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Russians advance near three settlements – General Staff report
Ukrainska Pravda
Tetiana Lozovenko —
Monday, 21 August 2023, 19:48
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/08/21/7416500/
The Russians are advancing near Klishchiivka, Marinka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast, while the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to advance on the Melitopol front and consolidate their positions.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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During the day, the occupiers launched 2 missile- and more than 30 air strikes, fired 35 times from MLRSs at the positions of our troops and populated areas. More than 20 combat clashes took place over the day.
Over the course of the day, the Air Force of Ukraine’s Defense Forces carried out six strikes on areas of concentration of occupiers’ personnel. Ukraine’s Rocket Forces and Artillery struck four Russian control points, one area of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, and three artillery systems at firing positions over the course of the day.
The operational situation on the VOLYN and POLISSIA fronts remained unchanged.
On the SIVERSHCHYNA and SLOBOZHANSHCHYNA fronts, the Russians carried out mortar and artillery bombardments of more than 20 settlements, including Kliusy and Karpovychi in Chernihiv Oblast; Sydorivka, Volfyne, Hrabovske in Sumy Oblast; and Chervona Zoria, Veterynarne, Kozacha Lopan and Strilecha in Kharkiv Oblast.
On the KUPIANSK front, the settlements of Dvorichna, Synkivka, Kyslivka and Berestove in Kharkiv Oblast came under artillery and mortar bombardments.
On the LYMAN front, the Russians conducted air strikes in the areas of Tverdokhlibove, Bilohorivka and Serebrianka Forest in Luhansk Oblast. About 15 settlements came under artillery fire, including Karmazynivka, Nevske, Kreminna, Bilohorivka in Luhansk Oblast, Rozdolivka and Spirne in Donetsk Oblast.
On the BAKHMUT front, the occupiers conducted unsuccessful offensive actions in the area of Klishchiivka, Donetsk Oblast. They launched an air strike near Vesele, Donetsk Oblast. More than 20 settlements came under artillery shelling, including Pryvillia, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Klishchiivka in Donetsk Oblast.
On the AYDIIVKA front, the settlements of Oleksandropil, Stepove, Avdiivka, Sieverne, Pervomaiske and Nevelske, Donetsk Oblast, were shelled with artillery.
On the MARINKA front, Ukrainian defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the area of Marinka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast. The occupiers conducted air strikes in the areas of Marinka and Novomykhailivka. The settlements of Zhelanne Druhe, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Pobieda, Yelyzavetivka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast came under artillery fire.
On the SHAKHTARSKE front, the Russian forces conducted an air strike near Staromaiorsk, Donetsk Oblast. Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Novoukrainka, Velyka Novosilka, Blahodatne and Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast came under artillery fire
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On the ZAPORIZHZHIA front, the occupiers conducted air strikes in the areas of Mala Tokmachka and Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Their artillery shelling damaged more than 30 settlements, including Huliaipilske, Charivne, Yehorivka, Stepove, Lobkove and Piatikhatky in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
On the KHERSON front, the Russians conducted air strikes near Dachi and Zymivnyk in Kherson Oblast. More than 20 settlements came under artillery shelling of the occupiers, including Poniativka, Kherson, Stanislav in Kherson Oblast, Ochakiv and Solonchaky in Mykolaiv Oblast.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct the offensive operation on the MELITOPOL front, consolidating their positions and carrying out counter-battery operations.
RUSSIAN OCCUPATIONAL FORCES CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY STEAL AND ABUSE CIVILIANS. For example, their unit from the Republic of Buryatia of the Russian Federation arrived in Tokmak, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Members of this unit systematically check local residents for papers proving the right to live in their homes. If they find that there are no such documents, they take away all property and housing under the guise of “confiscation” and physically abuse the outraged local residents.
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Russia has been going through a difficult period on the territory of Ukraine for a long time. Kiev’s successful plans of action have trapped the Russians in a vast expanse from Kherson to Luhansk. In the last two weeks we have witnessed thousands of clashes in Zaporizhia. Between Kherson and Dnipro, it was the scene of exciting boat landing operations, sudden raids and fierce clashes.
Now a surprise Ukrainian city, which has been silent for a long time, is starting to move again. In this newsletter, we will go with you to the city of Soledar in the Donetsk region. Of course, there were occasional offensive operations and military activity in this city. But not as much as the Zaporizhia, Kherson, Dnipro, Crimean and other southern Ukrainian fronts. After a long break, with the start of activity in Soledar, all the attention focused on this city. Here the last Wagner mercenaries clashed with Ukrainian troops for Moscow. But now there are Russians in the city and they are trying to resist in order not to lose this land to the Ukrainians.
The Ukrainian side, on the other hand, started to carry out a determined offensive plan in Soledar, as it did in Zaporizhia. We’ve seen the first signs of this in the past few days. The Command Vyaly air unit of the 30th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade of the Ukrainian army discovered the Russian military training camp in Soledar. This discovery is thought to have been made by unmanned aerial vehicles. The Ukrainian brigade gave the coordinates of the Russian military camp in the city to the Ukrainian artillery. From this moment on, Soledar began to flare up again with artillery attacks.
All preparations were completed and the Ukrainian artillery units were locked on their targets. Later, the huge military camp headquarters of the Russians in the Donetsk region of Soledar was destroyed by a high-precision JDAM aerial bomb. The video of the critical attack was watched many times on social media. It was clearly evident in the images that the JDAM bomb had hit the Russian military camp violently, and then huge smokes emerged in the base area. Serious military losses were mentioned after the destruction of this Russian base by a pinpoint JDAM attack. Because it was known that there were many Russian soldiers in this training facility in Soledar. Ukrainian sources mention that over 100 Russian soldiers were destroyed.
This striking attack seems to be one of the most resounding examples of recent Ukrainian attacks in Donetsk. At present, the offensive operations of the Ukrainians continue in the city of Bakhmut. Ukrainian forces carried out an incredible attack here, resulting in the destruction of a $10 million combat vehicle belonging to the Russian army.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that a Ka-52 was shot down by the Ukrainian Air Force in the direction of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region. Ukraine’s 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade announced that it shot down another Ka-52 helicopter with an anti-aircraft missile near Robotyne, a village in the Zaporizhzhia region, approximately two hours after this critical attack. Soldiers from the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian army claimed responsibility for this critical attack. It was reported that the Russian Ka-52 helicopter was shot down with MANPADS portable air defense systems.