Russo-Ukraine War - 14 August 2023 - Day 537
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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 week, there has been an uptick in small-scale combat along the banks of the lower reaches of the Dnipro River.
Ukrainian forces have worked to raid or set up small bridgeheads at new locations on the Russian-held east bank. This is in addition to expanding the bridgehead Ukraine has maintained near the ruined Antonivsky Bridge since June 2023. Some of these operations likely took advantage of a local Russian force rotation.
The combatants also continue to skirmish for control of small islands in the Dnipro estuary. Russian commanders face a dilemma of whether to strengthen this area or to deploy troops in the areas of Ukraine's main counter-offensive operations, farther to the east.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the day of August 14, the Russian occupiers launched another air and missile attack at the territory of Ukraine. Russian forces used 8x Kalibr missiles and 15x Iranian Shahed-136/131 attack drones at Odesa oblast. Following successful engagement of forces and means of Ukrainian air defense, all Kalibr missiles and UAVs were intercepted.
In total, the Russian invaders launched 12x missile, 67x air strikes and over 40x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the Russian attacks have killed and wounded civilians. Residential buildings, a shopping center, a student dormitory, kindergartens, schools and other civilian infrastructure were damaged.
The likelihood of missile and air strikes across Ukraine remains high.
During the day of August 14, there were 11x combat engagements.
Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: Russian forces launched an air strike in the vicinity of Stepne (Sumy oblast). The Russian adversary fired mortars and artillery at more than 25x settlements, including Bleshnya, Khotiivka, Tymonovychi (Chernihiv oblast), Atyns'ke, Stepne, Vodolahy (Sumy oblast), Udy, Strilecha, Luk'yantsi (Kharkiv oblast).
Kup'yans'k axis: Russian forces launched air strikes in the vicinities of Ivankivka, Zahryzove (Kharkiv oblast) and Stel'makhivka (Luhansk oblast). Over 15x settlements, including Novomlyns'k, Vil'shana, Syn'kivka, Kup'yans'k, Podoly, Buhaivka (Kharkiv oblast) came under Russian artillery and mortar fire.
Lyman axis: Russian forces launched air strikes in the vicinities of Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast) and Spirne (Donetsk oblast). More than 25x settlements, including Nevs'ke, Dibrova, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Sivers'k, Verkhn'okam'yans'ke, Spirne, (Donetsk oblast), were shelled with artillery.
Bakhmut axis: Russian forces launched air strikes in the vicinities of Vasyukivka and Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast). More than 20x settlements, including Vasyukivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Novomarkove, Hryhorivka, Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast), suffered from Russian artillery shelling.
Avdiivka axis: Russian forces launched an air strike in the vicinity of Avdiivka. The settlements of Oleksandropil', Stepove, Keramik, Novokalynove, Avdiivka, (Donetsk oblast) came under artillery fire.
Mar'inka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the of the offensive in the vicinities of cities of Mar'inka and Krasnohorivka (Donetsk oblast). Russian forces launched an air strike in the vicinities of Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery at more than 10x settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Mar'inka, Heorhiivka, Hostre, Novomykhailivka, Katerynivka (Donetsk oblast).
Shakhtars'ke axis: Russian forces launched air strikes in the vicinities of Velyka Novosilka, Blahodatne, Makarivka, Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast). More than 10x settlements, including Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Blahodatne, Urozhaine, Staromaiors'ke (Donetsk oblast), came under artillery shelling.
Zaporizhzhia axis: the Russian invaders launched an air strike in the vicinity of Novodanylivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 20x settlements suffered from Russian artillery shelling, including Charivne, Novoandriivka, Shcherbaky, Pavlivka, P'yatykhatky, Kam'yans'ke (Zaporizhzhia oblast).
Kherson axis: Russian forces launched an air strike in the vicinity of Ol'hivka (Kherson oblast). More than 20x settlements came under Russian artillery fire, including Zolota Balka, Mykhailivka, Havrylivka, Respublikanets', Novokairy, Komyshany (Kherson oblast), and the city of Kherson.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct the offensive operation on Melitopol' and Berdyans'k axes, consolidating their positions, and conducting counter-battery fire.
The Moscow regime continues illegal integration of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine into its socio-political space. Thus, in the settlement of Svatove (Luhansk oblast), in order to change the leadership of local governments, the occupiers demand that representatives of administrations and village councils resign from their positions of their own will. The Russian occupiers plan to establish so-called "municipalities" to be headed by local collaborators based on the results of fake elections in the occupied territories on the single voting day in russia on September 10.
During the day of August 14, Ukrainian Air Force launched 1x air strike on a command operations center, 7x air strikes on concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, as well as 3x air strikes on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the Russian adversary.
Ukrainian defenders also shot down a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter.
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 sea-based precision weapons against the production and storage sites of unmanned boats used by the AFU for terrorist attacks.
The goal of the attack has been reached. All the assigned targets have been neutralised.
In Kupyansk direction, as a result of strikes by Army Aviation and artillery, as well as courageous actions by units of the Zapad Group of Forces, six enemy attacks and counterattacks have been successfully repelled close to Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Pershotravnyovoye, Sinkovka and Mankovka tracts (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 65 servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, one German-manufactured Panzerhaubitze-2000 self-propelled artillery system, two Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery systems, one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, as well as Msta-B and D-30 howitzers.
In Donetsk direction, as a result of active and well-coordinated actions by the units of the Yug Group of Forces, with the support of Ground-Attack and Army aviation, six AFU attacks have been successfully repelled near Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Vodyanoye, Krasnogorovka and Nevelskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 150 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, as well as UK-manufactured FH-70 and Msta-B howitzers.
One ammunition depot of the AFU 53rd Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Avdeevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of active actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, Army Aviation and artillery, two enemy attacks have been successfully repelled near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 90 servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, and two pickup trucks.
In South Donetsk direction, as a result of actions by units the Vostok Group of Forces, Operational-Tactical Aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems, enemy units have been hit close to Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic.)
The enemy losses were up to 240 Ukrainian servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, two U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems, and one French-manufactured CAESAR self-propelled artillery system.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian grouping of troops, supported by artillery, repelled two enemy attacks close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region) and also foiled the actions of one Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group.
The enemy losses were up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, one French-manufactured CAESAR self-propelled artillery system, and one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system.
In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, three motor vehicles, and one Spanish-manufactured Alacran self-propelled mortar.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 152 areas.
In addition, one S-300 surface-to-air missile system battery has been hit near Zelyonyi Gai (Nikolayev region).
Air defence facilities have shot down 2 projectiles launched by HIMARS MLRS.
In addition, 28 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down close to Verkhnekamenka (Lugansk People's Republic), Donetsk, Gorlovka, Yegorovka, Komsomolsky, Volodino (Donetsk People's Republic), Tavolzhanka (Kharkov region), Peremozhnoye, Pologi, Kopani and Ocherevatoye (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 458 airplanes, 246 helicopters, 5,736 unmanned aerial vehicles, 430 air defence missile systems, 11,291 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,144 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,877 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 12,225 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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