Injured Russian marines near Tokmak in the occupied part of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region were berated and beaten unconscious by their political officer when they asked for medical assistance.

3/ The men were presumably defending some of the extensive trench systems that the Russians have built in the area. They say that they were "without communication, drinking water and food," and there was no evacuation of the wounded or dead from the battlefield.

4/ After coming under heavy Ukrainian mortar fire, their company commander eventually decided to "move part of the unit" out of the area "to preserve their lives." They had lost several people killed and wounded, and 19 more were shell-shocked and needing assistance.

5/ According to the men, the brigade's commanders began threatening to kill them or send them to a penal battalion for failing to fulfil their orders. The battalion commander, Sergei Belashko, arrived with the brigade's political officer, Nikolai Botsman.

8/ One of the soldiers who is being beaten pleads that he left his position involuntarily, as he had been evacuated by medics who "punched me with some shit and took me out in the BTR [armoured personnel carrier]".

9/ Botsman is unsympathetic. "Why was this whole circus needed? How far can we go here? I'll tell you a secret: we can take you to the landing and fuck you up, fool. I'll just then say that you ran away. Do you want to find out? You personally?"

10/ Eyewitnesses say that Botsman handcuffed one of the injured soldiers to a tree and hung him there for about a day. He also "shoved his gun into the man's hands and asked the guards if they were ready to confirm that this fighter had attacked him."

11/ He reportedly made the other soldiers dig a grave for the man. The men say this happened in front of Belashko and the brigade's chief of staff, Vitaly Tervidis, neither of whom took any action to stop Botsman.

14/ "If they say to me in the morning, "No, leave these great people to us," you will not leave anywhere. And if they say: "No, take those fuckers," you will all fucking go.

15/ "All you 19 fuckers that wanted [to appeal] to the VVK [Military Medical Commission]. I will arrange the VVK for you. In a fucking attack."

16/ The men also say that Belashko collected 15,000 rubles ($151) from them to buy a vehicle to evacuate the wounded, but spent it on an ATV for himself.

19/ As well as showing the brutal tactics employed by the Russian army's political officers to motivate the troops, the audio highlights the moral and physical pressure that the Russians are under as the Ukrainian counter-offensive grinds south into occupied territory. /end

Footage from Dambiev channel (https://t.me/ChDambiev/24959), where he claims to show the work of Russian artillery on UA positions, shows potential UA gains in Urozhaine and its vicinity.

Fighters from the 80th Air Assault Brigade destroyed another abandoned Russian tank with the help of an FPV drone.

Ukraine has warned those living in Moscow to expect more attacks, adding the Russian capital’s air defenses appear incapable of protecting its citizens against drones.

Ukraine MOD

Marines from the 35th Brigade destroyed a position inside Urozhaine, filled with Russian soldiers.

Also overnight, Ukrainian drones attacked Crimea. Reportedly a military base was targeted near Novooozerne. Russian authorities say a total of 20 drones were used and all of them were downed.

hmmmm...
i am not sure why need to drop so many grenades...

ISW reports good AFU progress against russian positions.

#Ukrainian forces made tactically significant advances in western #Zaporizhia Oblast amid continued #counteroffensive operations on at least three sectors of the front on August 11.

Ukrainian #counteroffensive operations appear to be forcing the Russian military to laterally redeploy Russian forces defending in western #Zaporizhia Oblast, indicating that the Ukrainian effort there may be significantly degrading Russian defenses.🧵http://isw.pub/UkrWar081123

Ukraine very own home made artillery unit in action.

Ukrainian 155-mm self-propelled gun 2S22 "Bohdana" on the Tatra chassis works on Russian positions

med pack and interesting item, a heavy weaponry mount of some sort.

An attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to strike on the Crimean bridge A little over an hour ago, Ukrainian formations launched an S-200 anti-aircraft guided missile, converted to strike ground targets, in the direction of the Crimean bridge from the Zaporozhye region. (Approx 1900 Malaysian Time)

The S-400 anti-aircraft missile system shot down a flying missile at high altitude in the Kerch region, and its wreckage fell near the island of Tuzla. Special services put up a smoke screen, mistaken by eyewitnesses for arrivals.

However, units of the 31st Air Defense Division again successfully repelled the attack. At the same time, the carrier of Storm Shadow / SCALP cruise missiles is still in the sky in the south of Ukraine, so the strike may not be the only one.

🔻A few days ago, we wrote that in the coming days, Ukrainian formations will again launch attacks on important targets in southern Russia. At night there was another raid on the Crimea, and now the launch of the S-200.

Before that, the French AWACS E-3F aircraft operated in the southeastern part of the Black Sea, which found Russian air defense systems, and then RQ-4B and RC-135. And the day before, TOPAZ military satellites filmed the bridge.

Update: There was a second launch of an S-200 missile that was also successfully intercepted by RuAF.
❗️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Units of the 31st Air Defense Division of the Russian Armed Forces shot down another air target in the Kerch region with two missiles from the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system. Most likely, the next launch of the S-200 was carried out by Ukrainian formations.

This post has been edited by Catnip: Aug 12 2023, 11:53 PM

On the massive strike of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Crimea

On August 12, Ukrainian formations attacked the Crimean peninsula twice at different times of the day: first, 20 Mugin-5 PRO drones were fired from the Shkolny airfield, and then the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit with two S-200 anti-aircraft missiles in the direction of the Crimean bridge from the north of the Zaporozhye region.

Of the 20 UAVs, 14 were destroyed by the crews of the Tor-M2 air defense system and the Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system and rifle detachments over Armyansk, Dalyoky and Lake Donuzlav. Six more were suppressed by electronic warfare over Novoozerny and Steregushchy.

It is curious that one of the drones was hit over the Black Sea by a Su-30M fighter 128 kilometers west of Saki. Probably, the aircraft was on patrol due to the activity of American aviation: at the same time, the P-8A and two MQ-9A Reaper were in the air.

🔻The attack on the peninsula occurred exactly after NATO's integrated intelligence in the region. The work of more than five units of aviation with the activity of the French E-3F can be considered a sign of an impending attack. Moreover, a batch of UAVs was delivered to Shkolny a couple of days ago.

Been trying since June 4th, so far without success....
Tag me when the Ukrainians reach the shores on the Sea of Azov.

Ukrainian armored forces have successfully fought their way into Urozhaine, Donetsk Oblast, as seen here, multiple Ukrainian tanks move towards the center of town while shelling Russian positions.

from next tweet:
I said multiple because it’s like playing I spy with Ukrainian tanks in Urozhaine right now, I count at least 3 in this video.

This post has been edited by chaosneo: Aug 13 2023, 12:07 AM

45 NATO Mercenaries And Servicemen Killed And 70 Others Wounded In A Blast After Russia Targeted Hotel In Zaporozhye

source ?

the one that i find official news regarding the hotel is:
LVIV, Ukraine, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A Russian missile struck a hotel in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia on Thursday evening, leaving one dead and 16 injured, Ukrainian officials said.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-attacked-civilian-building-zaporizhzhia-officials-2023-08-10/

😂😂😂😂😂

unrelated to the offensive but still a loss.
RIP pilot.

This post has been edited by chaosneo: Aug 13 2023, 12:54 AM