Ukraine – 8/21 & 8/20 Sitreps
By: Bohdan Chomiak & Robert Homans
August 21, 2023
We will be sending more double issues like this one in the next couple of weeks. It has gotten very hot in Ukraine, with no rain in the forecast, leading to Bohdan having to spend more time irrigating his dacha. The “good news” – dry weather is good fighting weather.
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From Bohdan
“A lot of recent speculation regarding the break-up of Russia. Most of it concerns nuclear weapons. Very little regards to distribution of natural resources.”
“Should the regions inside the current Russia federation become independent then 95% of the wealth that currently flows to Moscow and Petersburg would remain in the regions. The least economically viable region would be what is currently referred to as European Russia.”
“European Russia would be economically weak because it would need to rely on its own people. Currently approximately 40% of the population in European Russia are guest workers from the regions where Russian wealth is mined, pumped and extracted. If those regions had money then the guest workers would leave and Russians would have to fill all the positions in their shrunken state. Having enjoyed 400 years of handy servants it is unlikely they would rush to these positions.”
“Very sad watching aristocratic Russians washing dishes in a restaurant.”
Unfortunately, what Bohdan describes is exactly the outcome, the break-up of the Russian Federation, that the Ditherer-in-Chief appears to want to avoid, by slow-walking weapons deliveries to Ukraine. Not only does this cost the lives of Ukrainians, soldiers and civilians both, but it plays into the hands of those in the U.S. who want to cut off support for Ukraine.
The argument goes like this – if the United States is unwilling to state Ukraine’s victory over Russia as a goal, but instead wants to prolong the war with the objective of weakening Russia using Ukrainian lives in the process, and do it in a way that leaves Russia intact and Putin in power, then why bother sending weapons to Ukraine?
What the Ditherer-in-Chief doesn’t seem to realize is that Ukraine has already won – Russia will not subjugate Ukraine. For Ukraine, the choice is either completing its victory the easy way, driving Russia out of all of Ukraine to the 1991 borders, through the U.S. giving Ukraine the weapons it’s asking for, or the hard way, slower without the support Ukraine has been asking for. In either case, Ukraine will drive Russia out of Ukraine, and who is elected President in 2024 won’t matter. No one, least of all the President of the United States, can control events inside the Russian Federation, so why bother even trying, especially when the price for trying is paid for in Ukrainian lives?
Russian Terrorist Attacks Against Civilians/De-Mining Statistics
In Bohdan’s August 20, 2023 Sitrep, below, is a map showing Russian terrorist attacks against civilians since start of Russia’s latest invasion, including the number of dead and wounded. If anyone has any doubts about Ukraine’s commitment to drive Russia out of all its territory, most prominently those in the Biden Administration, please commit the map the data therein to memory.
Also included are very interesting statistics on Ukraine’s de-mining efforts.
An email recipient sent me this. He debunks the recent article in the Washington Post, about U.S. intelligence concluding that the Ukrainian counteroffensive will fail to reach Melitopol on the Sea of Azov by the end of this year. As Phillip points out Ukraine only has to take Tokmak, for it to seriously interrupt Russian supply lines and Russian supply bases all the way into Crimea. Ukraine is already approaching the Russian defense lines around Tokmak.
Tokmak itself is a major Russian resupply hub. Cutting road and rail connections going through Tokmak will cause major logistical problems for Russia without immediately liberating Melitopol, something that the Washington Post article doesn’t mention. Instead, it’s all about Melitopol.
Additionally, the distance between Tokmak and Melitopol is 63 km. (approximately 40 miles), well within range of HIMARS missiles. If Ukraine can advance beyond Tokmak and toward Melitopol, Ukraine’s long-range howitzers can come into play.
It seems as if U.S. intelligence analysts have a problem reading maps.
News From the Battlefield
Russian Ka-52 attack helicopters – One argument for Ukraine getting the F-16s is that they would neutralize the effective Ka-52s that have caused major problems for Ukrainian armor. However, because of effective Ukrainian anti-aircraft fire, Russia now has very few Ka-52s and, largely due to sanctions, with no hope of replacing them.
“Reporting From Ukraine” – He reports mostly on the drone attack on the Russian airbase near Nizhny Novgorod, northwest of Moscow, that destroyed at least 1 Russian bomber, used to launch the Kinzhal hypersonic missile, and perhaps a second. The Russian Defense Ministry divulged that the drones were launched not from Ukraine, but from inside Russia. Perhaps separately, a Ukrainian flag was seen flying from a house located across the street from the local FSB headquarters.
As reported in these emails repeatedly, Ukraine has had agents operating inside Russia since 2014. Up until the start of Russia’s latest invasion, their work has largely been agitation, including draft resistance, helping ethnic minorities resist Russian suppression of local languages and dialects, and similar activities. It comes as no surprise that their tactics appear to have been expanded.
8/21 & 8/20/2023 Sitreps (starts below)
Russia Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon August 20 to 12:00 noon August 21, 2023
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Monday, August 21
12:31 AM: Germany proposed to allocate 5 billion euros of aid to Ukraine annually.
● This was announced by the Minister of Finance of Germany, Christian Lindner.
● He said this during a discussion with citizens in Berlin as part of the German government's Open Door Day, Handelsblatt reports.
8:38 AM: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres plans to attend BRICS summit in Johannesburg, - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa
10:08 AM Volodymyr Zelensky announced an address to the Danish parliament
● "Today I am addressing the parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark. We continue important meetings," the president wrote.
● All of Russia's neighbors are under threat if Ukraine does not stand up, Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in the Danish parliament
● "Now Russian evil is inflicting pain and death on Ukrainian cities and villages. But it openly says that it will not be limited to Ukraine. Then, after our country, they want to carry this suffering further to Europe and further to the world. And I am sure that you hear this from Moscow. All of Russia's neighbors are under threat if Ukraine does not stand up," the president said.
Sunday, August 20
1:08 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, together with First Lady Olena Zelenskyi and the team, arrived in the Netherlands.
● "As always, substantive negotiations with Mr. Prime Minister Mark Rutte are ahead. The main issue is the F-16 for Ukraine, to protect our people from Russian terror. We become stronger. Also on the agenda is the Global Peace Summit, #PeaceFormula, bringing the terrorist state to justice," the message says.
2:34 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyi met with Prime Minister Mark Rutte in the Netherlands.
2:57 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyi at the military air base in Eindhoven near the F-16.
3:18 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands at the military air base in Eindhoven:
● "F16. Breakthrough arrangement. Specifics from today. They will be in the Ukrainian sky. Thank you, Netherlands! Thanks Mark! Thanks to everyone who helps! We will win!"
3:27 PM: The Netherlands and Denmark undertake to transfer F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, — Dutch Prime Minister Rutte
3:29 PM: 42 F-16 aircraft will be provided to Ukraine after training Ukrainian pilots and engineers, - Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
4:57 PM: At the meeting of Volodymyr Zelenskyi with Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the situation on the battlefield, protection against Russian terror was discussed. We also agreed on the number of F-16s that will be provided to Ukraine after the training of our pilots and engineers.
5:14 PM: Russia has already used more than 6,500 missiles and more than 3,500 attack drones against Ukraine.
● This was announced by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi during a meeting with media representatives in the Netherlands.
5:29 PM: Denmark has also confirmed the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, but only after Ukrainian pilots have finished training.
● This is reported on the official website of the Ministry of Defense of Denmark.
● "We agree to transfer F-16 aircraft to Ukraine and the Ukrainian Air Force in close cooperation with the United States and other partners when the conditions for such a transfer are met," the message reads.
5:43 PM: Volodymyr Zelenskyy is planning a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the royal family.
● The president will also meet with members of the Folketing and representatives of Danish business.
● "We are developing cooperation. We are preparing additional good news for Ukrainian soldiers. We are moving forward on the F-16 issue," Zelenskyy writes.
6:55 PM: Volodymyr Zelensky met with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and "tested" the Danish F-16.
7:00 PM: Denmark will transfer 19 F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.
● This was stated by the Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen at a briefing.
7:12 PM: Ukrainian military has already arrived in Denmark for F-16 training.
● This was announced by Volodymyr Zelenskyi at a briefing in Denmark.
7:20 PM: The first 6 planes will fly to Ukraine closer to the New Year, 8 more in 2024.
● This was announced by the Prime Minister of Denmark.
9:52 PM: The US wants to increase the production of ammunition - plans to supply the Ukrainian armed forces with enough for military success, - The Washington Post.
● According to the publication, the administration of the US president focused mainly on expanding the production of 155-mm artillery shells.
11:51 PM: The Pope's Envoy for Peace in Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, criticized the European Union. He calls for more efforts to end the war.
● "The EU is doing too little, it should do much more. The EU should support peace initiatives in every possible way," he said.
● At the same time, he emphasized that peace cannot be achieved with the help of weapons, but with the help of dialogue.
NATIONAL
Monday, August 21
1:03 AM: Poltava, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, Kharkiv regions - missile danger.
1:15 AM: Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions - threat of enemy use of attack UAVs.
1:46 AM: Countering the threat of the enemy's use of attack UAVs
● This was reported in the Air Force of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
5:54 AM: The activity of enemy tactical aviation in the southeast direction continues, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● The threat of KAB for the front-line territories.
7:04 AM: Over the past day, the enemy carried out 29 airstrikes and fired 43 salvo rockets at the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas, — the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● Also, over 25 combat clashes took place during the past day.
● During the past day, the aviation of the defense forces struck 9 strikes on the areas of concentration of enemy personnel, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● During the past day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 1 control point and 3 artillery means at the enemy's firing positions.
7:36 AM: Russia has increased the presence of missile carriers in the Black Sea. In addition to the submarine, a small missile ship came out. Accordingly, the number of "Calibers" has been increased to 12.
● This was reported by the press service of the Defense Forces of Southern Ukraine.
7:54 AM: The air alert in the Zaporizhia and Donetsk regions is related to the activity of enemy tactical aviation in the eastern and southeastern direction, — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Sunday, August 20
2:47 PM: Attention! Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia regions - missile danger! - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
3:44 PM: Four people were killed as a result of an explosion at the research center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said Iryna Pryanishnikova, spokeswoman for the Kyiv region police.
5:19 PM: Activity of enemy tactical aviation in the southeast direction, — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
6:43 PM: Preliminary, the new meeting of "Ramstein" will take place from September 17 to 24 in an offline format.
● This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov.
● "More missiles, more systems, more radars, plus aviation as an element of air defense. The second issue is artillery and ammunition for it. The third thing is armored vehicles of all kinds," the head of the Ministry of Defense noted.
7:25 PM: "We are ready to exchange Belgorod for our membership in NATO," - President Volodymyr Zelenskyi in response to the question about the exchange of territories.
7:46 PM: Ukraine will prepare the necessary infrastructure for receiving Western F-16 fighters, — Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
8:11 PM Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on August 20:
● "During the day, the enemy carried out 22 airstrikes and fired 30 rocket salvo fire systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population.
● Also, 22 combat clashes took place during the day."
● "During the day, the aviation of the defense forces made 9 strikes on areas where enemy personnel were concentrated.
● During the day, units of missile forces and artillery hit 1 control point and 3 artillery devices at the enemy's firing positions.
9:06 PM: 63 countries have already joined the discussion of the Ukrainian peace formula at the level of ambassadors.
● This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi at a press conference in the Netherlands.
● "We add diplomatic teams and new countries to our global work every week," the president noted.
9:20 PM: During the last day, the enemy's losses in the Tavria direction amounted to 232 people killed, wounded, and captured (killed - 79, wounded - 153).
● Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, the commander of the operational-strategic group of troops "Tavria", announced this.
● 27 units of enemy military equipment were destroyed, as well as 6 ammunition depots and 1 enemy command and observation post.
10:14 PM: Measures to strengthen the protection and defense of the state border of Ukraine continue in the Volyn direction.
● "In particular, the number of border units has been increased, monitoring of the situation on the other side of the state border has been organized, combat service and intelligence have been strengthened," writes the Commander of the Combined Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Serhiy Naev.
MORDOR - ruZZia
Monday, August 21
12:53 AM: The FSB advocates the resignation of Shoigu and Gerasimov. This is reported by Bloomberg.
● Agency sources report that hard-liners in the FSB supported the demands of Prigozhin, who insisted on a change of command.
● In addition, security forces offer Putin to start fighting in Ukraine more aggressively: declare martial law and full-scale mobilization.
8:09 AM: The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the alleged downing of a drone in the Moscow region.
● According to rosZMI, all airports in Moscow are closed for departures and arrivals, the "Carpet" regime has been announced at all Moscow airports.
8:30 AM: Russian mass media reports that an anti-aircraft missile just allegedly went off near Zvenigorod in the Moscow region.
● Previously, another UAV could have been shot down there.
8:38 AM: Strikes by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the rear of the Russians are undermining the morale of the occupying army, - ISW.
8:38 AM: The non-appearance of the Russian dictator Putin at the BRICS summit shows the isolation of Russia and the narrowing of the horizons of the Russian leader, - СNN.
10:48 AM: Russian mass media report that an explosion was heard in Rostov, Russia.
11:00 AM: The moment of the explosion in Rostov was caught on surveillance cameras. Video from social networks
11:11 AM: Russia is creating another army in the occupied south of Ukraine, - British intelligence.
● According to British intelligence, the new army may consist mainly of mobilized personnel and will focus on defensive operations in southern Ukraine.
● Russia is probably looking to free up more experienced units to fight in key areas.
11:25 AM: The governor of the Rostov region stated that the sounds that were heard in different parts of Rostov and the surrounding area are the transition of the plane to supersonic.
Sunday, August 20
12:10 PM: The Governor of the Rostov Region, Vasyl Golubev, announced the shooting down of three drones over the Rostov Region.
● According to him, two drones allegedly fell on the territory of a military unit in Kamiansk, another one - a kilometer north of Novoshakhtinsk.
12:46 PM: Belarus resumed military exercises with Russia, monitoring group "Belarusian Gayun".
● The exercises are ongoing at 8 training grounds and will continue at least until August 27. Belarusian-Russian exercises began on April 29, 2022. They will last for 69 weeks.
1:33 PM: Roscosmos announced that Russia's first mission to the moon never made it to its destination.
● "The "Luna-25" station went into an uncalculated orbit and collided with the Moon. Thus, the mission ceased to exist," the message reads.
2:19 PM Social Networks: Explosions rang out in Belgorod, Russia, local channels report. We are waiting for official information.
4:01 PM: rashist mass media published a photograph of a burning Tu-22M3 bomber after a drone strike on a military airfield in Silsy, Novgorod region.
9:37 PM: Russia plans to resettle 300,000 of its citizens in temporarily occupied Mariupol, Center of National Resistance.
● Planned demographic changes should be implemented by 2035.
● "In addition, the occupiers bring wage-earners and civil servants from depressed regions of the Russian Federation to Temporarily Occupied Territories. At the same time, local residents are forcibly deported to economically depressed regions of Russia," the Central Intelligence Agency notes.
11:32 PM: New interception of Military Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
● A Russian serviceman discusses with his wife the refusal of Russian soldiers to continue fighting and distrust among comrades at the front.
REGIONS
KYIV
Monday, August 21
9:41 AM: Destroyed Russian equipment was displayed on Khreshchatyk, Suspilne reports.
● There are about 20 pieces of equipment on the road: tanks, self-propelled howitzers, BMPs, MTLBs, armored personnel carriers, BMDs, remnants of downed missiles.
● The same exhibition has been on Mykhailivska Square since the beginning of the war.
CHERNIHIV
Sunday, August 20
4:35 PM: The target of the Russians in Chernihiv was not the drama theater, but the people — the Prosecutor General's Office.
● According to the head of the Department for Combating Crimes Committed in the Conditions of Armed Conflict, OGP Yuri Belousov, the missile was configured in such a way that it exploded in the air.
● This type of adjustment is made in order to increase the maximum damage of manpower in the open area," Yuriy Belousov added.
6:29 PM: As a result of the Russian attack on Chernihiv, 66 residential buildings were damaged, reported the deputy head of the OP Oleksiy Kuleba.
● 10 administrative buildings and 67 vehicles were also damaged.
● "Commissions are working, compensation will be provided as soon as possible," Kuleba writes.
10:34 PM: Russians used an Iskander-M missile to attack Chernihiv. However, during its setup, the maximum damage mode was selected.
● Yuriy Belousov, head of the Department for Combating Crimes Committed in Conditions of Armed Conflict, of the Prosecutor General's Office, told about this on the air of the telethon.
● The prosecutor reported that, according to the investigation, the main force of the explosion was directed at the people who were around the Drama Theater.
10:50 PM: In Chernihiv, the number of victims as a result of the Russian strike has increased to 156. Currently, 41 people are in the hospital.
● This was reported in the Office of the President.
KHARKIV
Monday, August 21
9:11 AM: A 71-year-old man was killed in the city of Vovchansk, Chuguyiv district, due to enemy shelling, reported the head of Kharkiv OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
● In the city, a private house, an apartment in an apartment building, and a building of a health care facility were damaged.
Sunday, August 20
2:23 PM: Russians shelled the territory of a medical institution and the private sector of Vovchansk, - the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
● As a result of the shelling, a man born in 1952 died, who received fatal shrapnel wounds.
2:53 PM Kharkiv RMA: Russians have been shelling Kupiansk all day.
● 10 people were injured as a result of a hit in a residential part of the city. A 35-year-old paramedic of emergency medical care was injured while providing assistance.
● Damaged non-residential buildings, cars.
3:22 PM: Attention! The air alert in the Kharkiv region is related to the activity of Russian tactical aviation along the border, - Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
5:59 PM Kharkiv RMA: 11 civilians were injured as a result of artillery fire in Kupyansk.
● "At this moment, 7 people are in a serious condition, 3 are in an average condition. 1 person was given medical assistance on the spot," Sinegubov writes.
● 5 cars of local residents were destroyed and damaged, the "Nova Poshta" branch was damaged, several fires broke out.
11:12 PM: On Sunday evening, the Russians again fired artillery at Kupyansk, there were repeated hits in the city center, and only civilian infrastructure was damaged, the military administration reported.
● The OVA reports that the building of the educational institution was damaged, and a fire broke out in the gymnasium.
● So far, there has been no information about the victims.
DONETSK
Monday, August 21
8:25 AM Donetsk RMA: On August 20, the Russians injured 7 residents of Donetsk region: 3 in Chasovoy Yar, 2 in Krasnohorivka, 1 in Petrivka and Avdiivka.
9:57 AM Donetsk RMA: The Russians fired 20 times from the Vugledar artillery in the Volnovasky direction, reported the head of Donetsk OVA Pavlo Kyrilenko.
● In the Chasovoyarsk community, 4 private houses, 1 high-rise building and an industrial building were damaged.
● In the Lysychansk direction, 2 houses in Siversk and 2 houses in Pereizny were damaged.
10:58 AM Over the past week, the Defense Forces have liberated another three-square kilometers in the Bakhmut region, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said.
● In total, 43 square kilometers around Bakhmut have already been liberated by the Armed Forces.
11:41 AM: The SBU detained a traitor who was spying on Ukrainian checkpoints in Kramatorsk.
● On the instructions of the Russian special service, the person involved monitored the places of temporary deployment and movement routes of the Defense Forces in the front-line city.
● The person involved transmitted obtained information to the FSB through an anonymous chat in the messenger, where he prescribed the geolocations of the objects of the Armed Forces and their "characteristics".
ZAPORIZHIA
Monday, August 21
9:25 AM Zaporizhia RMA: Over the past day, the enemy carried out 92 attacks on 23 towns and villages of the Zaporizhia region.
● A 61-year-old man died as a result of shelling of Shiroki in the Pologiv region. A 77-year-old resident of Shiroki was injured, as well as a 58-year-old resident of Mala Tokmachka.
● 6 reports were received about the destruction of residential buildings.
Sunday, August 20
1:28 PM: Activity of Russian tactical aviation. The threat of the use of aviation weapons (KAB/KAR) for the front edge of the Zaporizhzhia region, - head of the RMA, Yuriy Malashko.
DNIPRO
Sunday, August 20
6:26 PM: Dnipro region - threat of ballistic weapons, — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8:50 PM Dnipro RMA: During the day, the Russians shelled Nikopolshchyna with artillery several times.
● "It happened to the district center, Marganetska and Pokrovsk communities. Fortunately, there were no casualties. But there is destruction," Lysak writes.
● According to him, two private houses, the same number of farm buildings, and cars were damaged.
KHERSON
Monday, August 21
8:55 AM Kherson RMA: Over the past day, the enemy carried out 78 shellings of the Kherson region, firing 377 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, Grads, UAVs and aircraft. The enemy fired 47 shells at the city of Kherson.
● the Russian military aimed at the residential quarters of the populated areas of the region; object of critical infrastructure and the territory of a plant in Kherson. As a result of Russian aggression, 2 people were killed and 3 more were injured.
10:54 AM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
Sunday, August 20
12:26 PM Kherson RMA: Russians attacked Zolota Balka of Novoaleksandrivska hromada.
● Russian artillery hit the peaceful settlement about five times. An economic structure was destroyed due to shelling.
● A 69-year-old man received minor injuries. He was hospitalized.
1:01 PM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
3:32 PM Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
3:35 PM Kherson RMA: Due to the Russian shelling of Kozatskyi, local residents were injured.
● a Russian tank targeted a residential building, as a result of which a 60-year-old woman died from injuries.
● A 45-year-old woman has multiple shrapnel wounds. She was hospitalized.
6:12 PM: Russians dropped two explosive devices from a drone on a man in Novoberyslav, reports the head of Kherson OVA Oleksandr Prokudin.
● A 33-year-old local resident died on the spot from his injuries.
8:36 PM: Russians on social networks are sending messages to Kherson residents threatening physical reprisals for failing to cooperate with occupational authorities, — Center for Combatting Disinformation of Ukraine.
● This massacre can apparently be "avoided" if you inform us about the "Nazis" in Kherson.
● "In this way, the Rashists are trying to get information about the location of the Ukrainian military in the Kherson region, as well as about the partisan movement in the Temporarily Occupied Territories," writes the Center for Combating Disinformation.
● The Center urges not to be manipulated, as any cooperation with the enemy is tantamount to treason.
MYKOLAIV
Monday, August 21
10:39 AM Mykolaiv RMA: This night at 02:01, 02:35 the enemy shelled the settlements of the Kutsurub community with artillery and anti-aircraft guns.
● As a result of shelling in one of the settlements, a fire broke out in a commercial building on the territory of the enterprise, with an area of 200 square meters. m.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon August 19 to 12:00 noon August 20, 2023
1,512 munitions were removed and neutralized by pyrotechnicians of the State Emergency Service within five days, — press service of the State Emergency Service.
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
RASHISTS = russian Facists/all russian invaders
INTERNATIONAL
Sunday, August 20
8:05 am: China is considering the possibility of completely canceling visas for Russians, - Consul-Attaché of the People's Republic of China in Kazan Chen Bojui.
8:05 am: "I condemn yet another attack by the Russians, due to which civilians died. This must stop - UN humanitarian coordinator Denise Brown on shelling of Chernihiv.
8:05 am: "Neutral" China is helping arm Russia with helicopters, drones, optical sights and crucial defense metals, The Telegraph.
9:58 am: The new ambassador of France, Gael Vaissier, arrived in Ukraine and began his mission.
● "I realize how lucky I am to carry such a sensitive mission, when this country is perfectly coping with Russian aggression and the great responsibility associated with it," wrote the new French ambassador to Ukraine.
Saturday, August 19
1:58 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi started negotiations with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson.
● "The agenda is broad, but the top priority is defense cooperation, in particular the powerful Swedish CV-90s. Our soldiers are already using them effectively on the front lines. We also plan to produce CV-90s in Ukraine," said the President of Ukraine.
4:25 pm: Swedish CV-90 BMPs will be manufactured in Ukraine - Volodymyr Zelenskyi at a joint press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
● "Today we detailed the agreement on the production of the CV-90 in Ukraine, its repair, etc. We will do everything possible so that the first CV-90 produced in Ukraine appears as soon as possible," the president said.
4:55 pm: About 200 Ukrainian soldiers have almost completed training on M1 Abrams tanks in Germany, said Martin O'Donnell, the representative of the US Army in Europe.
● The military will remain at the training ground and maintain their skills until the tanks are ready to be sent to Ukraine.
5:21 pm: Sweden will hand over the 13th package of military aid to Ukraine, it will include ammunition for air defense and combat vehicles.
● This was stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi during a press conference in Sweden.
● "Today we detailed our agreement regarding joint production of CV90 in Ukraine, localization of production, repairs," the president noted.
● Also, according to him, Ukrainian pilots have started test trials on Saab JAS 39 Gripen aircraft.
5:40 pm: The base for the repair of German Leopard tanks will be operational in Ukraine by the end of August.
● This was stated by the general director of the Rheinmetall concern, Armin Papperger, in an interview with the FAZ publication.
● In addition, the German arms concern plans to lease a tank factory in Ukraine and establish the production of equipment there according to NATO standards.
6:00 pm: China began "joint naval and air patrols to check combat readiness" around the island of Taiwan.
● This was stated by the spokesman of the Eastern Command of the People's Liberation Army of China, Shi Yi.
6:21 pm: Lithuania began to install the first fortifications on the border with Belarus.
● This was reported by the deputy of the Lithuanian Parliamentary Committee for National Security and Defense Laurinas Kaschyunas.
● Fortifications appeared at the Lithuanian Shumskas checkpoint, which, along with two other checkpoints, was closed for crossing the day before.
7:54 pm: Volodymyr Zelenskyi arrived for an audience with King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia.
● "We highly appreciate Sweden's powerful assistance in all possible directions. This is a significant contribution to the struggle of Ukrainians for freedom and the European future," the president wrote.
9:53 pm: In California, an action was held on the Santa Monica Pier for the Independence Day of Ukraine. Videos from subscribers.
10:13 pm: MrBeast, one of the most popular YouTube bloggers in the world, released a video in which he marked Crimea as part of the Russian Federation. The corresponding map was shown in the video.
● In addition, he invited a Russian to take part in competitions under the flag of the Russian Federation.
NATIONAL
Sunday, August 20
12:48 am: The F-16 fighter jet was already landing on Ukrainian airfields - the commander of the Air Force.
● "The F-16 aircraft, were in Ukraine. It landed at our airfields, we conducted joint training with F-16 pilots, and we have experience in operating, respectively, the F-16 aircraft. I think this is significant."
● According to him, Ukraine is currently preparing runways. "We are carrying out appropriate reconstruction, we are improving the surface, improving the infrastructure of the airfields, we are building new defense structures," the commander said.
3:19 am: Enemy tactical aircraft activity observed in eastern and southeastern directions.
● There is a threat of using aviation weapons, - the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
7:17 am: During the past day, the enemy launched 5 missile and 61 air strikes, carried out 67 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of Ukrainian troops and populated areas, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● Also, 32 combat clashes took place during the past day.
● During the past 24 hours, the air force of the defense forces carried out 9 strikes on areas where the enemy's personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated, and 1 - on the anti-aircraft missile complex, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● During the past day, units of missile troops and artillery hit 6 artillery pieces in firing positions, 3 control points and 3 enemy air defense equipment, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
8:05 am: The latest advances of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the south are of significant tactical importance, as they make it possible to operate beyond the boundaries of large-scale minefields. This was reported by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
9:23 am: Activity of enemy tactical aircraft is observed in the eastern and southeastern directions! — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
10:45 am: Ukrainian scouts, using a drone, struck a cluster of enemy telecommunications antennas and destroyed the Russian electronic warfare complex "Pole-21", — Military Intelligence Command Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
● In intelligence, it was noted that the Pole-21 EW station creates obstacles and suppresses any signals of navigation satellites within a radius of more than 25 km.
10:56 am: The Russian Federation is not running out of missiles, because they continue to produce them, said Nataliya Humenyuk, the spokeswoman for the OC "South".
● "This is the most important factor in the fact that they do not end. Yes, these are not the pace they had at the beginning of the invasion, but you cannot underestimate the enemy. They are making missiles and the best mechanism to stop this is to strengthen sanctions," Humenyuk said.
● She also added that the Russians still have a large stockpile of Calibers to continue blackmailing and terrorizing the Ukrainian population.
11:54 am: Ukraine could probably convert S-200 anti-aircraft missiles and use them as land-based ballistic missiles, British intelligence says.
● In Britain, it is also believed that Russia began to put pressure on the leadership of the Air and Space Forces to strengthen air defense. Intelligence emphasizes that drones began to regularly fly to Moscow. Reports of strikes by S-200 missiles, which NATO countries call SA-5 Gammon, have also become more frequent.
Saturday, August 19
12:17 pm: Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko clarified that the explosions in Kyiv took place on the territory of the State Research Expert Forensic Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
● There are victims among the employees of the expert service. The fire has now been contained. Civilians are asked not to approach the fire.
12:53 pm: According to preliminary information, employees of the State Research Expert Forensic Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kyiv conducted an examination of explosive objects and, unfortunately, a detonation took place, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
2:16 pm: The Armed Forces will use Ukrainian SkyKnight 2 drones with artificial intelligence and a maximum payload of 2.5 kg, — Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
● The UAV is quite fast, powerful and quiet, as well as easy to control. In case of loss of communication or jamming by enemy EW, the drone will still fly to the target specified by the operator.
2:18 pm: Enemy tactical aircraft activity observed in southeast direction! — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
● There is a threat of using aviation weapons!
● In case of an alarm, go to the shelter!
7:10 pm Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on August 19:
● "During the day, the enemy carried out 5 missile and 44 air strikes, carried out 17 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas.
● As a result of Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are dead and wounded among the civilian population. Residential buildings and other civil infrastructure were destroyed.
● Also, 26 combat clashes took place during the day."
● "During the day, the aviation of the defense forces made 7 strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy and 1 - on an anti-aircraft missile complex.
● During the day, units of missile troops and artillery hit 5 artillery pieces in firing positions, 3 control points and 3 enemy air defense equipment.
7:30 pm: An air alert in the Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Kherson regions is related to the activity of enemy tactical aircraft in the eastern and southeastern direction.
7:35 pm: A certain number of Ukrainian pilots, engineers and technicians have already started training on F-16 aircraft.
● This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksiy Reznikov.
● According to him, 11 partner countries joined the aircraft coalition, and the Netherlands and Denmark took the lead in the training project.
8:14 pm: There will be no mass events on Independence Day in Kyiv, KMDA.
● "As the city authorities were informed by a letter from the President's Office, they are planning to hold an exhibition of samples of damaged enemy equipment at the state level in Khreschatyk," the KMDA writes.
● In this regard, traffic will be blocked on Khreshchatyk on the stretch from Maidan Nezalezhnosti to Bohdan Khmelnytskyi Street starting this evening.
9:36 pm: The government, in compliance with the decision of the National Security Council, has improved the inventory of protective structures of civil protection.
● This was written by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal.
● "All built storage facilities, anti-radiation shelters and dual-purpose structures will be necessarily taken into account," Shmyhal reports.
11:03 pm: The commander of the Air Force spoke about the first order at the beginning of the invasion of the Russian Federation.
● "My first command would be 3:20. I, as the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, gave the command "Carpet". According to this command, all planes that were in the air were obliged to either leave the airspace of Ukraine or land on the nearest airport.
● I saw with my own eyes how the airspace of Ukraine is being cleaned. Literally after 20 minutes there was not a single plane in the airspace," explained the commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mykola Oleschuk.
● Our plane does not have time to take off from the airfield, as it is already in the zone of defeat of the enemy fighter, - Commander of the Air Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Mykola Oleschuk
● "When our planes go to attack, they are fired upon every minute. During the mission, our pilot is followed by 5 to 9 planes of different types every time," the commander of the Air Force said.
MORDOR - ruZZia
Sunday, August 20
12:19 am: New interception of the Military Intelligence Command of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
● Civilians discuss the withdrawal of units of the Russian Federation to reserve positions due to the inability to conduct combat operations.
3:29 am: Explosions are heard in the Moscow region, local media reports.
● The "Carpet" plan was also announced due to the threat of UAVs. Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports temporarily do not receive or send flights. The planes are being diverted to Sheremetyevo, the aviation services reported.
3:44 am: In Kursk RF, a powerful explosion was heard near the railway station, local media reported.
3:50 am: The moment of the explosion in Kursk was caught on a video surveillance camera.
4:01 am: Consequences of the explosion at the station in Kursk.
4:10 am: Local media publishes the situation in the square in front of the railway station in Kursk after the explosion.
● Firefighters began to arrive at the scene.
4:31 am: The governor of the Russian Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, announced the victims of the explosion at the railway station.
● The official traditionally blames Ukraine for the UAV attack. According to him, 5 people received minor injuries from glass fragments.
4:52 a.m.: Local publics demonstrate the consequences of the BpLA attack in the Kursk Russian Federation.
Saturday, August 19
1:13 pm: The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that an unknown UAV hit the military airfield "Soltsi" (the base of the Tu-22m3), Novgorod region of the Russian Federation.
● Media reports damage to several bombers.
9:15 pm: In the temporarily occupied Mariupol, another conflict took place between the "Kadyriv" (Chechen units), and the Russian military.
● This was reported by Petro Andryushchenko, the city mayor's adviser.
● "There is commotion, gunshots. In the last half hour, the number of cars in the photo has increased by about 20," Andryushchenko writes.
10:39 pm: A criminal from the "Wagner" Communist Party, who in the past served 17 years for the murder of two people, talks about how a captured Polish citizen who fought on the side of Ukraine was executed.
REGIONS
CHERNIHIV
Sunday, August 20
7:50 am Chernihiv RMA: As of the morning after yesterday's shelling in Chernihiv, the number of injured has increased to 148 people, more than 40 of them are still in hospital.
Saturday, August 19
12:34 pm: There was an exhibition of drone manufacturers in Chernihiv, Russia hit it with a missile. Journalist Oleksandra Denysenko reported this on the air of the telethon from the scene of the events.
● "There was an exhibition of drone manufacturers. And this is where the flight arrived," Denisenko said.
1:01 pm Chernihiv RMA: Appropriate services are available at the point of arrival. There are dead and wounded.
1:06 pm: As of 1:00 p.m., 42 victims are known as a result of the Russian attack on the Drama Theater in Chernihiv, — the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
● Five people died, 37 people were injured, including 11 children.
1:16 pm: A video of what the center of Chernihiv looks like now after shelling by Russian troops appeared on the Internet.
1:39 pm: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine published footage of the liquidation of the consequences of the Russian terrorist attack on Chernihiv.
1:44 pm: Six people have already died in Chernihiv, a child has died, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko said.
● "The girl who died is the sixth victim in six years. The patrol tried to provide first aid, they applied a tourniquet, there was a lot of blood loss. Unfortunately, the doctors could not save her," said Klymenko.
● According to him, the child's mother is in serious condition, many people need surgical intervention.
2:20 pm: The number of victims of the attack on Chernihiv increased to 7. The body of another victim was found at the site of the attack. This is an unidentified woman, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
● 90 wounded people sought medical help. Of them, 10 are police officers and 12 are children. 25 people were hospitalized.
● A 12-year-old girl is urgently taken to Kyiv by ambulance. The child is in serious condition.
2:54 pm: Missile attack on Chernihiv from surveillance cameras. Video from social networks.
3:01 pm: The co-organizer of the drone exhibition in Chernihiv clarified that the permission to hold the event was granted by the military civil administration.
3:12 pm: In Chernihiv, a headquarters was created to eliminate the consequences of a rocket attack, the head of Chernihiv OVA Vyacheslav Chaus announced.
3:30 pm: In Chernihiv, the drama theater, the commercial court, the OVA building, houses, shops, and coffee shops were damaged, said Dmytro Lubinets.
● "There is a public transport stop nearby, a regular bus stopped at it to pick up and drop off passengers. Unfortunately, many victims were killed in this very place. On a day off, the central part of the city was always crowded," he said.
3:32 pm: The number of victims of the Russian attack on Chernihiv has increased to 117 people, acting Oleksandr Lomako, the mayor of the city.
4:10 pm: Three days of mourning were announced in Chernihiv, from August 19 to 21, due to the Russian terrorist attack, said the acting mayor. Oleksandr Lomako, the mayor of the city.
6:35 pm: The number of wounded as a result of the Russian attack on Chernihiv has increased to 119, reports the deputy head of the OP Oleksiy Kuleba.
● "The liquidation of the consequences continues on the spot - the operational headquarters has been deployed.
● Commissions are recording damage. Help is provided to the injured," Kuleba writes.
6:49 pm: The search and rescue operation in Chernihiv has been completed, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko said.
● "7 dead. 129 injured, including 15 children and 15 police officers. My condolences to the families of the dead," Klymenko wrote.
SUMY
Sunday, August 20
12:23 am: Sumy region - threat of enemy use of attack UAVs.
11:16 am Sumy RMA: At night and in the morning, the Russians carried out 4 attacks on border communities
● 20 explosions were recorded. The communities of Velikopysarovsk, Esmansk, Khotynsk and Bilopolsk came under fire.
Saturday, August 19
8:40 pm: Sumy region - the threat of enemy use of attack UAVs, — Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
KHARKIV
Sunday, August 20
9:26 am Kharkiv RMA: Today at around 7:00 am the enemy shelled the city of Kupyansk. A civilian man in his 40s was seriously injured.
● During the past day, the settlements of Bogodukhiv, Kharkiv, Chuguiv, Izyum and Kupyan districts were under enemy fire.
● As a result of artillery shelling of the village. 11 private houses, a kindergarten building, a boarding house, a bakery, and a church were damaged in Vilcha, Chuguyiv district.
Saturday, August 19
5:57 pm: The air alert in the Kharkiv region is related to the activity of enemy tactical aviation, the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
DONETSK
Sunday, August 20
9:10 am Donetsk RMA: On August 19, the Russians wounded 1 resident of Donetsk region — in Toretsk.
10:26 am Donetsk RMA: In the morning, the Russians struck the Slavic community with a drone.
● In Novoukrainets, a house and an outbuilding were damaged. 12 houses were damaged in Toretsk, 2 more in Shcherbynivka. In Kostyantynivka, 4 houses and 2 garages were damaged. In the Chasovoyarsk community, 1 house was destroyed, 3 more were damaged. 2 houses in Siversk and 1 house in Zvanivka were also damaged.
ZAPORIZHIA
Sunday, August 20
4:49 am: Zaporizhzhia region - missile danger.
9:40 am RMA: Over the past day, 80 enemy shellings of the Zaporizhzhia region have been recorded.
● A 56-year-old man was wounded during the shelling of Orikhov: he was taken to a medical institution.
● We know about the destruction of 9 infrastructure objects, residential buildings and agricultural machinery.
Saturday, August 19
2:38 pm Zaporizhia RMA: Russians shelled Gulyaipole with Multiple Launch Rocket System and artillery,
● "A married couple was hit: a 56-year-old woman died, and a 61-year-old man was injured. He was promptly taken to a medical institution," he said.
4:41 pm: the Russian Federation could retreat from the village of Robotyne in Zaporozhye, - Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
● On August 18, Ukrainian troops continued counteroffensive operations in at least three areas of the front and advanced in the area of the village of Robotyne in the west of the Zaporizhzhia region.
10:23 pm: An air alert in the Zaporizhzhia region is related to the activity of enemy tactical aircraft in the southeast direction.
11:20 pm: The air alert in the Zaporizhzhia region is related to the activity of enemy tactical aircraft in the southeast direction.
DNIPRO
Sunday, August 20
8:41 am Dnipro RMA: In the evening, the Russians attacked Nikopol with heavy artillery. A 74-year-old woman was injured.
● 5 private houses, 4 farm buildings, 2 power lines were damaged.
Saturday, August 19
8:35 pm Dnipro RMA: The Russian army hit Nikopol and the Marganets community three times with heavy artillery.
● "An 82-year-old woman was injured. Her condition is satisfactory. 3 private houses, 2 farm buildings and a gas pipeline were damaged," the report says.
KHERSON
Sunday, August 20
4:20 am Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
8:54 am Kherson RMA: Over the past day, the enemy carried out 77 shellings of the Kherson region, firing 422 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, Grads and UAVs. The enemy fired 14 shells at the city of Kherson.
● the Russian military aimed at the residential quarters of the populated areas of the region; object of critical infrastructure and the territory of the plant in Kherson. As a result of the Russian aggression, 1 person died, another 1 was injured.
Saturday, August 19
1:30 pm: In the morning, the Russian army shelled the village of Tokarivka in the Daryevsk community of the Kherson region. A woman died. The data on other injured is being clarified by RMA.
10:17 pm Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kherson.
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