Haiduk

This again about their first attack on 7-8th of June. Now they fight very hard, but have some gains on Robotyne direction.

Reportedly Russians are increasing the density of battle orders there at the expense of different LPR troops.

About allegedle landing operation in Nova Kakhovka... I've watched today a video named "Russian batery fled from battlefield" in one of western twitter accounts. Alas, I can't find it now. There two UKR soldiers lays in the grass in 100-150 m from the road and count passing SP-howitzers and trucks. More interesting was a writing on video: "14th of June, 2023. Lepetykha" Lepetykha is a village in Mykolaiv oblast, but Russians never were there -probably soldier wrote incorrect name. We have only two other villages with similar names - Mala Lepetykha and Velyka Lepetykha. Both are situate each near other... on lefft bank of Dnipro on the shore in 60 km SE from Nova Kakhovka.

Hm... Russians claim about street fighting in Nova Kakhovka and attempt of UKR troops to land on left bank. No any info, on the video sounds of intensive shooting is heard

Skirmish somewhere on southern front

in Bakhmut area HIMARS has struck on one of vehicles of EW complex "Borisoglebsk-2" - for supression of satellite communications and radionavigation systems (near miss, but probably damaged) and artillery radar Zoopark-1 (destroyed - one missile, not shown on video hit nearny aside, the second likely was more accurate)

Saving private Fox

3rd assault brigade continues to overcome Russian defense on the way to Klishchiivka. This fight in dense tree-palnt is really like Vietnam-jungle %)

It's typically for Russian style - to fight with enemy's offensive not by tough defense, but by fierce and continuos counter-attacks. Probably in such way Russian art of war understand the term "active defense". During WWII classical example tank battle near Brody in 1941. We had seen this around Svatove and Kreminna and Russians indeed managed to "extinguish" attacking striving of UKR forces. Though, we hadn't ebough strike fists on this direction and likely afetr Balakliya operation we hadn't any resourses to continue the offensive In the light of preparing of 36th MRB and 40th Naval infantry brigade of eastern falnk to counter attack on UKR troops, looks interesting today's official MoD statemmet that Ukrainian troops advanced on 1 km on Vuhledar direction (again, whitout naming the place)

Completely disagree with these three takes. First two can be true if we say about 2014-2015. Further we have the same program of NATO training, a separate program of sergeant corps training. Of course, all depends from brigades command attitude and soldiers motivation to learn. Ukrainian training centers had very formal and not enough effective training program, more effective were different alternative programs, implementing with support of high command and NATO training. But for almost five years we already had enough good sergeant corps and enough trained experienced personnel. Though, as told UKR volunteer Roman Donik, who organized alterrnative training programs for riflemen and squad leaders, combat experience without knowledges how "military machine" should work during combat, leaves this experienced serviceman not as experienced soldier, but anyway as civilian with combat experience and this is two big differences. "Prewar UKR military doesn't exist anymore" - we have obviously heavy losses (for Ukrianian scale) in dead and wounded among soldiers, who were in real service in 2022 and among "OR-1 first category" (retired contractors, who participated in ATO/OOS and were mobilized in first months). On 24th Feb 2022 we had only 178 000 of OR-1. How much personnel we really had on 24th Feb I can't say (according to the law about Armed Forces maximum number of pesonnel, including civilian servicemen was 246 000). I can suppose real picture was about 60 % of personnel in Ground Forces units. Taking to account that conscripts were adopting experience from servicemen and mobilized veterans, and taking to account overall number of veterans in about 250 000 at least, we can't say that now we have completely rooky army without "old blood". Again, all depends from brigades and command of brigades and batatlions, more exactly from their wish to be effective unit, or to be Soviet-style formalists, for which paper work and more valuable then effectiveness, or to be Russian-style butchers with moods "if unit has low level of losses, this means the unit fights bad" (alas, during Kherson offensive theer were reports about several battalion commanders, which boasted each before other how much of their personnel was lost during direct assaults as a sign of their "hard fight")

5 Tu-95 and 2 Tu-22M3 approaching to launch zone. Recon UAV was spotted recently over northern part of Kyiv oblast. Looks like we will have loud night again...

SkyFall Vampire bomber drone (similar to R18, but it was designed as part of project "Army of drones") delivers food for inhabitants of completely flooded Kardashivka village on left bank of Dnipro. People have found a shelter on the height near own village and live there in tents. Russian occupation "authorities" don't help them

48 assets probably about 10 % of all artillery/MLRS on Zaporozhian front, but it anyway significant number for several days

Recovered Leo2 being towed for repairing

Opinion of Donik and claimed Russian losses, inflicted by 47th already were criticized by people related to this developments. For example Ka-52 allegedly wasn't their victory and about Su-25 shot down even General Staff didn't claim. Additionally a guy from 47th offered to issue a video how Bradley destroyed Russian tank with own gun, but "when it will be allowed"

@Battlefront.com @The_Capt @pintere So, at last, I have a time to translate opinion of Kostiantyn Mashovets (it has written about week ago), about what could happen on 7-8th of June and some earlier and why UKR troops involved on some directions modern Western equipment instead to use it after breaching Russian lines. Mashovets as usually writes too much, so I will post only some important takes. In own sarcastic manner he called Russian reaction on these developments as "premature ejaculation" ) Since 4th of June [as we remember on this day UKR troops leberated Novodarivka] Russian command frantically tried to figure out "is this IT or not IT yet?" Situation became questinable for Russian HQs as far as two weeks ago before 4th of June, when UKR troops became to conduct probes with platoon-company size forces on different sections of southern front. During these actions, for example, UKR troops managed to push off Russians from grey zone east from Velyka Novosilka on approaches to Novodonetske and Novomayorske villages. But decisisve became dates 4-6th of June, when to everybody was recommended "shut up". Because already at the moring of 7th of June Russian command encountered with a fact thatUKR troops very close to breach Russian defense line [he meant "skirmish line"] on directions Novodonetske - Kremenchyk, Novomayorske - Kremenchyk. Obviuosly, this caused real threat and Russian HQ decided - HERE IT! And Russains have reacted: - mass of masked "for time X" artillery positions opened fire and were quicly revealed. - most of reserves set in motion (8 brigades/regiments of 10, concentrated in this operational zone) - aviation component was actively used But in this moment happened UKR activation on western part of Zaporizhzhia front on direction Orikhiv - Tokmak and other. Russian HQs decided that everything, what is developing in V.Novosilka salient is just "distracting trick" and main strike obviously now is developing in western part of front. [My remark 1 - and 47th brigade on Bradleys and Leo2 was enogh good to ensure them in this. Remark 2 - likely UKR command could intentionallt to choose for this demoinstrative atatck more tough armor, being confident it can save much more lifes of soldiers, than it could do Soviet equipment. And this really worked - despite on enough big losses in armor, 47th brigade had only 5 KIA in this day] But situation in zone of responsibility of Troops Grouping "East" (western part of Zaporizhzhia front) became more hard than they expected. Point is that, Russian comamnd deployed own troops in two echelones,and to skirmish line was detached relatively not so large number of troops. Main forces were deployed on the range 20-30 and sometieme 40 km (the same 10 brigades and regoments). So, when UKR troops attacked along different sections, commanders on "skirmish line" strating from company level and higher became to demand reserves in very hysterical manner, saying about "critical situation". Due to some objective and technical reasons Russian HQs were unable to verify this information and were forced to take on trust [Putin's appeal to militaries on eve with words about "personal responsibility" also coul play evil joke - nobody didn't want to risk with own head if UKR trops really would breach from direction, where company X begged reserves] All that caused this "premature ejaculation" - masked positions of artillery were involved on 100 %, reserves continuosly moved along main line and toward skirnish line and of course, all these movement were tracked by UKR intelligence and recon units. For theese first days UKR had been striking 30 of Russian revealed artillery units level battary and battlion, using guided ammunition and HIMARS. 48 artillery pieces and MLRS were taken out in these strikes. Were destroyed also up to 50 of combat vehciles and 25-30 of suply trucks. Also on skirmish line were destroyed 12 T-54/62, using as fixed armored fire positions. But more inetersting, despite all this mess HQ of TG "East" likely to this time couldn't decide for themselves - "is this IT or not IT yet?" As addition his other article - but very short. He claims Russian command made startegical mistake moving strategic reserves to reinforce distracting offensive actions on Kupiansk direction in order to force UKR command to move reserves to Kupiansk and in this way to weaken UKR offensive on Zaporizhzhia front. But UKR troops suddenly activated on Bakhmur direction. Russians expected UKR troops will be able here only to tactical actions, so they didn't pay attantion on "fights for tree-plants" around Bakhmut... Untill... Until each day per 100-200-500 m of UKR advance put Ruusian TG "South" in Bakhnut in very discomfort situation. Additionally, UKR command periodically was making short pauses in advance, so Russians had imagination of fading out of UKR activity. But during this pause UKR command slightly was increasing own forces and repeating attacks. So instead of "stabilizatiot" Russians got additonal headache and now must think how to distribute free reserves for three directions only inside Siversk - Bakhmut front.

Aftermath of today's night strike. Kryvyi Rih city. 5 storey residential house, bottle water warehouse, thermal plant were struck. 11 killed (7 of them are warehouse workers), 28 wounded. Result of AD work. Russian Tu-95 have launched 14 Kh-101/555 missiles (also at least two more probably fell down, not reaching UKR airspace) in two waves (at the night and closer to morning), 4 Shakheds were launched from southern direction. 11 missiles and 1 Shakhed were shot down.

Press-secreter of General Staff claimed UKR troops for yesterday advanced on 500 - 1000 m on Berdiansk direction, but without clarification where exactly. There are just rumors, Russians have problems near Polohy, this town is on Berdiansk direction

9 Tu-95 in air in honor of Day of Russia. Awaiting missilile strike through 2-3 hours. Meanwhile in UAE

Lancet hit a model of 2S1

UKR HMMWV blowing up by mine. Reportedly several of crew were wounded, by other info 1 KIA.

General Staff claimed Ka-52 was shot down on Zaporizhzhia front.

In evening statement of MoD press-secreter Hanna Maliar were listed next settlements, libetrated for a week: Lobkove, Levadne, Novodarivka, Neskuchne, Storozhove, Makarivka, Blahodatne. On this map we have Levadne (extreme left in blue zone), but Novodonetske (extreme right) according officaial version is doubtful. For Staromayorske and Urozhayne more likely fight is continuing. Bochkala often issued unchecked information.

Platoon of 2nd assault battalion of 3rd assault brigade is mopping-up enemy positions near Bakhmut. The grenade has blown up in front of cameraman, he got light wound, but continued the battle. At the end of video several corpses of Russians and Mosin rifle standing in the trench