VIDEOS
1. New drone technology could make it easier to clear unexploded bombs, mines in Ukraine
PBS NewsHour
3.74M subscribers
PBS is an American public broadcast service.
4 days ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpl1kmWuFZk
Among the horrors of war, landmines and unexploded ordnances linger and kill for years afterward. Ukraine is littered with landmines and bombs from both sides. Clearing those explosives is a massive and complicated task, but two young Americans are working on a technological advancement that could make it easier.
2. Germany announces fresh weapons package for Ukraine I DW News - German public broadcast service
4.75M subscribers
Sep 19, 2023 6:00 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reB1K1a5yhM
Germany has announced another assistance package for Ukraine, pledging 400 million Euros in weapons and aid. It includes ammunition, armoured vehicles, mine-clearing systems and supplies for fighting through winter.
Meanwhile representatives of more than 50 countries are gathering at the US air base at Ramstein in southern Germany. It’s the fifth time the western allies have met to discuss their support for Kyiv in its defense against Russia’s invasion. Ukraine is expected to make another appeal for the delivery of long-range weapons, including cruise missiles from Germany.
Germany has already delivered some heavy weapons to Ukraine. After initial resistance, Berlin agreed to approve the delivery of its Leopard heavy tanks to help Kyiv fight off Russia’s invasion. At least 10 are already on the ground, with up to 100 to be sent by several countries. DW’s Max Zander has been to Southern Ukraine to see how they’re making a difference on the frontline.
COMMENT - VIDEO
19 Sep: Nice. Ukrainians DESTROY Main Russian Base in Surprise JDAM Strike | Ukraine War Update
Divine Justice
183K subscribers
Sep 19, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ63_6Jqe4c
After Kiev’s offensive plans targeted Crimea and Russian settlements, the war shifted back towards Donbass and Zaporizhia, leading to an increase in trench clashes.
Of course, there was also military activity in the Kherson direction. But today the clashes were most intense on the critical Donetsk-Zaporizhia front line. The busiest front lines in Donetsk are still the southern flanks of the city of Bakhmut.
After liberating Andriivka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine also held the initiative in Klischiivka, so they continued to advance freely in these areas. Even south of Andriivka, in Kurdiumivka, Ukrainian troops’ offensive operations and additional military build-ups attracted attention.
But today’s most notable offensive took place south of Kurdiumivka, exactly southwest of the Bakhmut settlement.
In this area is the settlement of Svitlodarsk. The Ukrainians had last destroyed a Russian-controlled UAV base in the village of Luhanske, south of this settlement. A few days after this attack, today, the Ukrainians again focused on the Svitlodarsk-Luhanske directions. The Ukrainian Defense Forces struck Russian army positions in occupied Svitlodarsk, 20 km southeast of Bakhmut, with two JDAM bombs. Footage of the attack, captured by drone, was first published by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Kremlin propaganda lies that the strike supposedly hit a civilian target. However, this is not true.
A Russian occupier recorded this striking moment from the area. According to him, he and his comrades-in-arms were in the building that was attacked. He himself complained that they had lost their vehicle there. The Russian soldier in the video said, “How could we not be buried there? The cars were smashed. Also in the background of the video you can hear these shouts. Are there 200s? Are there 300s? These terms are military terminology for dead and wounded military personnel.
So these images and video recordings are proof that a large number of Russian soldiers were liquidated in the Ukrainian JDAM attacks. Following the Ukrainian attack on Svitlodarsk with special weapons and bombs, Russia continued to post pictures of the situation in the region. Kremlin officials reported that security measures had been taken in the city and warned that these attacks would continue.
Indeed, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been continuing storm attacks both in Donetsk and Zaporizhia. Following the offensive operation in Donetsk, this week the Ukrainians continued to move towards the Zaporizhia trench lines.
The latest battle analysis revealed that Ukraine has focused on a 2.6-kilometer or 1.6-mile-long section of Russia’s multi-layered defensive lines around Robotyne, where it is still clearing Russians from these critical lines.
Earlier this month, the Ukrainian military reported that its forces had broken through the first and second defense lines around Robotyne, south of the Ukrainian-held city of Orikhiv in Zaporizhzhia. However, Russian troops are still believed to be holding out for a second chance, albeit in small groups. The fact that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are outnumbered in the region will not turn this situation into a risk factor for Kiev. Kiev officials claimed that there will be no trace of Russian troops in the region within a few days.
On the other hand, the Ukrainian General Staff announced that its troops continue to attack Russian positions towards Melitopol, causing significant losses in manpower and equipment of the occupation troops and forcing the enemy to withdraw from the occupied positions. Russian concern here is actually quite obvious. The Kremlin is worried about Ukrainian forces advancing on Melitopol after the town of Tokmak. That is why the Russians are maintaining military preparations in Tokmak.
According to the UK Ministry of Defense, Russian forces in southern Ukraine are strengthening their defenses around the cornerstone town of Tokmak in Zaporizhzhia, possibly due to growing concern over Kiev’s pressure on Russian lines in the annexed region. Located about 10 miles behind the existing front lines in Zaporizhzhia, Tokmak lies on Ukraine’s route to the occupied city of Melitopol and ultimately to the Sea of Azov.
In a post on social media, the British government said that Tokmak is set to become the cornerstone of Russia’s second main line of defense. The British government added that improvements to Tokmak’s defenses likely reflect Russia’s growing concern about tactical infiltration into Ukraine’s first main line of defense in the north. Ivan Fedorov, the exiled Ukrainian mayor of Melitopol, said earlier this week that Russian forces had established checkpoints and anti-tank hedgehogs in Tokmak.
ARTICLE VIDEO
19 Sep: Ukrainian Precision Strike Wipes Out Russian Reinforcements | War in Ukraine Explained
Reporting from Ukraine
401K subscribers
9-20-2023 12:30 a.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L2WiCO5AMc
⚠️ Watch RFU in 20 languages: https://www.youtube.com/@RFU/channels
I am Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the five hundred seventy third day of the war.
Day 573: Sep 19
Today, there are a lot of updates from the Tokmak direction.
Here, the main clashes are taking place in front of Verbove. After Ukrainians conducted a series of assaults east of Robotyne, Ukrainians managed to push Russians out of the adjacent to the road trenches and widen the bridgehead. Ukrainians reportedly did not ramp up their offensive operation towards Kopani, and when they ensured that Russians no longer had any chance to establish direct fire control over the road, they reduced the level of activity to just positional fighting in order to channel resources toward achieving the main goal.
And indeed, as confirmed by the Russian forces, once Ukrainians secured the supply road, they resumed their attacks west of Verbove. Today, Russian sources reported that Ukrainians conducted at least 3 assaults with the goal of finally entering the village of Verbove. Previously, geolocated footage of Russian artillery fire suggested that Ukrainians were already present on the western edge of the village, however, securing positions is not easy, as
Russians are constantly conducting counterattacks. Recently released footage by the Russian side shows exactly one of such Russian counterattacks – Russians break into the region under never-ceasing fire and assault Ukrainian positions in the trenches. As can be seen from the video, Russians did recapture several positions, however, the main trench network remained under Ukrainian control.
If we look at the map, we can see that this fight took place right on the doorstep of Verbove. It means that Ukrainians continue to advance and have just one more field of fortifications to clear to secure the whole southern flank. Even though the shown Russian counterattack was successful, other Russian counterattacks were rebuffed. Another footage from the region shows an abandoned burning tank that was shot down by a Ukrainian ATGM crew in the fields.
In the meantime, Ukrainians continued to advance along the second trench network in front of Verbove. Ukrainian fighters from the 15th Brigade recently released footage showing how they were capturing new positions in the area.
Right now, the main goal of the Ukrainian units on the contact line is to set conditions for a huge attack on Verbove, and the operation is in its final stages because combat footage is already showing reconnaissance-in-force assaults on the western edge of the village, and it also shows that Ukrainians have almost finished clearing the main line of fortifications that was supposed to prevent Ukrainians from conducting a flank attack.
Russian analysts claimed that Ukrainians already started preparing for the next big push. Russian sources reported that Ukrainians are gradually reinforcing the region with elements from the 71st Jager Brigade, 82nd Assault Brigade, and 46 Airmobile Brigade. Russians claimed that Ukrainians were accumulating these forces in the Chubenkova gully, somewhere in the center of the bridgehead. Having forces in such close proximity to the front line increases the chances of successful exploitation of the element of surprise because the probability that Russians notice and react on time to a massive assault is low.
On top of that, by keeping these forces right in the middle, Ukrainians create for Russians an unpleasant dilemma because the Russian defense line is breached not only near Verbove but in several places along the entire line. So, Russians must be prepared to face a big attack on Verbove, Novoprokopivka, between the two, and also near Kopani. Due to the uncertainty, Russians cannot concentrate their forces in one place and must spread them out thinly, decreasing the average level of defense.
Today, British Intelligence reported that Russians understood that even that was not enough and decided to relocate at least 5 more regiments from the 7th and 76th Airborne Divisions to Zaporizhzhia. Formally, this should mean around 10 thousand troops, however, the real number of forces is much lower.
Ukrainians are keeping their hand on the pulse and have already conducted a series of strikes on the main Russian logistical hubs and bases in the Zaporizhzhia region. The target of the first strike became Melitopol. Local residents reported hearing at least 5 explosions on the Russian bases.
*** Select the 3 horizontal dots to view the Complete Transcript [Below video/ top right corner]