Ukraine/Russland/NATO – der Sammler am 21. August 2022

Nachgetragen fürs Archiv: Zum andauernden russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine der Sammler am 21. August 2022:

• Das britische Intel Update:

Since the start of the invasion Igor Girkin, a Russian hard-liner and formerly an FSB officer and minister in the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic, has become an increasingly outspoken critic of the Kremlin’s handling of the war in Ukraine.
On 19 Aug 2022, Girkin posted a grudgingly admiring critique of President Zelenskyy’s conduct during the war. He contrasted this with Russia’s situation where ‚at the end of the sixth month of the war as before [we] play tank biathlons and hold festivals of military bands’.
The tank biathlon is the high-profile culminating event of Russia’s International Army Games which, as in normal years, took place near Moscow last week.
A significant proportion of Russia’s military and security professionals probably believe that it is inappropriate to continue committing forces to peace-time military ceremonial events while Russian troops continue to suffer heavy casualties in Ukraine.

• Das Morgenbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

The operational update regarding the #russian_invasion on 06.00, on August 21, 2022
Video (spokesman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Shtupun)
Glory to Ukraine! The one hundred seventy ninths (179) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.
The movement of air defense equipment of the armed forces of the russian federation to the territory of the republic of belarus is noted in the Volyn and Polissya directions. The threat of the enemy launching missile and air strikes from the territory and airspace of this country continues to persist.
In the Siversky direction, the enemy carried out mortar attacks on the settlements of Pushkari in Chernihiv oblast and Myropillya and Pavlivka in Sumy oblast.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy shelled the areas of Prudyanka, Ruski Tyshky, Shestakove, Pischane and Pechenihy with barrel and jet artillery. Carried out airstrikes near Mospanove, Stary Saltiv, and Husarivka. Conducted aerial reconnaissance near the settlement of Velyki Prokhody.
In the Slovyansk direction, artillery shelling was recorded near Shevelivka, Krasnopilla, Dibrivne, Nortsivka, Sulyhivka, and Dolyna.
The enemy carried out combat reconnaissance in the direction of Pasika – Bohrodychne, was unsuccessful, withdrew.
Tried to conduct assault operations in the directions Brazhkivka – Nova Dmytrivka and Sulyhivka – Nova Dmytrivka. Suffered losses and retreated.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy is trying to continue offensive actions.
In the Kramatorsk direction, it carried out shelling from barrel and rocket artillery near Siversk, Hryhorivka, Verkhnyokamyanske and Ivano-Daryivka.
It led an offensive in the direction of Berestove – Ivano-Daryivka, but was unsuccessful.
In the Bakhmut direction, it shelled the positions of our troops from tanks, barrel artillery and MLRS in the areas of the settlements of Soledar, Yakovlivka, Zaytseve, Shumy and Zalizne.
Airstrikes near Zaitsevo, Bakhmut and Soledar.
It led offensive battles in the directions Pokrovske – Bakhmutske and Semihirya – Zaitseve, was unsuccessful, left. Fighting continues in the direction of Zalizna Balka – New York and Novoselivka – New York.
In the Avdiyivka direction, shelling was recorded in Maryinka, Vodyane, Oleksandropil and Pisky districts. The occupiers carried out airstrikes near Avdiyivka, Novobakhmutivka, Maryinka, Vodyane and Krasnohorivka. Conducted aerial reconnaissance by UAVs in the areas of Pokrovsk, Krasnohorivka, Vesele and Opytne settlements.
Enemy units are conducting assault operations in the directions Pisky – Nevelske, Lozove – Nevelske and Staromykhailivka – Maryinka, combat operations are ongoing.
In the direction of Novopavlovsk, the enemy fired artillery near Shevchenko, Velyka Novosilka, Prechystivka, and Vremivka. Used aviation near Novomykhailivka and Pavlivka.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, it carried out shelling from barrel, rocket artillery and tanks in the areas of the settlements of Neskuchne, Zaliznychne, Malynivka, Mala Tokmachka, Poltavka, Novosilka, Dorozhnyanka, Orihiv, Mali Shcherbaky, Chervone and Novodanylivka. It carried out airstrikes in the areas of Hulyaipole, Olhivske and Chervone. Conducted aerial reconnaissance using the Orlan-10 UAV in the Zaporizhzhia oblast.
In the South Buh direction, the enemy fired from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of Stepova Dolyna, Lymany and 15 more settlements. Carried out airstrikes near Olhany, Zarichne, Novohryhorivka, Bila Krynytsia, Tavriyske, Lozove, and Andriivka. Conducted aerial reconnaissance of the UAVs.
In the Mykolaiv direction, it is conducting an offensive battle in the direction of Vasylki – Blahodatne, has partial success, has occupied the southern outskirts of the settlement of Blahodatne, hostilities continue.
Three enemy sea-based cruise missile carriers are ready to use high-precision weapons.
russian propaganda continues to lie, inventing non-existent victories and covering up the crimes of its army and mercenaries. Therefore, we urge you to trust information only from verified sources and not to spread various russian fakes and disinformation.

• Das Briefing des russischen Verteidigungsministeriums:

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 have hit combat positions of Kraken nationalist formation and a unit of foreign mercenaries near Andreevka, Kharkov Region, killing over 100 militants, including up to 20 US mercenaries.
Russian Aerospace Forces operational-tactical aviation near Velikomikhailovka in Dnepropetrovsk Region have almost completely destroyed a battalion of 110th Territorial Defence Brigade of AFU, with losses of at least 200 nationalists killed and over 150 wounded.
As a result of strikes on combat positions of a tank battalion of 28th Mechanized Brigade near Kiselevka, Nikolaev Region, and 212th Rifle Battalion of AFU near Apostolovo, Dnepropetrovsk Region, the enemy has suffered over 200 casualties.
High-precision ground-based weapons have destroyed up to 130 fighters and 8 units of special vehicles in the area of AFU’s manpower and military equipment of 27th Battalion of 127th Territorial Defence Brigade concentration in northern Kharkov.
High-precision air-based missiles have destroyed over 200 personnel, two tanks and 7 special vehicles of 3rd and 12th battalions of 25th Airborne Brigade of AFU near Zvanovka and Paraskovievka in Donetsk People’s Republic.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery strikes continue against military facilities in Ukraine.
7 command posts of AFU, including of 53rd Mechanized Brigade near Vodyanoye, 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade in Soledar district in Donetsk People’s Republic, as well as 187 areas of manpower and military equipment have been hit.
1 self-propelled Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile launcher near Shevchenko, 4 ammunition depots near Galitsynovka, Konstantinovka, Shabelkovka in Donetsk People’s Republic and Belaya Krinitsa in Kherson Region, 3 fuel depots near Slobozhanskaya in Kharkov Region, Konstantinovka and Galitsinovka in Donetsk People’s Republic, and 1 US-made ANTPQ-36 counter-battery radio station near Kramatorsk.
Russian air defence means have destroyed 6 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Vrubovka in Lugansk People’s Republic, Novomikhailovka, Staromlynovka in Donetsk People’s Republic, Bogoroditskoye in Nikolaev Region, Novozlatopol‘ in Zaporozhye Region and Fedorovka in Kharkov Region.
In addition, 13 rockets of Olkha multiple-launch rocket system have been shot down in the air near Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station in Kherson Region and Militopol‘ in Zaporozhye Region.
In total, 267 Ukrainian airplanes and 148 helicopters, 1,776 unmanned aerial vehicles, 367 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,354 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 809 multiple launch rocket systems, 3,320 field artillery and mortars, as well as 4,969 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 21, 2022
Video (spokesman of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Shtupun) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlxdAFe0MQI
Glory to Ukraine! The one hundred seventy ninths (179) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the situation remained without significant changes.
In the Siversky direction, the enemy rotates individual units in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions.
The enemy shelled the areas of Muravyi and Zaliznyi Mist settlements of Chernihiv oblast and Budky and Iskryskivshchyna of Sumy region with barrel artillery.
According to available information, the enemy is closing certain sections of the airspace in the Lipetsk, Voronezh, and Belhorod regions in the period from August 22 to 25 of this year.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy shelled the areas of the settlements of Prudyanka, Nove, Ruski Tyshki, Peremoha, Stary Saltiv, Korobochkine, Slobozhanske, and Velyki Prokhody with tanks, barrel and jet artillery. It carried out airstrikes near Stary Saltov and Husarivka.
Artillery shelling was recorded near Krasnopilla, Chervony and Dolyna in the Slovyansk direction. The enemy replenishes ammunition stocks.
Conducted combat reconnaissance in the direction of Petropillia – Dmytrivka, Pasika – Bohorodychne, had no success, left.
Tried to conduct assault and offensive actions in the directions Brazhkivka – Nova Dmytrivka, Dovhenke – Dolyna, Sulyhivka – Dibrivne and Petropillia – Karnaukhivka, suffered losses and retreated.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy continued shelling near Mykolaivka, Siversk, Spirne and Ivano-Daryivka.
On the Bakhmut direction, it used artillery of various calibers near Bakhmut, Yakovlivka, Vesela Dolyna and Kodema, and aviation – near Zaytsevo, Bakhmut and Soledar.
The enemy waged offensive battles in the directions of Pokrovske – Bakhmutske, Semihirya – Zaitseve, Novoselivka – New York. It was strongly repulsed and retreated.
In the Avdiivska direction, the enemy used barrel and rocket artillery to shell the areas of Avdiivka, Maryinka and Pisky settlements.
Airstrikes near Maryinka, Vodyane and Krasnohorivka. It unsuccessfully conducted a combat reconnaissance in the direction of Spartak – Opytne, withdrew.
With offensive and assault actions, it tried to improve the tactical position in the directions Novoselivka Druha – Krasnohorivka, Vesele – Pisky, Oleksandrivka – Maryinka. It retreated with losses.
Enemy units have partial success in the Lozivskyi – Pisky direction.
On the Novopavlivskyi direction, the enemy shelled territories in the Pavlivka, Velyka Novosilka, Prechistivka, and Vuhledar areas. Used aviation for a strike near Novomykhailivka. It made an unsuccessful offensive attempt in the direction of Luhansk – Pobieda.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, shelling from barrel and rocket artillery was recorded near Hulyaipole, Orikhev, Burlatske and Novopola. The areas of the settlements of Hulyaipole, Chervone and Novosilka were hit by airstrikes.
In the Southern Buh direction, the enemy used available means of fire damage to attack military and civilian objects along the contact line. It carried out airstrikes near Olhyne, Novohrihorivka, Tavriyske and Lozove.
With offensive actions, ite tried to advance in the direction of Oleksandrivka – Tavriyske, it did not succeed, and retreated. There is partial success in the direction of Vasylky – Blahodatne.
The enemy’s naval group keeps five sea-based cruise missile carriers in readiness for the use of high-precision weapons. Please be reasonable and do not ignore the air warning signals.