Russian special military operation in Ukraine #22

Sujoy wrote:Ukrainian MIG -29 launching HARM

https://twitter.com/Fighterman_FFRC/status/1564541465145253888?s=20&t=WvSAXY_vH0sS6CTqNO12ew

Looking from the video, the MiG's didnt fly high. Clearly to avoid being picked by S-300/400's. The upgrades doesnt seem to bring special changes in the aircraft. I would believe the HARM is "read" as R-27 in the MiG's store management, but no link to the fire control whatsoever. The target are programmed from the ground like a cruise missile.

Still tho hats off to the modification. I thought they will went easier way of ground launch like Israeli did, that checks out alot of unknowns and potential aerodynamics issues.

Where's home for that Mig? Can Russian awacs or satellites track and destroy it plus base? How many damned jets have they left? Must be FA surely?

Podlodka77 wrote:
You were in a hurry, so you wrote 120 instead of 125mm..  

Didn't notice I typed that. Sorry, it's about 3am here and I had a bit to drink so I typed before thinking. Thanks for correction.

Stealthflanker wrote:Still tho hats off to the modification.  I thought they will went easier way of ground launch like Israeli did, that checks out alot of unknowns and potential aerodynamics issues.

I'm assuming the HARM is being used in a mode with no targeting information on what specific radar to home in on. Just relying on coordinates of where the air defence site is before launching.

Some dodgy Western media outlet claims that Shoigu has been dismissed by Putin due to "lacking successes". Is that in any way true?

ТАСС


August 31, 11:47 am
updated August 31, 12:14
Military operation in Ukraine
Russian air defense shot down seven UAVs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, intercepted 57 shells of MLRS HIMARS, Alder and Uragan

MOSCOW, 31 August. /TASS/. Russian air defense systems shot down seven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in a day, and also intercepted 57 shells of HIMARS, Alder and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). Such data were given on Wednesday by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.
Russian air defense systems shot down seven unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Chaplynka, Kherson region, Novoukrainka, Zaporozhye region, Borshchevka, Pervomayskoye, Kapitolovka, Izyum and Krasnoe, KharkОv region. In addition, 57 shells of HIMARS, Alder and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems were intercepted in the areas of the settlements of Velikie Kopani, Berislav, Kherson region, Antonovsky bridge and Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station," Konashenkov informed.

https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/15607313

August 31, 11:53 am
updated August 31, 12:07
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the defeat of the battalion of the 57th motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

MOSCOW, 31 August. /TASS/. The battalion of the 57th motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) was defeated, and part of the Polish tank units that arrived to release the blockade was also destroyed. This was stated on Wednesday by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.
"A battalion of the 57th motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was defeated in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Sukhoi Stavok. At present, the destruction of its remnants is being completed. To release the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 12 tanks delivered to the Kiev regime by Poland were transported across the Ingulets River," he said.

According to Konashenkov, Russian troops destroyed some of the tanks with powerful fire, several tanks were blown up in their minefield during a disorderly retreat. "Only five Ukrainian tanks were able to break out back deep into the territory controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the lieutenant general added.

https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/15607313

August 31, 11:48 am
updated August 31, 12:06
Military operation in Ukraine
Russian Defense Ministry announced the destruction of up to 50 nationalists near Druzhkovka in the DPR


MOSCOW, 31 August. /TASS/. The Russian Aerospace Forces killed up to 50 nationalists by hitting the point of temporary deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Druzhkovka region in the DPR with high-precision weapons. This was announced to journalists on Wednesday by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov. "Up to 50 nationalists and nine units of military equipment were eliminated by the strikes of high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the point of temporary deployment of units of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Druzhkovka of the Donetsk People's Republic," Konashenkov said.
According to the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, more than 40 Ukrainian soldiers near Karlovka were also liquidated in the republic. "A concentrated fire strike on the command post and ammunition depot of the 56th motorized infantry brigade in the area of ​​​​the village of Karlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic destroyed more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen and 12 units of special vehicles," he added.
https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/15607283

August 31, 11:50,
updated August 31, 12:03
Russian Armed Forces destroyed three depots of missile and artillery weapons in the Kharkov region and the DPR

MOSCOW, 31 August. /TASS/. The armed forces of the Russian Federation destroyed three depots of rocket and artillery weapons in the Kharkov region and the Donetsk People's Republic. This was stated on Wednesday by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

"Three warehouses of rocket and artillery weapons were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Ukrainka in the Kharkov region, Cherkasy and Ivano-Daryevka of the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as the launcher of the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system in the area of ​​the settlement of Dobrovolie in the Dnepropetrovsk region," he said.
https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/15607299

August 31, 11:47 am
updated August 31, 11:59
Military operation in Ukraine
The RF Armed Forces hit 10 command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson, Dnepropetrovsk regions and the DPR

MOSCOW, 31 August. /TASS/. The armed forces of the Russian Federation hit 10 command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson and Dnepropetrovsk regions and the DPR in a day. This was stated on Wednesday by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

"During the day, 10 command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the areas of the settlements of Pervomaiskoye, Dobryanka, Belousovo, Lozovoe, Novovorontsovka, Kherson region, Zelenodolsk, Dnepropetrovsk region, Artemovsk, Soledar, Zaitsevo and Marinka of the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as 65 artillery units, manpower and the Ukrainian military equipment in 153 districts," he said.
https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/15607275

August 31, 11:49 am
updated August 31, 11:59
Military operation in Ukraine
Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian troops lost four combat aircraft and three helicopters in two days

MOSCOW, 31 August. /TASS/. The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost four combat aircraft (two Su-25s, one Su-24 and one MiG-29), as well as three Mi-8 helicopters in two days of attacks in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog and other directions. This was stated on Wednesday by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

"During two days of unsuccessful attacks on the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog and other directions, Ukrainian troops lost four combat aircraft: two Su-25s, one Su-24 and one MiG-29. Three Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters were shot down in the air," Konashenkov said.

https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/15607291

August 31, 11:38 am
updated August 31, 12:04
Military operation in Ukraine
Pushilin: some missiles for MLRS HIMARS with a range of up to 300 km have already been delivered to Ukraine

MOSCOW, 31 August. /TASS/. Part of the missiles for multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS with a range of up to 300 km has already been delivered to the territory of Ukraine, the allied forces are trying to destroy them. This was announced on Wednesday by the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin.

"According to some of our information, some of these missiles (with a range of up to 300 km - TASS note) have already been delivered to the territory of Ukraine. Also, the allied forces are making attempts to destroy this weapon," he said on Channel One.
Earlier, the US administration reported that the range of missiles for the HIMARS lightweight MLRS systems being transferred to Kiev, mounted on a wheeled chassis, would not exceed 80 km. The administration noted that Ukraine provided the United States with assurances not to use American MLRS against targets in Russia. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, later stated that Kiev's assurances about the non-use of the US MLRS against targets in Russia are worthless and cannot be trusted.
https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/15607141

August 31, 11:51 am
updated August 31, 12:04
Military operation in Ukraine
Russian Defense Ministry announced significant losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during attempts to attack settlements

We are talking about the settlements of Arkhangelskoe, Olgino and Ternovye Pody

MOSCOW, 31 August. /TASS/. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) suffered significant losses in the course of attempts to attack the settlements of Arkhangelskoe, Olgino and Ternovye Pody. This was stated on Wednesday by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

"In the course of unsuccessful attacks on the settlements of Arkhangelskoe, Olgino and Ternovye Pody, the enemy suffered significant losses and was driven back by Russian troops," he said.

https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/15607307

SolidarityWithRussia wrote:Some dodgy Western media outlet claims that Shoigu has been dismissed by Putin due to "lacking successes". Is that in any way true?

Shoigu has been involved in a coup for breakfast, a coup for lunch and a sensible dismissal for dinner since the first day of the SMO. Yeah, when they aren't being dismissed or plotting coups, Russian generals have been being killed by Ukrainians. Sometimes the same general gets killed at the front at the same time he is being sacked in Moscow for military failure. I mean from reading Western accounts I'd hate to be a Russian General. Those poor bastards get killed in Ukraine, then they are sent to Moscow where the evil patriarch Kirill resurrects them, then they get sacked by Putin and then they launch a coup and after that fails they are sent back to Ukraine to be killed by the master race and the whole cycle starts all over again. It's either that, or the western press is full of bullshit. Which one is simpler and makes more sense to you?

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About the greatest military offensive in history: Kherson 2022 

https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/08/about-iranian-uavs-again.html

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One guy left a list with all settlements/villages/cities liberated by Russia.

War priest, don´t know which level

Mariupol

On the site in the area of ​​​​the enemy bridgehead along the river Ingulets:

The enemy was thrown back almost to their original positions yesterday with heavy losses from Sukhoi Stavka and Blagodatovka, but still firmly holds Andreevka and Lozovoye.

Thus, we can say that the enemy offensive, undertaken on August 29, ended in complete failure in all sectors. At least for now. Fighting in this area continues, the parties exchange massive rocket and artillery strikes. Early in the morning, the Black Sea Fleet fired missiles.



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So hohols were destroyed at sukhoi stavok, what of Andreyevka and Lozovoye? Can they be thrown back?

If these are at most the gains then it's fine

Other reports talk of Hohol buildup near balakliya

It seems they are stalling to deny counteroffensive possibilities from 3rd AK and other reserves

Still no confirmation if sulhoi stavok was retaken or simply ukrop was rebuffed

I did not realize they breached river ingulets , so the south has to be cleansed according to reports

In any case ukrops took big losses but did indeed breach the front line

Now it remains to be seen if the land they took will remain a grey zone or filled by ours

Donetsk, Aug 31 — DAN. The Russia-led coalition has liberated three settlements and a small town in the south-west of the DPR, the DPR Territorial Defence HQ said.

“As of August 31, the group of DPR and LPR forces with the fire support of the Russian army has liberated 275 localities, including Klyuchevoye, Volodino, Orlinskoye, Zavitne Bazhannya,” the report reads.

The villages of Volodino, Orlinskoye, Zavitne Bazhannya and the village of Klyuchevoye are located west of Volnovakha near the border with the Zaporozhye region. In recent years, they were assigned to the Volnovakha district, before that — to the Velikonovoselkovsky district, which was abolished by the Ukrainian occupiers in 2020. The administrative centre of the district is the urban-type settlement of Velikaya Novosyelka.
The operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine began on February 24

https://dan-news.info/en/defence/coalition-liberates-four-towns-in-southern-dpr/

NOTE: the total at the start of the present phase of the SMO was 255 localities liberated. So even though slow, progress continues.

LMFS wrote:Russell Bentley's take on what comes next:

PHASE 3 — THE SEPTEMBER OFFENSIVE

I have predicted that a major Russian/Republican offensive will begin on September 1st. There are multiple reasons I think this, some tactical, some strategic, some pragmatic, some symbolic. Taken together, I find them quite convincing.

1) Russia needs to regain the military initiative. While progress has been made through hard fighting, the fact is that the Donbass Front in the DPR remains virtually unchanged, and neither of the major objectives - Mari'inka or Avdiivka have been taken. Peski was hard won, but a minor victory, and advances beyond the western edge of the village have not materialized.

BS spin right off the bat.   As if Russian has no military initiative presently and needs to "regain" it.   Armchair critic generals.    The Ukr forces are clearly being mulched in Donetsk and all their
hysterically hyped counter-offensives produce nothing but more wasted lives and equipment.

2) Donetsk, the strategic main city of Donbass, remains under heavy shelling, which has a seriously negative effect on local morale, as well as Russian and international perception of how the Operation is proceeding. The water supply, filtration and pumping stations also remain under shelling, and they are currently operating at about 25% of capacity. This seriously affects millions of DPR citizens, not just in Donetsk, but all the way from Makeevka to Mariupol.

It is tragic but there is no instant gratification.    The morale claim is nonsense since people see the end to their suffering is near.   They had to put up with Kiev regime
terror shelling for over 7 years.   But all of the sudden their morale is now low.   BS.

3) The continued shelling of the Russian held Zaporozhia Nuclear Power Plant by US/Ukraine forces is not only a grave danger to Donbass, Southern Russia and beyond, it is a political, and therefore strategic military, threat and liability. The attacks on the ZNPP continue to be the overarching wild card of the Operation, with unpredictable possible consequences. It must be protected, and doing so must be Russia's number one priority. While the IAEA has made some promising gestures, it has become clear that the Administration of the General Secretary of the UN has been corrupted and co-opted, and diplomacy and reason will not be enough to prevent further attacks and provocations on the ZNPP.

Flick the off switch and the previously non-existing risk gets even more zero.   An MLRS rocket or artillery shell strike on a cooling pool would have to remove the water and turn the spent rods
into a fine aerosol.   Are these munitions used by Ukria supposed to be nuclear?

4) Winter is coming. Autumn is now here. Russia has a short window of opportunity to achieve and cement its military goals in Ukraine before the weather becomes a major detriment to the Russian Army's ability to maneuver. The falling of the leaves is a substantial advantage for advancing troops searching for dug in defenders in rural areas. But it must also be remembered that while winter ice and snow are very substantial factors influencing the ability of heavy armored columns to move, rain and the ensuing mud are even more of an obstacle, and before winter snow comes autumn rain. And mud.

Hilarious nonsense.   So late February and March are dry summer months in Ukraine?   Who is this clown?   There is plenty of winter in Ukraine in late February and
plenty of mud in March.   I recall that Russia was using mud very effectively against the Kiev regime forces.   They could not move across open fields and were being
hammered on the roads.   "Winter is coming" is a cheesy western entertainment inspired phrase and shows a feeble mind at work.

Stealthflanker wrote:
Looking from the video, the MiG's didnt fly high.  Clearly to avoid being picked by S-300/400's.  The upgrades doesnt seem to bring special changes in the aircraft.  I would believe the HARM is "read" as R-27 in the MiG's store management, but no link to the fire control whatsoever. The target are programmed from the ground like a cruise missile.

Still tho hats off to the modification.  I thought they will went easier way of ground launch like Israeli did, that checks out alot of unknowns and potential aerodynamics issues.

The hype this is getting is well beyond its actual significance. This is more HIMARS wunderwaffen wishful thinking.

Arkanghelsk wrote:

Still no confirmation if sulhoi stavok was retaken or simply ukrop was rebuffed

I did not realize they breached river ingulets , so the south has to be cleansed according to reports

In any case ukrops took big losses but did indeed breach the front line

Now it remains to be seen if the land they took will remain a grey zone or filled by ours

Latest update from Rybar. https://t.me/rybar/37992

kvs wrote:Hilarious nonsense.   So late February and March are dry summer months in Ukraine?   Who is this clown?   There is plenty of winter in Ukraine in late February and
plenty of mud in March.   I recall that Russia was using mud very effectively against the Kiev regime forces.   They could not move across open fields and were being
hammered on the roads.   "Winter is coming" is a cheesy western entertainment inspired phrase and shows a feeble mind at work.

They don't seem to understand that Winter is Russia's most trusted ally. Anyone thinking this military operation is going to pause in November will be in for a rude awakening, I expect Russia's airforce will take a more prominent role when Bandera's cannon fodder have no foliage to hide themselves and their anti-aircraft systems under.

Fires to keep warm will provide UAVs plenty of sightings too one would think.

Ukrops punched through Sukhoi Stavok, we will see if they can expand the bridgehead

They're swinging on right flank of our guys if they link up with the front it's gonna be trouble