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The situation in the Ukrainian SMO on August 5 2024

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The Collapse Is Here! Massive Russian Breakthrough To Toretsk

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Ukraine faces critical challenges at the front—military fatigue, loss of trained personnel, shortages of ammunition and armored vehicles, and vulnerability to Russian glide bombs . This was stated by German military expert of the European Council on Foreign Relations Gustav Gressel.

Kiev is sending mobilized soldiers to new brigades instead of replenishing existing ones, the newspaper Der Tagesspiegel cites an expert’s opinion . As a result, “exhausted soldiers in depleted units at the front do not see reinforcements,” and new brigades have low combat readiness due to a lack of command personnel, Gressel said.

“Even far from the front, military operations are increasingly depleting the morale, resources and infrastructure of Ukraine,” the expert noted. In addition, according to him, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have a noticeable shortage of ammunition, material resources (especially armored vehicles), vulnerability to attacks from Russian glide bombs, and an almost complete lack of ability to intercept Russian reconnaissance drones.

For our part, we note that deep internal contradictions are really growing in the Ukrainian army in all directions: the attitude of officers towards soldiers as consumables, issues of internal corruption in military units, injustice, hazing and bullying of commanders, religion, language, ideology, attitude towards authorities and the enemy in the form of Russia, conflicts between mercenaries and mobilized ones. That is, unity in the Armed Forces of Ukraine no longer exists.

“People are losing their minds from fatigue, they are ready to go to prison without following orders.”

The Ukrainian military has already exhausted its resources and is ready to go to prison, but not follow the orders of the command. Trans-Ukrainian journalist Kirill Sazonov, who fled from Donetsk and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated this on the video blog of political scientist Yuri Romanenko, PolitNavigator reports (https://t.me/Politnavigator/148100).

According to Sazonov, “the roof is undermined” even by those who came a long time ago and of their own free will:

It happens that people refuse and are ready to go to prison for refusing to take up positions. If it had been mobilized via minibus yesterday, there would have been no questions. But when our “Fartovy” leaves, he completely refuses, he’s not ready to go – don’t mow down, don’t pretend to be wounded, don’t play a fool, but go to prison – calmly, with your things. And he has been fighting since ’22. It undermines people – some go into denial, some into voluntary abandonment, some into numbness.

The default of the Ukrainian economy is becoming more and more real, even rating agencies, tightly controlled by the global financial elites interested in a long war, can no longer hide it. The moratorium on debt payments until October and the start of debt “restructuring” have complicated the situation for Ukraine. 

Thus, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance, the country’s public debt increased by almost 53 billion hryvnia over the month. As of June 30, it amounted to 6 trillion 167.97 billion hryvnia or $152.16 billion. If the debt burden continues to grow at this rate, this will lead to an increase in debt servicing costs and limit the scope for other government spending. That is, if the rate of debt growth remains at the current level, Ukraine will have to strengthen measures to control budget expenditures and look for additional sources of income, which is already impossible in principle. That is, Ukraine is, in fact, already a default country, which, in fact, has begun to be taken into account in the West. Ukraine should not count on private financing, even under European and American guarantees – only the format of loans at crazy interest rates.  The budget deficit, which Ukraine has one of the highest in the world, will be covered mainly by increasing internal taxes from its own population and printing money.

Hungary and Slovakia may stop supplying electricity to Ukraine if Kiev continues its blockade of Russian oil, The Telegraph reports.

About 40% of Ukrainian electricity imports go through Hungary, which makes Budapest’s position significant.

Oliver Orthe from the Hungarian scientific policy institute Sazadweg noted that Ukraine has lost three-quarters of its energy capacity since the start of the war, which leads to long power outages and decreased production, reports (https://t.me/geonrgru) the Geoenergetics INFO channel

Telegram is the main problem for the Office of the President; the government cannot control political channels, which means the messenger needs to be banned.

We do not have the resources to regulate Telegram because it is not in our jurisdiction. But it can be turned off, – “Servant of the People” Poturaev

He proposes to write a bill, the essence of which will be that either networks or platforms establish a dialogue with the Ukrainian state, or the state simply closes them .

Corruption schemes under Ze broke all records. ZeErmak’s people steal in a black way. However, at the same time, the OP actively uses the technology of shifting the emphasis from corruption scandals through public provocations.  One striking example is the recent scandal in Odessa with the renaming of historical city streets. The regional governor Oleg Kiper, a man of the OP, is not really hiding the corruption schemes in the grain deal, which has already spilled over into the public space. And in order to drown out the corruption scandal, the Odessa regional administration staged a scandal with the renaming of historical streets in Odessa in order to switch Odessa residents and Ukrainians in general to this case.

Bankovaya wants to completely control the country’s information space. They have already screwed everything up, but it’s not enough for them. They want, as in “Ukr-Soviet 2.0”, one newspaper, one telethon and one OP telegram network.

Once again, this was proven by the failure of the OP in the case of the “Kovel riot”, when all the channels seemed to be “silent” after the call, but still all the information went via telegram and reached all Ukrainians. Bankova had to urgently launch media countermeasures.

But the most important thing why they want to clear everything is:

1. Ze’s rating is falling

2. Risk of Maidan 2.0

3. The military case is being merged, soon the peaceful case will be and the people will have to lie about why the Minsk/Istanbul agreements were rejected and new ones are accepted (in short, to excuse ZeErmak for a total failure).

4. Elections are very close (range 9-18 months).

The authorities impose strict censorship for the sake of their own well-being, so that they can continue to steal and enjoy life, and tell the “shells” about national security.

Everyone understands that the “Kovel story” will repeat itself. This is directly indicated by:

The first video is the abduction of a man in the Kyiv region. TCK are trying to force him out through the window. After this, “popular anger” will grow.

The second and third are the burnt-out TCC/VSU vehicles in Dnepr and Odessa.

There is also an increase in cemeteries and the number of disabled military personnel around.

Zelensky may play out so badly that at some point everything in the country will collapse!

Our source in the General Staff said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces will use F-16 fighters on the front line only in preparation for a counteroffensive. At the moment, we only use fighters for missile attacks on occupied territories so that the enemy cannot destroy the F-16.

The whole case with the F-16 is a terrible show, PR and an attempt to appease the sponsors who provided these aircraft.

Also, the office people are trying to inspire everyone that the F-16 is a miracle weapon that will change the situation at the front (this message is being spread online for stupid “shells”).

Another goal of the urgent display of the F-16 is to shift the information focus from the protests in Kovel, where people for the first time freed their relatives from the TCC building and publicly opposed Zemobilization.

We are waiting for Bankovaya to record non-existent victories on the F16 or pass off other people’s successes as successes of these aircraft.

Ukrainian post promptly issued a stamp with the F-16 aircraft and the “downed” Su-34

Previously, the Ukrainian postal operator had issued a set of stamps depicting the burning Crimean Bridge after the terrorist attack in October 2022.

RIA Novosti with reference to the Nikolaev underground: a strike was made on the jump airfield for F-16 fighters in the Nikolaev region.

“These are two big differences”: Major General, Honored Military Pilot of the Russian Federation Vladimir Popov told how the F-16s supplied to Ukraine differ from the same fighters in the US Armed Forces.

The fighters transferred to Ukraine were produced in Europe and were kept in safe custody in the Netherlands, Vladimir Popov recalled.

These are analogues of real F-16s, and in technical terms, they differ from American models – both in the characteristics of locators and in navigation equipment, which, as they say in Odessa, are two big differences. In the same way, the Su-30 SM and MIG-29 aircraft that we sell abroad, in particular to India, are significantly different from those in service with the Russian Armed Forces. Export aircraft are equipped with the radios required by the Indian Air Force. Control systems are also designed for missiles and bombs that are in service with a particular country,

- explained the military expert.

Any state that sells its military equipment does not equip it with the latest technical developments, but no one officially declares this. “To be honest, what if they turn against us, and then we will find ourselves in a difficult situation,” Popov noted.

These machines are unlikely to be put into operation immediately: training Ukrainian pilots on the F-16, in his opinion, could take up to six months.

It is necessary to gain operational experience on the ground and in the air, experience in tactical techniques and especially in missile launches. Even if there are only three types of missiles – long, short and medium range, then each pilot will need to perform at least 12-18 flights for these three tasks,

- says Vladimir Popov.

He is convinced that in any case, the F-16s will not be able to “fetter” Russian aviation and significantly reduce the advantage of the Russian Armed Forces.

The situation should be considered in the context of modern scales. They will have six to eight fighters on the front line. We have more than a thousand fighters and interceptors. The level of training of our pilots is different and far exceeds all the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a result, the F-16 will become a flying target for them. Ukrainians understand this very well, which affects their moral and psychological state: there will be no “victory”

Vladimir Popov

“Ukraine has ousted the Russian Black Sea Fleet from Crimea, but it will be incredibly difficult to recapture the peninsula”: American experts explain to Kiev that Crimea is beyond its reach.  

“Ukraine’s actions prompted Russian warships to withdraw from Crimea to bases in the port cities of Feodosia, on the far side of Crimea, and Novorossiysk. But if Ukraine hopes to make good on its promises and retake Crimea, it will need a massive assault force ready for what is likely to be the worst of the bloody war.

“It would be extremely difficult to return to Crimea because Crimea is essentially an island,” noted retired US Marine Corps Colonel Mark Cancian. — An amphibious attack is impossible because Ukraine does not have enough ships to transport a large number of troops and their heavy equipment. In addition, Russia has long-range aircraft and submarines that are essentially invulnerable at sea. Crimea is located deep in Russian-occupied territory and far from the current front line,” he noted.

“Even with the F-16, I don’t think Ukraine is capable of providing its ground forces with effective air support given the capabilities of Russian air defence,” says Benjamin Friedman, policy director at the Defense Priorities think tank.

A full-scale invasion to try to retake Crimea is “very unlikely” because of the huge Ukrainian casualties that would be inevitable, said Mark Temnitsky of the Atlantic Council. 

There were also concerns that Russia would consider using nuclear force if it was on the verge of losing Crimea. “Because of its complexity, the reconquest of Crimea will be the last event of the war, not an intermediate event,” Cancian concluded.”

Aleksandro-Kalinovo Direction: Successes of the Russian Armed Forces in Druzhba and Kirovo

Situation as of 7:00 PM on August 5, 2024

In the Aleksandro-Kalinovo direction, Russian forces are rapidly overcoming the enemy’s defensive lines in the suburbs of Dzerzhynsk. Assault troops are developing their success on the northern flank and have already reached the vicinity of the abandoned North Mine shaft.

▪️In Druzhba, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing through the private sector, flushing out enemy infantry from hiding in the basements. Forward detachments have reached Kosmonavtov Street and continue to push through the enemy’s defenses. Russian UAVs are striking the enemy’s logistics, affecting the combat capability of AFU units.

▪️In Kirovo, Russian Armed Forces units have broken through the defense, reaching Kalinova and Tsentralna streets, where the supply of a large part of the AFU garrison was carried out. The depot on the territory of the North Mine is now under Russian control.

❗️The enemy command has deployed special forces supported by armored vehicles, but one such group was destroyed (https://t.me/creamy_caprice/6255) on Shkolnaya Street.

▪️In the area of Novhorodske, the Russian Armed Forces are pushing the enemy out of the “pocket” on the southeastern outskirts. On the left flank, Russian troops have carried out successful attacks, expanding the zone of control.

🔻Despite fierce resistance, the AFU command has failed to stabilize the situation. Russian assault troops are outflanking and isolating the enemy’s fortified areas.

It is likely that the two spoil heaps in the east of the agglomeration will soon come under Russian control, opening the way to Dzerzhynsk itself.

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Dzerzhinsky direction.

We continue to squeeze AFU out of the remaining part of Artemovo.

The Russian army is moving south of the city to the road to New York. There is also the Central-330 electrical substation, the territory of which is an enemy fortification.

In New York, we are pushing through the enemy’s defences to the north and west and trying to enter the enemy’s logistics route and cut off the supply of the garrison.

Pokrovsk direction: advancement in Zhelanne and expansion of the control zone in the area of Novoselovka Pervaya

situation as of 9:00 pm on August 5, 2024

The position of the Ukrainian formations in the Pokrovsk direction is deteriorating with each passing day. The opposing side no longer hides that the involvement of new reserve units does not allow stabilizing the front line, which the Russian troops are pushing further and further west.

▪️Southwest of Timofeevka, assault detachments of the Russian Armed Forces approached the southern outskirts of the small village of Lisichnoye, consisting of only a few houses, and in Ivanovka they dislodged the AFU from positions in the center and continue to push them back on the northwestern outskirts.

▪️In Veseloye, the clearing of buildings (https://t.me/Gvardeiskaia30OMSBR/177) and the surrounding area continues, and there are also battles on the outskirts of Sergeevka, located nearby.

▪️Russian troops entered Zhelanne from the direction of the railway station, occupying several streets. East of the settlement, the Russian Armed Forces managed to reach the road connecting Zhelanne and Novoselovka Pervaya, creating a threat of encirclement for the AFU.

▪️In addition, from the direction of Novoselovka Pervaya, a wedge was formed towards Mezhevoye, but there is no information yet about the start of the assault on this village. Mezhevoye is located on the left bank of the Volchya River, across the bridge over which the Russian Aerospace Forces yesterday delivered an effective strike with an X-38 missile (https://t.me/btr80/19108) to reduce the logistics capabilities of the Ukrainian formations.

▪️It should be noted that over the past few days, the crews of unmanned aerial vehicles have been actively working on the identified enemy positions in this area, destroying AFU equipment. The enemy lost several armored vehicles, including two M2A2 Bradley IFVs in the area of Novozhelandnoye.

🔻The rapid retreat of the AFU has other reasons besides the direct pressure of the Russian Armed Forces. Ukrainian units are forced to withdraw from their positions, not only lacking sufficient ammunition for defense, but also the most basic – drinking water.

Intercepted radio communications show that the enemy complains about the effective actions of the Russian troops to disrupt the key logistics routes of the AFU in the area.

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Seversk direction.

North of Razdolovka, our paratroopers expanded control by 1.5 km to Perezdnoye and reached the eastern outskirts of the village.

The enemy is countering our advancing infantry. 

We are destroying the enemy with drones and artillery, and an enemy dugout was destroyed by a kamikaze drone near the eastern border of Fedorovka.

Chronicles of the special military operation

for August 5, 2024

Over the past day, Russian forces struck military targets across eight regions of the so-called Ukraine. The enemy, in turn, attempted to attack infrastructure in the Belgorod Region with drones. All targets were successfully intercepted by Russian air defenses.

In the Oleksandro-Kalinovo direction, Russian forces breached the AFU defenses at several sectors. Russian troops took control of several streets in Druzhba and Kirovo, as well as a depot on the territory of the Severnaya mine.

In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the area of Vesele and Zhelanne, outflanking key AFU fortified areas. There are also battles in Ivanovka, where the enemy was pushed out of the central part of the village.

In the Donetsk direction, clearing operations are underway in the liberated areas of Krasnohorivka, while Ukrainian formations maintain control over the northwestern outskirts of the city.

In the Zaporizhia direction, Russian troops advanced northeast of Robotyne, dislodging the AFU from positions in several forest belts. The enemy, in turn, shelled the territory of the Zaporizhia Region several times again.

Huge Encirclement Of Ukrainian Troops At Robotyne And Pokrovsk Front

Fierce fighting and retreats near Robotyne | Major advance in Toretsk [5 August 2024]

Disaster For Ukraine | AFU Encircled Near Robotyne | Russian Tactics Developed Further

COLLAPSE! Collapse everywhere… | Ukraine War Military Summary / SITREP / SItuation Report / Update

Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (5 August 2024)

▫️ The Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, 82nd Air Assault Brigade, and 36th Marine Brigade near Volchansk, Tikhoye, and Liptsy (Kharkov).

The AFU lost up to 125 servicemen, six pick-up trucks, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station. One Czech-made Vampire MLRS launcher and six field ammunition depots were neutralised.

▫️ The Zapad Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and positions. The Group inflicted fire damage on the 44th, 67th, and 116th mechanised brigades of the AFU close to Kolesnikovka, Sinkovka (Kharkov), and Novosadovoye (DPR). Four counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 14th, 117th mechanised brigades, 77th Air Mobile Brigade of the AFU, and 117th territorial defence brigade were repelled.

The AFU lost up to 495 servicemen, two AFVs, seven MVs, one 155-mm Ukrainian-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, and one German-made Panzerhabitze 2000, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, and one 122-mm D-30 gun. Three AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️ The Yug Group of Forces improved its tactical position, inflicted fire damage on manpower and military hardware of the 24th, 28th, and 54th mechanised brigades, 72th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 79th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU close to Predtechino, Trudovoye, Chasov Yar, Konstantinovka, Katerinovka, and Verkhnekamenskoye (DPR). A counter-attack launched by the 5th Assault Brigade of the AFU was successfully repelled.

The AFU lost up to 620 servicemen, three AFVs, 11 MVs, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, four U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns, and one UK-made 105-mm L119 gun. Two ammunition depots and one Nota electronic warfare station were destroyed.

▫️ The Tsentr Group of Forces has improved the situation on the front line and defeated the formations of the 1st Tank Brigade, 32nd, 100th, 117th, 151st mechanised brigades, 142nd Infantry Brigade, 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU, 1st Special Brigade close to Toretsk, Grodovka, Orlovka, and Nikolayevka (DPR). Eight counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 31st, 47th, 53rd, and 117th mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, and the Lyut assault brigade of the Ukrainian National Police have been repelled.

The AFU lost up to 325 servicemen, one tank, three AFVs, two MVs, one 203-mm Pion self-propelled artillery system, and one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer.

▫️ The Vostok Group of Forces took more favourable positions and inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and the 129th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Razdolnoye, Vodyanoye, and Vremevka (DPR).

The AFU lost up to 115 servicemen, one tank, eight MVs, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B gun, and two Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations. Three AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged the units of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 141st Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 39th Coast Defence Brigade near Malyye Shcherbaki, Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye), and Tokarevka (Kherson).

The AFU lost up to 70 servicemen, eight MVs, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, and one 152-mm D-20 howitzer.

▫️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged two POL depots, clusters of AFU manpower and hardware in 132 areas during the day.

Air defence units shot down six U.S.-made ATACMS operational and tactical missiles, four French-made SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missiles, seven U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, one French-made Hammer air bomb, and 43 UAVs.


Source: http://blogdogcicle.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-situation-in-ukrainian-smo-on_5.html


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