Ukraine/Russland/NATO – der Sammler am 24. August 2022

Vor sechs Monaten begann der russische Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine – und der Frontverlauf hat sich in diesem halben Jahr grundlegend verändert. Zugleich ist der (heutige) Mittwoch der Unabhängigkeitstag der Ukraine, und aus beiden Gründen wurden demonstrative Angriffe Russlands befürchet. Bis zum Nachmittag zeichnete sich das allerdings noch nicht ab. Der Sammler am 24. August 2022:

• Wie zahlreiche andere westliche Staats- und Regierungschefs gratulierte auch Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz der Ukraine zum Unabhängigkeitstag und sicherte dem Land weitere Unterstützung zu:

• Das britische Intel Update:

Today marks the 31st anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. Since 2014 President Putin has sought to use a mix of force and coercive diplomacy to increase and solidify Russia’s influence in Ukraine and interfere in its sovereign affairs.
Russia launched a full invasion of Ukraine six months ago, with the aim of toppling the government and occupying most of the country. By April, Russia’s leaders realised this had failed, and reverted to more modest objectives in eastern and southern Ukraine.
The Donbas offensive is making minimal progress and Russia anticipates a major Ukrainian counterattack. Operationally, Russia is suffering from shortages of munitions, vehicles and personnel.
Morale is poor in many parts of its military and its army is significantly degraded. Its diplomatic power has been diminished and its long-term economic outlook is bleak. Six months in and Russia’s war has proven both costly and strategically harmful.

• Das Morgenbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

The operational update regarding the #russian_invasion on 06.00, on August 24, 2022
Happy Independence Day, Ukraine! Glory to Ukraine! The one hundred eighty-second (182) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.
Happy Independence Day, Ukraine! The one hundred and eighty-second day of the Ukrainian nation’s heroic resistance to the Russian large-scale invasion has begun.
The enemy continues to focus its efforts on establishing full control over the territory of Donetsk region, maintaining the captured districts of Kherson, part of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolaiv oblasts, and restoring the combat capability of units that have suffered losses.
russian occupiers continue to carry out air and missile attacks on civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine. Do not ignore air raid signals.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the situation remains without significant changes, units of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus carry out the task of strengthening the protection of the section of the belarusian-Ukrainian border in the Brest and Gomel regions.
In the Siversky region, the enemy continues to hold separate units of the Western Military District in the border areas of the Bryansk and Kursk regions in order to demonstrate the presence and constrain the actions of units of the Defense Forces. The enemy shelled the Tovstodubove settlement of the Sumy region with barrel artillery.
In the Slobozhansk direction, the enemy is conducting combat operations with the aim of holding previously occupied lines.
In the Kharkiv direction, the occupiers shelled the areas of Odnorobivka, Karasivka, Borshcheva, Peremoha, Ruska Lozova, Zamulivka, Bazaliivka, Pushkarne, Mospanove, Slobozhanske, Husarivka and Chepil settlements with barrel and rocket artillery. The enemy launched airstrikes near Mospanove, Husarivka, and Prudyanka. Conducted aerial reconnaissance of the UAV near Dementiivka.
In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy carried out artillery fire near Krasnopilla and Mazanivka. Tried to conduct reconnaissance near Bohorodychne. Our soldiers inflicted fire damage on the occupiers and forced them to flee.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy continues active operations in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka directions.
In the Kramatorsk direction, it carried out shelling from barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of Siversk, Zakytne, and Rozdolivka. Conducted aerial reconnaissance of the UAV near Zvanivka and Raihorodok.
In the Bakhmut direction, shelling was recorded in the areas of Bakhmut, Soledar, Zaytseve and Bilohorivka settlements. The enemy waged offensive battles in the direction of Bakhmutske and Kodema. There was no success.
In the Avdiyivka direction, the enemy fired artillery of various types near Maryinka, Pisky, Netaylovo, Krasnohorivka, and Zalizne. Made an airstrike near Nevelske. Enemy led offensive battles in the direction of the settlements of Pisky and Nevelske. There was no success.
On the Novopavlivskyi direction, the districts of Kostyantynivka and Vuhledar were affected by fire.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the enemy fired artillery of various calibers in the areas of Mali Shcherbaky, Shevchenko, Zaliznychne, Chervone, Vremivka, Olhivske and Orestopil settlements. Carried out airstrikes near Olhivske and Novopole. Conducted aerial reconnaissance of UAVs near Shcherbaky, Stepove and Vasylivka.
In the South Buh direction, the enemy continues to focus its efforts on holding the occupied areas and restraining the actions of the Defense Forces.
Used barrel and rocket artillery for shelling the areas of settlements of Stepova Dolyna, Nova Zorya, Tavriyske, Zasilya, Novomykolaivka, Shyroke, Kobzartsi, Partyzanske, Lozove, Bila Krynytsia, Dobryanka, Osokorivka, Potyomkine and Trudolyubivka. Carried out airstrikes near Potyomkine and Lozove. Conducted aerial reconnaissance by UAVs in the areas of Sukhy Stavok and Velyke Artakove settlements.
The enemy’s naval group in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas focuses its main efforts on blocking civilian shipping in the northwestern part of the Black Sea and damaging military facilities and infrastructure elements deep in the territory of Ukraine.
russian occupiers are suffering losses in all directions where hostilities are ongoing.

• 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.
As a result of Allied Forces offensive, 68th Jager Infantry, 66th Mechanized and 56th Motorized Infantry Brigades of AFU operating in Donetsk direction lost over 600 servicemen. In addition, some 160 servicemen of 66th Mechanized Brigade refused to take part in further combat operations. Command of AFU’s Donetsk tactical group decided to withdraw these formations from their positions to the rear areas due to their loss of combat effectiveness.
Russian Aerospace Force’s operational-tactical aviation strikes has destroyed more than 50 per cent of the personnel of 20th Battalion of 93rd Mechanized Brigade of AFU near Artemovsk. Due to high losses, battalion’s soldiers voluntarily abandoned their positions and fled to an unknown destination.
18th Battalion of 35th Marine Brigade of AFU has been defeated near Lozovoye, Kherson Region, while attempting to stealthily cross the Ingulets River. More than 80 nationalists and 6 vehicles have been destroyed.
High-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces have hit temporary deployment point of 72nd Mechanized Brigade of AFU near Konstantinovka, Donetsk People’s Republic. More than 80 nationalists and 8 vehicles have been destroyed.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery strikes continue against military facilities in Ukraine.
7 command posts have been hit, including those of 66th Mechanized Brigade near Novomikhailovka, 15th Rocket Artillery Regiment near Kurdyumovka in Donetsk People’s Republic, 102nd Territorial Defence Brigade near Gulyaipole in Zaporozhye Region, and 47 artillery units in firing positions, as well as 212 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration.
5 ammunition depots near Il’inka, Krasnaya Gora in Donetsk People’s Republic, Novoalexandrovka in Zaporozhye Region, Shirokoye in Dnepropetrovsk Region, Snigirevka in Nikolaev Region, and combined logistics support facility of AFU near Orekhov in Zaporozhye Region.
As part of counter-battery warfare, 1 Uragan multiple-launch rocket battery near Dzerzhinsk in Donetsk People’s Republic and 1 Smerch MLRS platoon near Rogan‘ in Kharkov Region have been hit.
In addition, 4 platoons of Grad multiple-launch rocket systems near Seversk, Artemovsk, Orlovka in Donetsk People’s Republic and Barmashovo in Nikolaev Region, as well as 3 platoons of D-30 howitzers at firing positions near Soledar, Opytnoye and Antonovka in Donetsk People’s Republic have been suppressed.
Russian air defence means have shot down 7 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Chernyanka, Belaya Krinitsa in Kherson Region, Nikol’skoye, Volnovakha and Trudovoye in Donetsk People’s Republic.
Also, 2 shells of Ukrainian multiple rocket launchers have been intercepted near Kamenka in Kharkov Region.
In total, 268 Ukrainian airplanes and 148 helicopters, 1,803 unmanned aerial vehicles, 369 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,382 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 819 multiple launch rocket systems, 3,339 field artillery and mortars, as well as 5,034 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 24, 2022
Happy Independence Day, Ukraine! Glory to Ukraine! The one hundred eighty-second (182) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.
Air and missile strikes on military and civilian targets in Ukraine continue. Today is a day especially rich in air alarms.
In the Volyn, Polissya and Siversky directions, the situation remains unchanged. On the Siversky direction, the enemy shelled the Tovstodubove, Shevchenkove, and Zapsillia settlements of the Sumy oblast with barrel artillery.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy shelled the districts of Kharkiv, Svitlychne, Slatyne, Ruski Tyshky and twenty more settlements with barrel and rocket artillery. Used aviation for strikes near Verkhniy Saltiv, Pryshyb, Rubizhne and Odnorobivka.
In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy affected the areas of Slovyansk, Dolyna, Brazhkivka, Bohorodychne, Krasnopilla, Kostyantynivka, and Dibrivne with the fire of barrel and jet artillery. Made an unsuccessful attempt to attack in the direction of Nova Dmytrivka.
In the Kramatorsk direction, artillery shelling was recorded near Siversk, Hryhorivka, Spirne, Ivano-Daryivka, and Verkhnyokamyanske.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the areas of Kostyantynivka, Bakhmut, Soledar, Vesela Dolyna, Bakhmutske, Mayorsk, Shumy, Zaitseve, Vasyukivka, Kodema, Bilogorivka and Yakovlivka were hit by the enemy’s barrel and rocket artillery. The enemy tried to destroy important objects in the areas of the cities of Soledar and Bakhmut with air strikes.
The occupiers tried to improve the tactical position in the direction of the settlements of Soledar, Bakhmutske and Kodema. They were repulsed and retreated.
In the Avdiyivka direction, the enemy used barrel artillery and multiple rocket systems for shelling in the vicinity of Avdiyivka, Alexandropil, Opytne, Vodyane, Novobakhmutivka, Krasnohorivka, and Nevelske. The areas of Mar’inka, Oleksandropil and Vodyane settlements were hit by enemy airstrikes.
With offensive and assault actions, the occupiers once again tried to establish control over the settlements of Pisky and Nevelske. They did not have success, traditionally suffered losses and left.
On the Novopavlivskyi direction, enemy aircraft strikes were recorded near Volodymyrivka, Pavlivka and Novomayorskyi.
Defense forces of Ukraine repelled the enemy’s offensive in the direction of the settlements of Pobieda, Novomykhailivka, Pavlivka, and Velyka Novosilka.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the enemy shelled the areas of Novopole, Mali Shcherbaky, Orichiv and fifteen other settlements with barrel and rocket artillery. Areas near Novosilka, Poltavka, Novopole and Dorozhnyanka were hit by enemy aircraft.
The enemy naval group in the waters of the Black and Azov seas continues to perform the task of blocking civilian shipping in the northwestern part of the Black Sea and damaging military facilities and infrastructure elements in the depths of the territory of Ukraine.
In the South Buh direction, the enemy, with the aim of deterring our troops, shelled the territory along the contact line from the available means of fire damage. Used aviation for strikes on the areas of Trudolyubivka, Andriyivka, Potyomkyne, Oleksandrivka, Lozove, Velike Artakove and Bila Krynytsia settlements.
Made an unsuccessful attempt to attack in the direction of Mykolaivka. Ukrainian soldiers inflicted losses on the enemy and pushed them back.

Nachtrag: Die jüngste Ankündigung der USA für weitere Waffenlieferungen an die Ukraine:

On August 24, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced approximately $3 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). 

This USAI package, which is being announced on Ukraine Independence Day, underscores the U.S. commitment to supporting Ukraine over the long term – representing a multi-year investments to build the enduring strength of Ukraine’s Armed Forces as it continues to defend its sovereignty in the face of Russian aggression. Unlike Presidential Drawdown (PDA), which DoD has continued to leverage to deliver equipment to Ukraine from DoD stocks at a historic pace, USAI is an authority under which the United States procures capabilities from industry. This announcement represents the beginning of a contracting process to provide additional priority capabilities to Ukraine in the mid- and long-term to ensure Ukraine can continue to defend itself as an independent, sovereign and prosperous state. It is the biggest tranche of security assistance for Ukraine to date. Capabilities include:

• Six additional National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) with additional munitions for NASAMS;
• Up to 245,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition;
• Up to 65,000 rounds of 120mm mortar ammunition;
• Up to 24 counter-artillery radars;
• Puma Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and support equipment for Scan Eagle UAS systems;
• VAMPIRE Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems; 
• Laser-guided rocket systems;
• Funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment.