Heavy equipment, artillery, air defense equipment are arriving. We continue work on the following packages. There will be news soon, - Zelensky

Defensive and offensive actions at the front. The results of using drones. There is also effective work of the Security Service of Ukraine regarding "military committees" and collaborators. Good results.

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...8491758628?s=20

russian helicopters maybe going for SAR.

Footage from the crash site of the 🇷🇺Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter, which was shot down by air defense fire of the Armed Forces of 🇺🇦Ukraine near Robotyne yesterday.

The video also shows the passage of the Russian Mi-28, and the work of the Mi-8 of the search and rescue unit, which landed literally a couple of hundred meters from the crash site.

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...7410816138?s=20

Kupyansk sector of the front:
situation as of 19.00 on August 18, 2023

🔻In the vicinity of Sinkivka, servicemen of the "West" group of the Russian Armed Forces continue to squeeze Ukrainian formations out of the village. As a result of the assault on the eastern side, the RF Armed Forces occupied two strongholds.

▪️Despite the onslaught of the Russian army, Ukrainian formations periodically try to counterattack. One of the assault detachments of the 67th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out an unsuccessful landing south of Olshana. The attack was repulsed, and the group was defeated.

▪️Artillerymen and aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation actively support the offensive with fire: as a result of a massive strike on the front line, several strongholds were hit, as well as one self-propelled gun.

▪️The situation near Kupyansk for the Armed Forces of Ukraine is deteriorating. Reinforcements from the 1th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were sent to the area of the contact line south of Lyman on the 14st, and the units in Petropavlovka are preparing for an offensive by the RF Armed Forces.

Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (August 18, 2023) ❗Text only❗

⚡️Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

(18 August 2023)

▫️ In Donetsk direction, active and coordinated actions of the Yug Group of Forces supported by ground-attack and army aviation repelled three AFU attacks close to Avdeyevka, Berestooye, and Maryinka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️ The enemy's losses have amounted to around 220 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, three armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M-777 artillery system, one D-20 howitzer, and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.

▫️ Furthermore, three ammunition supply points of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were obliterated near Dyleyevka, Dzerzhinsk, and Novopokrovskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️ In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, strikes of Operational-Tactical Aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrowers repelled an enemy's attack close to Nikolskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and inflicted fire damage on the AFU units near Urozhainoye and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️ Up to 210 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured combat vehicles, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 artillery systems, and one MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun have been neutralised during the day.

▫️ In Kupyansk direction, artillery and Army Aviation of the Zapad Group of Forces successfully repelled seven attacks and counter-attacks of the enemy close to Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Sinkovka, Olshana, and Mankovka Urochische (Kharkov region).

▫️ A munition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was annihilated close to Kamenka (Kharkov region).

▫️ Total enemy losses in this direction amounted to up to 75 Ukrainian servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, two pick-up trucks, and one Polish-made Krab self-propelled system.

▫️ In Krasny Liman direction, the Tsentr Group of Forces, army aviation, and artillery repelled two enemy attacks close to Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️ Up to 80 Ukrainian personnel, three armoured fighting vehicles, and two pick-up trucks have been eliminated.

▫️ The Russian grouping of forces supported by artillery close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region) repelled two attacks of the enemy and disable one sabotage and reconnaissance unit in Zaporozhye direction.

▫️ Up to 195 Ukrainian troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, and one U.K.-made L119 howitzer have been neutralised during the day.

▫️ In Kherson direction, the enemy suffered losses of up to 30 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, and one AN/TPQ-37 counterbattery radar station as a result of fire damage.

▫️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian grouping of troops engaged manpower, and military hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 143 areas.

▫️ Fighter aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down one Su-25 aircraft of Ukrainian Air Force near Verolyubovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️ Air defence systems have shot down a Su-25 airplane of Ukrainian Air Force near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).

▫️ In addition, 26 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down close to Verkhnyaya Duvanka, Kremennaya, Privolye, Lisichansk (Lugansk People's Republic), Berestovoye, Krasnaya Gora, Volodino, Orlinskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Lyubimovka, Rabotino, and Tokmak (Zaporozhye region).

📊 In total, 461 airplanes and 246 helicopters, 5,831 unmanned aerial vehicles, 431 air defence missile systems, 11,366 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,144 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,928 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 12,307 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

The work of the 🇺🇦Ukrainian tank "Leopard 2" from the 33rd brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 🇷🇺Russian positions near the settlement of Novopokrovka, Zaporizhzhia region.

https://twitter.com/MilitaryLabb/status/169...6770328018?s=20

quite a massive fire 🔥

A major fire broke out at the Russian sea port of Novorossiysk. The container terminal is on fire.

https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/16...5550286300?s=20

Ukrainian M30A1 GMLRS strike targeting a Russian 1L219 Zoopark-1 counterbattery radar system, Zaporizhia Oblast.

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1...4369398146?s=20

The Russian ministry of defense claims last evening, Ukraine tried to attack Russian patrol ships “Pytlivyy” and “Vasily Bykov” in the Black Sea with a naval drone. They claim it was destroyed by onboard armament.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1692...5260714408?s=20

This has to stop. UA soldiers need real IFAKS.

Captured positions and captured Russian soldiers.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1692...5486486544?s=20

🇺🇦Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drone attacks a 🇷🇺Russian tank that looks like a T-90M "Breakthrough"

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...6660154809?s=20

The Ministry of Defense of 🇺🇦Ukraine has allowed domestic SkyKnight drones to be used by the military.

SkyKnight2 drones can lift 2.5 kg, fly quietly and quickly. Even if communication is lost due to enemy electronic warfare jamming, this drone will still fly to the operator's designated target.

Development is easy to manage. When the operator determines the target, the drone will fly to it in auto mode, because it will already be controlled by the on-board computer.

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...5152635230?s=20

Sad... almost everyone moved on already...

Some more got an election on the US in few months. They are preparing for the next pandemic, maybe. Bill gates already gave green light.

Or some big false flag, anything to keep the fish brain preoccupied.

Plenty of interesting topics covered. From Mr. Ritter's daughter wedding, monetization of YT channels, getting banned on YT, F-16s for Ukraine, 6 Ukrainian cadets will be trained to fly F-16 without any flying experience, US foreign policy, state of US military and Maui fires in Hawaii.

the boat definitely took a direct hit.

Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drone destroyed a Russian boat with Russian military personnel

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...9301803042?s=20

Russia Is Preparing For A Large-scale Offensive. Military Summary And Analysis For 2023.08.19

Brothers morale very low.

https://twitter.com/DefMon3/status/1692536939948249099?s=20

The GUR reports that it struck high Russian officials during a meeting in Enerhodar. The so-called head of the city department, Colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Pavel Valerievich Chesanov and his deputies received numerous injuries.

https://twitter.com/mon_mon_1064552/status/...3316518915?s=20

Inside the town of Robotyne, a group of Ukrainian soldiers from the 47th Mechanized Brigade fight next to their disabled M2A2 Bradley IFV.

Footage is from Wednesday morning.

https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1...1836839134?s=20

edit: additional footage in the continuing reply.