The world is chaotic right now. The awkward feeling that the liberal woke empire is about to meltdown with all of the pressure gauges in the red zone; all that persists, is to patiently await when that last straw will fall upon the situation and collapsing becomes the new path to the light at the end of the tunnel…
Which reminds me that the next straw is in the hands of Iranians. Let us watch what they do…
Will that be the straw that breaks the empire’s camel’s back?
WtR
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, 82nd Air Assault Brigade, and 36th Marine Brigade near Volchansk, Tikhoye, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost up to 125 troops, six pick-up trucks, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station. One Czech-made Vampire MLRS launcher and six field ammunition depots were neutralised.
The Zapad Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and positions. The Group inflicted fire damage on the 44th, 67th, and 116th mechanised brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of Ukraine close Kolesnikovka, Sinkovka (Kharkov region), and Novosadovoye (Donetsk People’s Republic). Four counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 14th, 117th mechanised brigades, 77th Air Mobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and 117th territorial defence brigade were repelled.
The enemy suffered losses of up to 495 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, one 155-mm Ukrainian-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, and one German-made Panzerhabitze 2000, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, and one 122-mm D-30 gun. Three AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces improved its tactical position, inflicted fire damage on manpower and military hardware of the 24th, 28th, and 54th mechanised, 72th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Predtechino, Trudovoye, Chasov Yar, Konstantinovka, Katerinovka, and Verkhnekamenskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic). A counter-attack launched by the 5th Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was successfully repelled.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost up to 620 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, four U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns, and one UK-made 105-mm L119 gun. Two ammunition depots and one Nota electronic warfare station were destroyed.
The Tsentr Group of Forces has improved the situation on the front line and defeated the formations of the 1st Tank Brigade, 32nd, 100th, 117th, 151st mechanised brigades, 142nd Infantry Brigade, 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 1st Special Brigade close to Toretsk, Grodovka, Orlovka, and Nikolayevka (Donetsk People’s Republic). Eight counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 31st, 47th, 53rd, and 117th mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the Lyut assault brigade of the Ukrainian National Police have been repelled.
The enemy losses included up to 325 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one 203-mm Pion self-propelled artillery system, and one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer.
The Vostok Group of Forces took more favourable positions and inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the 129th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Razdolnoye, Vodyanoye, and Vremevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 115 Ukrainian troops, one tank, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B gun, and two Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations. Three AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged the units of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 141st Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 39th Coast Defence Brigade near Malyye Shcherbaki, Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region), and Tokarevka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 Ukrainian troops, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, and one 152-mm D-20 howitzer.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged two POL depots, clusters of AFU manpower and hardware in 132 areas during the day.
Air defence units shot down six U.S.-made ATACMS operational and tactical missiles, four French-made SCALP-EG air-launched cruise missiles, seven U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, one French-made Hammer air bomb, and 43 UAVs.
In total, 633 airplanes and 278 helicopters, 29,184 unmanned aerial vehicles, 561 air defence missile systems, 16,774 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,396 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,843 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 24,396 units of special military equipment have been destroyed in the special military operation.
Being and English speaker and having had issues with tooth crowns in the past. I decided to use Yandex maps and hunt down all the dentist places near me within say 3 kilometers. Two dentist I had used before and decided that I wanted better care. I had to have two crowns redone, for one cracked and one was worn all the way through to the metal post. My wife and I finally came upon Into-Dent and the dentist named Dr. Tomas.
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Into-Dent has the correct equipment, supplies and a very good lab that makes crowns for them in the same building. If you desire to save a tooth and it is possible? Tomas will do the job. That is a serious issue with most dentist. Tomas took his time and did it correctly.
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Thank you Dr. Tomas and thank you Into-Dent
Kyle Keeton
WtR
This is the admitted loss and not actual total loss. It is much higher as a actual daily figure…
Russia has losses of around 1 for 20 NATO…
Oh…call it like it is, NATO is Ukraine and is at war with Russia. Maybe Russia will decide to go to war and not an SMO?
WtR
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 42nd Mechanised Brigade, 36th Marine Brigade, 106th, and 129th territorial defence brigades near Staritsa, Volchansk (Kharkov region), Miropoliye, and Basovka (Sumi region). Two counter-attacks launched by the enemy’s assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and six pickup trucks.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one TCI electronic warfare station, and two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare stations were neutralised.
One AFU ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on formations of the AFU 107th, 112th, 114th, and 116th territorial defence brigades near Sinkovka, Tabayevka, Glushkovka (Kharkov region), and Makeyevka (Lugansk People’s Republic). One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 54th Mechanised Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 490 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, including two German-made Leopard tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and eight motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, two U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzers, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzer, two Nota and Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations.
Two AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 53rd, 54th, 100th mechanised brigades, 81st Airmobile Brigade, and 117th Territorial Defence Brigade near Kalinovo, Krasnogorovka, Seversk, and Serebryanka (Donetsk People’s Republic). One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 5th Assault Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 690 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, one 152-mm Giatsint-B howitzer, and one U.S.-made 105-mm M109 howitzer.
Two AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of active actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Novosyolovka Pervaya (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Losses were inflicted on formations of the AFU 31st, 32nd mechanised brigades, 1st Tank Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, and 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Vozdvizhenka, Toretsk, Nikolayevka, Druzhba, and Rozovka (Donetsk People’s Republic). One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the Lyut Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian National Police was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 365 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 11 motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzer, one 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun, and one Zoopark counter-battery warfare system, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station.
One AFU missile and artillery ammunition depot was wiped out.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 78th Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 1st Tank Brigade, and 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Vodyanoye, Zolotaya Niva, and Storozhevoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 95 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three motor vehicles, two Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery systems, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun, and one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station. Two AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 103th and 108th territorial defence brigades near Belogorye (Zaporozhye region) and Kazatskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 Ukrainian troops, seven motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Three AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces destroyed one AN/MPQ-65 radar station of the U.S.-made Patriot SAM system, one POL depot, one UAV depot, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 146 areas.
Air defence units shot down one Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Forces, 13 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, one Vampire MLRS projectile, 162 unmanned aerial vehicles, 82 of them outside the special military operation zone.
In total, 633 airplanes and 278 helicopters, 29,141 unmanned aerial vehicles, 561 air defence missile systems, 16,764 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,395 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,813 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 24,354 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
Or do you like the lies you are fed?
Fed like a hog at a feed trough…
I don’t like it and all I want is for truth to be forefront and honesty to become the norm again…
Even if truth hurts now, for lies hurt so much more in the future…
WtR
A few more words about the prisoner exchange
Obviously, the exchange that took place was the largest in recent history. It is the result of the filigree work of our departments and their foreign “partners”. It was a very difficult chess game, which was played according to the best textbooks, lasted a tediously long time and sometimes seemed to go into zugzwang. We had to insist on our goals without leading the situation into a dead end. By the way, in fairness, I note that at a certain point the “Western friends” also showed due pragmatism and a penchant for reasonable compromises. It was difficult, but nevertheless everything happened and, let’s say very frankly, in our favor , which the Western media and politicians of all stripes have already trumpeted.
But I want to talk about something else. Let’s evaluate the “qualitative composition” of the exchange. Who has our country brought back? These are people who devotedly worked for the Fatherland, being part of the special services or in one way or another contributing to the interests of Russia. It was work at risk to life, for the sake of the prosperity of our country. Some people may like their work, others may not, but it is necessary and is practiced in all countries of the world. Without a doubt, the returned citizens are patriots of our Fatherland who have accomplished a feat. And that is why they are worthy of the state awards that V.V. Putin spoke about.
Who did our country give in return, who are these people? Some of them are foreigners who have committed a criminal offense, and some of them have been convicted of espionage. With the latter, everything is clear, this is the same work, but, on the contrary, in the interests of their countries. But the second part is the citizens of Russia who have set their life goal to destroy their own country. It doesn’t matter whether we are talking about the so-called non-systemic opposition, which, foaming at the mouth, sticking out its tongue, was striving for power. Or about those who sincerely, hating their Motherland to the point of trembling, tried in word and deed to destroy the general civil peace and the ideological foundations of society. Both of these already happened in our country at the beginning of the 20th century, and it is well known how they ended. Let’s face it – they are traitors . If not in the legal sense, then, in any case, in the moral sense of the word. They are an existential threat to the existence of modern Russia. They are the servants of our enemies. That is why foreign leaders gladly accept them, realizing that they are the true, as they say, ab origine, hope for the collapse of Russia. Well… Let them continue to choke on barking, dreaming of tearing apart the body of our country and subordinating its bloody pieces to the power of their Great Master. But at the same time, as I already wrote, let them not forget about the frailty of their existence in this world. They look around, in short. But in general – let them burn in hell!
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Ещё несколько слов об обмене заключёнными
Очевидно, что состоявшийся обмен стал самым масштабным в новейшей истории. Он – результат филигранной работы наших ведомств и их зарубежных «партнёров». Это была очень трудная шахматная партия, которая проводилась по лучшим учебникам, длилась утомительно долго и подчас, казалось, уходила в цугцванг. Нужно было настаивать на наших целях, в то же время не заводя ситуацию в тупик. Кстати, справедливости ради, отмечу, что и «западные друзья» проявили в определённый момент и должный прагматизм, и склонность к разумным компромиссам. Было трудно, но тем не менее всё состоялось и, скажем предельно откровенно, в нашу пользу, о чём уже раструбили западные СМИ и политики всех мастей.
Но хочу сказать о другом. Давайте оценим «качественный состав» обмена. Кого вернула наша страна? Это люди, которые преданно трудились на Отечество, находясь в составе спецслужб или так или иначе способствуя интересам России. Это была работа с риском для жизни, во имя процветания нашей страны. Их деятельность может кому-то нравиться, кому-то нет, но она необходима, и ею занимаются во всех странах мира. Вне всякого сомнения, возвращённые граждане – патриоты нашего Отечества, совершившие подвиг. И именно поэтому они достойны госнаград, о которых сказал В.В.Путин.
Кого взамен отдала наша страна, кто эти люди? Часть из них – иностранцы, которые совершили уголовное преступление, причём некоторые из них были осуждены за шпионаж. С последними всё понятно, это та же самая работа, но, наоборот, в интересах своих стран. А вот вторая часть – это граждане России, которые поставили своей жизненной целью разрушение своей собственной страны. Неважно, идёт ли речь о так называемой несистемной оппозиции, которая с пеной у рта, высунув язык, рвалась к власти. Или о тех, кто искренне, до дрожи ненавидя свою Родину, словом и делом пытался изничтожить общегражданский мир и идеологические устои общества. И то, и другое уже было в нашей стране в начале XX века, и хорошо известно, чем закончилось. Скажем прямо – они предатели. Если не в правовом, то, во всяком случае, в нравственном смысле слова. Они – экзистенциальная угроза существованию нынешней России. Они – сервильная обслуга наших врагов. Именно поэтому их с радостью принимают иностранные вожди, понимая, что они – истинная, что называется, аb origine, надежда на развал России. Ну что ж… Пусть и дальше захлёбываются лаем, мечтая о разрыве на части тела нашей страны и подчинении её окровавленных кусков власти их Великого Мастера. Но при этом, как я уже написал, пусть не забывают о бренности своего существования в этом мире. По сторонам оглядываются, короче. А в общем – пусть горят в аду!
Interesting and thank goodness they got the Russian children back home…
WtR
By the way: Call it what it is – NATO is at war with Russia and Ukraine is NATO…
Simple and accurate…
But you definitely do not want Russia to declare War upon NATO…
Because you ain’t seen nothing yet…
WtR
SMO – Special Military Operation
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/08/01/venezuela-election-maduro-us/
U.S. says Maduro lost Venezuelan election, calls for talks, transition
Title of a Washington Post article says it all: So you understand – USA wants Venezuela and her oil as theirs and they consider Venezuela as plan C or D to attack and take as a resource base. Mexico is probably plan C and Venezuela Plan D…
Plan A (Russia) The Gas Station fought back…
WtR
I have been watching this process take place and as in any sensitive subject you must stay quiet about things like this. At least while they happen. This is really an exchange for innocent children vs actual spies for the west and east and as in any case involving children, thank goodness the children got home. I do not approve and or disapprove either way in this case. Just the children got home to Russia…
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has released a video showing the moment before 16 people released by Moscow to the West were about to fly to Türkiye for the planned exchange.
https://www.rt.com/russia/602021-video-biggest-prisoner-swap/
Moscow and Washington have swapped a total of 26 prisoners in the biggest exchange of this type in modern history. According to the FSB, eight Russian nationals held in the US, Germany, Norway, Poland, and Slovenia, and two children returned in exchange for individuals who “acted in the interests of foreign states to the detriment of the security of the Russian Federation.”
And vice versa…
Putin met the families that had been jailed by the USA…
WtR