WW3? Ukraine/US vs. Donbass/Russia

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Posted by Ewan (here)
Jaak, I fear we are drifting too far from topic here but your assertion that the Russians today are ostensibly the same people carries no weight with me.

Even at a basic "high school" level, Russian identity is easily found in the Fourth Crusade. This mainly was the process of Catholics trouncing Byzantine Christians. It could go further, but, I've taken this point from multiple Russians, whether Putin, Lavrov, Dugin, or commentators like us little people, it is unmistakably all about the same. I've not seen anybody particularly riveted to Stalin intellectually, but, physically, of course.

I believe a major point of what we are witnessing *is* the rather solid Russian identity, contrasted to, what is the west?

There's not an answer for it. You can't answer it. There's nothing there. At best, you can perhaps claim to be a "moderate" by not supporting any extremist views, but I don't think you can find anything resembling a rally point.

Again I would say we are para-sympathetic to some of the Baltics, in the sense this was the *only* corner of Europe not taken by the Catholics, with the result that the relatively small powers found themselves in a tug-of-war between foreign empires for centuries. I can appreciate the disturbances. It doesn't change the fact that the Fascist apparatus was installed in "my" country, and this is the influence I would like to dissolve.

Yeah, back in 1776, I would have said there was an Amero-Russian alarm about the European Money Power, which was just political Fascism arising before Communism and knee-jerk racism against Russians and Orientals. Back in 1776, we could have said "we are..." and at least filled in the blank with something, but whatever it was, was dissolved.

We are not on mentally stable ground, even the Baltics can say, well, we were already here for centuries and got paved by these empires, so things are horribly confusing and confusingly horrible. This is, or was, a refugee nation. That's why people came here voluntarily, mostly in reaction against Britain, Germany, and Italy. And now we have just re-galvanized it into an Uber State.

Ouch.

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I maybe a little behind the news cycle but I remember seeing a news story earlier that the Russian airbase in Rostov was hit by something? I'll try and track that down.

In the meantime here's Pepe Escobar's take on the believed planned assassination around Russia Naval Day:

IMAGINE THE TRANSCRIPT OF THIS MESSAGE

The confirmation came from Deputy FM Ryabkov, on Rossiya TV, and it’s a howler. Ryabkov, mega-competent, is also the Russian sherpa for BRICS+.

Ryabkov was very cautious. When asked directly whether "an action was being prepared at the Main Naval Parade" against Putin, Ryabkov "did not answer in the affirmative, only acknowledging the presence of "a certain connection with this kind of event" - according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Ryabkov called a provocation being prepared by Ukraine a "very alarming" episode, which was planned in connection "with our internal events in order to inflict maximum damage and obtain the maximum media effect they need."

So this is how it really happened.

Russian intel discovered that Kiev intel was setting up the joint assassination of Putin and Defense Minister Belousov during the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg.

Normally we would have Bortnikov (FSB) or Patrushev (special adviser to Putin) pickin' up the phone and calling the CIA’s Burns to ask for an explanation.

In this case it was much more hardcore. Belousov himself called the Pentagon weapons peddler Austin and told him in no uncertain terms to tighten the leash on the Kiev goons - OR ELSE.

Now imagine the transcript of this blunt Russian message.

As Martyanov remarked, Belousov must have detailed how Kiev would simply cease to exist - and in due time, “so would D.C.” if the Americans decided to authorize the hit.

Ryabkov also referred explicitly to “some other countries”. Translation: Brits and Poles.

Moscow finally seems to be gettin' the picture: there’s no way to deal with terror entities, except to politely tell them in their faces they will be incinerated with no mercy.
10:01 AM · Aug 7, 2024

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More video of the Russian liberation of Niu-York, Toretsk direction, in Donetsk

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Posted by Tintin (here)
I maybe a little behind the news cycle but I remember seeing a news story earlier that the Russian airbase in Rostov was hit by something? I'll try and track that down.

Yes, the Morozovsk airfield attacked by Ukrainian drones apparently. That's one heck of an explosion too...

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American journalist Clayton Morris: There is a dark side to the war in Ukraine. Not just the 600,000 dead. Not just the child trafficking that is happening in Ukraine. Not just the baby factories in Ukraine.
You haven't heard about it? Yes, it is real. By the way, we have reported on this. Here is a Swiss surrogacy company Biotexcom with a promotional video explaining exactly how desperate Ukrainian women can come to their bunkers, where their wombs will be turned into a baby-making machine, to make some money.
But no, this is even worse than the baby bunkers. Ukrainian mothers are angry as hell. Ukrainian mothers go to recruiting stations and make a fuss about their sons being taken to war. That is, of course, one thing. The media will not show you these videos. But they also want answers to the question of who is harvesting the organs of their sons and their husbands.
These Ukrainian women are demanding that the authorities provide information about who harvested the organs of their dead husbands and sons. When they got their bodies, there were signs of surgery and surgical removal of organs. The organs were sold on the black market.
Now remember how Zelensky signed a law that allows Ukrainians to remove organs without the consent of the deceased. Zelensky signed this law. Ukrainian soldiers are literally more profitable dead than alive for the Zelensky government, because they can sell these organs and make a lot of money on soldiers. Because on the black market, organs are very expensive.

https://x.com/ivan_8848/status/1821126545223631104

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Western Media isn't reporting on a large-scale suicidal Ukrainian cross border incursion into Russias Kursk region.

Of an estimated 1,000 men that crossed the border, 315 have been killed or wounded. 54 armored vehicles were destroyed, including seven tanks, scarce commodities for the Ukrainain Army.

All an attempt to distract from the collapsing front in the East where Russia is advancing in numerous areas. Ukrainain commanders again put PR ahead of the lives of their people. Insanity

https://x.com/BowesChay/status/1821212714535948687

https://x.com/AKorybko/status/1821215121336668521

https://eestieest.com/ukraines-sneak...s-last-hurrah/

Ukraine’s Sneak Attack Against Russia’s Kursk Region Might Be Its Last Hurrah

Russia is fighting to fend off Ukraine’s sneak attack its Kursk Region, though conflicting reports have emerged about the location of these clashes. The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that all the fighting has taken place on the Ukrainian side of the border, while Rybar – which boasts nearly 1.2 million subscribers and functions as a think tank of sorts – said that it’s taking place inside of Russia’s borders. Whatever the truth may be, this latest development is still immensely important.

Simply put, it might be Ukraine’s last hurrah since it represents a massive gamble to open up a new front inside of Russia’s pre-2014 borders with the intent of having its foes redeploy some of their troops to Kursk from Donbass, where they’ve continued gradually gaining ground this year. Russia had hitherto braced for yet another attack against neighboring Belgorod Region, ergo the difficult but necessary decision to impose a strict security regime there late last month, so it was taken by surprise.

Prior to that, there was serious concern that Ukraine might be preparing to launch an offensive into Belarus, which could have expanded the conflict and possibly served as a pretext for Polish involvement. Taken together in light of what just happened in Kursk Region, Ukraine’s moves in those two directions might have been meant in hindsight to “psyche-out” Russia, thus facilitating its latest attack. Unlike prior cross–border raids, this one also involves uniformed Ukrainian troops, not terrorist proxies.

Nobody took Ukraine seriously when it announced that it plans to launch another counteroffensive by sometime later this year, though what’s presently unfolding might be what its policymakers had in mind. That said, the scale isn’t anywhere near what last year’s failed counteroffensive was, and it’s not truly a counteroffensive since Russia wasn’t attacking Ukraine from Kursk. Nevertheless, it’s still the largest cross-border attack so far, and it was clearly planned for some time instead of being an impromptu raid.

These observations don’t imply that it’ll succeed, however, since the military-strategic dynamics have been trending in Russia’s favor for the entire year. After all, Ukraine is diverting limited troops and equipment from the Donbass front to the Kursk one, and this could easily backfire by creating an opening that Russia could exploit. Furthermore, they’re unlikely to hold whatever they might have captured in Kursk, thus precluding the possibility that they can “trade it back” during peace talks.

Even so, the very fact that what’s turned into a two-day-long battle at the time of this analysis’ publication could even happened in the first place shows that Ukraine still has some tricks up its sleeve, namely its continued ability to evade Russia’s surveillance, intelligence, and reconnaissance. Russia didn’t detect any notable buildup near Kursk’s border ahead of time, only Belarus’ and Belgorod’s, otherwise it would have launched preemptive strikes and imposed a security regime along the border.

That’s not to knock Russia but to draw attention to NATO’s impressive tactical capabilities in being able to successfully disguise its proxy’s sneak attack. This contributed to the growing number of civilian casualties that Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova condemned as proof of Kiev’s terrorism. It might get a lot worse than even that before it gets better too if Ukraine is able to achieve a breakthrough in Kursk Region that leads to it threatening the eponymous nearby nuclear power plant.

The odds of that happening are low though according to Major General Apty Alaudinov, who’s the deputy chief of the Russian Armed Forces’ military and political department and commander of the Akhmat special forces unit according to TASS. Another point to make though is that Rybar’s earlier hyperlinked report claimed that Ukraine seized control of a gas pipeline transit station, which if true, could end up seeing that facility destroyed and thus cut off Russian gas to its Central European clients.

Kiev has an interest in punishing Hungary and Slovakia for their anti-war positions, hence why it recently sanctioned a Russian oil company that had an EU waiver to continue supplying those two, so it might accordingly want to inflict maximum damage against them by destroying the aforesaid gas facility. To be clear, Rybar’s report hasn’t been confirmed and might be untrue, but its importance and Alaudinov’s remarks about the nearby nuclear power plant rest in highlighting the huge stakes involved in Kursk.

For these reasons, it can be concluded that this was in the works for a while and is therefore likely to be Ukraine’s last hurrah, which it’s only attempting now out of desperation to receive some relief along the Donbass front where Russia continues to gain ground and might be on the brink of a breakthrough. Russia will likely soon regain its lost territory, if any has really been captured by Ukraine that is, and then make Kiev pay for this dastardly sneak attack.

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During the night, units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, together with the border agencies of the FSB of Russia, continued to destroy armed formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the Kursk region directly adjacent to the Russian-Ukrainian border.

Air strikes, missile troops, artillery fire and active actions of the units covering the State Border of the group of troops in the Kursk direction prevented the enemy from advancing deep into the territory of the Russian Federation. Its reserves were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Basovka, Zhuravka, Yunakovka, Belovody, Kiyanitsa, Korchakovka, Novaya Sich, Pavlovka, Gorodishche in the Sumy region.

The enemy's losses during the day of hostilities amounted to 260 militants and 50 units of armored vehicles, including seven tanks, eight armored personnel carriers, three infantry fighting vehicles, 31 armored combat vehicles, including 12 "Kozak", two "Stryker", an engineering vehicle for obstacle clearance and six cars. Also destroyed were two self-propelled launchers of the anti-aircraft missile system "Buk M1", a UR-77 mine clearing unit and an electronic warfare station.

The operation to destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations continues.

🔹 Russian Defense Ministry. https://t.me/vicktop55/25738

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https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1821192059803340949

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‼️🇺🇦🏴‍☠️ In the Sumy region bordering Kursk, mandatory evacuation is being carried out from 23 settlements
▪️The air raid siren in the region sounded continuously for 28 hours in a row, said the head of the Sumy regional military administration V. 6,000 people will be evacuated.
▪️He also stated that large air defense forces have been deployed to the region (to cover the advancing group of Ukrainian Armed Forces).

(The evacuation order can mean 2 things - Kiev fears a Russian counterattack or they need people away to hide reserves there to feed the current operation)

http://t.me/RVvoenkor

https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1821196317374194041

https://x.com/mazzenilsson/status/1821221866997989694

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Ukrainian military intelligence backtracks on claims of supporting Tuareg rebels in Mali, Financial Times

GUR representative Andrey Yusov told the publication that he “did not make such statements” about Ukraine’s involvement in the attack.

Earlier, Yusov said on the telethon that the rebels in Mali managed to defeat the "Wagnerites" thanks to the "information and not only information" that was transmitted. He did not give any details, but added that "there will be a continuation."

The continuation did follow.
Thanks to the GUR, two countries at once officially labeled Ukraine as a sponsor of terrorism.
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https://x.com/GeromanAT/status/1821220749576700291

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🇷🇺🇺🇦Kursk Region

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have pulled up tractors and are trying to evacuate the equipment. Russia troops have discovered the cluster and have struck. We are waiting for the video.

https://x.com/TobiAyodele/status/1821184857977799032

https://x.com/TobiAyodele/status/1821230702928757179

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https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1821222119348269269

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What’s known about Ukraine’s botched attack on Russia’s Kursk region?

Russian President Vladimir Putin called the situation in the region a "large-scale provocation by the Kiev regime,” who he said “is conducting indiscriminate shooting, including from missile weapons, at residential buildings and civilian infrastructure as well as ambulances. "

🔸Air, missile and artillery strikes have prevented Ukrainian forces from advancing deep into Russian territory. Kiev has already lost 200 soldiers and 50 armed vehicles, including seven tanks.

🔸The situation in the region, which was "heroically resisting attacks by Ukrainian [neo-] Nazis,” was under control, Acting Governor Aleksey Smirnov wrote on his social media.

🔸Several thousand people left the shelling and combat zone over the past 24 hours, he added, with more than 300 people, including over 120 children, being placed in temporary accommodation centers.

🔸At least five civilians have been killed and 24 more injured, including six children, as a result of Ukraine’s shelling, Russian Health Ministry spokesman Aleksey Kuznetsov, for his part, confirmed.

🔸On August 6, Ukrainian forces launched artillery and drone strikes before attacking the Kursk region’s Nikolayevo-Daryino and Oleshnya areas along the Russia-Ukraine border with up to 300 troops of the 22nd Mechanized Brigade, supported by 11 tanks and scores of other armored vehicles, the Russian MoD said in a statement at the time.

🔸Russian security units, together with the border troops of Russia’s Federal Security Forces, repelled the attacks and inflicted fire damage on the enemy.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik that the shelling is “yet another terrorist attack aimed against civilians" from Kiev.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1821213734896840718

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What's the strategic importance of Toretsk and why is the Ukrainian military losing ground there?

"Toretsk is a very important hub from the point of view of logistical and tactical support for [Ukrainian] troops," Reserve Colonel Rustem Klupov, a veteran of military intelligence and Hero of Russia, tells Sputnik.

"This is a heavily fortified area, which they will most likely hold until the end in order to contain our forces as much as possible, because if they do not contain them there, then the entire [Ukrainian] defense will crumble."

The geographical location of Toretsk creates all the conditions for turning it into a fortress, according to the pundit: the city was built on the hill surrounded by water obstacles from three sides.

The expert notes that the actions in the Toretsk direction have intensified since spring, along with the Russian troop advances towards Pokrovsk and Slavyansk. The end goal is to speed up the liberation of the DPR.

"Toretsk is already in an operational semi-encirclement," says Klupov, adding that the city's liberation will also curb Ukraine's ability to shell Donetsk, Gorlovka and other residential areas of the DPR.

The lack of competence of the Ukrainian military leadership provides additional advantages for the Russian offensive, according to the reserve colonel.

"The Ukrainian side is suffering very serious losses in command personnel. And they cannot fill this gap... At the operational-strategic and strategic level, they often undermine themselves by top brass replacements. They replaced [Commander-in-Chief Valery] Zaluzhny with [Oleksandr] Syrsky and the situation at the front has not changed at all or maybe it has even gotten worse," the pundit concludes.

https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1821192843831947673

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https://x.com/SputnikInt/status/1821153036862992505

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https://tass.com/politics/1826347

Russia’s National Guard enhances security measures at Kursk NPP

The National Guard, the Defense Ministry, and the Border Service have deployed additional forces to fight against Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the borderline Kursk and Belgorod Regions
MOSCOW, August 7. /TASS/. Russia’s National Guard Service has tightened security measures at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant.

"As part of efforts to ensure the security of the critical facility, National Guard units have taken additions security measures at the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant," it said.

The National Guard, the Defense Ministry, and the Border Service have deployed additional forces to fight against Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the borderline Kursk and Belgorod Regions.

On August 6, Russia’s borderline Kursk Region came under a massive attack from Ukraine. An attempt to break through the state border was thwarted. Russian air defense forces shot down 26 Ukrainian drones and several missiles over the region. The attacks claimed five lives. According to the Russian health ministry, twenty-four people, including six children, received wounds.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova condemned this attack as another act of terrorism committed by Ukraine against civilians.

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https://x.com/tassagency_en/status/1821190782084157946

https://tass.com/politics/1826213?ut...m_social_share

Russian troops wipe out oil refinery supplying fuel to Ukrainian military

Russia’s Battlegroup West improved its tactical position and inflicted more than 530 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

MOSCOW, August 7. /TASS/. Russian troops destroyed an oil refinery that supplied fuel to the Ukrainian military and hit a mercenaries’ deployment site over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.

"Operational/tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck an oil refinery supplying fuel for the Ukrainian army’s equipment, a temporary deployment site of foreign mercenaries and massed enemy manpower and military hardware in 153 areas," the ministry said in a statement.

Russia’s Battlegroup North destroys six Ukrainian tanks, two Buk air defense systems

Russia’s Battlegroup North struck four Ukrainian brigades in the Kharkov and Sumy Regions, inflicted roughly 220 casualties on enemy troops and destroyed six tanks and two Buk surface-to-air missile launchers over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 22nd mechanized, 36th marine infantry, 103rd and 113th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Yunakovka and Basovka in the Sumy Region, Tikhoye and Volchanskiye Khutora in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 220 personnel, six tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, four armored personnel carriers, six armored combat vehicles, six pickup trucks, two Buk surface-to-air missile launchers, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer and two 122mm D-30 howitzers, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts over 530 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day

Russia’s Battlegroup West improved its tactical position and inflicted more than 530 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position in their area of responsibility. They inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 14th, 66th and 116th mechanized brigades and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Sinkovka in the Kharkov Region, Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Novosadovoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled a counterattack by an assault group of the 1st National Guard brigade," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to more than 530 personnel, a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, 18 motor vehicles, a British-made 155mm AS-90 self-propelled artillery system, a US-made 155mm M198 howitzer, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, two British-made 105mm L119 artillery guns and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station, it specified.

In addition, Russian troops destroyed four ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup South advances to better positions over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup South advanced to better positions and inflicted roughly 620 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units continued taking more advantageous frontiers and positions. They inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 24th and 61st mechanized, 5th and 10th assault brigades in areas near the settlements of Chasov Yar, Predtechino and Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repulsed a counterattack by an assault group of the Ukrainian army’s 5th assault brigade," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 620 personnel, an infantry fighting vehicle, nine motor vehicles, two British-made 155mm FH70 howitzers, two US-made 155mm M777 howitzers, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, a US-made 105mm M119 artillery gun and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 345 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Center struck five Ukrainian brigades and inflicted roughly 345 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Center units continued active operations and inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 32nd and 117th mechanized, 1st tank, 95th air assault and 109th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Toretsk, Grodovka, Nikolayevka and Druzhba in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled two counterattacks by enemy assault groups," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 345 personnel, an armored combat vehicle, two motor vehicles, a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East improves frontline positions over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup East improved its frontline positions and inflicted roughly 110 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup East units improved their forward edge positions and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 58th motorized infantry, 108th territorial defense and 21st National Guard brigades in areas near the settlements of Zolotaya Niva and Oktyabr in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Zaliznichnoye in the Zaporozhye Region. They repelled a counterattack by an enemy assault group," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 110 personnel, eight motor vehicles, a 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system and a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system, it specified.

In addition, Russian troops destroyed an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr strikes two Ukrainian brigades over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr struck two Ukrainian brigades and inflicted roughly 60 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 128th mountain assault and 119th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporozhye Region and Nikolayevka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 60 personnel, seven motor vehicles and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station, it specified.

Russian air defenses destroy 87 Ukrainian UAVs, 11 HIMARS rockets over past day

Russian air defense forces intercepted and destroyed 87 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and 11 rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system over the past day, the ministry reported.

"During the last 24-hour period, air defense capabilities shot down 11 US-made HIMARS rockets, a missile of the US-made Patriot surface-to-air missile system and 87 unmanned aerial vehicles, including 41 UAVs outside the area of the special military operation," the ministry said.

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 635 Ukrainian warplanes, 278 helicopters, 29,322 unmanned aerial vehicles, 563 surface-to-air missile systems, 16,798 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,396 multiple rocket launchers, 12,926 field artillery guns and mortars and 24,469 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.

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☦️ In the Sudzhansky district of Kursk Oblast, the St. Nicholas Belogorsky Monastery, including the church and monastic buildings, was destroyed by shelling, resulting in the death of one person—the abbot of the monastery, Father Pitirim.

"The monastery is in ruins. The monastery cathedral, a second church, and the monastic buildings are destroyed. We are attempting to evacuate. During the evacuation, one person was killed. We contacted the authorities, and they promised to provide assistance," he reported.

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