Russo-Ukraine War - 29 July 2023 - Day 521
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On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]
The UK Ministry of Defence reported that over the last 48 hours there has been an uptick of fighting in two sectors in southern Ukraine.
South of Orikhiv, fighting is focused near the village of Robotyne, in the area of responsibility for Russia's 58th Combined Arms Army.
Eighty kilometres to the east, Ukrainian forces defeated elements of Russian airborne forces' (VDV) 247th Guards Air Assault Regiment to capture the village of Staromaiorske.
Meanwhile, in the north, other VDV units continue offensive operations in the Serebriansk Forest west of Kremina but have achieved little ground.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the day July 29, Russian forces launched 5x missile strikes, 19x airstrikes and launched 30x MLRS attacks on Ukrainian cities and Ukrainian Armed Forces. Unfortunately, there are victims among the civilians, and some houses were destroyed.
The threat of missile and air strikes remains high across Ukraine.
24x combat clashes took place throughout the day.
Volyn' and Polissya axes: no significant changes detected. There are no signs of the offensive groupings formation.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: Russian forces shelled with mortar and artillery fire more than 15x settlements. Among them Mykolaivka, Chernihiv Oblast; Stara Huta, Hrabovske, Volfine, Sumy Oblast; Udy, Okhrimivka, Ohirtseve and Tykh of Kharkiv Oblast.
Kup'yans'k axis: Dvorichna, Zapadne, Kindrasivka and Kup'yans'ke of the Kharkiv Oblast got under Russian artillery and mortar fire.
Lyman axis: Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensives near Novoyehorivka and Bilogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast. Nevs'ke, Bilogorivka of the Luhansk Oblast and Verkhn'yokam'ians'ke, Spirne, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk Oblast were shelled by artillery.
Bakhmut axis: more than 10x settlements were shelled by Russian artillery, among them Bohdanivka, Chasiv Yar, Ivanovs'ke, and Bila Hora.
Avdiivka axis: despite heavy fire from Russian aircraft and artillery, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled attacks by eussian troops in the vicinities of Avdiivka. More than 10x settlements, including Avdiivka, Pervomais'ke, Karlivka, and Novokalynove of the Donetsk Oblast, were shelled by artillery.
Mar'inka axis: Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the vicinities of Mar'inka. Russian forces shelled more than 10x settlements, among them Krasnohorivka, Mar'inka, Novomykhailivka, Georgiivka of the Donetsk Oblast.
Shakhtars'k axis: Russian forces carried out airstrikes at Makarivka and Staromayorske and shelled Odradne, Blagodatne, Makarivka, Rivnopil' and Staromayorske in the Donetsk Oblast.
Zaporizhzhia and Kherson axes: Russia is concentrating its main efforts on preventing the further advance of Ukrainian troops. Russian forces carried out airstrikes at Orikhov in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Antonivka in the Kherson Oblast. More than 25x settlements, including Novodarivka, Mala Tokmachka, Biloghirya, Kam'ians'ke of the Zaporizhia Oblast, were shelled by artillery; Zolota Balka, Tokarivka, Antonivka, Mykhailivka, Kherson Oblast.
Defense Forces of Ukraine continue offensive operations on the Melitopol' and Berdyans'k axes, and are equipping captured positions.
Ukrainian Air Force conducted 5x strikes on Russian manpower, weapons and military equipment concentrations.
Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed 1x operational-tactical reconnaissance UAV.
Ukrainian missile and artillery units hit 1x artillery unit at a firing position, 1x radio-electronic warfare station, as well as one Russian manpower concentration.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that on the evening of 28 July, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a precision-guided weapons strike on an AFU control point in Dnepropetrovsk.
The assigned target has been neutralised. The goal of the attack has been reached.
The AFU continued unsuccessful attempts at offensive actions in South Donetsk, Krasny Liman and Donetsk directions.
In Donetsk direction, as a result of coordinated actions of the defending units in close cooperation with artillery of the Yug Group of Forces, five enemy attacks have been successfully repelled close to Belogorovka, Avdeevka, Pervomayskoye and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Vesyoloye, Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka, Dyleevka, and Novgorodskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to120 Ukrainian servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, as well as one Msta-B howitzer.
In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, as a result of active actions by artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces, enemy manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit close to Zolotaya Niva and Makarovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Novoandreevka, Shcherbaki and Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region).
The units of the 36th Combined-Arms Army and Airborne Troops successfully repelled two enemy attacks near Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic). During the fighting, the enemy lost up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, and two pickup trucks.
In addition, one ammunition depot of the enemy 44th Artillery Brigade has been destroyed near Maryanovka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 135 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and one D-20 howitzer.
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of the advance of assault detachments of the 42nd and 43rd mechanised brigades of the AFU, which was revealed by the reconnaissance of the Tsentr Group of Forces, the AFU troops were preemptively hit. Two enemy attacks have been repelled near Raigorodka (Lugansk People's Republic) and Serebryansky forestry.
In addition, eight AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit close to Novogorovka, Nevskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye, and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 170 Ukrainian servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and one D-20 howitzer.
In Kupyansk direction, the assault detachments of the Zapad Group of Forces continued offensive operations close to Kuzyomovka (Lugansk People's Republic) and took more favourable positions.
As a result of actions by Army Aviation and artillery, AFU units have been hit close to Sinkovka, Timkovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, three motor vehicles and one D-20 howitzer.
In addition, one ammunition depot of the AFU 43rd Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Druzhelyubovka (Kharkov region).
In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 97 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 103 areas.
In addition, a fuel depot of the Ukrainian grouping of troops 'Zaporozhye' has been destroyed close to Zaporozhye.
One command post of the AFU 47th Mechanised Brigade has been hit near Orekhov (Zaporozhye region).
Air defence facilities have intercepted two S-200 surface-to-air missiles upgraded to attack ground targets, seven Storm Shadow cruise missiles and two HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system projectiles.
In addition, 6 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed close to Verkhnekamenka (Lugansk People's Republic), Spornoye, Pervomayskoye, and Maryinka (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as Marfopol (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 457 airplanes, 244 helicopters, 5,314 unmanned aerial vehicles, 427 air defence missile systems, 11,021 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,140 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,652 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,951 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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