[kellyhound]

In the Melitopol direction, the Russian military are begging for locals problems with food have begun.

Such complaints come from Russian army soldiers who are stationed in Tokmak, located 59 km from Melitopol.

It is noteworthy that the fighters already complain about problems with the delivery of food to their military commissars. And they inflate the evil in the TG channels.

“The third day they don’t bring anything, we sit on the last dry rations. The command said that those who would hold their positions would be fed. Some kind of cruel thing is happening,” writes the Russian TG channel, referring to an officer who is fighting near Tokmak.

Rashists also have problems with food in the Ugledar direction. This applies to units that are on the first line, and some of those on the second. Allegedly, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation did not provide supplies.

“We take food from the locals, but there’s not much to take already,” the Russian TG channel quotes the military.

-Due to the lack of food, some fighters refuse to go into battle. At the same time, it is surprising that the problems began precisely in those places where the Ukrainian army is successful. What is this, if not a planned sabotage? ask the Kremlin propagandists.

By the way, RIA-Melitopol wrote about problems with provisions in the Tokmak direction a week ago. This is probably due to the fact that the land corridor cannot cope with the traffic flow.

By the way, the situation is no better in the Vasilyevsky direction on the Zaporozhye front. Some warriors even stole the goat Katka from the locals and boasted to the military commissars.

At the same time, they showed how they line their dugouts with carpets stolen from the houses of local residents, furnish them with stolen bedside tables, and even decorate the walls of their “beds” with paintings. They line the red carpet even on the steps in the basements.

Rashists dug underground passages between the houses, which makes it difficult for the APU fighters to clean up settlements.

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

"A Russian citizen has been arrested in Finland on the grounds of a request from Ukraine and preparations for his extradition are under way.

The Office of the Prosecutor General of Finland carried out the detention at the request of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU).

Media report that the name of the detainee has not been disclosed, but according to some sources it is Yan Petrovsky.

According to the investigation, in 2014, Jan Petrovsky took part in combat clashes on Ukrainian territory as part of the Rusich group, which was characterised as a "Diversion and Assault Reconnaissance Group". He was indicted in 2016.

At the moment, the process of preparing documents for his extradition is underway.

On the right - Petrovsky, on the left - Milchakov."

"The situation in the Tokmak direction according to the Def Mon osinter.

Orange - Russian fortifications. It can be seen that between Verbov and Novoprokopovka, the Russian line of defense is already passing through them."


Putting this in here since it's not known for sure if it was sabotage.

"Poland probes deadly disease outbreak in gateway city to Ukraine. Eight people have already died.

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, a dangerous lung disease, has broken out in the city of Rzeszow in southern Poland.

Poland's internal security agency is investigating whether the outbreak could be the result of sabotage, given the city's role as a key hub for NATO supplies to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports. (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-25/poland-probes-deadly-disease-outbreak-in-gateway-city-to-ukraine)"

[WonderMomma]

NO MEDIA
"This is a translation of a Telegram post by Dmitry Medvedev.

Russian leaders are openly calling for genocide of Ukrainians and are willing to destroy every last person in our country.

Here is his post:
"The West is bound to fail at the Ukrainian front.

And let their leaders, who have forgotten about their own citizens, shout trying to outdo each other that they will support the pieces of Ukraine with arms and money for as long as necessary, train soldiers for the Kyiv butchery, rebuild the ruins of the dying economy of the Bandera regime, maintain insane sanctions against Russia. It won't help. Why?

It is a foreign war for them in which strangers die, not them. And while they don't feel sorry for Ukrainians, the West will never go beyond the point where it becomes too damaging for its interests. No matter how much the West wails at its summits and at the UN. Alien war sooner or later becomes boring, costly and irrelevant.

But for us, it is a tragedy involving our people. It is an existential conflict. A war for self-preservation. It's either them or us.

Some time will pass. Western authorities will change, their elites will get tired and will beg for negotiations and freezing the conflict. Any counter-offensive will be exhausted. They will mourn dead, lick their wounds. But we must not stop until the current, terrorist by nature, Ukrainian state is completely dismantled. It must be destroyed to the ground. Or rather, so that not even ashes of it remain. So that this abomination can never, under any circumstances, be revived.

If it takes years or even decades, so be it. We have no choice: either we destroy their hostile political regime, or the collective West will eventually destroy Russia. And it will perish with us in that case.
No one wants that.

Therefore, only a complete utilization of the hostile country state machine and absolute guarantees of loyalty for the future are necessary.
These guarantees can only be achieved by Russia's control over everything that is happening and will happen on the territories of the former Banderite state. And we will achieve it.""


VIDEO: "Ukraine has returned 11 more children abducted by Russia

"Another 11 Ukrainian children were brought back from Russia and the temporarily occupied territories," Mykola Kuleba, head of the Save Ukraine organization, said.

In total, the Save Ukraine team managed to return 161 children."

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

In the Melitopol direction, the Russian military are begging for locals problems with food have begun.

Such complaints come from Russian army soldiers who are stationed in Tokmak, located 59 km from Melitopol.

It is noteworthy that the fighters already complain about problems with the delivery of food to their military commissars. And they inflate the evil in the TG channels.

“The third day they don’t bring anything, we sit on the last dry rations. The command said that those who would hold their positions would be fed. Some kind of cruel thing is happening,” writes the Russian TG channel, referring to an officer who is fighting near Tokmak.

Rashists also have problems with food in the Ugledar direction. This applies to units that are on the first line, and some of those on the second. Allegedly, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation did not provide supplies.

“We take food from the locals, but there’s not much to take already,” the Russian TG channel quotes the military.

-Due to the lack of food, some fighters refuse to go into battle. At the same time, it is surprising that the problems began precisely in those places where the Ukrainian army is successful. What is this, if not a planned sabotage? ask the Kremlin propagandists.

By the way, RIA-Melitopol wrote about problems with provisions in the Tokmak direction a week ago. This is probably due to the fact that the land corridor cannot cope with the traffic flow.

By the way, the situation is no better in the Vasilyevsky direction on the Zaporozhye front. Some warriors even stole the goat Katka from the locals and boasted to the military commissars.

At the same time, they showed how they line their dugouts with carpets stolen from the houses of local residents, furnish them with stolen bedside tables, and even decorate the walls of their “beds” with paintings. They line the red carpet even on the steps in the basements.

Rashists dug underground passages between the houses, which makes it difficult for the APU fighters to clean up settlements.

Not surprised at all re food or plundering of ppl's
property.

[Roosta]

Originally Posted by WonderMomma ↗

NO MEDIA
"This is a translation of a Telegram post by Dmitry Medvedev.

Russian leaders are openly calling for genocide of Ukrainians and are willing to destroy every last person in our country.

Here is his post:
"The West is bound to fail at the Ukrainian front.

And let their leaders, who have forgotten about their own citizens, shout trying to outdo each other that they will support the pieces of Ukraine with arms and money for as long as necessary, train soldiers for the Kyiv butchery, rebuild the ruins of the dying economy of the Bandera regime, maintain insane sanctions against Russia. It won't help. Why?

It is a foreign war for them in which strangers die, not them. And while they don't feel sorry for Ukrainians, the West will never go beyond the point where it becomes too damaging for its interests. No matter how much the West wails at its summits and at the UN. Alien war sooner or later becomes boring, costly and irrelevant.

But for us, it is a tragedy involving our people. It is an existential conflict. A war for self-preservation. It's either them or us.

Some time will pass. Western authorities will change, their elites will get tired and will beg for negotiations and freezing the conflict. Any counter-offensive will be exhausted. They will mourn dead, lick their wounds. But we must not stop until the current, terrorist by nature, Ukrainian state is completely dismantled. It must be destroyed to the ground. Or rather, so that not even ashes of it remain. So that this abomination can never, under any circumstances, be revived.

If it takes years or even decades, so be it. We have no choice: either we destroy their hostile political regime, or the collective West will eventually destroy Russia. And it will perish with us in that case.
No one wants that.

Therefore, only a complete utilization of the hostile country state machine and absolute guarantees of loyalty for the future are necessary.
These guarantees can only be achieved by Russia's control over everything that is happening and will happen on the territories of the former Banderite state. And we will achieve it.""


VIDEO: "Ukraine has returned 11 more children abducted by Russia

"Another 11 Ukrainian children were brought back from Russia and the temporarily occupied territories," Mykola Kuleba, head of the Save Ukraine organization, said.

In total, the Save Ukraine team managed to return 161 children."

Great news about the children returning home, still a lot more to come home though, let's keep our fingers crossed that they expedite their return & do everything in their power to help these kids as much as possible as it would have been a nightmare situation to deal with mentally.

[kellyhound]

Insights into the counter-offensive in the South by a servicemember of the Ukrainian Armed Forces:

Much has been written about the battles in the South. I wouldn't say that this is the case where it's better to see once (or multiple times) than to hear/read about it many times. Especially through the eyes of the frontline units. A thread about battles from the perspective of aerial reconnaissance:

Environment. Steppe. Fields, tree lines. Slight elevations and dips, villages, small rivers. Minefields. Whoever you may be, an armored assault group, evacuation team, aerial or infantry reconnaissance, your movement is visible from afar. The enemy has long been preparing.

Equipment and personnel can be spotted from a distance and targeted. Both sides understand that there are limited places for positions and deployment. Most likely, there's something to shoot at in almost every tree line. Confirmation is needed, of course. Primarily, it's necessary to determine the priority of the target

There's a limited number of access roads, logistical routes. Everything's been calibrated and fired upon repeatedly every day. You certainly can be spotted. Carrying out the mission while maintaining complete concealment from the enemy is mostly impossible

There has been a great deal of talk about fortifications and minefields. Every tree line has been dug up. On one stretch of the Mariupol highway, anti-tank fortifications have been installed. We're not just talking about trenches. There's an entire system of trenches, dugouts, and even undeground tunnels in some places.

In each tree line, there's a network of trenches and firing positions for various weapons. AGS, DShK, ATGMs. Anti-tank ditches and mine obstacles stretch across the fields. From regular TM and POM mines to more "sophisticated" ones, all lying in wait for infantry.

Once again, it's crucial to emphasize that we're specifically discussing a system of trenches, interconnected by passageways and pathways. These pathways facilitate the movement of personnel, weaponry, and ammunition. As for what remains unexcavated, it's mined. All of this must be navigated to make progress forward.

For those who are "overly smart" and believe that the Ukrainian Armed Forces took an incredibly long time to drive the Russians out of the village of Robotyne, they must have missed the defense system that needed to be overcome in order to push the russians away from the Mariupol highway and gradually approach the village, encircle it, and finally seize control. Truly, a monumental task has been accomplished.

The russians are establishing firing points (AGS, heavy machine guns), and they mine the routes to them. They themselves move along designated paths. Our positions in the liberated territory are surrounded by mines and tripwires. Paths are cleared for ingress, and sappers gradually clear the area.

Frequently, the hidden "surprises" detonate during shelling, triggered by fires that start due to the shelling (weeds, shrubs, and trees catch fire, setting off tripwires). At times, we ourselves discover and call in sappers to clear specific areas.

There's much talk about armored vehicle losses, but the issue of initial setbacks is overlooked. In the long run, it's impossible to entirely avoid armor losses, even due to the enemy's advantage in the air. However, armor serves a specific purpose that entails risks.

There's much talk about armored vehicle losses, I'll skip the topic of initial setbacks. In the long run, it's impossible to entirely avoid armor losses, especially due to the enemy's advantage in the air. However, armor serves a specific purpose that entails risks.

These actions are justified by the fact that they save lives. I spoke with a soldier who survived two direct hits on a Bradley during shelling. Even the most critically damaged equipment is recovered and taken for repairs. You can replace a piece of metal, even if it's expensive, but you can't repair a human life

Enemy ATGM operators position cameras in advance of their positions. This way, they can spot targets (all types of vehicles) in advance and engage them effectively. If successful, artillery finishes off the targets. Alternatively, they might start with air force, followed by artillery.

They hunt for evacuation teams – both vehicles and stations. Right under our noses, they hit an armored vehicle, and an evacuation vehicle arrived for the guys. They had to maneuver in a tight spot, moving very slowly on a narrow road, avoiding going off-road into a mined field. Taking risks as well. Fortunately, they managed to get them out.

KAB's are one of the biggest fears. The russians use them extensively. I can't speak to their accuracy, but the weaponry is powerful. They attempt to target logistics and command centers, just as we do. They don't hesitate to simply fire on roads. Forward defenses in settlements are constantly under shelling.

The aerial reconnaissance linked system Orlan-Zala-Supercam is effective and causing issues. They identify targets and launch Lances, releasing them in swarms along with KAB's. They attempt to break through and hunt down vehicles.

The recaptured positions are even more calibrated. Bombs are not spared. No lack of mines either. The tree line where one of the crews was operating was simply leveled. Only a palisade remained, and a well-made trench ceased to be usable.

The russians use a standard tactic for their armor. The route to the firing position is determined, usually in a way that keeps the vehicles under visual cover of the tree lines and eventually positions them in an open space for shooting. They quickly expend their ammunition and retreat

Vehicle cannot be completely concealed. Dust clouds are visible during movement, and the vehicles can be seen shifting between tree lines, while drones provide visibility as well. The main task here is to execute the firing mission quickly enough to prevent artillery targeting or counterattacks using FPV or ATGMs.

I understand why the russians are intensively butthurt due to the loss of the village with six streets. They put in significant effort to prevent the Ukrainian Armed Forces from advancing. Defending is easier according to all norms. On the other hand, we're putting in a tremendous effort to break through. And when we succeed, it shows that our efforts are paying off

[kellyhound]

Russian equipment losses 27/08/2023.

Ukr. equipment losses 27/08/2023.

[WonderMomma]

No further info at this time:


#crimea #occupiedterritory


"Ukrainian units are advancing from the settlement of Rabotine in the direction of Novoprokopovka and Ocheretuvate", — the speaker of the Tavriysky district Oleksandr Shtupun

In that area, our fighters came close to the "Surovykin line".

Reports of advancement taking place near Verbove as well. Robotyne/Robotine is 15-20 km from both locations.



"The 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces bears the brunt of the fighting south of Robotynoy, and the 46th Airborne Brigade does the same to the east in the direction of Verbovoy. Russian sources admitted that the 82nd Brigade had advanced to the east and occupied part of the main Russian defensive positions in that direction.

Rumors that the Russians are fighting in Robotyn seem to be untrue. Instead, in the section between Robotyn and Novoprokopivka, there is a network of trenches and strongholds, from which the Russian 42nd Motorized Rifle Division, with the support of other units, tried to conduct several counterattacks, which did not bring tangible results due to massive artillery fire from the Armed Forces. This does not mean, however, that the fighting in this sector was not brutal and did not result in casualties on both sides.

Note: This information is not an official estimate and is based on OSINT data from Russian and Ukrainian sources:

There are also indications that the Armed Forces have cleared mines and penetrated some of the heavily mined areas along the main Russian defense line in the area. The key point is the report from Ukrainian sources that they have taken control of one or more key communication lines (ground communication lines). If this is true, then this is extremely good news.

Control over these lines will not only allow the Armed Forces to break through the main lines of defense, but will also accelerate the pace of their advance. In a sign that the Armed Forces will advance quickly and take advantage of this, the Russian military announced with alarm that the Armed Forces have introduced additional reserves, which, they say, "will enter the battle for a further breakthrough of the defense.""



"A brief explanation of the defense of the Russians in the Zaporozhye direction by Def Mon.

The analyst tries to explain the situation in the context of an ambiguous interpretation of the lines of defense, which creates a certain distortion of the picture of reality.

__________

The blue dotted line shows the advanced positions of the Armed Forces, and the red line shows the Russians. Orange - networks of trenches observed on satellite images.

If you look at the Robotine axis, then the echelon defense looks like this:

✅The first line of defense is the combat zone. Almost every line is reinforced here. It is heavily mined and consists mostly of small trenches and "fox pits".

Sometimes when people talk about the first line of defense, they mean the defense along the active front line, and some mean the prepared Surovikin line . That is why you can hear some saying that Ukraine has already broken through the 1st line of defense, while others deny it.

The lines, which are usually called the 1st-2nd line of defense or the Surovikin lines, are made by engineering technology and consist of an anti-tank ditch, a triple row of concrete pyramids and a system of infantry trenches. The territory there is heavily mined."

[WonderMomma]

Originally Posted by ljubodrag ↗

■ In what looks like Monty Python's Flying Circus 2 UA MIGs collided.

If you go to their profile, scroll down on their media and you see diagrams of dogfight maneuvers that definitely have me wanting to know more about how the collision occurred.

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

two L-39 training planes collided in the Zhytomyr region, three pilots dead, one of them pilot Juice.

Footage of the plane crash near Zhytomyr has appeared online.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...r-over-ukraine

#aircraft #zhytomyr

"The Armed Forces released the names of all the pilots who died in the plane crash in Zhytomyr Oblast

As a result of a plane crash on August 25 in Zhytomyr region, three combat pilots of the 40th tactical aviation brigade of the "Center" air command were killed, the tactical aviation brigade of Vasylkiv city reported.

Major Vyacheslav Minka (lived in Kyiv region). He returned to aviation in 2015, when the Russian aggressor attacked Ukraine. By the start of the full-scale invasion had over 200 flight hours.

Major Serhii Prokazin (lived in Poltava Oblast). He devoted 24 years of his life to aviation: from pilot to deputy brigade commander. As of 2022, he had more than 100 hours of combat flight time.

Captain Andriy Pilshchikov (originally from Kharkiv), call sign "Juice". He devoted 8 years of his life to aviation. With the beginning of the great war, he had more than 500 flight hours. In particular, during combat missions in difficult conditions. Won a number of state and departmental awards."



"The 540th anti-aircraft missile Lviv regiment named after Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi (540 ZRP, military unit A4623) has updated its sleeve insignia."

[iARTEMx]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyOutpost ↗

Battle for Hostomel Airport - Animated Analysis

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