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Ukraine Invasion Day 532: continuing attacks on logistics and Ground Lines of Communication [1]

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Date: 2023-08-08

A Ukrainian woman reportedly attempted to leak details about Zelensky's visit to Mykolaiv to Russia ahead of a targeted airstrike assassination.

Key Takeaways: Ukrainian forces appear to have conducted a limited raid across the Dnipro River and landed on the east (left) bank of Kherson Oblast, although it remains unclear whether Ukrainian troops have established an enduring presence on the east bank.

ISW will continue to offer a conservative assessment of the situation on the east bank of Kherson Oblast until or unless ISW observes visual confirmation of an enduring Ukrainian presence near Kozachi Lopan or other east bank settlements.

Talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Communist Party Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi following China’s participation in the peace talks in Saudi Arabia suggest that China is increasingly diverging with Russia on proposed settlements to end the war.

Wagner Group financier Yevgeny Prigozhin is using the recent coup in Niger and Wagner’s continued presence in Africa to maintain relevance in the Russian information space.

Russian forces conducted offensive operations along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka–Donetsk City line, in the eastern Donetsk-western Zaporizhia Oblast border area, and in western Donetsk Oblast on August 8 and made advances in certain areas.

Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations on at least two sectors of the front on August 8 and made advances near Svatove.

Russia continues to draw from its stock of Soviet-era equipment to compensate for equipment losses in Ukraine.

Russian occupation authorities are preparing for regional elections in occupied areas www.understandingwar.org/…

x ⚡️ WAR IN #UKRAINE - AUG 8



Equipment losses slightly below 7-day average in dollar terms



DEVELOPMENT:

$1.9B in the last 30 days ⬇

$55M reported today ⬇



Tanks & artillery account for the better part of today's reported losses



📈 https://t.co/VMId4hQF3K pic.twitter.com/ZbwWt6QLwt — Ragnar Gudmundsson 🇮🇸🇺🇦 [email protected] (@ragnarbjartur) August 8, 2023

Dozens of secondhand Leopard 1 tanks that once belonged to Belgium have been bought by a major European country for the Ukrainian army fighting Russia, according to the arms trader who sold them. Freddy Versluys, CEO of the private defence company OIP Land Systems, told the Guardian that he sold 49 tanks to another European government, which he could not name due to a confidentiality clause. He said he also could not disclose the price. Versluys added it could be up to six months before they were on the battlefield in Ukraine. Versluys previously bought 50 Leopard 1 tanks for €37,000 each (about £29,600) that the Belgian government decommissioned in 2014 as part of a wider trend among western countries of cutting defence spending. www.theguardian.com/...

x Germany and the US should be competing to save Ukrainian lives and help Ukraine win and end this war – not hiding behind each other. https://t.co/7dx0MJBe7E — Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) August 8, 2023

Russian Subordinate Main Effort #1 – Luhansk Oblast (Russian objective: Capture the remainder of Luhansk Oblast and push westward into eastern Kharkiv Oblast and northern Donetsk Oblast) Russian forces continued offensive operations near Kupyansk and reportedly advanced on August 8. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces unsuccessfully attacked near Synkivka (8km northeast of Kupyansk) and north of Ivanivka (20km east of Kupyansk).[12] Multiple Russian sources, including the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), claimed that elements of the 6th Combined Arms Army (Western Military District), Vilshana (15km northeast of Kupyansk), and a Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces took positions on the landings south of Vilshana and Pervomaiske (24km east of Kupyansk).[13] Russian sources claimed that Russian assault groups pushed Ukrainian forces past Lyman Pershyi (12km northeast of Kupyansk) and out of positions along the Lyman Pershyi-Pervomaiske line.[14] A Russian milblogger also claimed that Russian forces attempted to break through Ukrainian defenses east and northeast of Kupyansk.[15] Russian sources claimed that the goal of Russian offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction is to draw Ukrainian forces from other sectors of the front to the Kupyansk area and suggested that the wider operational goal is to distract Ukrainian troops as opposed to gaining substantial territory.[16] Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar reported that Russian forces have suffered heavy losses in the Kupyansk direction over the last week.[17] www.understandingwar.org/... Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Donetsk Oblast (Russian Objective: Capture the entirety of Donetsk Oblast, the claimed territory of Russia’s proxies in Donbas) Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted offensive operations near Bakhmut on August 8, but did not make any confirmed or claimed advances. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that elements of the Southern Grouping of Forces repelled Ukrainian attacks near Bakhmut, Klishchiivka (7km southwest of Bakhmut), and Zaitseve (20km south of Bakhmut).[31] www.understandingwar.org/... Russian Supporting Effort – Southern Axis (Russian objective: Maintain frontline positions and secure rear areas against Ukrainian strikes) Russian sources claimed that Ukrainian forces conducted limited ground attacks in western Donetsk Oblast on August 8 and did not advance. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that elements of the Russian Eastern Grouping of Forces repelled Ukrainian attacks near Mykilske (27km southwest of Donetsk City near Vuhledar).[41] Ukrainian forces continued ground attacks along the western Donetsk-eastern Zaporizhia Oblast border area on August 8 and did not make any claimed or confirmed advances. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces continued offensive operations in the Berdyansk direction.[42] The Russian MoD and Russian Eastern Grouping of Forces Spokesperson Oleg Chekhov claimed that elements of the Russian Eastern Grouping of Forces repelled several Ukrainian attacks near Urozhaine (9km south of Velyka Novosilka).[43] Several Russian sources, including “Vostok“ Battalion Commander Alexander Khodakovsky who is reportedly defending in the area, claimed that Ukrainian forces crossed the Mokri Yali River and unsuccessfully attacked the northern outskirts of Urozhaine on the morning of August 8.[44] Russian forces conducted a limited ground attack along the eastern Donetsk–western Zaporizhia Oblast border area on August 8 and did not advance. The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces conducted unsuccessful offensive operations near Staromayorkse (9km south of Velyka Novosilka).[45] www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/...

x Mariupol and Grozny will signed an agreement to become "sister cities" - Chechnya prime minister during his visit to so-called "DPR".



Russia leveled Grozny with earth in 1995. Mariupol - in 2022. Now the two cities will be called "sisters". Unbelievable cynicism. pic.twitter.com/PCadM0Nmfx — Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) August 8, 2023

1932-33, Homolodor. Stalin ordered the confiscation of all grain and foodstuffs from Ukraine, one of the world's great grain producing regions at the time. This was an intentional man-made famine designed to eliminate the Ukrainian people by starvation.

Activities in Russian-occupied areas (Russian objective: Consolidate administrative control of annexed areas; forcibly integrate Ukrainian civilians into Russian sociocultural, economic, military, and governance systems) Russian occupation authorities continue to deport Ukrainian children to Russia under the guise of rehabilitation schemes. A Telegram channel affiliated with the Kherson Oblast occupation administration reported on August 7 that 40 children from the Skadovsk raion of Kherson Oblast are undergoing a 21-day long “rehabilitation course” at the Raduga social rehabilitation center in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.[63] Even if the children return to Kherson Oblast following the trip, the circumstances of their removal from an active war zone were likely sufficiently coercive to mean that they or their guardians could not have given full consent. www.understandingwar.org/...

x She was assigned the call sign "Lightning" because she could come to the aid of soldiers as quickly as a bullet or a fragment of a projectile.

Sergeant Daria Filipyeva was killed in the line of duty. She was awarded a "Steel Cross" by our Commander-in-Chief.

Dasha, a bright and… pic.twitter.com/Wg7bcv7Fv5 — Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) August 8, 2023

x I promise not to call football plays if @SenTuberville will quit making military (mis) judgments. Sports is full of big upsets, Coach. We'll call this one "The Miracle on Crimea" when the Ukrainians win. War Eagle. Slava Ukraini.https://t.co/MebOgSkwGf — Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret. (@stavridisj) August 8, 2023

x This is a detailed and sober report on Russian military tactics in Ukraine. Among the key findings are:

--Russian military engineering is good and getting better.

--Russian electronic warfare is excellent and nearly everywhere on the battlefield.https://t.co/YKrNb55kGy — Bernard K Hudson (@BernardHudson18) August 9, 2023 An overview of Russian adaptation reveals a force that is able to improve and evolve its employment of key systems. There is evidence of a centralised process for identifying shortcomings in employment and the development of mitigations. Nevertheless, much of this adaptation is reactive and is aimed at making up for serious deficiencies in Russian units. The result is a structure that becomes better over time at managing the problems it immediately faces, but also one that struggles to anticipate new threats. The conclusion therefore is that the Russian Armed Forces pose a significant challenge for the Ukrainian military on the defence. Nevertheless, if Ukraine can disrupt Russian defences and impose a dynamic situation on them, Russian units are likely to rapidly lose their coordination. Changes in the air combat environment, for example, have led rapidly to incidents of Russian fratricide. static.rusi.org/...

x 🇺🇦 🇸🇪 Satcube will supply terminals for satellite Internet to Ukraine - Dagens Nyheter



🔹The Swedish company Satcube will supply Ukraine with terminals that can be used to access the Internet in areas where mobile and terrestrial networks are disabled due to fighting.



According… pic.twitter.com/XrXWR888J9 — Zlatti71 (@djuric_zlatko) August 9, 2023

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