Ukraine/Russland/NATO – der Sammler am 4. August 2022

Im anhaltenden russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine eine interessante Beobachtung der britischen Nachrichtendienste: Bei Kherson im Süden der Ukraine sollen russische Streitkräfte Radarreflektoren nahe Brücken aufgebaut haben – um die Zieldatenerfassung der ukrainischen Artillerie zu erschweren. Funktioniert das?  Der Sammler am 4. August 2022:

• Das britische Intel Update:

Ukraine’s missile and artillery units continue to target Russian military strongholds, personnel clusters, logistical support bases and ammunition depots.
This will highly likely impact Russian military logistical resupply and put pressure on Russian military combat support elements.
On 03 August 2022, the first vessel with Ukrainian grain arrived at the Bosphorus Strait having transited the Black Sea from Odesa. It is almost certain the success of this transit will result in more frequent transits in both directions.
Clearing the backlog caused by the blockade that has been in place since February 2022 will remain a logistical challenge.
Russian forces have almost certainly positioned pyramidal radar reflectors in the water near the recently damaged Antonivskiy Bridge and by the recently damaged nearby rail bridge, both of which cross over the Dnipro River in Kherson, southern Ukraine.
The radar reflectors are likely being used to hide the bridge from synthetic aperture radar imagery and possible missile targeting equipment. This highlights the threat Russia feels from the increased range and precision of Western-supplied systems.

• Das Morgenbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

Operational update regarding the #russian_invasion as of 06:00, on August 4, 2022
The one hundred sixty-second (162) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.
In the Volyn and Polissya directions, units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus are carrying out the task of strengthening the protection of the section of the belarusian-Ukrainian border in the Brest and Gomel regions.
In parts of the special operations forces of the Armed Forces of the republic of belarus, a combat readiness check was held.
In the Siversky direction, the enemy shelled the areas of Medvedivka in the Chernihiv oblast and Krasnopilla and Myropilla in the Sumy oblast with barrel artillery.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy carried out fire damage from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of the settlements of Kharkiv, Lebyazhe, Borshcheva, Dementiivka, Korobochkyne, Velyki Prohody, Ruski Tyshki, Stariy Saltiv, Prudyanka, Pytomnyk, Tsupivka.
Made an offensive attempt in the direction of Bayrak – Husarivka, hostilities continue.
In the Slovyansk direction, shelling was recorded near Bohorodychne, Dibrivne, Mazanivka, Karnaukhivka, Chepil and Husarivka. The occupiers tried to advance in the direction of Dovhenke – Bohorodychne. They were repulsed and left.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the enemy fired near Siversk, Mykolaivka, Starodubivka, Spirne, Kryvya Luka, Verkhnokamyanske, Hryhorivka, Serebryanka, Raihorodok, and Kalenyky. Conducted an airstrike near Spirne.
It led an offensive battle in the direction of Yaremivka – Dolyna, had no success, withdrew.
In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy used barrel and rocket artillery in the areas of Yakovlivka, Travneve, Kodema, Pokrovske, Rozdolivka, Kurdyumivka, Zaitseve, Bakhmut and Soledar settlements. Airstrikes near Yakovlivka, Soledar and Kodema.
The occupiers tried to improve the tactical position in the directions Streapivka – Soledar, Dolomite – Travneve, Vidrodzhenya – Vershyna, Pokrovske – Bakhmut, Vasylivka – Yakovlivka, Semihirya – Vershyna. The enemy had no success in all the indicated directions and retreated. Conducts offensive operations in the direction of Novoluhanske – Kodema, hostilities continue.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy shelled the districts of Pisky, Prechistivka, Shevchenko, Volodymyrivka, Nevelske, Netaylove and Krasnohorivka. It led assault operations in the directions Lozove – Pisky and Vesele – Pisky, was unsuccessful, withdrew.
On the Novopavlivske and Zaporizhzhia directions, shelling from artillery and tanks was recorded near Zaliznychne, Varvarivka, Maryinka, Hlyaipole, Novosilka, Hulyaipilske and Temyrivka. The enemy launched an airstrike near Novopol. Fighting continues in the Oleksandrivka-Marinka direction.
In the South Buh direction, the enemy fired from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery in Mykolaiv, Prybuzke and another 25 settlements. The enemy continues conducting aerial reconnaissance by UAVs.
Two sea-based cruise missile carriers are in readiness for the use of high-precision weapons in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.
russian occupiers are suffering casualties, demoralized and looking for any chance to get a light wound. In order to get back to the territory of the russian federation, they resort to self-mutilation and various simulations of poor health.
Our fighter aircraft continue to patrol the airspace of Ukraine, and our strike aircraft provide fire support to units in designated operational areas without fail.

• 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 high-precision strikes of the Russian Aerospace Forces on positions of the 92nd Mechanized Brigade near Kharkov, up to 130 servicemen and 13 armoured vehicles have been destroyed.
Temporary deployment point of units of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade near Konstantinovka, Donetsk People’s Republic, has been hit. The attacks have resulted in the elimination of up to 400 nationalists and 20 units of military equipment of AFU.
As a result of active offensive by Russian troops and DPR and LPR people’s militias near Soledar, Artemovsk and Avdeevka in Donetsk People’s Republic, units of 54th Mechanized, 56th and 58th Mechanized Infantry brigades of AFU, having lost their combat efficiency due to heavy losses, abandoned their positions.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery strikes continue against military facilities in Ukraine.
2 command posts, including those of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade near Konstantinovka in Donetsk People’s Republic and nationalist formations near Ternovatoye in Zaporozhye Region, as well as 194 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration have been hit.
2 missile and artillery ammunition depots near Novoivanovka, Zaporozhye Region, and 1 fuel storage facility for Ukrainian military equipment near Zaporozhye-2 railway station have been destroyed.
As part of the counter-battery warfare 3 platoons of Grad MLRS, 4 platoons of Gvozdika guns and 3 platoons of D-30 howitzers at firing positions near Lastochkino, Petrovskoye and Avdeevka of Donetsk People’s Republic have been suppressed.
Russian air defence means have shot down 4 unmanned aerial vehicles near Andreevka, Druzhnoye in Donetsk People’s Republic and Izyum and Dmitrovka in Kharkov Region.
In addition, 5 shells of multiple-launch rocket systems have been intercepted near Druzhnoye, Donetsk People’s Republic, and Solnechnoye and Muzykovka, Kherson Region.
In total, 261 Ukrainian airplanes and 145 helicopters, 1,673 unmanned aerial vehicles, 361 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,244 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 786 multiple launch rocket systems, 3,251 field artillery and mortars, as well as 4,696 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation.

• Das Abendbriefing des ukrainischen Generalstabs:

Operational update regarding the russian invasion as of 18:00, on August 4, 2022
The one hundred sixty-second (162) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.
The enemy is concentrating its main efforts in the East of Ukraine in order to establish full control over the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts within their administrative borders. Continues hostilities to hold the temporarily captured districts of Kherson and part of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Mykolaiv oblasts. There remains a further threat of air and missile strikes on military and critical infrastructure facilities throughout Ukraine.
The situation has not undergone any significant changes in the Volyn, Polissya, and Siversky directions. No signs of the creation of offensive groups of the armed forces of the russian federation and the republic of belarus were found.
In order to demonstrate the presence and restraint of the Defense Forces, the enemy used barrel and rocket artillery to shell civilian and military infrastructure in the areas of Medvedivka, Mykolaivka, Chernihiv oblast and Krasnopilla, Myropilla, Mykhailivka, Velyka Rybytsia, Sumy oblast. Conducted aerial reconnaissance.
In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy carried out fire damage from barrel and jet artillery in the areas of the settlements of Kharkiv, Lebyazhe, Borshcheva, Dementiyivka, Korobochkyne, Velyki Prohody, Ruski Tyshky, Stary Saltiv, Pryshyb, Tsirkuny, Mospanove, Bezruki, Karasivka. Attempts are being made to break through the defenses of our troops near Husarivka, hostilities continue.
In the Slovyansk direction, the enemy is using tanks, barrel and jet artillery to shell the areas of the settlements of Bohorodychnye, Mazanivka, Husarivka, Adamivka, Kurulka, Khrestyshche, Sulyhivka, Dovhenke, and Velyka Komyshuvaha.
Attempts by the enemy to attack in the Dolyna and Bohorodychne areas, thanks to the skilful actions of our troops, ended in failure and escape.
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy is trying to dislodge units of the Defense Forces from occupied positions using tanks, barrel and rocket artillery. For the purpose of reconnaissance of logistics support routes and critical infrastructure facilities, the UAV conducted aerial reconnaissance.
In the Kramatorsk direction, shelling was recorded near Siversk, Mykolaivka, Starodubivka, Spirne, Kryva Luka, Verkhnokamyanske, Hryhorivka, Serebryanka, Raihorodok, and Kalenyky.
In the direction of Bakhmut, the enemy shelled military and civilian infrastructure near Pokrovske, Rozdolivka, Vershina, Yakovlivka, Bakhmut, Kodema and Soledar. Aviation was used for strikes near the last four settlements.
The occupiers tried to improve the tactical position in the areas of Bakhmut, Soledar, Yakovlivka and Vershyna by assaulting them, but were unsuccessful and withdrew. Fighting continues near Travneve and Kodema.
In the Avdiivka direction, the enemy fired from tanks and various types of artillery in the areas of Pisky, Prechystivka, Shevchenko, Volodymyrivka, Novobakhmutivka, Nevelske, Netaylove and Krasnohorivka settlements.
The enemy made another attempt of offensive actions in the area of the settlement of Pisky, without success, hostilities continue.
In the Novopavlivsk and Zaporizhzhia directions, the enemy did not conduct active offensive actions, but carried out shelling from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery along the entire line of contact. Carried out airstrikes near Novopola. It unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses near Maryinka, suffered losses and withdrew.
In the South Buh direction, the enemy is concentrating its efforts on preventing the advancement of units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine deep into the temporarily occupied territory.
There remains a high intensity of shelling from the weapons of tanks and artillery at the positions of our troops along the contact line. Aerial reconnaissance by UAVs does not stop.
The enemy carried out airstrikes in the areas of Mykolaiv, Luch, Lymany, Nova Zorya, Novomykolaivka, Kobzartsi, Lyubomirivka, Kiselivka, Andriivka, Lozove, Bilohirka, Osokorivka, Potemkine, Zeleny Hai, Bila Krynytsia, Balka Khutirska and Ivanivka.
Our soldiers stopped the enemy’s offensive in the areas of Bilohirka and Lozove and drove the invaders back.