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Russo-Ukraine War - 02 August 2024 - Day 891

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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 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of the day, there have been 102 combat clashes, Russian forces launched one missile strike using three missiles, 54 air strikes, including dropping 52 KABs, 544 kamikaze drones and launching almost 3,300 shelling the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements using different types of weapons.

In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian occupiers throughout the day supported by aviation carried out six attacks near Deep, Tihogo and Vovchans проka. Defense Forces units have successfully repelled four Russian offensive actions, two more clashes are currently ongoing. According to preliminary information, 82 people have been killed and wounded since the beginning of the day of the Russian enemy's loss, one artillery system, a tank, ten BPLAs, five nuclear units and three special equipment units have been destroyed. In addition, seven artillery systems and one Russian car were damaged.
In the Kupyansky direction, the Defense Forces repelled two Russian attacks in the Stelmakhivka area.
Ten times Russian forces attacked in the Lyman direction, tried to advance in the direction of the settlements of Makiyivka, Terna and Torsk, all enemy attacks repelled.
In the Siversky direction throughout the day, Ukrainian defenders repelled nine Russian assault actions in the areas of Ivano-Daryivka, Spirny, Verkhnyokamiansky, Pereyznogo and Viymka. Clashes are still ongoing in two locations.
Nine fights took place in the Kramatorsky direction. The activity of the Russian occupiers showed in the area of the časovogo yar, ivanívs Аkogo and kliš Аiivka, six Russian attempts to suppress Ukrainian warriors from positions turned out to be futile, three attacks are ongoing. The situation is under control.
With the support of aviation, Russian forces 15 times tried to infiltrate Ukrainian defense in the Toretsky direction. During the day, the Russian occupiers in the settlements of Northern, Toretsk, New York and Zalizne received harsh cut off from Ukrainian defenders 12 times. The three attacks are still going on.
In the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of the day in the areas of settlements Novooleksandrivka, Vozdvizhenka, Kalinove, Ivanivka, Zhelanne and Novoselivka the first 27 offensive and assault actions of the Russian enemy were recorded. Three more clashes are underway. Ukrainian troops are taking measures to maintain defined borders. Total Russian losses are specified, but it is already known about more than two hundred eliminated and wounded Russian occupants, and Ukrainian soldiers destroyed two artillery systems, four BBM, five BplLA, two units of automobile equipment and three - special ones. In addition, two cars, two Russian cannons and rszv bm-21 were damaged.
In the Kurakhiv direction at this time of the day, there are three combat clashes. Zagarbniks remain active, trying to advance in the areas of settlements of Krasnogorivka and Konstantinivka. Defense Forces units repelled all attacks of the enemy, with no success for him.
In the Vremívs таkomu direction, there were five clashes in the direction of Vodyany and Velika Novosilka. All the Russian assault are suffocated.
In the oríhiv direction, units of Ukrainian troops are currently repelling the attack of the Russian aggressor in the direction of novoandriivka.
In the pridniprovsk direction, units of Ukrainian troops repelled six attacks of the enemy. The Russian invaders were not successful.

Today we celebrate the soldiers of the 110 separate mechanized brigade named after the Guardian General Mark Bezruchko, who confidently hold the frontier and inflict significant losses to the Russian enemy.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that from 27 July to 2 August, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 11 group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack UAVs to hit: Ukrainian defence industry facilities, enterprises manufacturing and repairing armoured vehicles, and assembly and storage facilities of attack UAVs.

In addition, the strikes engaged depots storing ammunition, aviation strike assets, missile artillery; military echelons, and temporary deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and foreign mercenaries.

During the week, units of the Sever Group of Forces engaged personnel and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one assault brigade, one motorised infantry brigade, one air assault brigade, and one infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, three territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade. Twenty-seven counter-attacks of the enemy were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 1,755 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, six armoured fighting vehicles, including one Turkish-made Kirpi and two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, 20 field artillery guns, including five 155-mm howitzers and self-propelled artillery systems of foreign production.

In addition, six enemy ammunition depots were annihilated.

The Zapad Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and positions. Three mechanised brigades and one assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defence brigades, and the nationalists of the Azov Brigade were defeated. Twelve attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments were repelled.

The AFU suffered losses of up to 3,605 Ukrainian troops, five tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, 66 motor vehicles, and 41 field artillery guns, including 13 self-propelled artillery units and 155-mm howitzers of Western and Ukrainian production. Ten electronic and counter-battery warfare stations and 22 field ammunition depots have also been destroyed.

The Yug Group of Forces took effective actions to improve situation along the front line.

The Group hit four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, two airmobile brigades, and one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Five enemy counter-attacks have been repelled.

The enemy has lost up to 4,020 Ukrainian troops, two tanks including Germany's Leopard, ten armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 19 motor vehicles, and 68 field artillery guns, including 33 Western-made ones, in the past seven days. Nine electronic and counter-battery fighting stations as well as 20 ammunition depots were destroyed.

The Tsentr Group of Forces actively liberated the settlements of Lozovatskoye, Progress, Yevgenovka, Volchye, and Leninskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

In addition, the Russian troops inflicted fire damage on one tank brigade, four mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one airborne brigade, and one air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three territorial defence brigades, and one Lyut assault brigade of the Ukrainian National Police. Forty-three counter-attacks launched by AFU assault groups have been repelled in the past seven-day period.

The enemy losses included to up to 2,635 troops, four tanks, nine armoured fighting vehicles, including two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 25 motor vehicles, 26 field artillery guns, and two U.S.-made M270 MLRS launchers.

The Vostok Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines, inflicted fire damage on manpower and equipment of two mechanised brigades, one motorised rifle brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade.

The enemy lost up to 905 Ukrainian troops, one tank, six armoured fighting vehicles, 44 motor vehicles, and 20 field artillery guns.

??The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades.

The enemy's total losses amounted to up to 650 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, including U.S.-made MaxxPro and HMMWV armoured vehicles, 31 motor vehicles, and 14 field artillery guns, with seven U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers of them. Six electronic and counter-battery warfare stations and nine field ammunition depots were destroyed.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged three launchers and one radar of American Patriot system, three Mars-L, ATCR-33S, and Skala-M radar systems.

?In this period, air defence units shot down one MiG-29 fighter jet and one Su-25 assault rifle of the Ukrainian Air Force, one Neptune long-range missile, seven U.S.-made ATACMS operational and tactical missiles, four French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, two U.S.-made Patriot anti-aircraft missiles, 47 U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, and 375 unmanned aerial vehicles.

During the week, 59 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the line of contact, with 33 of them in the Tsentr Group of Forces' area of responsibility.

In total, 631 airplanes and 278 helicopters, 28,839 unmanned aerial vehicles, 559 air defence missile systems, 16,740 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,395 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,714 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 24,283 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.