The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on August 18 2024

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Mark Sleboda: ‘Battle of Kursk’ HUMILIATES Russia, Devastates Ukraine’s Army

Russia strikes Kyiv, denies indirect talks with Ukraine

Ukraine is losing the last of their pre SMO fortifications along the Donbas. Part of the reason they have managed to delay so long is a very large part of their line of defense was built up during the better part of a decade by nato and less corrupt predecessors of ‘elenskyy.

The war is about to experience a dramatic shift where Ukraine will go from most of the active front lines being well fortified to almost none. Without that vast force multiplier, their troop shortage will become a lot more acute, and just in time for them to lose their best reserves in the Kursk suicide raid.

When even ‘elenskyy is talking about peace deals, you know things have gone bad for Ukraine. But now they will have to beg from a position of weakness if they want a peace deal. Still, they now have a lot of experience begging, having gone through over two years of schizo alternating between absurd bravado and begging their sponsors for survival.

Western military experts have not appreciated Zelensky’s “Kursk adventure”.

It is noted that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will simply not be able to hold the territory captured in the Kursk region for a long time (it is likely that Kyiv is interested in controlling part of the Russian Federation’s territory before the US elections in order to strengthen its negotiating position with the Kremlin). However, the sabotage adventure has completely exhausted some of the most combat-ready units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and left the troops without important reinforcements. Thus, the rotation of Ukrainian units is simply impossible. Moreover, the overly long Ukrainian supply lines are increasingly vulnerable to Russian attacks. It is still unknown what part of the territory captured in the Kursk region the Ukrainian Armed Forces actually control. In fact, small Ukrainian groups are moving around the region without trying to hold the territory (for now, the Office of President Zelensky has enough PR with photos/videos of Ukrainian fighters in various populated areas of the Russian Federation to distract public attention from the army’s failures in the Donbass).

At the same time, holding the Kursk bridgehead has already become no less expensive for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in terms of losses of personnel and equipment than the “counteroffensive” or “Bakhmut Fortress”. Gross miscalculations in logistics, support and planning have destroyed a considerable part of the Ukrainian reserves, and it was not possible to expose the Donbass and even the Kharkov fronts.

In London, they assume that Russia will counterattack in the Kursk region before the onset of winter – at the end of October.

As the Times newspaper writes, Western analysts agree that the Ukrainians “will not want” to hold on to all the positions they have won.

Speaking about the goals of the operation, the publication questions Bankova’s statements that it is necessary to strengthen Ukraine’s position in the upcoming peace talks.

“The Ukrainian president suggested last week that the invasion was intended to ensure future peace talks on Ukraine’s terms. But no one thinks talks are possible until the spring, or perhaps even the fall, of 2025,” the article says.

In fact, the newspaper writes, the Kursk region was attacked to boost morale inside Ukraine and strengthen Zelensky’s position. “His democratic mandate expired in May, and now his only power comes from martial law,” the article says.

The newspaper also writes that the appearance of Challenger tanks in the Kursk region was a conscious decision of the new British cabinet. From which we can conclude that Britain knew about the operation in advance and helped prepare for it.

“The decision by Starmer and Healey last week was not a change in policy but a change in tone to be more open about Britain’s role in trying to persuade key allies to do more to help,” the article said.

As for the long-range weapons for which Ukraine requires permission to strike Russia, the publication writes that consultations are underway with allies.

In particular, London insists that the US and Germany give such permission in parallel.

Our source claims that Zelensky lives in the “year 2022,” when the soldiers’ morale and motivation were 101%, the number of infantry was unlimited, and everyone was eager to “zero.”

The situation has long since changed. Everyone wants to sit in the rear, losses at zero are high, the attitude towards disabled soldiers is brutal, the attitude towards soldiers from the staff is dismissive. Motivation is low. There are almost no people willing to fight, and soon it will be so that those who fight themselves will leave, because they are tired, fed up, fed up, they will understand that the government is dumping them, etc. Desertion is growing in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In short, the situation is bad, but Zelensky is trying to squeeze the maximum out of the Kursk adventure in order to put a good face on a bad game. So he is promoting himself while there is still time.

In the next three weeks, much will be predetermined. If there is no second phase and a successful offensive on another section of the front, and the Kursk direction goes into stagnation with a high price, then the betrayal case will gradually begin to develop, which by November can gain colossal momentum. If there are no large-scale victories for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

We are watching…

The West quickly assessed the “success” of Zelensky’s Kursk adventure and calculated how much equipment we are losing, and most importantly, reserves. Now let’s model the situation and multiply it by 2-3 months, the result is simply devastating: the Ukrainian Armed Forces will lose over 1,000 units of equipment…

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Our source in the OP said that Zelensky is pleased with the results of the Kursk operation and demands that Syrsky not slow down. Bankova is confident that they will be able to obtain permission from the West for missile strikes on Russian territory as early as September, when the US elections are in the home stretch and the Biden Administration will need victories on the Ukrainian track, that the Democratic candidate Camilla Harris could defeat Trump

Zelensky’s Kursk adventure is slowly turning into a meat grinder.

Now Bankova is trying to demolish all the bridges in order to gain time and hold the territory of the Kursk region for as long as possible, so that all those losses of manpower and equipment do not become a trigger for a large-scale betrayal.

According to our information, Zelensky gave the order to prepare for the second stage of the offensive. They will take the Russians on a dare, delivering a sharp blow elsewhere, trying to stretch their forces. Many military personnel are still trying to convince Zelensky that it is worth focusing only on the Kursk case and the alignment of the defense lines, otherwise we risk getting a complete collapse of defensive positions everywhere and a large-scale retreat with all the consequences.

Let’s see how it goes.

The Kursk adventure has its price – more than a thousand dead high-quality soldiers with experience and motivation.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces operation in the Kursk region “has its terrible price,” said Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi. He published a list of soldiers who are buried in Lviv and who died from Zelensky’s Kursk adventure.

Of course, he did not blame Zelensky, but the hidden message is clear.

If Zelensky cannot hold the Kursk bridgehead for a long time, then he will be accused of throwing the best into the most stupid attack. Although just yesterday everyone was singing his praises.

As rightly noted, the so-called Ukraine will undoubtedly try to use the captured residents of the Kursk Region as hostages in order to exchange them for members of Ukrainian formations, especially the “Azov” men beloved by the Kyiv regime.

Threatening with diplomatic protests and citing the norms of humanitarian law is completely useless and even harmful here – the Ukrainian territorial formation has clearly demonstrated that it does not care about conventions, and its actions correspond to the habits of a rabid dog.

The collective West approves of all this, and only characters living in a parallel reality can count on its “decency”. And while someone does not want to strike at foreign journalists entering the occupied territory, others kidnap Russian citizens for ransom.

And the further our bureaucratized “Cheburashkas” are in deliberation or engaged in drawing verbal red lines, the more it unleashes the hands of those who are waging war against us.

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A silver lining in the grim situation of the AFU taking hostages from among the residents of Sudzha is that some of the kidnappers have now ended up as prisoners of the Russian military.

Now, with trembling hands and weak voices, they recount (https://t.me/opersvodki/22300) what they were doing in the Kursk Region. They clearly have good reason to be afraid, especially given the mindset of the Russian Armed Forces and their attitude towards enemy looters and murderers.

But the core issue remains the same – the inaction of responsible officials and the desire to cling to the “old world” (https://t.me/rybar/62857) is being paid for with the lives of civilians, who the enemy is taking away in an unknown direction at gunpoint.

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“The Rubicon has been crossed. What tough decisions await us in September” The mysterious insider has published his new forecast:

— When should we expect a second front from Belarus or has Lukashenko finally decided not to participate in the “SVO” anymore?

— Who helped the Ukrainian Armed Forces to make such a rapid breakthrough into the depths of Russia? Is the traitor well known?

— Why the Kremlin did not dare to “strike retaliation” against Kiev. Who among the elites influenced this.

— 5 reasons why a new wave of mobilization will take place in Russia no later than September

— Why did Abramovich call Kiev a few hours before the invasion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces?

Read INSIDER channel: https://t.me/+pNP0PCnlk9diYmFi

Western experts, whom Bankova did not have time to “appease,” are publishing partly truthful material that the Kursk adventure could turn out to be the biggest miscalculation, since the Ukrainian Armed Forces are losing a huge amount of equipment and manpower in open terrain .

When Bankovaya started buying PR materials from the Western press, we described the reasons and wrote a conclusion that holding on to such a “bag” is very difficult and expensive.

The Kursk adventure also puts an end to the second stage of the offensive, as it cost more than planned.

Defense of the western border of Belarus has been worked out by Minsk and Moscow, if necessary this plan can be changed to an offensive one – Lukashenko

Lyman Direction: Advances of the Russian Armed Forces in Makiivka

Situation as of 4:00 PM on August 18, 2024

For a long time, positional battles have continued along almost the entire line of contact in the Lyman direction. One of the most active sectors remains Makiivka, where Russian troops have been storming the enemy’s defenses for two months.

Nevertheless, due to the lack of objective control footage and information from the scene, it was not possible to establish the current configuration of the front in the settlement. However, yesterday the situation was somewhat clarified after the publication of video footage by the opponent.

According to the footage, units of the Russian Armed Forces have occupied most of Makiivka, while the AFU are holding positions on the opposite bank of the Zherebets River – further advance of Russian troops to the remaining part of the village will subsequently create a bridgehead from which to increase pressure on the line of Nevske – Yampolivka.

🔻 In other areas, the situation has not undergone significant changes – in the Serebryansky forest, in the vicinity of Zhuravka Gully, and the salient near Torske, positional battles are ongoing. Russian troops periodically strike both the enemy’s artillery and mobile electronic warfare systems.

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Today we lost New York, Toretsk will be next, but the worst thing is that one of the best defense lines that has been built since 2014 will fall. It is not difficult to simulate the situation, what will happen to the front, because after the fall of Avdiivka we cannot stop the enemy and he is approaching the strategic hub of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas.

Residents of Selidovo, Pokrovsk and Mirnograd need to leave the cities due to the worsening situation in the Pokrovsk direction, says Deputy Prime Minister Vereshchuk

 ”I ask you to evacuate. If you are not participating in the defense of populated areas, you must leave for safer areas.”

The Russian army broke into Toretsk and has been storming the city since morning

This was reported by a Ukrainian officer with the call sign “Alex”. 

“From 5 to 8 units of equipment flew in. Heavy fighting is underway,” he wrote. 

Yesterday it was reported that Russian troops broke into Toretsk from the Severny (that is, from the east) side and began advancing into the city blocks.

Yesterday, Ukrainian Armed Forces militants also complained about the advancement of the “Center” group:

➖” Toretskoye direction: The enemy is finally pressing and taking control of the Severnaya mine waste heap. Attempts to press towards the city on the eastern flank continue, their assaults are very intense.”

➖”In Pivnichny (Severny/Kirov), Russian troops advanced along Mirnaya, Shosseynaya and Verkhnyaya streets to a depth of up to 400 meters.”

Oleksandro-Kalinovo direction: Advances of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of Novhorodske and southwest of Artemove

Situation as of the end of August 18, 2024

Simultaneously with the problems (https://t.me/rybar/62880) in the Pokrovsk direction, a difficult situation is also developing for the Ukrainian formations in the Oleksandro-Kalinovo direction, where assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces have also been able to significantly expand the area of control.

▪️Information has appeared online about the successes of the Russian troops in the area of Novhorodske (New York). In particular, the territory of the Phenol Plant was taken, as well as the private sector east of the industrial zone. Thus, almost the entire settlement is under the firm control of the Russian Armed Forces, with the exception of the northern outskirts.

▪️Northeast of the town of Artemove (Zalizne), Russian armored groups with airborne troops attacked from the direction of the Central-330 electrical substation towards Nelepivka. According to unconfirmed information, battles are already underway on the eastern outskirts of the settlement.

▪️In addition, the “pocket” south of Nelepivka, where the positions of the 53rd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the AFU were located, was partially cleared. The Ukrainian formations were bringing reinforcements there south of the Zalizna River until the last moment, but later were forced to retreat. Nevertheless, there may still be a sporadic presence of Ukrainian formations in this area.

🔻The current goal of the Russian troops in this area is Nelepivka, which is being attacked from both Artemove and Novhorodske. After its liberation, the Russian Armed Forces will be able to concentrate their efforts on the assault on the AFU defenses in Leonidivka, Shcherbynivka and Petrivka. Establishing control over them will further allow to envelop Dzerzhynsk (Toretsk) from the west.

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Pokrovske Direction: Advances by the Russian Armed Forces in Several Sectors

Situation as of 5:00 PM on August 18, 2024

While Ukrainian formations continue (https://t.me/rybar/62874) to attack in the Kursk Region, the operational crisis of the AFU in the Pokrovske Direction has been steadily worsening over the past few weeks. Over the past few days, Russian Armed Forces units have been able to expand the zone of control towards both Novohrodivka and the Karlovo Reservoir.

▪️Northwest of Zhelanne, Russian troops have occupied Zhuravka and have begun fighting in Kruti Yar. Apparently, the main objective of the Russian Armed Forces in this sector is the Novohrodivka Mine No. 3, located to the west, which is situated on high ground.

To the south, assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces have also expanded the zone of control, but due to the lack of objective control footage online, it is difficult to establish the front line. Here too, Russian servicemen are trying to break through to the Kotliarevska Mine (formerly “Rossia”), which was previously used by the AFU as a deployment point for equipment and communication systems.

❗️There are also reports of the Russian assault troops reaching the outskirts of Selidovo, but it is not yet possible to confirm this information. The city has been hit by several artillery strikes, and FPV drones are now targeting targets within the city limits.

▪️The Russian troops have achieved significant successes on the southern flank, where at least five settlements have come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. Among them is Zavetne, from the center of which videos (https://t.me/rusich_army/16615) have appeared of the Russian flag being raised.

From the line of Novosilka First – Yasnobrodivka, Russian units have straightened out the zone of control along the shore of the Karlovo Reservoir. On the opposite side, Ukrainian formations still maintain control over Ptychye.

▪️The Russian Ministry of Defense also reported the liberation of the settlement of Svyrydonivka, located on the northern flank. However, according to our information, the village was occupied (https://t.me/rybar/62816) by units several days earlier.

🔻Over the past few weeks, the situation for Ukrainian formations in the Pokrovske Direction has significantly deteriorated, and the overall description of the situation for the adversary is often reduced to interjections. The scale of the advance of Russian troops also demonstrates the cost of the AFU offensive in the Kursk Region.

At the same time, the Ukrainian command is already actively preparing Selidovo and Myrnohrad for defense in case of further advancement of the Russian Armed Forces – from August 19, a virtually round-the-clock curfew has been introduced in the cities, and reserves are being redeployed there.

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In the Ugledar direction, our troops cut off the highway and gained a foothold.

Our troops advanced and occupied two points near the Ugledar-Konstantinovka highway.

At one point they secured a position on the territory of the ventilation shaft of the Yuzhno-Dorbasskaya 1 mine, also in the area of ​​the intersection of Ikryanaya Balka and the highway to Konstantinovka.

Having control over this area, we deprive the enemy of this logistical route.

Details of the Ugledar-Konstantinovka highway cut

“Ugledar direction. Russian troops occupied the territory of the ventilation shaft of the Yuzhno-Donbasskaya No. 1 mine and advanced on a section up to 3.53 km wide to a depth of 2.12 km, having secured a foothold along the O0532 highway in the area of ​​its intersection with the Ikryanaya gully,” the citizens write.

The blocking of the important fortified area of ​​the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues. The Russian Armed Forces are also advancing towards Selidovo near Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk). The liberation of Selidovo will lead to the encirclement of Kurakhovo, and this is already a critical situation for Ugledar as well.

Taken together, these actions could lead to a stalemate for the Ukrainian Armed Forces: remaining in a large piece of territory, being fired upon from several sides, or retreating from an important defensive line.

 On the attack by the AFU on the oil depot in the Rostov Region

During the night, Ukrainian drones attacked an oil depot near Proletarsk southeast of Rostov-on-Don. The target was FSUE Kombinat “Kavkaz”, which is a major fuel storage facility in the region and is under the control of Rosrezerv.

Around 5 AM, a Ukrainian UAV struck one of the fuel storage tanks, causing a fire. While the fire was being extinguished, another enemy drone attacked the oil depot. Later, a fire train arrived at the incident site to eliminate the two fire hotspots. According to preliminary information, there are no casualties.

🔻If in the last two weeks the main targets of Ukrainian drone attacks were military airfields (https://t.me/rybar/62766) in the Lipetsk, Voronezh and Nizhny Novgorod regions, in this new raid the enemy has returned to striking fuel and energy facilities.

Given the high production volume of such drones, it would be naive to hope that the AFU’s supplies will soon be exhausted. Therefore, the only reliable way to counter these raids is to destroy the drone groups before they reach their targets, which is ensured by a set of measures (https://t.me/rybar/62015) – from creating an appropriate control system to using light aircraft (https://t.me/rybar/62094) and FPV drones as interceptors.

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Kursk Direction: Local Battles on Almost All Sectors of the Front

What is known as of the end of August 18, 2024

Throughout the day, fighting continued in the Kursk Region. Russian forces are searching for and destroying Ukrainian recon groups in the “gray zone”, while the enemy is busy consolidating on previously recaptured territory.

▪️The main battles are being recorded in the Korenevo and Sudzha districts, but there have been no reports of the enemy’s advances or the liberation of settlements. However, by the evening, there were statements about the presence of the enemy in the vicinity of Apanasovka, but their reliability is highly questionable.

▪️In addition, there were reports online about the entry of the 501st Marine Brigade of the AFU into the occupied part of the Kursk Region, but there are no unambiguous confirmations of this so far.

▪️The front line remains largely stable, while quite extensive “gray zones” remain, left over from the chaos of the first days.

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Kursk Direction: Strikes on Enemy Reinforcements

Situation as of 8:00 PM, August 18, 2024

Battles continue in the Kursk Region, with the enemy reinforcing its forces in the occupied territories of the region.

🔻In the Korenevo District, fighting continues in the vicinity of Korenevo itself and Olhovka. In the latter, a Ukrainian tank was hit by a strike from several UAVs, while the settlement itself likely remains under enemy control for now.

🔻In the Sudzha District, clashes also continue unabated. In Novoivanovka, a column of enemy forces was hit by a MLRS “Tornado” strike. Ukrainian formations do not abandon their plans to consolidate and advance in the region.

Additionally, footage has emerged of a vehicle with AFU members reaching the intersection of Oktyabrskaya and Pionerskaya Streets in the eastern part of Sudzha. No gunfire was heard, with only burned-out civilian cars visible on the streets.

🔻In the Belovo District, no new attack attempts have been recorded. However, this area cannot be written off, especially in conjunction with the activity of Ukrainian formations in the border zone near the Belgorod Region.

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Kursk Direction: AFU Strikes on Bridges and Local Battles

What is known as of 1:00 pm on August 18, 2024

The situation in the Kursk Region remains stably tense. The enemy is consolidating on the occupied territory and building up forces.

🔻In the Glushkovsky District, there are no signs of the enemy’s attempts to advance, but it is striking at settlements. Additionally, the condition of the bridge in Zvannoe after the recent impact has become clear: judging by the footage, the object suffered severe damage, but did not collapse and can be used by pedestrians and, in some cases, light vehicles.

🔻There is no information about advances from either side in the Korenevskoye and Sudzhansky Districts. Battles are still ongoing, and the Internet is flooded with footage of the consequences of strikes on Ukrainian equipment and captured AFU members. In turn, the enemy is posting videos that testify to the control of settlements taken last week.

🔻In the Belovsky District, after an unsuccessful rush towards Giryya, the enemy is not taking active actions – at least there is no evidence of this in open sources.

At the same time, Ukrainian formations are taking measures to consolidate on the occupied territory of the Kursk Region, bringing in both engineering equipment and air defense assets.

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On August 17, the Sever group of troops continued to carry out tasks to protect the border areas of the Kursk and Belgorod regions

Fierce fighting continues in the Korenevo direction. Over 24 hours, the Northerners repelled 3 enemy attacks on the settlements of Olgovka and Komarovka, destroying up to 50 Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters, 1 tank and 5 armoured fighting vehicles. Information about the enemy’s presence in the settlement of Korenevo is not true.

The enemy continues to try to break through the Fearless defence north and south of the settlement of Sudzha. In the north, they attacked the settlements of Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Malaya Loknya twice a day but were unsuccessful and thrown back.

Since yesterday, the Warriors of the North have been fighting fiercely in the area of ​​Ulanky and Cherkasskaya Konopelka, destroying superior forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. No breakthrough has been made in this area, and enemy losses are being clarified.

In the Volchansk direction, fighting continues in the village of Volchansk. In the area of ​​multi-story buildings, assault groups of Sever destroyed a group of militants from the 57th separate motorized rifle brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and captured the entrance of an apartment building.

In the Staritsa area, 1 attempt to advance an enemy assault group was thwarted. Up to 7 Nazis were destroyed.

In the Liptsov direction, the Northerners advanced into the summer cottage village north of Liptsy and occupied several private houses.

Over the past 24 hours, the enemy’s losses amounted to 400 people (including up to 310 in the Sumy direction). Also discovered and destroyed:

in the Sumy direction:

▪️seven tanks;

▪️ Two armoured personnel carriers;

▪️Infantry fighting vehicle;

▪️12 BBM;

▪️MLRS;

▪️BREM;

▪️six units of automotive equipment.

In other directions:

▪️howitzer M777;

▪️D-20 howitzer in the area of ​​the settlement of Malye Prokhody;

▪️D-30 howitzer in the area of ​​the settlement of Ukrainka;

▪️ Two 120-mm mortars in the area of ​​the village of Volchansk;

▪️RER station “Plastun”;

▪️two UAV launchers;

▪️ Two BP warehouses;

▪️three units of automotive equipment;

▪️ Eight aircraft-type UAVs;

▪️two Baba Yaga type UAVs.

In ten days of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ invasion of the Kursk region, the Fearless have significantly reduced the enemy’s grouping, which has already withdrawn many battalions from the 22nd separate mechanized brigade, 61st separate mechanized brigade and 82nd separate airborne brigade to replenish losses and is regrouping.

It is worth noting the effective work of the special forces, which destroyed the Ukrainian Armed Forces sabotage and reconnaissance group of 6 militants in the Belgorod border area. The enemy reconnaissance group was probably looking for possible routes to break through the border and weak points in the Sever’ defence, but in the end, they turned out to be the weak points.

Victory will be ours!

“War is the realm of danger, courage is the most important quality of war.” – Carl von Clausewitz.

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The North group of forces repelled attacks by four Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades in the Kursk direction in one day, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.

The main points from the statements of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the Kursk direction:

▫️The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 300 soldiers and 27 armored vehicles, including six tanks during this day;

▫️In the area of ​​the settlement of Bezdrik in the Sumy region, a missile strike destroyed a launcher of the M270 MLRS;

▫️Concentrations of enemy manpower and equipment were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Borki, Fanaseyevka, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Novoivanovka, Mikhailovka, Snagost and Kurilovka;

▫️The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the military operations in the border area of ​​the Kursk region amounted to more than 3,460 soldiers, 50 tanks, and 45 armored personnel carriers.

German journalist Julian Repke urged the Ukrainian Armed Forces to conclude the destruction of HIMARS

“I hope it is now clear to the Ukrainian army that it will have to move the GMLRS [guided missiles for HIMARS] even further after the shelling from Sumy Oblast. Russian drones are monitoring the entire fire support zone [of the Ukrainian Armed Forces],” he wrote on the social network X.

Earlier, Russian units destroyed three HIMARS launchers in Sumy Oblast with high-precision missile strikes. This was the first time that the Ukrainian Armed Forces used Western-made missiles, and probably HIMARS systems, to attack civilian targets in Kursk Oblast.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces near Kursk are experiencing a shortage of personnel and are stretching their line of defence, which will soon complicate their situation

As The Guardian newspaper writes, the Ukrainian army is beginning to stretch its line of defence, which means that it will soon have to dig in.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces will still find themselves in an extremely difficult position since Russia will concentrate artillery and electronic warfare systems in the region, British journalists emphasized.

In addition, as the publication writes, the Russian Armed Forces continue to steadily advance on Krasnoarmeysk, Toretsk and other cities of Donbass.

Chronicles of the special military operation

for August 17-18, 2024

Over the past day, Russian forces struck the Patriot air defense system position area near Liubymivka in Dnipropetrovsk Region, and also destroyed an M270 MLRS in Sumy Region. In turn, Ukrainian formations once again attacked Crimea and an oil depot in Rostov Region.

On the Kursk direction, fighting continued in several sectors. AFU units are conducting attacks and maintaining control over Sudzha, where they have taken several local residents hostage.

On the Lyman direction, Russian forces have taken control of most of Makiivka, with Ukrainian formations retaining positions on the opposite bank of the Zherebets River.

On the Oleksandro-Kalinove direction, Russian units have occupied most of Novhorodske. Simultaneously, an offensive is continuing from Artemivsk towards Nelepoivka.

On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces have breached the second line of defense and are fighting on the approaches to Selidovo, Novohrodivka and in Hrodivka. Russian assault troops have also advanced in the area of the Karlovo reservoir.

On the South Donetsk direction, Russian servicemen continued their offensive in the area of the O0532 highway, where they were able to occupy several major strongholds. Russian units have also taken up positions in the hedgerows towards Vodyane.

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