Pryvillia, Kherson Oblast, Ukrainian forces decimated a Russian S-300V4 long range SAM system with accurate HIMARS fire.

1x 9A83M2 TELAR damaged
1x 9A83M2 TELAR destroyed
1x 9A84-2 TEL destroyed
1x 9S32M1 radar heavily damaged
1x 9S19M2 radar heavily damaged

Liquidation of a group of 🇷🇺Russian military in a training center somewhere in the south using 🇺🇦M31A1 projectiles

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...7283479615?s=20

The 🇺🇦Ukrainian military destroyed the 🇷🇺Russian air defense system "Osa". Kherson region

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...5192175912?s=20

The tanks of the 35th brigade of Ukraine during the battle for recently liberated settlement of the Urozhaine.

A destroyed Russian 2S3 Akatsiya self propelled howitzer south of Petrivka in the Velyka Novosilka direction. Work from Magyar’s unit.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1691...3449810336?s=20

The 🇺🇦Ukrainian military destroyed the 🇷🇺Russian 203-mm self-propelled gun 2S7 "Pion"

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...8781527172?s=20

Two Russian Ka-52 helis were taken down this morning, one in Zaporizhzhia front shot down by the 47th Brigade, and another one a bit earlier in the Bakhmut front.

https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/16...3635558590?s=20

Video of the burning Ka-52 helicopter in the Zaporizhzia region today. The pilot reportedly ejected while the navigator died.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1692...7462699465?s=20

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"Ukrainian troops were successful further to the south from the recently liberated settlement of Urozhaine," Spokesman of the General Staff Andrii Kovalev said.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1692...6344973532?s=20

Russian footage geolocated in the northern part of Robotyne. Artillery trying to hit Ukrainian positions. Presence inside the town definitely confirmed while fights have already moved to the center and south of the settlement.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1691...0056136884?s=20

Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (August 17, 2023)
⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

(17 August 2023)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️ In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, in close cooperation with aviation and artillery, repelled four attacks by Ukrainian Armed Forces near Zaliznyanskoye, Staromikhailovka, and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, the assault detachments of the Russian grouping of forces conducted successful offensives and improved the situation along the front line.

A missile strike on the Mezhevaya station (Dnepropetrovsk region) destroyed a military train with ammunition.

The enemy lost up to 310 Ukrainian personnel, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, and a D-20 artillery in this direction throughout the day.

▫️ In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line in the course of active operations with the support of aviation and artillery fire.

During the day, six attacks of assault groups of the 14th Mechanised, 25th Airborne, and 95th Air Assault brigades of the AFU were repelled in the areas of Olshana, Sinkovka (Kharkov region) and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).

During the day, up to 125 Ukrainian personnel were eliminated, as well as two armoured fighting vehicles, two pick-up trucks, one Tyulpan self-propelled mortar, one M777 artillery system, and one U.S.-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system.

▫️ In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces repelled an attack by an assault group of the AFU 42nd Mechanised Brigade near Kuzmino.

In addition, comprehensive fire damage was inflicted on the enemy close to Kremennaya and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).

Up to 55 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three vehicles, one Akatsiya self-propelled artillery unit, and two D-30 howitzers were destroyed.

▫️ In the South Donetsk direction, professional actions by units of the Vostok Group of Forces, air strikes and artillery fire inflicted a comprehensive fire defeat on the enemy near Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region), Staromayorskoye and Rovnopol (Donetsk People's Republic).

More than 175 Ukrainian soldiers were neutralised, as well as two tanks, three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one D-20 howitzer, and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery units.

▫️ In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian grouping of forces, supported by aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrowers, repelled an enemy attack and inflicted a comprehensive fire defeat on the assault detachments of the AFU 46th Airmobile Brigade close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy losses totalled up to 195 Ukrainian troops, four Stryker armoured personnel carriers, two infantry fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one UK-made FH-70 gun, as well as two Msta-B and one D-20 howitzers.

▫️ In Kherson direction, Ukrainian units lost up to 30 troops, three motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer as a result of a fire attack.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 138 areas during the day.

▫️ Two AFU drone control points were hit in the areas of the settlements of Lastochkino (Donetsk People's Republic) and Ivanovskoye (Zaporozhye region). A command and observation post of a unit of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade and an ammunition depot were hit near Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian air defence forces have intercepted one HIMARS MLRS projectile during the day.

In addition, 18 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted in the areas of Zhitlovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Soledar, Nikolayevka, Zarya, Orlinskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Mirnoye, (Zaporozhye region), and Olshana (Kharkov region).

📊 In total, 459 airplanes and 246 helicopters, 5,805 unmanned aerial vehicles, 431 air defence missile systems, 11,349 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,144 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,918 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 12,289 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.


AFU military ammunition train wiped out at Mezhevaya railway station (Dnepropetrovsk region)

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Orekhovsky area
situation as of 13.00 August 17, 2023

Both Rabotino itself and the nearby positions of the Russian Armed Forces continue to be attacked by Ukrainian formations. The main strike force is made up of paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Brigade and 46th Marine Brigade. Initially, the Armed Forces of Ukraine considered 116, 117 and 118 ombr 10 AK to break through the first line of defense, but losses and failures forced adjustments.

▪️ Detachments of the 82nd Airborne Brigade, reinforced by the 46th and 118th Brigades, tried to advance towards Rabotino, but the situation on the northeastern outskirts remains the same: this part of the village is located in the gray zone.

▪️Also, the enemy unsuccessfully attacked strongholds of the RF Armed Forces between Rabotino and Verbov. But the attack was repulsed, and two assault companies of the 82nd odshbr in the amount of 116 people were sent for recovery.

▪️Reinforcements of the 116th brigade and 15th brigade of the National Guard, as well as the Bukovel electronic warfare complex, were transferred to Malaya Tokmachka to reinforce the group.

❗️Unfortunately, a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter west of Novoprokopovka was hit by MANPADS today. The pilot survived and was evacuated, but the navigator died.

Vremyevsky area
: situation as of 14.00 on August 17, 2023 South of Urozhayne,

Ukrainian marines resumed attacks on the village of Zavetnoye Zhelaniya. Yesterday, several assault groups of 37 brigades with a total number of 25 people tried to break through the defenses, but the attack was repulsed.

▪️Also, rifle battles were noted northeast of Priyutnoye near the forest belt, where the day before the Ukrainian command transferred combined detachments of the 31st mechanized brigade, 1st brigade and 35th brigade. A warrior of the Far East reports 13 killed members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

▪️However, in the near future, attacks will resume with renewed vigor. In the vicinity of Urozhayne, four new assault groups of marines of the 37th brigade of the Ukrainian Navy are concentrated. Azov formations also arrived in Makarovka.

🔻Judging by the dispersal of forces in the landings in the vicinity of Urozhaynoye and Staromayorsky, but not in the villages themselves, the enemy may attempt to attack immediately on Staromlynivka bypassing the Zavetnoye Zhelaniya.

Kupyansk sector of the front:
situation as of 16.00 on August 17, 2023

🔻Near Kupyansk, servicemen of the 6th Combined Arms Army of the Russian Armed Forces successfully continue their offensive against Ukrainian positions at the Sinkovka-Olshana line.

As a result of a fierce assault, the RF Armed Forces occupied two strongholds southwest of Olshana, and also improved their tactical position near Sinkovka, encircling the village in a semicircle.

At the moment, the Ukrainian combined detachments of the 14th Mechanized Brigade and the 95th Airborne Brigade hold the southern outskirts of the village, and the rest is in the gray zone. Moreover, neither side has confident control over the positions in Sinkovka. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this area exceeded several hundred people.

The Ukrainian command has already recognized the plight of the group near Kupyansk, but is in no hurry to transfer reserves from other directions. So far, the enemy's tactics are to overwhelm the front line with mobilized people in the hope of a successful counterattack.

Soledar direction
: situation as of 17.00 on August 17,2023

After weeks of assaults on Russian lines on the flanks of the grouping in Bakhmut, the situation on the front has become somewhat calmer.

Yesterday, assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on armored vehicles attacked the positions of the RF Armed Forces near Zaliznyansky from the direction of Minkovka. However, the servicemen of the 1st Airborne Brigade "Wolves" standing there, with the support of other units, cut off the vehicles from the infantry with fire and destroyed some of them, after which they worked on the enemy's manpower.

At the same time, Ukrainian formations continue to accumulate forces east of Kostiantynivka to resume the assault on strongholds on the Kleshcheevka-Andreevka-Kurdyumivka line. The movements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Seversk for a possible strike in the direction of Yakovlevka were also noticed.

At the same time, there is information about the formation of a new 39th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Georgievka. After coordination and replenishment, it is planned to be transferred to Bakhmut.

Kleshcheevka-Andreevka-Kurdyumivka line was established even before the Russian special operation began on February 24th, 2023. It still remains to be seen whether Zelensky's corrupt regime can breakthrough this line of defense.

Catnip really fighting back hard. Anyways this war is here to stay and Ukraine is fated to be wartorn as long as possible thanks to their leader Zelenskyy.

i am impress, for the first time you are civil.

Catnip is just sharing in accordance to the title only, i like how you are viewing this as it is a posting match 😂