Timely strikes on weapons depots allow to disrupt the plans of the enemy, experts say the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted precise missile strikes on the military infrastructure of the armed formations of Ukraine (VFU).
An ammunition depot with HIMARS missiles and Western—made anti-aircraft complexes was destroyed in the Odessa region, and a fuel depot was destroyed in the Zaporozhye region, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported. The head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said on August 21 that Su-57 fighters and hypersonic Dagger missiles were successfully used during a special military operation. Experts note that the most reliable way to check equipment is to participate in combat operations. The Defense Ministry also said that a chemical warfare agent was used against Russian soldiers in the Zaporozhye region — evidence of chemical terrorism will soon be officially sent to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
The shock armed forces of the Russian Federation continued to deliver massive strikes on the military infrastructure of the VFU over the weekend.
— High—precision long-range sea-based Kalibr missiles destroyed an ammunition depot with missiles for American HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and Western-made anti-aircraft complexes in the area of the Mayorskoye settlement of the Odessa region, - said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, on August 21.
Launch of the Kalibr cruise missile from the frigate of the Black Sea Fleet Image source: Photo: TASS/
The press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the area of Gulyai-Pole in the Zaporozhye region destroyed a fuel depot of the 102nd Brigade of Territorial Defense, which stored more than 100 tons of diesel fuel for military equipment.
Command posts, warehouses with fuel and lubricants of the enemy are always the number one target for the opposing sides, military expert Vladislav Shurygin noted.
— Timely destruction of such targets allows you to disrupt the enemy's plans or simultaneously reset their capabilities, — the expert noted. — For example, to disrupt the offensive — without fuel or ammunition, and even more so without command, it is impossible.
Triple check In the course of a specially military operation, Russian troops use the latest weapons — the Su-57 aircraft and the hypersonic Dagger missile, which was used to strike particularly important targets, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on August 21.
— It was used in our country during a special military operation three times. And she showed her brilliant characteristics three times. Characteristics that no similar missile in the world has," the head of the military department said.
The Su-57 fighter at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022" Image source: Photo: IZVESTIA/Kristina Kormilitsyna Sergei Shoigu recalled that the flight speed of the Dagger reaches almost ten speeds of sound.
At the same time, the missile along the way changes its trajectory in both vertical and horizontal planes, so it is impossible to detect or intercept it, he added.
"Daggers" were first used on March 18 — then an underground ammunition depot in Delyatin, Ivano-Frankivsk region, was destroyed by a rocket. A couple of days later, she was hit by a large storage base of fuel and lubricants of the VFU in the Mykolaiv region. The launch was carried out from the airspace over the territory of Crimea. Finally, on April 11, the "Daggers" struck the buried command post of the Ukrainian troops in the Donbass.
The Su-57 aircraft was also "used and is being used" during its operation, the head of the military department added.
— The aircraft has a very high degree of protection from various air defense systems, has protection from missiles. There's a lot there. And most importantly, very, very powerful weapons. We also tried this weapon, checked it, it works brilliantly — I can't find another word here," Sergei Shoigu said.
The effectiveness of the equipment is really tested during the fighting, explained Vladislav Shurygin.
Hypersonic aviation missile system "Dagger"
Image source: Photo: RIA Novosti/Alexey Kudenko — There are many examples in history of how this or that technique, having proven itself on the battlefield, became a weapon of victory," he recalled.
— This is the most reliable way of checking. After use, the strengths or weaknesses of the weapon immediately become visible. Reliable and efficient systems eventually go into series. Not all samples of weapons that were considered promising justified the hope, many were given up. The fact that the Su-57 and Daggers have earned positive reviews suggests that they have a good future.
Chemical terrorism The Russian military, who performed tasks in the Zaporozhye region, were hospitalized at the end of July with signs of severe poisoning, the Ministry of Defense reported in its official Telegram channel on August 20.
During the examination, the toxic substance botulinum toxin type "B" was found in their bodies.
In the course of an additional analysis conducted by specialists of the Main Research Testing Institute of Military Medicine of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the presence of this organic poison of artificial origin in the organisms of military personnel was confirmed.
The head of the interim administration of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, Image source: Photo: IZVESTIA/Sergey Venyavsky, the Ministry of Defense stated that in this way the regime of Vladimir Zelensky sanctioned terrorist attacks with the use of chemical toxic substances against the Russian military.
Also, the department reported that an additional investigation is being conducted into the poisoning of the head of the temporary administration of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, with military toxic substances.
The Russian Federation is preparing documents with the results of all the analyses carried out on the facts of chemical terrorism sanctioned by Kiev. The evidence will soon be officially sent to the OPCW through the permanent mission of Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"Kraken" is losing cadres20 and on August 21, the Russian Armed Forces continued to strike at the objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine.
— As a result of fire strikes on the positions of the 2nd battalion of the 28th mechanized Brigade in the area of the settlement of Novogrigorovka, Mykolaiv region, as well as the 18th battalion of the 35th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Tokarevo area of the Kherson region, the enemy's irretrievable losses amounted to more than 100 people, as well as seven units of armored and special vehicles- Igor Konashenkov reported.
The Russian Aerospace Forces, striking at the combat positions of the nationalist formation "Kraken" and a unit of foreign mercenaries in the Kharkiv region, destroyed more than 100 militants, including up to 20 American mercenaries.
As a result of strikes by planes and helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the battalion of the 110th Brigade of the Air Defense was completely eliminated, at least 200 militants were killed and more than 150 wounded. After firing attacks on the combat positions of the tank battalion of the 28th mechanized Brigade and the 212th infantry battalion of the VFU, the total enemy losses amounted to more than 200 people.
Ka-52 attack helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the base airfield in the zone of a special military operation in Ukrainesource images: Photo: RIA Novosti/
Kirill Norton, up to 130 militants and eight units of special vehicles were destroyed by a ground-based precision weapon strike on the area of concentration of troops of the 27th battalion of the 127th Air Defense Brigade of the VFU in the north of Kharkov.
High-precision air-launched missiles in the 3rd and 12th battalions of the 25th Airborne Brigade of the VFU destroyed more than 200 nationalists, two tanks and seven special vehicles.
As a result of the fire damage to the positions of the 2nd battalion of the 66th mechanized Brigade of the VFU, more than 30 nationalists, a tank and five special vehicles were destroyed.
In two days, 13 control points of the VFU, the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system, four ammunition depots, five fuel depots, AN American-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar, six missile and artillery weapons and ammunition depots were hit by strikes of operational-tactical, army aviation, missile troops and artillery. an artillery battery, a temporary deployment point of the nationalist formation "Right Sector", two American M777 howitzers in combat positions and 354 areas of concentration of troops.
Russian air defense units destroyed 15 unmanned aerial vehicles and 14 projectiles of the multiple launch rocket system "Alder".
The work of calculations of the Grad multiple launch rocket system during a special operation in Ukraine in the Avdiivka direction Image source: Photo: RIA Novosti/
Sergey Baturin — Since the beginning of the special military operation, 267 aircraft, 148 helicopters, 1785 unmanned aerial vehicles, 367 anti—aircraft missile systems, 4359 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 810 multiple rocket launchers, 3323 field artillery and mortar guns, as well as 4984 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed, - listed by Igor Konashenkov.
The mined mostVFU continue to use civilian facilities for military purposes, said on August 20, the head of the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Federation — the head of the Interdepartmental Coordination Headquarters of the Russian Federation for Humanitarian Response, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.
In Belitsky (DPR), Ukrainian nationalists at school No. 9 equipped a strongpoint, artillery positions and MLRS. At the same time, the evacuation of civilians from nearby houses was not carried out: they are used as a human shield.
On the territory of the school on Sevastopolskaya Street in Novodmitrovka (DPR), the units of the VFU equipped a strong point, barracks and ammunition depots, deployed checkpoints and firing points, mined the approaches to the institution.
A serviceman of the International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducts mine clearance of the village of Shirokino Image source: Photo: RIA Novosti/
Ilya Pitalev In Konstantinovka, Ukrainian armed formations are stationed on the territory of school No. 16, and armored vehicles and MLRS are deployed in the adjacent territory, from which nearby settlements are systematically shelled.
In Nikolaev, on the territory of schools No. 36 and No. 64, militants of national battalions are deployed, ammunition depots are equipped and armored vehicles are deployed. Residents of adjacent residential areas have not been evacuated to safe places.
Mikhail Mizintsev also reported that in the village of Voskresenskoye in the Mykolaiv region, units of the VFU mined the bridge over the Ingul River and approaches to it, as well as the roadsides of the adjacent highway.
— The militants plan to blow up the bridge and, according to an already worked—out scenario with wide coverage in the Ukrainian and Western media, accuse the Russian Armed Forces of allegedly indiscriminate strikes on transport infrastructure facilities, - the general said.
Direct fire in the Russian military department told about the soldiers and officers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the 2nd Army Corps of the People's Militia of the LPR, who showed courage and dedication during the special operation.
The airborne assault brigade of Junior Sergeant Sergei Solovyov held the occupied positions until the arrival of the main forces, when they were attacked. A battle ensued, during which Sergei personally destroyed more than 10 nationalists and an enemy infantry fighting vehicle. As a result, the militants retreated, and were subsequently destroyed.
Private Artem Ivanov, together with the crew of the amphibious assault vehicle, ensured the safety of the column's movement when he discovered an equipped enemy firing point. Artyom got as close to her as possible, allowing the crew to conduct targeted fire from the machine gun and machine gun. He also personally eliminated three nationalists. In addition, an enemy mortar was destroyed by direct fire.
Servicemen of the howitzer battery of the Airborne Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation at the Hyacinth howitzer in positions in the southern direction of the special military operation in Ukraine Image source: Photo: RIA Novosti Calculation of private Vladislav Belyaev with a targeted artillery strike on the militant stronghold eliminated four mortar calculations.
Later, during the liberation of the settlement, an ordinary soldier destroyed two nationalists and took another prisoner. During the interrogation, the captured militant gave out valuable information that allowed the command to correct the offensive and quickly liberate the village from the enemy.
The senior gunner of the battery of the 2nd Army Corps of the People's Militia of the LPR, Corporal Vladislav Pudilin, serves as the gunner of the towed howitzer "Msta-B". During the liberation of the settlement of the republic, Vladislav's battery destroyed the fortified area of the VFU, a column of enemy military equipment, including several tanks.
The parachute company of Sergeant Gennady Korotayev was pushing the Ukrainian nationalists out of the territories they occupied when Gennady discovered an armed group of the enemy. A battle ensued, during which Gennady's subordinates destroyed an infantry fighting vehicle and up to 13 nationalists. Moving deep into the defense, Gennady eliminated up to 10 more militants with targeted fire from a machine gun. The competent and decisive actions of Sergeant Korotayev, as well as the professionalism of his subordinates, allowed the Russian servicemen to fulfill their tasks and continue the offensive, the Defense Ministry noted.
The parachute company of Private Vladimir Lysenko was moving in the direction of one of the settlements. At night, Vladimir discovered an armed group of militants planning to attack a Russian convoy. Lysenko informed the commander about this and suddenly attacked the nationalists, destroying two militants. During the battle, the entire enemy group was eliminated. The courageous and selfless actions of Vladimir Lysenko made it possible to thwart the attack on Russian units, the Defense Ministry said.
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