According to the minister, the supply of Western weapons will not interfere with the fulfillment of all tasks, the military special operation in Ukraine is proceeding according to the planned plan, all tasks will be completed, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
The advance of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was deliberately slowed down to minimize damage to the civilian population — unlike the VFU, which use the "scorched earth" tactics. The West is only delaying this conflict by supplying weapons, the head of the defense department stressed. Experts note that the military equipment transferred by the United States and its allies will not save Kiev from defeat. At the same time, the allied forces continue to successfully defeat the Ukrainian formations operating in Donbass, Kherson and Mykolaiv.
Humanitarian slowdown At the meeting of the defense ministers of the SCO member states on Wednesday, August 24, Sergei Shoigu said that Kiev, which refused to implement the Minsk Agreements, posed a real threat to the residents of Donbass, and in the future — to the Russian Federation.
Understanding this threat led to the need for a special military operation in Ukraine.
Russian troops strictly observe humanitarian norms, strikes are carried out with precision weapons at control points, airfields, warehouses, fortified areas, objects of the military-industrial complex. At the same time, everything is being done to avoid civilian casualties. "Of course, this slows down the pace of the offensive, but we are doing it consciously," said the head of the defense department.
— VFU use residential buildings, schools, hospitals, kindergartens as firing positions, place tanks and artillery in them, are covered by the population as a human shield. Settlements are purposefully shelled and remotely mined with Petal anti—personnel mines in order to inflict as much damage to civilians and infrastructure as possible, they act like terrorists," Sergei Shoigu said.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (center right) during a meeting of defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states
Image Source: Photo: TASS/The press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the United States and its allies continue pumping Ukraine with weapons, which only increases the number of victims and delays the conflict, the minister noted.
— If it were not for such massive supplies of weapons from abroad, the conflict would have been over long ago, - military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Izvestia. — The territory of the DPR and LPR would be completely liberated, and a much more accommodating Kiev would sit at the peace talks table and our countries would decide how to coexist further. In the meantime, illusions remain in Ukraine that they can win by military means, and they are deaf to diplomacy there. This is clearly visible in their rhetoric. But to support the VFU, NATO has already destroyed all the stocks of Soviet weapons and ammunition in Europe, and they turned out to be few. Inevitably, these supplies will also be ground up.
To re-equip the Ukrainian troops completely with Western weapons, there will not be enough resources and money, and time. To establish mass training of troops, logistics and maintenance looks like an unaffordable task. Therefore, their current deliveries will only delay the inevitable, the expert believes.
In an unknown direction, the armed forces of Russia continued to strike at the objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine on August 24.
— As a result of the offensive actions of the Allied forces, the losses of the 68th Infantry-Jaeger, 66th Mechanized and 56th Motorized Infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine operating in the Donetsk direction amounted to more than 600 people. In addition, about 160 servicemen of the 66th Mechanized Brigade refused to take further part in hostilities. The command of the operational-tactical group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine "Donetsk" decided to withdraw these formations due to the loss of combat capability from their positions in the rear areas, - said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Konashenkov.
More than 50% of the personnel of the 20th Battalion of the 93rd Mechanized Brigade of the VFU were destroyed by air strikes and helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces. Due to the high losses, the servicemen voluntarily left their positions and departed in an unknown direction.
In the Kherson region, while trying to secretly cross the Ingulets River, the 18th battalion of the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade of the VFU was defeated. More than 80 nationalists and six cars were destroyed.
Photo: REUTERS/Alexander Egmoshepisource of the image: iz.ru High-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit the temporary deployment point of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the VFU.
About 80 nationalists and eight pieces of military equipment were destroyed.
During the day, seven control points, including the 66th mechanized Brigade, the 15th rocket Artillery Regiment, the 102nd Theroborona Brigade, five ammunition depots, a joint logistics center of the VFU, 47 artillery units in firing positions were destroyed by strikes of operational-tactical, army aviation, rocket troops and artillery. and 212 areas of concentration of troops, the military department specified.
During the counter-battery struggle, a Hurricane multiple launch rocket battery, a Smerch MLRS platoon, four platoons of Grad multiple launch rocket systems and three platoons of D-30 howitzers in firing positions were destroyed.
Russian air defense units shot down seven unmanned aerial vehicles and two multiple rocket launchers.
— In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 268 Ukrainian aircraft, 148 helicopters, 1803 unmanned aerial vehicles, 369 anti—aircraft missile systems, 4382 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 819 multiple rocket launchers, 3339 field artillery and mortars, as well as 5034 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed, - he listed Igor Konashenkov.
Water provocation — According to the available reliable information in Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, militants of Ukrainian armed formations have mined water station facilities, which plan to blow up and accuse units of Russian troops of indiscriminate strikes on vital infrastructure facilities, followed by extensive coverage in the Ukrainian and Western media, — said on August 24, the head of the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.
According to him, nationalists have placed long-range artillery and MLRS on the territory adjacent to the station, from which they systematically fire at nearby settlements, as well as positions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. By doing this, they purposefully provoke Russian units to return fire. If the station is blown up, 11 settlements with a total population of up to 12.5 thousand people will remain without water supply.
The General also spoke about the new facts of the use of civilian facilities in the military for military purposes.
In Slavyansk, in the building of vocational school No. 146 on Nauki Street, Ukrainian nationalists equipped a barracks and a strong point. Artillery and MLRS were placed nearby, from which nearby settlements were systematically shelled, while the evacuation of civilians was not carried out.
Photo: TASS/Stanislav Krasilnikovsource of the image: iz.ru In Nikolaev, in the building of the vocational school No. 7 on Hetman Sagaidachny Street, the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces equipped a barracks and an ammunition depot, checkpoints are set up along the perimeter.
In Kharkiv, a strong point has been deployed by militants of territorial defense units in the dormitory building on Pogorelova Street, a large number of armored vehicles are stationed in the adjacent territory, local residents are forbidden to leave their homes, and all attempts by citizens to evacuate to safe places on their own are severely suppressed.
In Verkhovetarasovka, Dnipropetrovsk region, on the territory of a rural school, the AFU units equipped a strongpoint, artillery positions and ammunition depots, the approaches to the building were mined, but the local population was not warned about this.
The Russian military department was told about the soldiers and officers who showed courage and dedication during the special operation.
From the first days of the special military operation, Sergeant Serhiy Tokar provided radio communications to the companies of the motorized rifle battalion and took part in battles with Ukrainian nationalists.
During the liberation of the settlement, Sergei's unit entered into battle, in which the sergeant eliminated a large number of nationalists. As a result of an enemy salvo, he received a severe wound to his arm, but despite this, he continued to fulfill his military duty until he was evacuated to a medical center.
Senior Sergeant Denis Starodubov repeatedly delivered ammunition for a mortar battery. Once again heading to the fighting area, Denis came under enemy fire. After assessing the situation, he took the car out of the fire to a safe place, and then personally delivered the shells to the positions. After that, the sergeant continued to act as part of the mortar crews, despite being seriously wounded.
Photo: RIA Novosti/Konstantin Mikhalchevsky Image source: iz.
According to the results of the clash, thanks to mortar support, Russian units inflicted significant damage to Ukrainian nationalists, the military department noted.
Senior Lieutenant Vladislav Alankin of the Guards was ensuring the safety of the movement of a column of Russian armored vehicles when he discovered explosive charges on the pillars of the automobile bridge. He stopped the column, preventing a diversion.
Having reorganized into battle order, Vladislav's subordinates discovered hidden firing points of Ukrainian nationalists, destroyed them with targeted fire and eliminated up to 20 enemy fighters. Despite the shrapnel wounds received during the battle, Alankin was constantly on the front line, showing courage and heroism.
After the nationalists were defeated, Vladislav personally defused the bridge supports, after which the column was able to continue moving, the Defense Ministry said.
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