Ukraine War Update NEWS: Overnight & Other News
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Hello Team!
Jonathan provides an update on the Ukraine war news for 3rd August 2023. He mentions this is the penultimate day before he goes on holiday and hopes to get some videos out on Friday.
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🪦 DISCLAIMER FOR GENERAL STAFF LOSSES DATA
- These are real people with real lives and real families who love them. Don’t let the numbers sap your humanity.
- These numbers probably aren’t accurate but they’re the best we have and we don’t need them to be accurate to be indicative of patterns of activity.
- All losses are estimates. Losses cannot be counted with accuracy because of the conditions on the ground.
- Both sides would see it to be of their advantage to minimize their own losses maximize the other side’s losses.
- Neither side releases their losses but we have enough transparency from the Ukrainian side to have confidence in they are indicative.
- Personnel losses are hard to count. If a soldier gets injured, heals up, and returns to the front line only to get injured again, is that one loss or two? Also, how to deal with losses from PMC’s or soldiers fighting with RF from occupied territories?
- Equipment losses are hard to count. If an AA complex involves several parts and one part gets disabled, is that a loss, or a fraction of a loss? If a tank gets disabled, repaired, back into the fight, then disabled again, is that one lost tank or two?
- All recorded losses are vulnerable to multiple reporting. We have already seen numerous cases of multiple drones in the air reporting the same loss from different angles as multiple engagements.
- Losses are not always reported on the same day they occurred. It is frequent that drone losses are reported at least 24 hours after other terrestrial equipment losses. Certain losses may not be reported for days or weeks for military intelligence reasons.
Russian Losses
- Ukrainian general staff figures for Russian losses on 2nd August were fairly high, with 620 troops killed in action, which is an uptick from recent numbers.
- Significant numbers of tanks (7), APVs (21), artillery systems (26), MLRS (4), anti-aircraft warfare systems (2), drones (35), and vehicles/fuel tanks (23) were also destroyed.
- Andrew Perpetua's list of destroyed equipment aligns with the general staff figures, showing a substantial number of Russian losses compared to Ukrainian losses.
Helicopter Crashes and Partisan Activity
- Another Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Russia, with 6 people killed out of 13 passengers. This is the third such crash in Russia in recent weeks.
- Ukrainian social media channels allege that in Mariupol, two Russian soldiers died after being poisoned by the I-Group, a Ukrainian partisan group operating in occupied territories. The claims are unverified.
Arson Attacks in Russia
There has been another attempted arson attack on an army registration building in Volgograd, Russia by an 82-year-old woman. This follows over a dozen similar incidents in the last 48 hours, often carried out by older people, potentially indicating a change in public attitude.
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Aerial Attacks and Explosions
- All 15 Shahid drones launched from Bryansk region in Russia were shot down, along with 7 reconnaissance drones. Ukrainian air defence seems more successful in the north compared to the south.
- Explosions were reported in occupied Donetsk, Primorsk, Berdyansk, Tokmak, Melitopol and the Bilhorod region in Russia. Ukraine appears to be systematically targeting Russian assets that have been moved back out of HIMARS range using Storm Shadow missiles.
Ukrainian Counter-Offensive Tactics
- The New York Times reports that the Ukrainian military has changed counter-offensive tactics, focusing on wearing down Russian troops with artillery and long-range missiles before launching mostly small-scale attacks to break through defence lines.
- Ukraine is building up troops in the south and has created an extensive medical evacuation system to support upcoming larger-scale attacks. This contrasts with poor Russian medical logistics.
- Anti-drone barricades seen in images are actually in Sevastopol Harbour, not the Kerch Bridge as previously claimed.
Other News
- Russia has begun distributing anti-drone and assault weaponry to territorial defence battalions in the Belgorod region in response to the threat of Ukrainian drones.
- A report highlights Russia's systematic coercion of residents in occupied Ukrainian territories to accept Russian passports, using threats, intimidation and restrictions on aid and necessities.
- An ex-Wagner mercenary was arrested for killing 6 people, highlighting the problem of Russia releasing convicts who served in Ukraine, leading to criminals re-offending upon return.
Wrap up
Jonathan thanks viewers for watching this first part of the day's news update. He will return with part two soon.
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