our soldiers need and that they told me about when I visited the front." The President also announced a "rich" autumn in terms of diplomacy and new international events.
19:45 The property of collaborator Vladimir Saldo and his family was recovered to the state, the Ministry of Economy reported. The list includes land plots, a hotel and a house in Kherson, apartments in Yalta, cars.
19:39 Andrey Yusov, the representative of the GUR MOU, confirmed that on August 25, a blow was struck on the Russian 126th separate guards brigade of the coast guard in the village. Perevalnoye in the Simferopol region of Crimea: "This is not the first strike on the 126th brigade. As Budanov said, Ukraine can now inflict defeat and carry out operations anywhere in the occupied Crimea. There will also be a lot of news in the near future."
18:54 In Crimea, the Russians are alarmed about the re-landing of Ukrainian troops, which took place in the western part of the peninsula near Lake Donuzlav, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense reports, citing radio interception. In particular, in a conversation, a Russian says that we are talking about the settlement of Novoozernoye. The Main Intelligence Directorate states that "the units of the Russian occupation army have problems with psychological stability and coherence."
18:40 Planned mobilization activities will be intensified in the Kharkiv region, Roman Semenukha, deputy head of the OVA, said. On the territory of the district military administrations and settlements of the region, commissions will be created to consider issues related to the strengthening of planned mobilization measures.
18:31 Budanov told Radio Liberty in an interview that Ukraine has a much smaller exchange fund than Russia: “We have much less of it than the Russian Federation. It’s true. Because in the first days of the invasion, the Russian Federation took a terrible number of hostages here , including civilians, pensioners of law enforcement agencies, ordinary people ... Therefore, our numbers, unfortunately, are lower. We must understand this. And, unfortunately, I think we will not be able to catch up with these numbers."
At the same time, the head of the GUR refused to give the exact number, since this is a state secret. Budanov also noted that of the Russian military who are captured, about 20% surrender voluntarily.
18:19 Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky said that he had been on a working visit to the Kupyansky and Limansky directions - together with the commanders of operational-tactical groups and brigade commanders, all the necessary decisions and measures were taken to strengthen defense and repel enemy attacks.
According to Syrsky, the operational situation in the Eastern direction remains tense, the enemy is regrouping his forces and means, while simultaneously transferring newly created brigades and divisions from the territory of the Russian Federation. Its main goal is to increase the level of combat potential and resume active offensive operations.
17:56 The government has decided to introduce electronic document management during and after military medical commissions (VVK), Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar said. According to her, this will simplify the interaction between all subjects of the system and will allow military personnel to quickly receive the documents necessary for passing the inspection and implementing the decisions of the IHC.
17:28 Greece breaks the agreement with Russia for the maintenance of the Soviet Tor-M1 and Osa-AKM air defense systems, Pronews Greek reports, citing sources. According to the publication, they wanted to do it secretly, but the document accidentally surfaced in parliament. Sources suggest that the complexes are likely to be removed from service and transferred to Ukraine through third countries. Greece is armed with 21 Tor and 38 Os - these are short-range air defense systems.
17:00 Lukashenko said that the core of PMC Wagner remains in Belarus: “And these pictures from space, that we are dismantling something ... Why are we removing extra tents - we don’t need so much. The core remains here, someone went on vacation, who "I decided to live on the sidelines, but the phone numbers, addresses, passwords, appearances in this core are known. Within a few days everyone will be here, up to 10 thousand people. Now there is no need to keep them here."
Lukashenka also said that Prigozhin never asked for security guarantees for himself: “To answer this question directly: I shouldn’t ensure Prigozhin’s security. This is, firstly. Secondly, the conversation never went in such a vein.” The Belarusian president is also convinced that Putin could not have killed Prigozhin.
16:40 Latvia handed over another Mi-17 helicopter to Ukraine, the country's Ministry of Defense reported.
16:34 Lithuania is transferring a new package of military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of 41 million euros, the country's Ministry of Defense announced. The package will include, in particular, ammunition, rifles, marine inspection radars, anti-drone guns, etc.
16:27 The Netherlands will transfer almost all of its F-16 fighters to Ukraine, but will leave a few for the training of Ukrainian pilots, Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren said. Earlier media reported that the Netherlands has 42 F-16 aircraft in service.
16:23 Russian assets in the US, UK, Germany, Italy and France will be frozen until Moscow compensates Ukraine for damages, Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said after talks with his European counterparts. The White House said the negotiators also discussed ways to hold the Russian Federation accountable for the destruction in Ukraine.
To date, France has blocked the funds of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation in the amount of 22 billion euros, as well as about 150 million euros in the accounts of individuals. In Italy, 2.5 billion euros remain blocked, in the UK - almost 21 billion euros, in the USA - 330 billion dollars, in Germany - more than 5 billion euros.
15:45 Zelensky met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Kiev. We discussed the Peace Formula, preparations for the Global Peace Summit, the risks associated with the Russian blocking of the Black Sea Grain Corridor. In turn, the Russian media write that Fidan may visit Russia in the near future - Erdogan announced his visit a few days ago, and today Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov confirmed that his arrival is planned.
14:29 Ukrainian forces crossed the first line of defense of the Russian Federation on the southern front, said the head of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley in an interview with Almamlakatv: "They crossed the main first line of defense. This defense line, which the Russians spent many months preparing: there are minefields , "dragon's teeth" and anti-tank trenches, and there's a complex matrix of defensive preparations. The Ukrainians are crossing it."
At the same time, Millie does not agree with the opinion that the offensive has failed: “It is too early to judge the success or failure of the attack. Obviously, partial success has been achieved so far. The attack speed is slower than I thought, but this is not uncommon in war, since war is on paper different from real war."
13:41 Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov said in an interview with Radio Liberty that the landing in Crimea is the first operation of Ukraine that has become public. According to him, before that "our Armed Forces, our Security Forces were engaged in other operations. We cannot report on all operations to our society." He also assured that when the military liberation of Crimea begins, "we will all see - it will be a more powerful operation than it is happening now." Danilov is convinced that Russia has no funds "that would prevent us from fulfilling our tasks."
The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council also noted that the elections of 2024 in Ukraine are possible only if hostilities end: "The state must ensure that all citizens without exception who have the right to vote. And during the war it is extremely difficult to do this."
13:16 Peskov called the statements that the Kremlin could be behind the death of Prigozhin "an absolute lie". According to him, the official results of the investigation will be published. Peskov also said that Putin is not planning a trip to the G20 summit in India in September, since "the main focus now is a special military operation."
13:05 Finnish President Sauli Niiniste, at the suggestion of the government, decided to provide Ukraine with the 18th military aid package worth about 94 million euros. For security reasons, the details of the package are not disclosed.
12:49 Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said that the dam of the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station needs to be restored to supply water to the annexed Ukrainian territories and Crimea, "but water supply options are being worked out without it."
12:33 In Finland, one of the leaders of the group of Russian militants Rusich Yan Petrovsky, who is under EU and US sanctions for participating in the war against Ukraine, was arrested. He is suspected of terrorist crimes committed at least between June 2014 and August 2015 in the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. The police are demanding an extension of Petrovsky's detention "in order to facilitate the investigation and extradition of the offender." Ukraine has filed a request for the militant's extradition.
12:14 Russia did not stop the mobilization and is now considering the possibility of additionally calling up 450,000 people, Budanov said in an interview with Radio Liberty. According to him, last autumn about 350 thousand people were called up in the Russian Federation, but covert mobilization continues all the time, and now 20-22 thousand people are being called up every month.
11:58 The number of Wagnerites in Belarus is gradually decreasing, but this process began even before the death of Prigozhin, spokesman of the State Border Service Andrei Demchenko said. He also confirmed that Wagner PMC mercenaries left for Russia, including under the pretext of vacations, but later they did not return to Belarus. In general, according to Demchenko, the situation at the border remains under control.
11:29 Minister of Defense of the Netherlands Kaisa Ollongren considers a realistic deadline for the transfer of F-16 fighters to Ukraine in six to eight months. She recalled that before that, several conditions must be met - in particular, the creation of the necessary infrastructure in Ukraine.
10:52 Crimean publics report a strike on Perevalnoye in the Simferopol region - the 126th separate guards coastal defense brigade of the Black Sea Fleet is stationed there. According to local residents, there are three dead and many wounded, who were brought to the Simferopol hospital on the street. Gorky.
10:45 Budanov promised a ground operation in Crimea. According to him, Ukraine is not going to leave the inhabitants of Crimea: "And when certain strikes are carried out on the territory of Crimea, this will not end - there will be a ground operation, there will be the return of our territories. Soon everyone will wait for their return home." The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate noted that the importance of the special operation with the landing at Cape Tarkhankut on August 24 is, first of all, "for people in Crimea to remember and believe that victory is not far off. And their liberation is also not far off."
10:42 Slovenia joined the G7 declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine, Zelensky said.
10:38 Russia sent stolen Ukrainian corn to Lebanon, Reuters reports citing the Ukrainian embassy. The ship Phoenicia was carrying 6,000 tons of corn from the port of Sevastopol. Ukraine is asking Lebanon to ban a Syrian ship carrying stolen corn from docking.
10:14 This night, Russia launched Caliber from the Sea of Azov for the first time, said Natalia Gumenyuk, speaker of OK Pivden. According to her, in this way the enemy is trying to find a new strike tactic in order to bypass the Ukrainian air defense.
Air Force Speaker Yuri Ignat added that two guided aircraft missiles were also launched, which first headed towards the Nikolaev region, and then turned towards Odessa.
09:51 The FSB of the Russian Federation stated that the Ukrainian special services are allegedly behind the arson of objects of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Russian Railways, placing ads on the Internet about quick earnings. The department claims that all arsons are allegedly disclosed, sentences are being passed, up to 19 years in prison.
09:16 In the Donetsk region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, six people were injured (five in Kurakhovo and one in Avdeevka). In the Kherson region, one person died and three more were injured, including one child, according to the IVA.
09:10 In the morning, the Russians fired on the village. Hems of the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region, one person was injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. During the past 24 hours, the enemy shelled the settlements of Bogodukhovsky, Kharkovsky, Chuguevsky, Izyumsky and Kupyansky districts of the region, people were not injured.
08:53 The Ukrainian military on the southern front was successful in the Novodanilovka-Novoprokopovka and Malaya Tokmachka-Ocheretovatoe directions, they are fixed on the achieved lines, Andriy Kovalev, the speaker of the General Staff, said. In the Bakhmut direction, the Defense Forces continue their offensive south of Bakhmut.
08:41 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of August 25:
personnel - about 259,630 (+470) people,
tanks - 4378 (+3),
armored combat vehicles - 8521 (+10),
artillery systems - 5361 (+28),
MLRS - 724 (+1),
air defense systems - 495 (+1),
aircraft - 315 (+0),
helicopters - 316 (+0),
UAV operational-tactical level - 4356 (+12),
cruise missiles - 1409 (+3),
ships/boats - 18 (+0),
automotive equipment and tankers - 7790 (+17),
special equipment - 802 (+1).
08:33 At night, the Russians attacked with air and sea-based missiles from the waters of the Black and Azov Seas. In the direction of the southern regions, Su-34 aircraft fired two Kh-59 guided air missiles from the Black Sea and two Caliber cruise missiles from a small missile ship from the Sea of Azov. Also, the launch of one strike UAV of the Shahed type from the direction of Primorsko-Akhtarsk was recorded. All five targets were destroyed: missiles - within the Odessa region, strike UAV - in the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Air Force command said.
07:26 Over the past day, 35 clashes took place at the front, the General Staff said in the morning summary . In particular, the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks by Russians in the area of Novogorovka, Luhansk region, south of Avdiivka, northeast of Novomikhailovka and Maryinka, Donetsk region.
In the Zaporozhye region, the invaders are preparing to falsify the results of fake "elections". They are planned to be held in a mixed format: demonstration voting at polling stations and bypassing apartments and houses. Bypassing houses to collect votes will begin on August 30. In addition, people appear in the region who are brought from Russia and settled in the abandoned houses of local residents. They will be engaged in falsifications and creating the necessary picture for the Russian media.
There is also increasing pressure on the local population to obtain Russian passports. In particular, paying for utilities, the Internet and a mobile phone will be impossible without Russian citizenship. In the region, an increase in the number of Chechens is recorded, who behave very aggressively and harshly towards the local population.
05:15 The "Governor" of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said that several drones were destroyed over the sea near Cape Khersones. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation claims that in total 42 drones were found over the Crimea by air defense systems - nine were allegedly destroyed, 33 were suppressed by electronic warfare.
01:37 The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that over the territory of the Kaluga region, air defense allegedly destroyed a Ukrainian missile of the modified S-200 complex.
00:54 Zelensky said that he had held talks with Biden, thanked him for congratulating him on Independence Day. The President also spoke with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Text taken from Russian ministry of defense website (available only through a VPN).
[EngMilRu] Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
Last night, the Russian Navy has launched a strike with long-range, sea-based precision weapons against a port infrastructure facility used in the interests of the AFU.
The goal of the attack has been reached. The facility has been neutralised.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, together with Ground-Attack and Army aviation, have successfully repelled three attacks by the AFU close to Zaliznyanskoye, Kleshcheevka, and Staromikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 260 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, and two 152mm D-20 howitzers.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, have repelled three attacks by 47th Mechanised and 68th Jaeger Brigades of the AFU close to Sin'kovka (Kha'rkov region) and Sergeevka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, and one 152mm D-20 howitzer.
In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of active actions by Russian units, supported by artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, five enemy attacks have been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 110 Ukrainian servicemen, two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and two U.S.-manufactured Stryker armoured personnel carriers, four motor vehicles, three U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems, as well as two UK-manufactured FH-70 guns.
One AFU field ammunition depot has been destroyed near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with Operational-Tactical Aviation and artillery, repelled an enemy attack close to Sladkoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, units of the 38th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy have been eliminated near Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, the actions of two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the 31st Naval Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been suppressed near Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 125 Ukrainian servicemen, three motor vehicles, one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, two U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems, two 152mm Msta-B, and one 152mm D-20 howitzers, one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, as well as one AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery radar station.
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of actions of units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, Army Aviation and artillery, an attack by servicemen of the 42nd Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been repelled close to Kuzmino (Lugansk People's Republic).
In addition, units of 63rd, 67th Mechanised Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 5th Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard have been eliminated close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, four armoured fighting vehicles, and two pickup trucks.
In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, as well as 152mm Msta-B and 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 147 areas.
Fighter Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces have shot down one AFU Su-25 aircraft near Semyonovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Air defence facilities have shot down one Su-25 aircraft near Zolotaya Balka (Kherson region), five HIMARS MLRS and one HARM surface-to-air radar system projectiles, manufactured in the U.S., as well as one S-200 SAM system missile, modified in a strike version.
In addition, 73 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been intercepted and suppressed by electronic warfare means close to Olshana (Kharkov region), Shishkovo (Lugansk People's Republic), Berestovoye, Gol'movsky (Donetsk People's Republic), Vasil'yevka, Sladkaya Balka, Inzhinernoye and Zhovtnyovoye (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 464 airplanes, 246 helicopters, 6,085 unmanned aerial vehicles, 433 air defence missile systems, 11,492 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,144 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,042 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 12,424 special military motor vehicles 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 08/25/2023 to 00:00 08/26/2023
Over the past day, the Representation reported 63 facts of firing by the AFU.
Over the past day, information was received about the death of two civilians in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, Mineralny and the wounding of a man in Krasnaya Polyana.
Residential housing construction in Staromikhaylovka was damaged. No damage to civilian infrastructure facilities was recorded.
Under enemy fire were areas of six settlements of the Republic: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Golmovsky, Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Kirovsky, Chervonogvardeysky districts), Vladimirovka.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 35 attacks from the MLRS, 155mm artillery, incl. with a cluster warhead.
On Gorlovsky 17 attacks from MLRS, artillery 152mm and 122mm.
On Yasinovatsky 10 artillery attacks from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cluster warhead.
On Volnovakhsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
Having fired 233 units of various ammunition.
In the previous day, 93 artillery attacks were recorded from the side of the VFU.
21:45 Artillery paratroopers smash the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine under Artyomovsk:
Artillery subunits of one of the formations of the Airborne Forces continue to carry out tasks to destroy fire weapons, weapons, military equipment and manpower of the enemy in the Artyomovsk direction.
Every day, our guys conduct counterbattery combat with the enemy and support our units holding positions on the western outskirts of Artyomovsk.
21:25 220mm BM-27 Hurricane MLRS Battery Commander told about an attack on the point of temporary deployment of the enemy in the depths of his defense
Russian gunners managed to destroy the ammunition depot, equipment and weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“Recently, our unit launched a missile attack on the enemy’s temporary deployment point in the depths of his defense, where he was concentrating for a counteroffensive. At the same time, an ammunition depot, sheltered equipment and weapons were hit. The target was determined using a drone, we drove out, took a position, prepared for work and worked on the target, then changed our position,” said the commander of the 220mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS battery with the call sign Irtysh.
“The greatest danger for us is the enemy’s loitering ammunition, which is often used for counterbattery combat, as well as its high-precision ammunition, “paladins”. But we have learned to resist them. Victory will be ours!" - summed up "Irtysh".
20:58 Right on target: Artillerymen of the Brave destroyed an Italian howitzer in the Krasnolimansky direction -video.
The 152mm Msta-B crew in an artillery duel with an accurate shot turned the NATO FH-70 into scrap metal, demonstrating their skills and once again proving the superiority of Russian weapons over Western ones.
20:30 Statement of officer of the press center of the group "West":
In the Kupyansk direction, the advanced units of the West grouping of forces repelled four enemy counterattacks.
As a result of the fire damage of the MLRS "Tornado-S" in the area of the settlement. Novosergeevka and Sheikovka destroyed up to 20 servicemen and three armored combat vehicles from the 43 Separate Mechanized Brigade and 68 Separate Jaeger Brigade.
The crews of the assault and army aviation of the grouping inflicted 14 strikes on the accumulation of manpower and firepower of the 14 Separate Mechanized Brigade, 25 Separate Mechanized Brigade and 68 Separate Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In just a day, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems hit the air defense units of the units of the UNN NSU mod, destroyed an M777 artillery gun, a mortar crew, five armored combat vehicles and a T-72 tank.
20:00 Statement of head of the press center of the Vostok group:
The advanced subunits of the Vostok grouping of forces, with the support of artillery and aviation, inflicted fire damage on the enemy in the Urozhayny area.
Two points of temporary deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit, an ammunition depot, a stronghold, a car with militants were destroyed, accumulations of manpower were hit. A strike UAV destroyed an armored personnel carrier with infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Attempts to attack the enemy in the directions of Priyutny and Staromayorsky were thwarted. Having suffered losses, the enemy retreated.
Rocket and cannon artillery fire hit the militants' PVD in Ugledar, Uglesborochnaya, Staromayorsky, Maksimovka and on the western outskirts of Ravnopol, the militants' gathering places in Razdol'noye and Vol'noye Pole.
Also destroyed was the 122mm Gvozdika artillery mount in the Shakhtyorskoye area, an unmanned aircraft command post and a car with militants in the Oktyabr state farm area, and two pickup trucks with ammunition north of Priyutnoye.
Loitering ammunition "Lancet" destroyed the artillery installation 122mm "Gvozdika" in the Novopol area.
Assault and army aviation hit the places of accumulation of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Staromayorsky, Harvest, Priyutny. The Osa anti-aircraft missile system shot down two UAVs of the Furiya aircraft type.
19:23 In the village of Seredina-Buda, Sumy region, lazy militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to hide their equipment in hangars, forgetting about camouflage measures. As a result, 152mm rounds visited them -video.
18:19 The artilleryman spoke about the combat work of the crews of the towed large-caliber guns 152mm "Hyacinth-B" in the Ugledar direction -video.
18:11 Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 10 rockets from MLRS in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk - DPR Representative Office in the JCCC
17:45 Ukrainian troops fired four 155mm caliber cluster rounds from “NATO” artillery in the Yasinovatsky district and Makeevka. This was reported in the representative office of the DPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
17:37 Artillery support for the offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the direction of Svatovo - Kremennaya: howitzers of the 80th tank regiment are working -video.
16:35 Vremyevsky section situation as of August 25, 2023
In the vicinity of Urozhayne, detachments of the 37th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy tried to dislodge Russian troops from the forest belts east of the village. First, the marines attacked on foot in groups, and then with the support of two AFVs. The DV warrior reports that the attempts were thwarted.
To the west of Staromayorsky, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to transfer reinforcements to the landing area, along which the line of contact currently arrives. Tanks of the 1st brigade are artillery attack strongholds of the RF Armed Forces, preparing the ground for an offensive.
In addition, the enemy transferred additional territorial defense units to Levadnoye as part of the reinforcement of the grouping in the direction of Priyutnoye. And in the forest belt north of Priyutnoye, paratroopers of the 79th Airborne Brigade were stationed, who were partially transferred to this area from Mar'yinka.
15:35 Kherson direction situation as of August 25, 2023:
In the morning, Ukrainian sabotage groups in three boats tried to land on Borshchevoy Island, south of Veletensky. As a result of heavy artillery fire, one boat was destroyed with five people on it, and the other two departed back.
This is not the first attempt to land on the islands in the Dnieper basin. Yesterday, a similar attempt was made near Aleshkinsky Island, where a floating craft was destroyed at the exit from the Ingulets River.
Also, Russian units repulsed the attack of the 126th Brigade of the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Pereyaslavsky Island. At the same time, on Melkiy Island southeast of Kherson, the Armed Forces of Ukraine landed two groups to equip an observation post.
Judging by the renewed activity of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in the near future the enemy intends to cross the river again. The transfer of the 11 Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine is expected from Ochakov to the coastal part of the Dnieper.
Transportation of up to 100 units of equipment to industrial enterprises in Kherson itself is also noted. And in Nikolaev, by September 1, the arrival of those mobilized for the understaffing of a separate battalion of the naval infantry of the Ukrainian Navy is expected.
15:17 Over the past week, as a result of artillery attack of the VFU, three civilians of the DPR were killed, another 39 people were injured, including one child, the ombudsman's office reported.
14:24 The village of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region is completely destroyed due to hostilities, said the acting governor of the region Yevhen Balitsky.
“Work, in principle, does not exist. This is only a settlement on the map, and in nature there is no such settlement anymore, because there were such fierce battles that there are only skeletons of houses and destroyed structures,” he said on Channel One.
14:05 Consequences of the artillery attack of the Petrovsky district of Donetsk with cluster munitions, Uglegorskaya street -photo.
13:59 It is reported that on the right bank our soldiers shot down a Ukrainian Su-25
The aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to work out on Russian positions on the left bank opposite the village of Zolotaya Balka. However, all of his missiles did not reach and fell to the bottom of the dry Kakhovka reservoir. In response, our fighters fired two missiles from MANPADS at the Ukrainian Su-25 and shot it down.
13:28 Orekhovsky area situation as of 15.00 August 25, 2023:
Fierce battles are going on at the turn of Rabotino - Verbovoye. The situation is difficult, as the enemy sent significant forces to capture Rabotino. The village, or rather control over it, has become something sacred for the Ukrainian authorities. Initially, the Armed Forces of Ukraine intended to gain a foothold on August 24, but our fighters managed to repulse the attack.
Now the fighting continues on the southern outskirts, where assault detachments of the 2nd battalion of the 82nd Airborne Brigade, with the support of artillery and aviation, are artillery attack the defense lines of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division.
It is curious that, despite the availability of communications equipment and Starlink satellite terminals, 82 Brigade have problems in the interaction between groups. As a result of "friendly fire", the paratroopers suffered heavy losses in manpower - they are already planning to send the 3rd battalion to Kirovograd for restoration.
To the east, assault detachments of the 46th detachment of the DShV of Ukraine are fighting in landings, trying to gain a foothold and build on success. During one of these attacks, Ukrainian formations managed to occupy one stronghold. Now there is a regrouping and supply of ammunition under the cover of artillery.
And at the turn of Malaya Tokmachka - Balka Chubenkova there is a concentration of reserves for the attack by the second wave. Mechanized units of the 118th Brigade, as well as the 15th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine with armored vehicles, arrived in this area, which will enter the battle to further break through the defense.
13:10 Statement of head of the press center of the group "South":
The crew of a Ka-52 helicopter of the army aviation destroyed an enemy infantry fighting vehicle near Andreevka.
The artillery of the group carried out a fire attack on the temporary deployment point and the stronghold of the 3rd separate assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Kleshcheevka and Andreevka. Also destroyed were two infantry fighting vehicles in Grigorovka and Andreevka, an electronic warfare station in Dyleevka, and a dugout in the village of Pobeda.
During the counterbattery fight, the enemy lost a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount, two 152mm Msta-S towed howitzers and an American M777, three 120mm mortars.
Loitering ammunition "Lancet" hit another 155mm M777 gun in the area of Chasov Yar. FPV drones destroyed a pickup truck and 14 enemy infantry groups in the areas of Razdolovka and Andreevka, a BMP-2 in Avdievka, and two firing points in Novomikhailovka.
13:05 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for August 25, as of 13:00, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district): - on the street. Uglegorskaya, a woman born in 1948 died.
12:40 Acting Governor of the Zaporozhye region Yevhen Balitsky about the situation on the front line:
“Rabotino for several days remains one of the most intense sectors of the front in the Zaporozhye direction. Last night was especially hot for the enemy, because on the day of the so-called "independence" their commanders did not particularly spare the lives of soldiers from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
At the cost of colossal losses yesterday, they were able to reach the first defensive line of engineering barriers, but they go basically even without artillery support.
As a result, the enemy assault groups, which yesterday managed to reach the first line, were destroyed tonight in full force.
The situation is definitely tense. The enemy is trying to wear down our defenses with his constant suicides, but our guys give such a tough rebuff that the enemy command does not have time to replenish the losses of their soldiers and Western equipment, which burns as well as any other.
12:35 The Armed Forces of Ukraine transferred engineering equipment to Kharkiv to overcome water barriers, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the LPR Andrey Marochko said.
“Most of the equipment is a pontoon park based on the KrAZ vehicle. The characteristics of the pontoon-bridge park make it possible to build a crossing over a water barrier more than 50 meters long, with a carrying capacity of 60 tons,” Marochko wrote in his Telegram channel.
12:20 Fighting is going on in Rabotino, the losses on both sides are rather big, our aviation is helping, this is a good plus. The entire division of the Airborne Forces is holding Rabotino, the soldiers fought off rolls after rolls, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are hitting with artillery every minute. Russian military personnel destroyed a large number of Ukrainian equipment. Fights go on every minute.
12:06 Our fighters discovered Ukrainian position and hit it with precision-guided munitions. The mortar crew of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
11:35 Ukrainian self-propelled guns caught fire and exploded after being hit by an FPV drone, armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed -video.
11:33 Russian forces destroyed the Ukrainian 152mm Msta-B howitzer and a 120mm mortar of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson direction, a representative of the emergency services of the Kherson region said.
An M777 howitzer and a position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the island zone, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer with ammunition and a place of temporary deployment of one of the units of the Ukrainian army were destroyed in the Kakhovka direction, two vehicles were put out of action.
11:02 Armored vehicles lost by the Armed Forces of Ukraine only on one sector of the front in the Rabotino area. You can not even talk about the personnel, the losses of the enemy are the hardest. Kyiv is trying to break through the front at any cost, in the truest sense of the word.
10:41 In the region of Krasnoarmeysk, the DPR (Ukrainian name is Pokrovsk, occupied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine) massive strikes are being carried out on the positions of Ukrainian militants.
10:24 Fighting for the southern part continues in Rabotino.
“They didn’t take the work! Also 1/3 of the part below us. It turns out that the southern outskirts. There is no enemy there and they have not entrenched themselves,” the fighters said from the field.
In the village, two Bradleys were destroyed, which tried to reach the southern outskirts.
10:00 During the day, the DPR representative office in the JCCC recorded 93 cases of firing by the AFU, 337 ammunition was fired.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy made 83 artillery attack from MLRS, 155mm artillery, incl. with a cluster warhead.
On Gorlovsky - eight artillery attacks from artillery of 152mm caliber.
On Yasinovatsky - two artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
The enemy fired at Donetsk, Staromikhaylovka, Aleksandrovka, Makeevka, Yasinovataya, Gorlovka.
Over the past day, a woman died in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, four civilians were injured of varying severity in the Kievsky district of Donetsk.
A total of 13 residential buildings and 6 civilian infrastructure facilities were damaged in Donetsk, Staromikhaylovka and Oleksandrivka.
09:53 Situation in the South-Donetsk direction:
In the Vremevsky sector, the enemy did not make active attempts to attack, limiting himself to the actions of small groups to probe the defenses of the RF Armed Forces in this direction. In addition to movements in the direction of Staromlynovka and Cherished Desires, small infantry groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to move east from Urozhayne - towards Novodonetsk, but were unsuccessful.
Otherwise, the parties are focusing their main efforts on identifying accumulations of manpower and equipment, exchanging artillery shelling.
To the north of Priyutnoye, the movement of enemy units in the forest belts was again noticed. They tried to improve their situation with the support of a wandering tank, but they also had no success. The tank received the Lancet, after which it rolled back, followed by the infantry.
The situation in the Ugledarsky section is also without significant changes. The 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade and naval infantry brigades continue to systematically detect enemy movements along the Ugledar-Konstantinovka-Novomikhaylovka line, followed by inflicting fire damage.
09:46 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of the settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine were fired from barrel artillery:
-- n.p. Krynki 14 rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery 21 rounds;
-- n.p. Podstepne 18 rounds;
-- n.p. Aleshki nine rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryans seven rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement of Nova Kakhovka, the settlement of Kakhovka, n. p. Kazachi Lagery, Velikaya Lepetikha, firing a total of 32 rounds from cannon artillery
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure to be confirmed
09:32 Zaporozhye direction, Orekhovsky section:
At night, the enemy continued to carry out intense attacks in the Rabotino area in order to reach the village of Verbovoye. The enemy used a large number of armored vehicles and manpower. At this moment, the fierce battle continues.
At the moment, the enemy has not achieved significant success. The enemy column was opened in advance, and our "birds" and heavy artillery work out on it.
09:22 Ukrainian militants fired 20 rockets from the MLRS in the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeevka - Representation of the JCCC DPR.
09:20 Consequences of yesterday's (August 24, 2023) artillery attack of the State Unitary Enterprise Stirol (Kalinin district of Gorlovka) by Ukrainian gangs -photo.
09:15 The coastline of the Dnieper in the Zaporozhye region is seriously fortified after the shallowing of the Kakhovka reservoir, Ukrainian troops will not be able to pass there, declared Acting Governor of the region Yevgeny Balitsky.
09:11 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are pushing engineering equipment to the front to organize pontoon crossings. This was announced by Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR, retired Andrey Marochko.
He added that the characteristics of the pontoon-bridge park make it possible to build a crossing over a water barrier more than 50 meters long, its carrying capacity is about 60 tons.
09:05 Personnel consequences of the artillery attack of Donetsk on August 24.
Rounds fell on the territory of the hospital. Vishnevsky next to the intensive care unit. Staff and patients took refuge in the basement of the building. At the moment the artillery attack began, employees of the MIRA humanitarian fund were working in the maternity hospital, giving assistance to women in childbirth.
09:02 Two civilians were hospitalized after the artillery attack of the Vasil'yevsky district of the Zaporozhye region.
The night before, militants of the Kyiv regime shelled the village of Skelki, Vasilyevsky district. The hit had to a private house on Shevchenko Street. As a result, the outbuilding caught fire.
According to preliminary information, two people were injured: a 49-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man. They were taken to a hospital in the city of Dneprorudne. The information is being specified.
08:50 Calculations of the "Tor-M2" air defense system of the "Western" group of troopsstartledair targets in the Kupyansk direction.
During the course of the special operation, crews of anti-aircraft missile systems of air defense provide the troops with a reliable shield around the clock from attacks by enemy air targets.
08:14 Servicemen of the "Western" group of troops showed captured positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kupyansk direction.
08:10 Frontline summary on the morning of 08/25/2023:
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have entrenched themselves in the village of Rabotino and are attacking Novoprokopovka, which is under massive shelling. At the same time, with the support of artillery, they are trying to advance in the Verbovoye area, trying to reach the rear of the defensive lines of the RF Armed Forces from the west.
Fierce oncoming battles near Novopokrovka. Russian troops attacked the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Orekhovo, Novodanilovka, Krasnaya Krinitsa, Yegorovka. Ukrainian troops hit the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in Kopany, Tokmak, Ilchenkov and Novofedorovka.
In the Ugledar sector, after shelling, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked near Priyutnoye and in the direction of Staromlynovka. Without success. The Russian Aerospace Forces worked on Blagodatny, artillery - on Novopol, Vremovka, Urozhaynoye, Shakhtyorsky and Ugledar. The Armed Forces of Ukraine fired on the RF Armed Forces in Cherished Desire, Kermenchik and Novodonetsk.
On the Donetsk front, Russian troops carried out a ground attack near Novomikhailovka. They also, with the support of artillery, conducted assault operations in Mar'yinka and on the southern approaches to Avdievka. Everywhere without promotion. Under shelling, the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Antonovka, Elizavetovka, the city of Krasnogorovka, Orlovka, Stepnoy (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledar directions), Novokalinovo and Keramiki.
In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian troops, with the support of artillery, carried out assault operations near Kurdyumovka and Kleshcheevka. The Russians counterattacked at Vesely (a settlement northeast of Soledar). The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered strikes against the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Belaya Gora, Stupochki, Ivanovsky, Fedorovka, Zvanovka, Rozdolovka, Vyemka and Sporny. Ukrainian artillery worked along Andreevka, Bakhmut and Yakovlevka.
08:05 MLRS crew destroyed armored vehicles and militants near Ugledar -video.
08:00 In the Kupyansky direction, the Tor-M2 air defense system destroyed kamikaze drones from the USA.
During the special operation, the crews of the Tor-M2 missile systems of the Western Military District continue to provide the troops with an ultra-reliable shield against attacks by enemy air targets around the clock. Air defense crews are also involved in the Kupyansk direction.
Complexes "Tor-M2" can hit all types of targets in their range of altitudes and ranges. They detect aircraft, helicopters, ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
“Goals are different. Including NATO drones Switchblade. We have our own Ukrainian production,” said the head of the calculation with the call sign “Kazakh”.
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[Regnum] Russian President Vladimir Putin conferred honorary guards titles on four brigades and one regiment of the Russian Armed Forces. This is stated in a document published on the portal of legal information.
“Award the 70th Motorized Rifle Regiment with the honorary name “Guards” and continue to call it: the 70th Guards Motorized Rifle Regiment,” the text of the decree says.
Also honorary titles were given to the 8th Anti-Aircraft Missile Shavlinskaya Order of Kutuzov Brigade, the 18th Army Aviation Brigade, and the 238th Artillery 107th Missile Mozyr Order of Lenin Red Banner Brigade.
As IA Regnum reported, on August 22, the head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov , announced that eight Akhmat special forces soldiers participating in hostilities in the special military operation zone were awarded medals "For Courage" and Orders of Courage . According to him, the awards to distinguished fighters were personally presented by the commander of the 36th Army Valery Solodchuk.
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[ColonelCassad] In recent months, a revolution in the field of platoon infantry and anti-tank artillery has taken place in the NVO zone: both sides of the conflict began to massively use light attack FPV drones.
FPV (first person view, first-person view) - an electric quadrocopter, less often a light aircraft with a camera, the picture from which is transmitted to the operator through virtual reality glasses. This gives a new quality: the possibility of extremely accurate aiming, combined with exceptional maneuverability and relatively high speed.
The second component of the revolution is the low price. For drones, Chinese designers are purchased at retail, for which some parts and suspensions for the warhead are printed on a 3D printer. Even such non-optimal garage production gives a selling price of 35-45 thousand rubles for one device; up to 60 thousand in a complex design (with a multiple reset system, etc.).
With a conditional free warhead (mortar mines and grenade launchers in warehouses, millions), strike FPV drones are an order of magnitude more profitable than ATGMs, the cost of a shot for which starts from a million rubles.
Another comparison: 30-60,000 rubles. - This is one mortar mine or ½ grenade shot. To hit the target, you need to release dozens of mines, or even hundreds. Our surveys of real fighters and drone manufacturers have shown that their effectiveness in the absence of interference reaches 90%. The use of electronic warfare reduces this figure to 30-50%, to the level of real ATGM effectiveness.
As for grenade launchers, the actual range of the RPG-7 is up to 0.5 km; need a line of sight to the target. Quadcopters give a typical range of 2-2.5 km with record flights up to 7-10 kms, aircraft-type drones - up to 30 kms. At the same time, it is possible (and necessary) to work from cover; other
The weak point of the current designer drones is communication, which is jammed by the simplest electronic warfare, but so far, electronic warfare systems at the platoon level are a rarity both for the enemy and for us. As electronic warfare spreads, drones will switch to secure communication channels, which may slightly increase the cost.
We estimate the current volumes of production (and, accordingly, the use) of FPV in Russia at several hundred, up to a thousand per day. So far, this is mainly done by “garage” teams operating on donations or through various PMCs. Volunteers train pilots.
The most systemic penetration of FPV into the troops is among volunteer units and in the same PMCs. The “main” army is still lagging behind: the devices have not been put into service, have not been put into service, their use has not yet been reflected in the combat regulations or even in the form of temporary instructions, there is no pilot training in military schools, and although it appeared in the course of the young fighter, but optional and non-systematic. Combat experience is poorly generalized, and this despite the fact that the tactical picture is constantly changing due to the rapid growth of the FPV sphere.
There is some bias in the army towards heavy unmanned systems, there is a lack of a basic understanding that the FPV of the platoon level is essentially guided projectiles and binoculars, and not front-line aviation.
Nevertheless, the armies fighting in Ukraine are gaining advanced experience in the use of this latest weapon, and not only technical (there are no special secrets here), but mainly tactical. Combat techniques are being improved before our eyes, complex systems are emerging, such as repeater drones for working over the horizon or remote antennas to protect operators; the latest trend is night FPV with i/k cameras and thermal imagers.
At the last "Army-2023", the lion's share of the stands showed FPV kamikazes of various cost and complexity. We should expect them to be put into service soon and transferred to more mass industrial production with case casting and board soldering. The design of vehicles will be optimized for the warhead, automation of use will increase, subclasses will appear.
The revolution, compared in importance to the advent of firearms, continues.
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[RIA] The death toll of Ukrainian soldiers is growing. The cemeteries are overcrowded, and people are beginning to realize the tragedy of what is happening. At the same time, Kyiv stubbornly continues to deceive the population. About real losses - in the material of RIA Novosti. BITTER TRUTH
Ternopil volunteer Igor Khoma spoke on social networks about the request of the military to purchase plastic bags, which are now sorely lacking for transporting corpses from the battlefield. These words quickly spread throughout the Ukrainian segment of the Internet and opened the eyes of many to the extent of the losses.
The command hides the real numbers. The Swiss publication Temps reported that Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny forbade journalists from visiting the front line without his consent. This was later confirmed by the Ukrainian media. According to their sources, the tightening of censorship applies to both local and foreign press.
Kyiv admits that despite the continuous mobilization, the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are thinning. However, he blames the corrupt military commissars for this, who do not fulfill the plan.
According to The Guardian, one of the main reasons for the losses is backward medicine. The wounded are evacuated chaotically and taken to overcrowded hospitals. Due to the heavy workload, doctors do not have time to provide assistance on time, there is a shortage of medicines and equipment.
CEMETERIES ARE NOT RUBBER
Funerals in Ukraine are a gloomy, but already familiar picture. There are not enough territories, in the west of the country they even dig up the graves of those who died in the First World War, writes The New York Times. According to the publication, it comes to the fact that two coffins are lowered into one grave. In Kharkiv, three cemeteries at once announced that the places were over. The problem falls on the shoulders of relatives, who are often forced to organize burials in neighboring regions.
There is a growing demand for cemetery workers. According to local media reports, the most sought-after profession in Lviv is grave diggers. The authorities even announced an official recruitment of non-drinking and patriotic Ukrainians. For work at the city's largest cemetery, Lychakiv, they offer 500 hryvnia (more than 1,100 rubles) per hour.
THE SCALE OF THE TRAGEDY
How much Ukraine has lost since February 2022 is not exactly known. Experts loyal to the Kyiv regime say no more than 60,000. This can be considered a minimum, and the maximum was named in the United States: according to Colonel Douglas McGregor, a former adviser to Donald Trump, 400,000 military personnel died.
Misfortunes in families are gradually gaining social significance. This year, the Ukrainians went to Kiev Khreshchatyk twice - in January and May. This is not to say that this is a protest - rather a way to attract attention. People suspect that loved ones died, and are not in captivity, as they are told. Soldiers have been officially missing for a long time, and the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as a rule, does not respond to requests.
Official Kyiv underestimates losses by eight to ten times in order to create the appearance of concern for the lives of soldiers, military expert Yuri Knutov believes.
And Official Russia’s losses? This war, unfortunately, is existential to both sides; at this point it still looks, in my ignorance, like both sides are willing to lose, so long as the other side loses worse.
“Commanders are doing everything to give a minimum of information about the dead, because this affects their official position,” he explains. “The money that is due to relatives is appropriated by officers. Understating the number of those killed is also designed to raise the morale of Ukrainians. At the same time, they are given false data on losses Russian army".
But it is too early to say that Ukraine has exhausted its human resources. “One American journalist noted that with total mobilization, Kiev is able to put another three million people into service. I doubt that this will work, but they can gather several hundred thousand. In any case, they will have enough people for a maximum of six months,” Knutov concludes.
Political scientist Oleksandr Dudchak is sure that if Ukrainians learn about the real scale of the tragedy, the country will be in for a real shock. "Now they are planning to create a cemetery near Kiev, almost 2.6 square kilometers. For comparison: the largest in the world, which is located in Iraq, occupies six square kilometers. But it has existed for 14 centuries, and there are five million graves. Why are they building the most vast military cemetery on the planet? I would like to hear Zelensky's answer. But this is only for the dead from Kiev and the region," the expert argues.
The Kyiv regime has big plans for the disposal of the population, the political scientist believes. But a popular uprising should not be expected yet. “Intimidated people are sitting at home. Before the special operation, they were not afraid to show their position on two occasions: on May 9 and during the procession. Everyone just knew the time and place, they didn’t even have to organize anything. Now we need to create structures, and Ukrainians are watching this special services and their curators," says Dudchak.
According to him, Ukrainian men have only two ways to survive. The first is to leave, and this will be very expensive after the change of military commissars. The second - if sent to the front line, immediately surrender to the Russian army.
#1
With the population discrepancy, Ukraine would need to inflict 5-1 casualties to the Russians. Best estimates I have seen is 3-1 to 4-1. Over the very long term that is a loss for Ukraine. But, they have a chance with the supply and reinforcement interdiction in the south. If they punch though, they can make the Russians give up or collapse.
Either way, a long term grinding war will see Ukraine lose. And they know this, which is why you see strikes in Moscow and Crimea.
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Either way, a long term grinding war will see Ukraine lose.
You'll see Russia break up long before either side runs out of men. There are 200 conquered ethnicities in Russia, nearly 100 officially recognized. Most of them don't appreciate seeing their men killed way out of proportion to ethnic Russians for some kind of Muscovite glory. That is if rival Moscow and St Pete power tribes don't dethrone Putin first.
#4
Russian has been doing a stealth mobilization of central Asians in Moscow and St Pete. Companies, usually construction, have been assigned quotas to get their often illegal Muslim workers to sign a military contract. In addition, those dumb enough to accept legal residency or Russian citizenship were being drafted to replace casualties in Ukraine. This has now spread to other cities.
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[RIA] The West sharply criticizes the Ukrainian army. In less than three months, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, despite the promises of the command, have not achieved success. And the Pentagon has already indicated when and how the operation will end. Diffusion of forces
Journalists from The New York Times, on condition of anonymity, spoke with current employees of the US military department and listened to their assessments of the Ukrainian offensive. Experts expected otherwise.
According to the Americans, the Ukrainian General Staff, contrary to their recommendations, scattered forces between east and south. Although they were advised to focus on the direction of the main attack.
The Pentagon reminds that the main goal of the operation is to disrupt Russian supply lines in the Zaporozhye region and cut the land corridor to the Crimea. And the Armed Forces of Ukraine keep a significantly larger group near Artemivsk and other cities of Donbass than in the south.
Military strategists advised Kyiv to devote all its efforts to advancing towards Melitopol and Berdyansk, to breaking through minefields and other defensive structures. And even if the losses in personnel and equipment increase.
At a videoconference on August 10, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, his British counterpart Admiral Sir Tony Radakin and Commander-in-Chief of US Forces in Europe General Christopher Cavoli urged Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Valery Zaluzny to focus on one main direction. The publication claims that he agreed, but so far this has not affected the situation.
Moreover, the elite 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade was deployed in the Zaporozhye direction, which was supposed to operate as a second echelon, break into gaps in the defense, clear trenches and expand bridgeheads. Now the paratroopers are used as attack aircraft, since the units of the first echelon failed to succeed.
The newspaper's experts claim that even the fired formations, units and divisions have huge losses, and the personnel has already been updated several times. There are fewer and fewer experienced leaders. Veterans are returned to duty, not allowing them to fully recover from their injuries. All this affects the pace of the offensive.
GET IT DONE BEFORE
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have captured the north of Rabotino, they are trying to establish control over the center. However, this promotion is insignificant and belated, the newspaper writes. The battles take place in open areas, it is beneficial to the defending side. The US military pays tribute to the Russian defense system. The effectiveness of setting minefields remotely with the help of MLRS is especially noted.
“Russia is repeating its historical trajectory in land conflicts in Europe: acting sluggishly in the first months or years, but then adapting and showing persistence as hostilities drag on,” says the Pentagon source. It took them more than two months to reach the first line of defense alone, and not a week or so, as was supposed."
In the States, they emphasize that Kyiv still has from a month to a month and a half. Then the operation will have to be stopped. Heavy rains will wash away the soil, turning the Ukrainian black soil into a sticky liquid mess, through which it is very difficult to break even on tracked vehicles.
However, analysts note that by mid-September, the Armed Forces of Ukraine may simply run out of steam and lose their entire offensive potential due to high losses and a drop in morale.
Some US officials believe Ukraine will be halfway to the Sea of Azov by winter. One of them, in a conversation with The New York Times, called it a "partial success." However, experts doubt that the counteroffensive will achieve even this very modest goal.
"THE MOST THEY CAN GET"
Such pessimism is quite understandable. It was assumed that units trained by Western instructors and armed with Western equipment would reach the Crimea in a victorious march. These expectations were actively fueled by Kyiv, which launched a large-scale PR of the upcoming operation in the media in the winter. Now more and more talk about a protracted war.
Spurred on by criticism from the West, Ukrainian generals are forced to push their troops forward in order to show at least some result.
“The maximum that they can achieve during this offensive is to finally cut off the so-called Vremevsky ledge at the junction of the Zaporozhye region and the DPR,” an officer of the 1st Army Corps with the call sign Klim believes. “To do this, they need to take Zavetnoye Zhelanie and Staromlinovka. "They have few forces left. In Staromayorsky and Urozhayny there are cemeteries of broken equipment, the losses are monstrous. In recent days they have been inactive in this direction."
Even if the Armed Forces of Ukraine take Staromlinovka, there are still many kilometers to the east - towards Volnovakha or south - to Berdyansk. The fact that elite reserves were thrown into battle indicates a shortage of troops. And several small villages at the junction of the Zaporozhye region and the DPR, destroyed to the ground, are clearly not what they expected. Especially against the backdrop of the actions of the Russian army, approaching the large regional center of Kupyansk in the Kharkov region.
That's why the Ruble hit $1 = R100 even as oil prices were rising and the Russians had to implement strict currency controls and raise interest rates to get it under 100.
Since the near sinking of the Russian Navy ship at Novorossiysk, oil exports are down 80% from that port. Novorossiysk accounts for 25% of Russian oil exports and oil exports account for over 50% of Russian export earnings. Won't be long until the Ukrainians have the capability to attack Russian oil and gas pipelines.
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India is profitable nowadays, but China appears to be in the process of melting down, driven by an aging and falling population. How much they will be able to prop up the ruble while the value of the renminbi (or yuan, if you prefer) responds to successive bubbles bursting, is an interesting question.
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#8 China's economy been collapsing for 30 years - according to free economic press. IMO, Chinese rulers don't care about economy - not like they've to run for reelection.
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[REGNUM] In the domestic cyberspace, there are more and more cases of involving people in illegal actions. Authorities and experts agree that today the problem of propaganda of Western values and recruitment in computer games is becoming more acute. Psychologists say that an unstable and stressful situation in the environment familiar to a gamer - the game world - is an ideal field for recruiters and special services to work. Of course, attackers who are increasingly actively infiltrating this environment cannot fail to take advantage of this. Under the gun are children and teenagers who now play not only on computers and consoles, but also use smartphones.
[YouTube - Sandboxx] After more than a year of requests, Ukraine is finally about to start receiving General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons to aid in their efforts against the ongoing Russian invasion. On Monday, the Netherlands announced plans to transfer 42 F-16s to the embattled nation just as soon as Ukraine’s pilots have been trained to operate them, with Denmark following suit with a promise for 19 more.
But while this announcement is certainly a victory for Ukraine, it’s important to understand not only what these highly capable jets can do, but also... what they won’t.
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What F-16s will do: Make General Dynamics happy, as they make the parts. Also Lockheed will be pleased, as the F-16s handed down are going to replaced by F-35s.
What they won't do: anything actually useful, except for suppling attrition to Russian assets.
One other thing they will do, is make it virtually impossible for Ukraine to not join NATO in the near future. (Let's say the shooting match ends next week. Are they supposed to give all this crap back?)
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Wrong on that one. The HARM systems can finally use all their features and the AIM-120 and Meteor missiles can be used against Russian CAS attacks. Will they win the war? No. But it will start stacking Russian losses even more and take away assets via destruction. That tilt on the balance will help push over the edge, just not be the cause.
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Like I said, supplying attrition to Russian assets.
You can't win the war with this, unless you can take the fight to the russians.
The way the supplies are dribbling in, it seems to me that the plan is to fight to the last Ukranian.
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