Russo-Ukraine War - 06 August 2023 - Day 529
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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 the annual celebrations of Russia's Airborne Forces (VDV) Day on 2 August 2023 have been overshadowed by an apparently unsanctioned disclosure of the scope of the casualties the elite force has suffered in Ukraine.
In a recorded address for VDV Day, the VDV's Commander-in-Chief General Colonel Mikhail Teplinsky said that 8500 paratroopers had been wounded and later returned to duty or had refused to leave the front line at all. The video was quickly deleted from the Russian MoD's official channels.
He did not comment on how many troops had been killed or were too seriously wounded to return to duty. However, extrapolating Teplinksy's figures endorses the assessment that at least 50 per cent of the 30,000 paratroopers who deployed to Ukraine in 2022 have been killed or wounded.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the day, Russian forces launched 30х missile and 48х air strikes, fired 32х MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements. As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population, residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed.
The probability of launching missile and air strikes on the entire territory of Ukraine remains high.
There were 30x combat engagements during the day of August 6.
On the Volyn and Polissya axes, the operational situation has not changed significantly.
In the Siverskyi and Slobozhanskyi axes, Russian forces shelled more than 30x settlements, in particular Buchky, Hremyach (Chernihiv oblast); Bobylivka, Vyshenki, Svarkove, Timofiivka, Pavlivka (Sumy oblast) and Odnorobivka, Kozacha Lopan, Ohirtseve, Varvarivka, Khatnye (Kharkiv oblast).
In the Kupyanskyi axis, Ukrainian soldiers are firmly holding the defense, successfully repulsed Russian attacks in the area east of Petropavlivka, (Kharkiv oblast). Russian forces carried out airstrikes in the Petropavlivka and Podoly districts of the Kharkiv oblast. The Russian invaders fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Kamyanka, Novomlynsk, Zapadne, Petropavlivka, and Kupyansk-Vuzlovy (Kharkiv oblast).
On the Lymanskyi axis, Russian forces carried out airstrikes in the areas of Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast) and Spirne and Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast). The settlements of Kuzmine, Bilohorivka of the Luhansk oblast and Torske, Verkhnyokamianske, Rozdolivka of the Donetsk oblast were hit by Russian artillery fire.
In the direction of Bakhmut, defense forces are restraining Russian forces in the area northeast of Diliivka. More than 10[ settlements, including Orihovo-Vasylivka, Markove, Chasiv Yar, Predtechyne, Bila Hora and New York of the Donetsk oblast, were affected by Russian artillery shelling.
In the Avdiivka axis, under heavy fire from the Russian forces' aircraft and artillery, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled attacks by russian troops in the Avdiivka area. Avdiivka and Pervomaiske of the Donetsk oblast were hit by artillery fire.
In the Maryinka axis, the defense forces continue to hold back the advance of Russian troops in the areas of Maryinka and Krasnohorivka. Russian forces launched an airstrike in the Krasnohorivka district of the Donetsk oblast. Krasnohorivka, Hostre, Heorhiivka, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka in Donetsk oblast were hit by artillery fire.
On the Shakhtarskyi axis, Russian forces launched an air strike in the Staromayorske area. Vodyane, Vuhledar, Blahodatne and Staromayorske of the Donetsk oblast were hit by artillery fire.
In the Zaporizhzhia direction, Russian forces carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the Robotyne district of the Zaporizhzhia oblast. Russian forces carried out airstrikes near Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne, and Orikhiv. Artillery shelling was experienced more than 10[ settlements, including Novodarivka, Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Vesele, Mali Shcherbaky, and Pyatykhatkt of the Zaporizhzhia oblast, as well as Nikopol of the Dnipropetrovsk oblast.
On the Kherson axis, Russian forces launched an airstrike in the Olhivka area of the Kherson oblast. Russian forces were subjected to more than artillery fire 15[ settlements, including Zolota Balka, Novooleksandrivka, Dudchany, Zmiivka, Tokarivka, Kherson and Kizomys of the Kherson oblast.
At the same time, the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk axes, are entrenched at the reached boundaries, and carry out counter-battery countermeasures.
Over the past day, the aviation of the defense forces has struck 10x strikes on areas where the Russian forces' personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated, and 2x strikes on the occupiers' anti-aircraft missile complexes.
During the day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 2x control points, 2x areas of concentration of personnel, 2x artillery means in firing positions and one radio-electronic warfare station of the Russian forces.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the previous night the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a group strike with long-range air- and sea-based precision weapons against AFU air bases close to Starokonstantinov (Khmelnitsky region) and Dubno (Rovno region).
The goal of the attack has been reached. All the assigned targets have been neutralised.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued the special military operation, defeating and repelling enemy offensive attempts in Donetsk, Kupyansk, Krasny Liman, South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions.
In Kupyansk direction, assault detachments of the Zapad Group of Forces continued to improve the tactical situation in the area of responsibility.
Eight attacks and counterattacks by AFU units have been successfully repelled near Sinkovka and Olshana (Kharkov region) and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
As a result of actions by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery, enemy manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit near Novomlynsk, Sinkovka, Timkovka, Tabaevka (Kharkov region) and Artyomovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, two U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzers, one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, and two Msta-B howitzers.
In Donetsk direction, as a result of actions by units of the Yug Group of Forces, Operational-Tactical Aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems, five enemy attacks have been repelled close to Kleshcheevka, Pervomayskoye, Nevelskoye, and Maryinka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit near Avdeevka, Kleshcheevka, Staromikhailovka, Maryinka, and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 170 Ukrainian servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, and one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled howitzer.
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of coordinated actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery, two attacks by AFU assault groups have been successfully repelled south-west of Kovalyovka (Lugansk People's Republic) and close to Serebryansky forestry.
In addition, manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit near Torskoye, Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic), Petrovskoye, and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 110 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system and one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.
In South Donetsk direction, as a result of actions by aviation and artillery, as well as units of the Vostok Group of Forces, an enemy attack by an assault group has been repelled close to Urozhainoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, AFU manpower and hardware have been hit near Staromayorskoye and Storozhevoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Levadnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 150 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one Grad MLRS combat vehicle, and one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system.
In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of by the actions of units, aviation and artillery of the Russian grouping of forces, two enemy attacks have been repelled near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
In addition, AFU units have been hit near Novopokrovka, Rabotino and Novoandreevka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.
In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as eight motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 136 artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and military hardware in 145 areas.
One munition depot of missile and artillery weapons of the 9th Army Corps of the AFU has been destroyed close to Zaporozhye.
In addition, hangars with AFU aircraft equipment have been hit at Zaporozhye airfield.
One command post of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU has been neutralised near Paraskovievka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Air defence facilities have intercepted 11 HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system projectiles and one HARM anti-radar missile.
In addition, 16 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down close to Belogorovka, Ploshchanka, Rubezhnoye, Novovodyanoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Krasnaya Gora, Lidievka (Donetsk People's Republic), Ternovoye, Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region) and Novaya Kakhovka (Kherson region).
In total, 458 airplanes, 245 helicopters, 5,534 unmanned aerial vehicles, 428 air defence missile systems, 11,143 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,143 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,778 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 12,098 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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