Ukraine/Russland/NATO – der Sammler am 16. August 2022

Nachgetragen fürs Archiv: Zum andauernden russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine der Sammler am 16. August 2022:

• Das britische Intel Update:

The surface vessels of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet continue to pursue an extremely defensive posture, with patrols generally limited to waters within sight of the Crimean coast.
This contrasts with heightened Russian naval activity in other seas, as is typical for this time of year.
The Black Sea Fleet continues to use long-range cruise missiles to support ground offensives but is currently struggling to exercise effective sea control. It has lost its flagship, MOSKVA; a significant portion of its naval aviation combat jets; & control of Snake Island.
The Black Fleet’s currently limited effectiveness undermines Russia’s overall invasion strategy, in part because the amphibious threat to Odesa has now been largely neutralised. This means Ukraine can divert resources to press Russian ground forces elsewhere.

• Das Morgenbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

The operational update regarding the #russian_invasion on 06.00, on August 16, 2022
The one hundred seventy fourth (174) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.
Air and missile strikes on civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine continue.
The situation in the Volyn and Polissya directions has not changed significantly. The communication training of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus is being held. There is still a threat of the enemy launching missile and air strikes from the territory of this country.
In the Siversky region, the enemy continues to hold units of the armed forces of the russian federation in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions in order to constrain the actions of units of the Defense Forces. The enemy shelled the districts of Kamianska Sloboda of Chernihiv oblast and Khodynoy of Sumy oblast with artillery.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy used barrel and jet artillery for fire impact near Kostyantynivka, Rtyshchivka, Sosnivka, Pytomnyk and Rusky Tyshky.
In the Slovyansk direction, enemy carried out fire damage near Hrushuvaha and Virnopilla. Enemy units are taking measures to improve logistical support in the indicated direction.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy continued shelling from artillery of various types near Kramatorsk, Spirne, and Ivano-Daryivka.
Conducts an offensive in the direction of the Lysychansk oil refinery – Ivano-Daryivka, hostilities continue.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy shelled the areas of Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Soledar, Shumy, Bilohorivka, Kostyantynivka, Yakovlivka and Zaytseve from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery.
Enemy units conducted offensive and assault actions in the directions Volodymyrivka – Bakhmutske and Stryapivka – Soledar. Here Ukrainian soldiers stopped and pushed the invaders back. Fighting continues on the Pokrovske – Bakhmutske and Horlivka – Zalizne directions.
In the Avdiyivka direction, the enemy shelled the areas of Krasnohorivka, Spartak and Nevelske with barrel artillery. Conducts an offensive in the direction of Staromykhailivka – Nevelske, hostilities continue.
On the Novopavlivske and Zaporizhzhia directions, shelling from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery was recorded in the areas of Novosilka, Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka, Novomykhailivka, Novopilla, Pavlivka, Novoandriivka, Pryvilne and Vremivka settlements.
The occupiers are conducting offensive and assault actions in the direction of Solodke – Novomykhailivka, they have partial success, the hostilities continue.
In the South Buh direction, the enemy, in addition to shelling from tanks and artillery along the line of battle, engaged army and assault forces near Bila Krynytsia, Andriivka and Lozove.
An attempt to improve the tactical position by assault actions in the direction of Zeleny Hai – Novohryhorivka ended with significant losses and a retreat for the enemy.
Two Kalibr sea-based cruise missile carriers are ready to use high-precision weapons.
Our fighter aircraft patrols the airspace of Ukraine, and our strike aircraft provide fire support to troops in designated operational areas without fail. Rocket and artillery units continue to systematically destroy the concentration of manpower and ammunition depots of the enemy.

• Das Briefing des russischen Verteidigungsministeriums (mit dem Vorwurf an die Ukraine und NATO-Staaten, Waffensysteme in Verletzung der Genfer Konventionen geliefert zu haben – angeblich ließen sich französische Panzerminen nicht entschärfen) :

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.
High-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces near Andreyevka, Kherson Region, have hit command and control post of 3rd Battalion of 46th Airmobile Brigade, as well as the brigade’s temporary deployment point near Lozovoye. More than 20 nationalists have been killed and up to 30 wounded.
As a result of concentrated fire strike on positions of 72nd Motorized Infantry Brigade near Artemovsk in Donetsk People’s Republic, more than 50 nationalists as well as 6 units of military equipment have been destroyed.
Allied Forces uncovered direct violations of the Geneva Convention by the Kiev regime and its Western handlers after the nationalists retreated from their positions near Artemovsk.
On August 14, Russian servicemen found more than 50 French-made EMP F2 anti-tank mines at positions abandoned by units of 72nd Mechanized Brigade of AFU south of Artemovsk in Donetsk people’s republic.
These mines, after being placed and armed, cannot be removed or defused. Their use is in direct violation of the requirements of the Second Protocol „On Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices“, part of the Geneva Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Non-Violent Weapons, adopted in New York on October 10, 1980.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery strikes continue against military facilities in Ukraine.
7 command posts, including those of 14th Mechanized Brigade near Soledar in Donetsk People’s Republic, as well as 182 areas of manpower, weapons, military and special equipment concentration have been hit.
1 air defence radar station near Bashtanka, Nikolayev Region, 1ammunition depot near Zaitsevo, Donetsk People’s Republic, and 1 fuel depot near Andreyevka, Kharkov Region have been destroyed.
In course of counter-battery warfare, 2 platoons of Grad multiple-launch rocket systems have been hit near Vladimirovka, Donetsk People’s Republic, and Verkhnopol’ye, Kharkov Region.
3 artillery platoons of Giatsint-B mounts and 5 platoons of D-30 howitzers at firing positions near Novomikhailovka, Zvanovka, Seversk, Artemovsk, Bakhmutskoye, Yakovlevka in Donetsk People’s Republic, Poltava and Novoandreyevka in Zaporozhye Region.
Russian air defence means have destroyed 2 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Topolevka, Lugansk People’s Republic, and Charivnoye, Kherson Region.
In addition, 3 shells of multiple-launch rocket systems have been shot down in the air near Novognatovka, Donetsk People’s Republic, and Kamenka and Doroshenkovo, Kharkov Region.
In total, 267 Ukrainian airplanes and 148 helicopters, 1,743 unmanned aerial vehicles, 365 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,328 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 799 multiple launch rocket systems, 3,307 field artillery and mortars, as well as 4,902 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

• Das Abendbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

The operational update regarding the #russian_invasion on 18.00, on August 16, 2022
The one hundred seventy fourth (174) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.
The enemy continues to focus its efforts on establishing full control over the territories of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, maintaining the temporarily captured areas of the Kherson region and parts of the Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolaiv regions, creating favourable conditions for resuming the offensive in certain directions, as well as blocking Ukraine’s maritime communications in the Black Sea. Air and missile strikes on civilian objects of our State continue.
No signs of the creation of offensive groups of the armed forces of the russian federation and the republic of belarus were found in the Volyn and Polissya directions. The threat of missile and air strikes from the territory of Belarus remains.
In the Siversky direction, the enemy carried out artillery fire near Kamianska Sloboda in Chernihiv oblast and Khodyne and Svarkove in Sumy oblast. Reconnaissance flights of enemy UAVs are underway.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy carried out fire damage in the areas of Odnorobivka, Sosnivka, Duvanka, Dementiivka, Pytomnyk, Ruska and Cherkaska Lozova, Cherkaski Tyshky, Petrivka, Verkhniy Saltiv, Mospanove, Ivanivka, Korobochkyne and Chepil settlements.
Carried out airstrikes near Verkhniy Saltiv, Husarivka, and Sosnivka. Remote mining of the area near Peremoha and Ukrainka was recorded.
In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy used tanks, barrel and rocket artillery to fire near Hrushuvaha, Krasnopilla, Virnopilla, Rydne, Mazanivka, and Dolyna.
russian occupiers used incendiary ammunition in the areas of Nova Dmytrivka and Dibrivne settlements.
Near Mazanivka, the enemy tried to wage an offensive battle, but was unsuccessful and retreated.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy’s main efforts are focused on conducting active offensive and assault actions in the Kramatorsk, Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions.
In the Kramatorsk direction, enemy units fired from barrel and jet artillery in the areas of Kramatorsk, Verkhnokamianske, Hryhorivka, Pereizne and Rozdolivka settlements. Near Ivano-Daryivka, with the support of aviation, the enemy conducted unsuccessful assault actions. It suffered losses and retreated.
In the Bakhmut direction, shelling of military and civilian infrastructure was recorded in the districts of Kostyantynivka, Soledar, Shumy, Yakovlivka, and Mayorsk. The enemy also carried out airstrikes near Yakovlivka and Soledar. Tried to conduct reconnaissance in a battle near Vershyna, after being hit by fire – ran away. Offensive and assault actions of the occupiers in the Soledar, Zaytseve, Mayorsk districts ended in losses and withdrawal.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy, in addition to shelling near Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Alexandropil, Vodyane, Opytne, Novokalynove and Novobakhmutivka, carried out an airstrike near Maryinka. Led an offensive in the Nevelske area, hostilities continue.
On the Novopavlivske and Zaporizhzhia directions, artillery shelling was recorded near Volodymyrivka, Novoukrainka, Pavlivka, Vuhledar, Novosilka, Charivne, Vremivka, Kamianske, Dorozhnyanky, and Novopole.
The enemy launched airstrikes near Novoandriivka, Pavlivka, and Poltavka. Conducts an offensive near Novomykhailivka, hostilities continue.
In the South Buh direction, the enemy’s main efforts are focused on preventing the advance of our troops and conducting aerial reconnaissance by UAVs.
The enemy continues shelling from tanks, barrel and jet artillery in the areas of the settlements of Stepova Dolyna, Nova Zorya, Prybuzke, Shevchenko, Kiselivka, Blahodatne, Shyroke, Kobzartsi, Andriivka, Dobryanka, Osokorivka, Potemkine, Trudolyubivka, Velyka Kostromka and Chervonohryhorivka.
It carried out airstrikes in the Posad-Pokrovske, Bila Krynytsia, and Lozove districts. A poor attempt at an offensive battle near Novohryhorivka ended with significant losses and escape for the occupiers.