The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on August 23 2024

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T“The music is not in the notes,

but in the silence between.” – Wolfgang Mozart

These days, a lot of important secondary indicators are the things that should be happening, but aren’t. Both Iran and Russia are playing coy while NATO appears to be asleep.

I suspect something big is coming up.

Typically, the longer an enemy prepares, the more you should worry.

Our sources reported on the goals of the Presidential Office in the Kursk operation, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces needed to stop the Russian army’s advance in Donbass, but already in the first days it became clear that the plan had failed when we were unable to penetrate 30-40 km deep into Russian territory.

Putin “resisted the temptation” to transfer troops from Ukraine to the Kursk region, writes the famous British journalist, former head of the Moscow bureau of the Daily Telegraph Julius Strauss in an article for The Spectator.

“Putin could, of course, redeploy his existing forces. But Kyiv has widely announced that forcing Russia to withdraw its troops from eastern Ukraine is one of the main goals of the attack on Kursk. To do so now would be an admission that the Kremlin has been outplayed,” Strauss argues.

Perhaps Putin thought that Ukraine would have a harder time fighting a war on two fronts than Russia. And escalation could change the fact that Russia believes it is winning the war.

A serious escalation on the part of Russia, including nuclear, could further drag the West into the conflict, which the Kremlin does not need.

Strauss recalls that in the past Putin often bided his time in crisis situations. For example, he seemed ready to make peace with Wagner after Prigozhin’s mutiny. But “at some point, when he thinks the moment is right, he will strike.”

“For now, Putin is hesitating. Before he takes a step, he will want to make sure that his position in his homeland is secure. But at the same time, he will be tormented by thoughts about how best to take revenge on Ukraine. Even if this revenge, when it comes, is served cold,” the journalist sums up.

Our source reports that the Kremlin is preparing its own counteroffensive.

Western intelligence agencies informed Zelensky about this.

Zelensky faces a choice: to hold the Kursk lands and send more equipment and manpower, or to strike in the South, as previously planned, as the second stage of the offensive, or to begin preparations for defense.

If Ze chooses to attack, he risks wasting all his potential and ending up in an even worse situation than he was in the first half of this year.

US allows Kiev to attack Russia with American weapons during the invasion of the Kursk region, – Pentagon

▪️”Our approaches allow Ukraine to counterattack to defend against Russian attacks from the border regions, which includes Kursk (region) and includes Sumy (region). So they are defending themselves against Russian attacks from those regions,” said Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh.

▪️The Pentagon chief also intends to discuss with Kiev whether the Ukrainian Armed Forces plan to “hold” territories in the Kursk region.

Zelensky claimed that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are achieving a priority goal in the Kursk region – replenishing the exchange fund

Earlier, he called the Kursk operation “the largest investment” in the possibility of returning Ukrainian prisoners of war to their homeland.

Our source in the General Staff reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost almost 500 units of equipment in the Kursk operation, which is already exceeding the rate of losses during last year’s counteroffensive. All of our equipment is in the open, which allows the enemy to easily destroy it with BAL and artillery.

Zelensky’s Kursk adventure lacks a strategy and was done for the sake of PR, to shift the focus from the negative situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas.

The country’s leadership conceived the operation in Kursk because of the “ass” at the front and in the economy. The goal was to “freaked everyone out.”

At the same time, the strategic goals of the invasion are unclear, said Ukrainian Armed Forces officer Dmitry Glushchenko in one of the broadcasts.

“I think that this (the decision to attack the Kursk region – Ed.) could have been as follows. The decision-makers are sitting at the table. So what is our situation now? Look, it seems like an asshole at the front, practically everywhere.

The mood, the population, the economy are a complete asshole. The worst thing is the energy sector, the same asshole. Relations with partners are also not very good now, everything is falling apart there.

Everyone has complaints there, we have a lot of corruption, they don’t give money, they are constantly squeezing. And the worst problem is that they don’t give enough likes. That is, a complete failure in terms of likes.

What to do? We need to do something. There were three scary options. Fly to Mars, maybe drop a nuclear bomb and attack Kursk. Attacking Kursk would be the best option. Seriously, they called the military, what can you do? We need to do something. Can you? We can do something, but without Podolyak and without “coffee in Kursk,” the military man explained.

In his opinion, the military carried out a “normal operation,” the goal of which, in his opinion, has already been achieved – “everyone was stunned.”

“The Russians were stunned, we were stunned, the Americans were stunned. The likes went forward. And now they are probably sitting and thinking about the second round. Why did we do this? What is the strategic goal? That is, they are throwing out options. Probably, you can bargain there. Probably, you can blackmail there. But this is my opinion, probably from the realm of fantasy. Because there are no clear, understandable goals yet, strategic ones, I mean. Why all this was started,” Glushchenko believes.

Our source in the General Staff reported that the Kursk offensive operation requires new reserves from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which will be withdrawn from the front and the northern border of Ukraine. Currently, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering heavy losses in equipment and are forced to dig in in villages to reduce losses.

Some new Ukrainian soldiers refuse to fire at the enemy. Others, according to commanders and fellow fighters, struggle to assemble weapons or to coordinate basic combat movements. A few have even walked away from their posts, abandoning the battlefield altogether.

While Ukraine presses on with its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, its troops are still losing precious ground along the country’s eastern front — a grim erosion that military commanders blame in part on poorly trained recruits drawn from a recent mobilization drive, as well as Russia’s clear superiority in ammunition and air power.

“Some people don’t want to shoot. They see the enemy in the firing position in trenches but don’t open fire. … That is why our men are dying,” said a frustrated battalion commander in Ukraine’s 47th Brigade. “When they don’t use the weapon, they are ineffective.”

The recently conscripted Ukrainians are a far cry from the battle-hardened fighters who flocked to join the war in the first year of the full-scale invasion. The new troops lack even a minimal level of training.

They described having to plan ops with infantry who are unable to shoot targets and uninformed about basic topography. Some recruits simply lacked faith in the battle plans of their superiors and walked away from prepared positions.

“The main problem is the survival instinct of newcomers. Before, people could stand until the last moment to hold the position. Now, even when there is light shelling of firing positions, they are retreating,” said a soldier with the 110th Brigade.

“No, there are motivated people, but they are just very, very few,” 

On August 22, the “North” troop group continued to destroy AFU forces in the Kursk border area

Fierce fighting continues at the Cherkasskoye Porechnoye settlement, where the Fearless repelled two AFU attacks totaling up to a company of personnel and 7 armored vehicles. The enemy losses amounted to 40 militants, 3 armored vehicles were destroyed. 

In addition, the enemy is increasing its efforts to capture the village of Malaya Loknya. During the day the “North” fighters repelled one attack of the AFU with up to 30 militants, 3 armored vehicles and a tank. Then the enemy made another attack with large forces, fighting is going on. 

In the direction of Korenevo, the enemy unsuccessfully attacked Komarovka with up to 40 militants and 3 AVs, losing up to 10 Nazis and 1 AV.

On the Volchansk direction, fighting continues in Volchansk, where the AFU attempted 1 counterattack in the area of high-rise buildings. The attack was repulsed by the Northern assault groups, the enemy withdrew to the initial positions, having lost up to 7 militants killed.

In the Liptsovsky direction, the AFU launched two attacks on the village of Glubokoye, totaling up to 70 militants, supported by 2 tanks, 4 BTR-4Es and a helicopter. The advance of the enemy assault groups was revealed in advance by reconnaissance, fire was delivered, and both attacks were repulsed. The enemy lost up to 25 fighters killed, 3 APCs and a tank. A Mi-8 helicopter was shot down by an air defense unit of the “North” group.

Over the past 24 hours, the enemy’s losses amounted to more than 430 people (up to 350 of them in the Sumy direction). Also uncovered and destroyed:

in the Sumy direction:

▪️ two tanks;

▪️ four APCs;

▪️ 14 AVs;

▪️ Grad MLRS;

▪️ 120-mm mortar;

▪️ eight units of automotive equipment.

In other directions:

▪️ Mi-8 helicopter in the vicinity of the settlement of Liptsy;

▪️ tank;

▪️ two armored personnel carriers in the vicinity of the village of Glubokoye;

▪️ three APCs near the village of Hlubokoye;

▪️ “Anklav” electronic warfare station;

▪️ UAV launcher;

▪️ BP point;

▪️ 120-mm mortar;

▪️ seven vehicles;

▪️ 11 aircraft-type UAVs.

The enemy continues to probe the ground for new attacks on the village of Hlubokoye. Its goal is to seize the settlement and widely publicize it in the news to present it to the population and Western curators as a “media” victory. 

The North inflicted the greatest losses on the enemy in Russkaya Konopelka. After a week of unsuccessful attacks and huge losses, in a fit of desperation the AFU command threw a company of foreign mercenaries there, but the result was the same. Destroyed columns, burned NATO equipment and killed mercenaries from NATO countries.

Victory will be ours!

“In war nothing should be neglected” – Cornelius Nepot

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Kursk Direction: Battles in Korenevo and Sudzha Districts

What is known as of 6:00 PM on August 23, 2024

In Kursk Region, Russian forces continue to repel attacks by the enemy, suppressing attempts by the AFU to improve their tactical position along the entire front line.

🔻In Korenevo District, clashes continue in the area of Snagost, Komarovka and Korenevo. Operational-tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces and artillery crews struck the positions of the AFU near Apanasovka, Vishnevka and Lyubimovka. In Orlovka, drones destroyed an enemy infantry concentration.

🔻In Sudzha District, battles are ongoing near Malaya Loknya, and a hostile reconnaissance group was destroyed near Kamyshevka. North of Sudzha, a strike was carried out on an enemy air defense system complex. According to preliminary data, the rare French Crotale NG air defense system of the AFU was hit (https://t.me/iamsniper/6638), but footage of the direct hit is not yet available.

In Spalnoye, the Russian Armed Forces have restored at least part of the positions previously lost, as evidenced by footage published online of drops from Ukrainian agricultural drones of the “Baba Yaga” type on Russian positions in the village. Apparently, the clearing (https://t.me/rybar/62930) of the settlement a few days ago was successful.

🔻In Bolshesoldatskoye District, contradictory information is coming in about alleged battles in the area of the settlements of Kozyrevka and Samoryadovo. Given the current configuration of the front line, these reports are either “elephant radio” or an enemy reconnaissance group has indeed infiltrated the vicinity of the settlement.

Kursk Direction: Fighting in Korenevo and Sudzha Districts

What is known as of 1:00 pm on August 23, 2024

The situation remains difficult along the entire line of contact in Kursk Region. The Russian Aerospace Forces’ tactical-operational operation is striking Ukrainian air defense positions in Sumy Region (https://t.me/warriorofnorth/2260), from where the enemy is deploying reserves.

🔻In Korenevo District, Russian forces are striking enemy positions in the village of Krasnooktyabr’skoye, where the AFU maintain a presence for at least several days. Fighting is also ongoing in the area of Snahost’ and Apanasovka, where Ukrainian formations had previously managed to advance.

🔻In Sudzha District, according to some reports, fighting is taking place directly in Malaya Loknya. Given the recent (https://t.me/rybar/62924) shelling of Russian positions from a Marder 1A3 BMP in the village, clashes within the settlement’s boundaries had occurred earlier as well.

In Russkaya Konopel’ka, drone operators are finishing off equipment previously abandoned by the enemy in the village. At the moment, combat engagements continue in the area of the settlement.

🔻Simultaneously, since morning, reports have been published about the AFU’s attempt to attack the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant with a drone. The network has published footage (https://t.me/opersvodki/22384) of the wreckage of an FPV drone, allegedly shot down near the spent nuclear fuel storage facility.

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A drama is unfolding in Donbass, when the Ukrainian Armed Forces, abandoned in every sense, retreat under the onslaught of the Russian Armed Forces, and the Ukrainian command continues to saturate the Kursk adventure. This causes a storm of indignation among the Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers, who were thrown to the “slaughter”. Donbass groups have been deprived of their rear and the supply of ammunition has been sharply reduced.

Moreover, Western media and experts are already openly writing that Zelensky’s Kursk adventure has failed, the enemy has not transferred troops from Ukraine and is calmly holding the new front, to which Kyiv has transferred its best units and reserves.

Pokrovsk is a strategic target for the Russian Federation; this city opens a bridgehead for an attack on the Dnieper and Zaporozhye, – The Economist.

The publication writes that Pokrovsk is preparing for an unpleasant, new stage of the war.

“Ukraine’s great hope was that a surprise offensive on Kursk would relieve the pressure, but Russia’s advance has accelerated.”

The article reports that the regional police and local administration have left, two supermarkets have closed, and others are likely to close as well. Local residents are queuing at banks and pension offices, rushing to finish all their business while they still can.

Pokrovsk Direction: Start of Battles for Novohrodivka

Situation as of 9:00 am on August 23, 2024

Attempts by Ukrainian formations to advance in the Kursk Region continue to reverberate on the fronts of the special military operation, particularly in the Pokrovsk Direction, where, against the backdrop of the earlier redeployment of AFU units to the Sumy Region, the operational crisis of the AFU has significantly worsened (https://t.me/rybar/62880) in recent weeks.

▪️On the northern flank, Russian Armed Forces units are storming Hrodivka: at the moment, Russian troops confidently hold the southeastern part of the settlement and are trying to advance into the center along Zavodska Street. South of the village, part of the plantings has come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.

▪️To the southwest, Russian assault groups are advancing in the area of Krasny Yar and are fighting for Krutoyi Yar. However, in recent days, there have been no objective control footage that could clarify the configuration of the front in this area. At the same time, the liberation of these settlements will open the way for the Russian Armed Forces both to the elevated Mine No. 3 “Novohrodivka” and to the western outskirts of Hrodivka.

▪️On the line of Orlivka – Mykolaivka, Russian troops have launched an offensive towards Novohrodivka and have successfully reached the southeastern outskirts of the city. There is evidence on the Internet of the presence of Russian troops at the first houses on the east of Parkova Street. At the same time, Ukrainian media report that the Russian Armed Forces have already established control over the Kishlyak and Shanghai neighborhoods. And south of Novohrodivka, fighting continues on the approaches to the Mykhailivka railway station, west of which is the “Kotliarevska” mine.

▪️On the southern flank, Russian Armed Forces units liberated (https://t.me/SolovievLive/275349) Ptychye and engaged in battles on the outskirts of Kalinovo – unconfirmed information about the occupation of the settlement by Russian troops was published on the Internet. At the same time, control over Kalinovo will allow Russian assault troops to launch an offensive on the enemy’s positions west of the Karlivske Reservoir.

▪️Simultaneously, in the Pokrovsk District, chaotic evacuation (https://t.me/don_partizan/4894) of the local population continues, enterprises are closing. In Selidovo, ATMs are being dismantled, stores are closing, and humanitarian aid distribution is being discontinued. In Pokrovsk itself, the Ministry of Internal Affairs center was closed – the nearest one is now located in Kramatorsk.

🔻The operational crisis of the AFU is clearly demonstrated by both the lack of organized resistance in settlements and the speed with which Russian troops occupy (https://t.me/rybar/62969) major strongholds. And all this against the backdrop of the enemy’s lack of sufficient infantry and support assets on the direction, as well as the low morale and psychological state of the units.

Nevertheless, in the near future, Russian troops will have to storm Novohrodivka and Selidovo – settlements with relatively dense urban development and the presence of industrial zones, for which Ukrainian formations will cling with all their might in an attempt to contain the onslaught of Russian assault troops.

Chasov Yar direction.

From Kalinovka our troops advanced to Grigorovka and drove the enemy out of the forest zone, reaching the southeastern part of Grigorovka.

In the eastern part of the village, a Ukrainian air defence base was covered, from which the FPV drones were launched; the deployment point was used both by the FPV crew and by the assault forces.

From Kalinovka, the enemy brigade was transferred to the Kursk region, thereby weakening its positions.

In the Oktyabrsky microdistrict, paratroopers are already advancing in the area with a wide flank, clearing out the private sector.

In the area of ​​the fireproof plant, aviation covers the AFU air defence forces, and the Russian Armed Forces drone operators are also actively destroying the enemy.

The stinking rotting Ukrainian regime has decided to outdo the atheism of the Soviet period. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, although it was an atheist country, did not ban religions and individual creeds. 

The neo-Nazi dogs decided to completely ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. 

This vile story was started, as we know, by Poroshenko. In order to please his own ambitions and to be elected president of Ukraine, he agreed with the West on a split in Orthodoxy and the creation of the heretical PCU. The individual “hierarchs” of this, if I may say so, “church” are well known. Their place is not at all on the pulpit. They were quite successful pimps, guarding Kiev’s political prostitutes. It is clear that nothing came of the idea: the gunpowder failed miserably, and the project stalled. Ukrainians did not leave the UOC-MP.

Further – more. The country was ruled by a drug-addicted creature with no religious identity, known for playing his shameful pintle on pianos. And that’s when the defeat of Ukrainian Orthodoxy and persecution of Christians for their faith began, the logical result of which was the Rada’s decision of 20.08.24. 

This is a full-fledged Satanism, which is professed by the cocaine creature and his ghouls. And which is actively supported by the “civilized West” in order to inflict maximum damage to Russia and its citizens.

This history will not go in vain for the ex-Ukraine. The country will be destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah, and the demons will inevitably fall. And payback will cover them not in the distant future – after the transition to the next world. On the contrary, the punishment will be earthly, cruel, painful and will be accomplished soon. And the True Orthodox Church in the former Ukrainian lands will shine in its former glo

Russian Already Entered Novohrodivka Center

The focus shifts to Toretsk | Deep advances in the city [23 August 2024]

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Grand Russian Entry In Toretsk l Toretsk Next In Line To Fall

Small summary for today

The Krasnoarmeyskoye direction continues to be a stable source of positive news from the front. 

1. Krutoy Yar and Krasny Yar have been liberated. 

2. The advance in Grodovka continues, about 30% of the city is under our control. 

3. The advance in Novogrodovka continues, about 10% of the city is under our control. 

4. The battles for Kalinovo continue (a large chunk of territory has been seized to the north of the village), according to some reports, part of the village is already under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, which threatens the flank and rear of the Karlovka group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 

In general, the enemy cannot stop our advance in the Krasnoarmeyskoye direction, and we should expect new successes and liberated settlements in the coming week. The liberation of Karlovka, Selidovo, Mirnograd and Krasnoarmeysk is on the agenda.

Chronicles of the special military operation

for August 23, 2024

Russian forces struck military targets of the enemy in Cherkasy, Myrhorod and Sumy. At the same time, the extinguishing of fuel storage tanks of the Rosrezerv in Proletarsk, Rostov Region, which was attacked again by Ukrainian drones overnight, continues.

In the Kursk direction, there are battles in the Sudzha District, where the Russian Armed Forces have restored control over Spalnoye. In the Korenevo District, fighting and exchange of strikes continue.

In the Oleksandrivka-Kalinovo direction, the Russian Armed Forces engaged in battles in the urban area of Dzerzhynsk, advancing about 1.5 km westward from Artemovo.

In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops are breaking through the AFU defense simultaneously at several sectors.

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