The US, UK, and NATO dare not confront Russia head-on. So they are practically pleading with Russia to launch an attack. Because the nations that make up NATO think that’s the best way to implement “forced conscription”…
Thus, Russia bides its time. Fools will be fools and find this to be weak. But hey, the Kremlin doesn’t give a damn, so whatever, keep calling them weak? You are fools…
It will not force the Kremlin to alter its course of action. The Kremlin is aware of the growing desperation and its impending manic phase is starting. Kursk was as clear a sign of this as it gets; so far, we haven’t seen anything, but NATO is about to make some potentially game-changing mistakes…
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and now those MoD Reports…
Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (22 August 2024)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to repel the AFU attempt to invade the territory of the Russian Federation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces supported by Army Aviation and artillery fire repelled attacks launched by assault detachments towards Komarovka and Malaya Loknya, as well as thwarted the enemy’s attacks in the direction of Korenevo, Martynovka, Olgovka, and Russkoye Porechnoye.
The AFU losses have amounted to more than 45 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, one tank and four armoured fighting vehicles have been destroyed.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue reconnaissance and search operations to locate and eliminate the enemy small sabotage and reconnaissance groups attempting to get to the depth of the Russian territory. In a forest belt 1 kilometre south-west of Skrylevka, one sabotage and reconnaissance group of the AFU 82nd Air Assault Brigade was located and eliminated. Two armoured fighting vehicles and seven Ukrainian troops were eliminated, one Ukrainian serviceman was taken prisoner.
Aviation and artillery strikes and actions of troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 22nd, 115th mechanised, and 82nd Air Assault Brigade near Apanasovka, Borki, Vishnyovka, Gordeyevka, Mikhailovka, Plekhovo, Snagost, and Loknya.
Operational-Tactical Aviation delivered strikes at the enemy’s reserves in concentration areas of manpower and hardware of the AFU 22nd, 41st, 61st mechanised brigades, 80th, 82nd air assault brigades, 1st National Guard Brigade, 103rd, 106th, 107th, and 119th territorial defence brigades as well as 69th Rifle Battalion in Sumy region near Basovka, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Vorozhba, Druzhba, Zhuravka, Krasnopolye, Katerinovka, Miropolskoye, Loknya, Obody, Pervomayskoye, Sumy, Starikovo, and Chernevoye.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses have amounted to more than 300 Ukrainian troops and 23 units of hardware, including three tanks, 20 armoured fighting vehicles, one artillery gun, and 15 motor vehicles.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to up to 4,700 Ukrainian troops, 68 tanks, 27 infantry fighting vehicles, 53 armoured personnel carriers, 336 armoured fighting vehicles, 148 motor vehicles, 32 artillery guns, five SAM launchers, ten MLRS launchers, including three of HIMARS system and one of MLRS system, six electronic warfare stations, as well as four units of engineering vehicles, including two counterobstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (22 August 2024)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, and 36th Marine Brigade near Glubokoye, Lipsy, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 Ukrainian troops, one MLRS launcher, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 44th, 67th, 115th mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade, 103rd, 110th territorial defence brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, Rozovka, Nadiya, Nevskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Serebryansky forestry. Four counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 12th Azon Special Operations Brigade and 23rd Separate Rifle Battalion were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 440 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, two Grad MLRS launchers, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, two UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzers, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions as well as inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 24th, 28th, 54th, and 69th mechanised brigades, 56th, 59th motorised infantry brigades, 143rd, 144th infantry brigades, 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, 116th, and 117th territorial defence brigades near Verkhnekamenskoye, Pereyezdnoye, Grigorovka, Chasov Yar, Krasnogorovka, Maksimilyanovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 765 Ukrainian troops, four pickup trucks, one Grad MLRS launcher, U.S.-made 155-mm M198 and M777 howitzers, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and three U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns. Seven AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of active actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Mezhevoye (Donetsk People’s Republic). Losses were inflicted on formations of the AFU 32nd, 47th, 100th mechanised brigades, 65th Infantry Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, and 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Panteleymonovka, Rozovka, Grodovka, Sergeyevka, and Vozdvizhenka (Donetsk People’s Republic). Five counter-attacks launched by units of the AFU 53rd, 151st mechanised brigades, 15th National Guard Brigade, and Lyut Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian National Police were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 640 Ukrainian troops, two Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, one U.S-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, four 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware cluster of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 105th, and 127th territorial defence brigades near Vodyanoye, Razdolnoye, Makarovka, and Rovnopol (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 Ukrainian troops, eight motor vehicles, and one 152-mm D-20 howitzer.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 141st Infantry Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, and 35th Marine Brigade near Stepnoye, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Tokaryovka, and Kamishany (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 Ukrainian troops, five motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer. One Anklav-N electronic warfare station and one field ammunition depot were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 138 areas during the day.
Air defence units shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 11 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, 91 unmanned aerial vehicles, 53 of them outside the special military operation zone.
In total, 640 airplanes and 282 helicopters, 30,346 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 air defence missile systems, 17,352 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,420 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 13,530 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 25,014 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.