Ukraine War Update NEWS
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"If you're talking about, you know, 2,227 units of various weapons, then you can get away with talking nonsense because it's a lot more vague."
Hello Team!
Jonathan introduces the Ukraine War News Update for August 1st, 2023.
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Russian Losses
- Ukrainian General Staff figures for Russian losses: 500 troops, 5 tanks, 17 APVs, 23 artillery systems, 2 anti-aircraft warfare systems, 10 drones, 32 vehicles/fuel tanks, 3 pieces of special equipment
- Heavy losses of mechanized equipment and artillery are significant for Ukrainian offensive
- Oryx and Andrew Perpetua compile visual confirmation of losses showing Russians losing more than Ukrainians
- Russian Defense Minister Shoigu claims 20,824 Ukrainian personnel and 2,227 weapons lost in July, which Jonathan dismisses as nonsense
Attacks on Russian Military Enlistment Offices
- Crimean partisans claimed to mine Kerch-Pivdena railway station causing evacuation
- Kerch Bridge and Chonhar Bridge hit, disrupting Russian logistics into Crimea
- Elderly Russians attempted to set military enlistment offices on fire with Molotov cocktails in Podolsk, St. Petersburg and Kaluga
- Potentially growing malaise among Russians regarding mobilization and the war
Strikes on Moscow and Kharkiv
- Moscow hit again by 3 drones, one striking IQ Quarter office building that was also hit 2 days prior, causing consternation but limited damage
- Kharkiv hammered by 7 loitering munitions/Shahed drones, 4 landing in the city damaging a vocational school dormitory and sports facility, injuring a security guard
- 6 killed including a 10-year-old girl and 80 injured in previous Kharkiv strike, city declared day of mourning
Russian Missile Stockpiles and Ukrainian Air Defenses
- Russian stockpiles of precision missiles at 60% of start of year levels (~250 Kinzhal, Kh-101/555, Kalibr)
- Ukraine strengthened air defenses to intercept over 90% of cruise missiles, changing Russian strategy to more Iskander-M, Onyx, Kinzhal
- Only Kyiv can intercept Kinzhal, Iskander-M, Onyx; Dnipro and Odesa cannot
- More Patriot and SAMP/T air defense systems needed to defend Ukrainian cities
Chonhar Bridge Damage and Russian Logistics
- Photo confirms damage to Chonhar Bridge, a key Russian supply route, from Storm Shadow missile
- Damage to the bridge and ongoing issues with Kerch Bridge severely hamper Russian ability to supply southern front by rail
- If Chonhar rail line cannot be restored, Russian forces in the south can no longer rely on railroad supply
Ukrainian Military Progress and Tactics
- Russians had only negative results in Lyman-Kupyansk sector; being pushed back by Ukrainians
- In Bakhmut direction, Ukrainians are storming enemy positions and advancing hundreds of meters per day
- Ukrainian tactics prioritize saving lives of personnel, using precision strikes and drones rather than frontal assaults
- Different success metrics and approach than Russians who focused on taking land at all costs
Wrap up
Jonathan asks viewers to like, subscribe and share the video, and says he appreciates their support. He will be back with part two of the update shortly.
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