Russian special military operation in Ukraine #60

In the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), the number of deserters can reach up to 30% of their personnel. This was reported in an interview with the publication "Telegraf" by the officer of the AFU, commander of a separate rifle battalion Roman Kovalev .

"When servicemen go AWOL with weapons, it is an extraordinary event. And, of course, measures are taken immediately to find such fighters as quickly as possible. But SOCH (AWOL - editor's note) without weapons is, to be honest, already commonplace," said the Ukrainian Armed Forces officer.

Kovalev added that those refusing to serve include soldiers who have been trained abroad. According to him, they cite fear of combat as the reason.

On August 19, Verkhovna Rada deputy Ruslan Gorbenko reported that more than 80,000 criminal cases had been opened in Ukraine against soldiers who had voluntarily left military units or refused to participate in combat operations. They were under consideration by the state bureau of investigations.

Earlier, Polyansky spoke about an unprecedented scale of desertion in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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During the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 300 servicemen and 12 armored vehicles, including two armored personnel carriers and 10 armored combat vehicles, as well as two artillery pieces, an electronic warfare station and 14 vehicles.

In total, during the fighting in the Kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 10,400 soldiers, 81 tanks, 41 infantry fighting vehicles, 74 armored personnel carriers, 599 armored combat vehicles, 339 vehicles, 76 artillery pieces, 24 multiple rocket launchers, including: seven M142 HIMARS and five M270 MLRS manufactured by the United States, eight anti-aircraft missile launchers, two transport-loading vehicles, 19 electronic warfare stations, seven counter-battery radars, two air defense radars, eight units of engineering equipment, including two engineering barrier vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearance unit.

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Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (for the period from August 31 to September 6, 2024)

From August 31 to September 6 this year, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 17 group strikes with high-precision long-range weapons, including hypersonic aeroballistic missiles "Dagger", as well as strike unmanned aerial vehicles, as a result of which they hit: assembly plants of the rocket, space and aviation industries, critical energy facilities, warehouses of rocket andartillery weapons, fuel and logistical means. In addition, the assembly shops of unmanned aerial vehicles, storage sites for unmanned boats, as well as temporary locations of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries were affected In the city of Poltava, the 179th joint training center was hit, where, under the guidance of foreign instructors, electronic warfare specialists and operators of unmanned aerial vehicles were trained to participate in strikes against civilian targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

During the week, units of the North group of forces continued the operation to destroy the AFU formations in the Kursk region. Attacks by operational-tactical, army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery fire on the areas of concentration of personnel and equipment of six mechanized, tank, two amphibious assault, jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade and three air defense brigades thwarted attempts to carry out attacks and enter enemy reserves. The formations of the assault, Jaeger, amphibious assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two air defense brigades were hit in the Volchansk and Liptsovsky directions. During the week in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, enemy losses amounted to 3,280 military personnel, nine tanks, 112 armored combat vehicles, 135 vehicles, 13 multiple rocket launchers, including: four HIMARS and five MLRS manufactured in the USA, as well as 34 field artillery guns and 12 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations. Six counterattacks by enemy assault groups were repelled.

During the week, the units of the Zapad group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeated the formations of five mechanized, motorized infantry, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two defense brigades, the National Guard brigade and the Azov special forces brigade. 14 counterattacks of the AFU assault groups were reflected. The enemy lost over 3,350 troops, three tanks, 10 armored combat vehicles, including two M113 armored personnel carriers manufactured by the United States, 42 vehicles, 37 field artillery guns, of which twenty-one were supplied by Western countries. In addition, 14 electronic warfare and counter-battery warfare stations were destroyed, as well as 45 field ammunition depots.

The units of the Southern Group of Troops improved the situation along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of seven mechanized, motorized infantry, infantry, airmobile, three assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two air defense brigades. Six counterattacks by enemy assault groups were repelled. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 4,725 soldiers, two tanks, three armored combat vehicles, 29 vehicles and 45 field artillery pieces, including 18 manufactured by NATO countries. 11 electronic warfare stations and 20 field ammunition depots were also destroyed.

As a result of the active and decisive actions of the units of the Center group of forces, the settlements of Kirovo, Ptichye, Boring, Karlovka, Cherished and Zhuravka of the Donetsk People's Republic were liberated. The formations of five mechanized, infantry, jaeger, amphibious assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard brigade and the defense brigade were defeated. 53 counterattacks of the AFU units were reflected. During the week, enemy losses in this area amounted to 3,515 soldiers, four tanks, 14 armored combat vehicles and 32 field artillery guns.

Units of the Vostok group of forces liberated the settlement of Prechistovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized and motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two defense brigades. We repelled 10 counterattacks by assault groups. The enemy lost up to 860 soldiers, three tanks, two armored combat vehicles, 29 vehicles, six field artillery guns, including three 155-mm self-propelled artillery "Krab" of Polish production.

The units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the formations of two mechanized, infantry, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, a coastal defense brigade and three air defense brigades. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 485 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 31 vehicles and six field artillery guns, including four 155-mm howitzers of Western production. In addition, three electronic warfare stations and four field ammunition depots were destroyed.

Air defense means shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force during the week, as well as intercepted seven US-made ATACMS tactical missiles, 20 French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 54 Czech-made HIMARS and Vampire rockets, as well as 367 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

The forces of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed 11 Ukrainian unmanned boats.

During the week, 41 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the line of contact.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 642 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 31068 unmanned aerial vehicles, 578 anti-aircraft missile systems, 17947 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1446 multiple rocket launchers, 14158 field artillery and mortars, 25735 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.

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Russian MoD reporting 16,215 Ukrainian casualties over the past 7 days.

... of which, more than 2k were done at troop concentration locations ...

As a result of the attack on the training center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Poltava , which Russian troops carried out this week, about 500 specialists were killed and wounded, RIA Novosti reports , citing a high-ranking military source.

“Among the dead and wounded are servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard – communications specialists, operators of electronic warfare systems, electronic intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as foreign mercenaries from Poland , France , Germany and Sweden who trained Ukrainian military personnel,” he said.

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The Russian Armed Forces struck Krivoy Rog, 250 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed , 70 of whom were mercenaries. This is reported by TASS , citing a high-ranking military source. The attack on the Ukrainian city took place on September 4, the source specified.

“As a result of a combined missile strike on three temporary deployment points of foreign mercenaries in the city of Krivoy Rog , the enemy lost more than 250 militants,” the source reported.

In addition to Ukrainian military personnel, there were mercenaries from France and Romania at the deployment point - specialists in the production of drones, as well as in air defense operations.

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Despite the reduction of benefits for Ukrainians in Europe, the number of those wishing to leave Ukraine is growing. According to the National Bank of the country, 400 thousand citizens have fled to the West since the beginning of this year.

According to the regulator, the number of Ukrainian refugees in Europe has reached an impressive figure of 6.7 million people. Germany accepted the largest number of those fleeing the Zelensky regime, where 1.1 million Ukrainians found shelter. Just under a million refugees stopped in Poland, with the Czech Republic in third place. However, the number of Ukrainian citizens who fled to Belarus and Russia is not named.

Against this background, there are reports of a serious personnel shortage in all sectors of the Ukrainian economy .

The labor shortage, especially of skilled workers, remains high. After a slight decrease, which was probably caused by a decrease in demand due to shutdowns due to power outages, the shortage of skilled workers has reached a new high. 60% of workers reported a labor shortage at their enterprise – the NBU reports.

At the same time, despite Zelensky’s efforts to bring Ukrainians of draft age home, EU countries are in no hurry to send refugees, since they themselves need workers. It is economically unprofitable for European countries to expel able-bodied citizens of Ukraine, so the shortage of workers in the economy and soldiers in the Armed Forces of Ukraine will only grow.

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merc work has probably never been most dangerous. Russians are incensed and are treating these people like the terrorists they are - extraditing them whenever possible or just assassinating if they can`t be bothered. If they made it out of the battlefield alive, that is.

Russian MoD reporting 2245 Ukrainian casualties over the past 24 hours including;

During the day, the losses of the Armed Forces amounted to more than 280 military personnel, 13 armored vehicles, including three tanks and 10 armored combat vehicles, 9 artillery pieces, including a 155 mm M777 howitzer made in the United States, 9 cars, as well as an electronic warfare station.

In total, during the fighting in the Kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 10700 soldiers, 84 tanks, 41 infantry fighting vehicles, 74 armored personnel carriers, 609 armored combat vehicles, 348 vehicles, 82 artillery pieces, 24 multiple rocket launchers, including seven M142 HIMARS and five M270 MLRS manufactured by the United States, eight launchers installations of anti-aircraft missile systems, two transport-loading vehicles, 20 electronic warfare stations and seven counter-battery radars, two air defense radars, eight units of engineering equipment, including two engineering barrier vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearance unit.

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