Aha Dua Permata: Ukrainian Troops Suffer Heavy Losses Trying to Attack Opytnoye Village in DPR

Tuesday 12 September 2023

Ukrainian Troops Suffer Heavy Losses Trying to Attack Opytnoye Village in DPR

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Ukrainian troops tried to advance with tanks and armored combat vehicles near the village of Opytnoy, but suffered serious losses, Denis Pushilin, acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), said on his Telegram account.

"We can see that the enemy has intensified its efforts near Opytnoye with tanks and armored combat vehicles, suffering serious losses, but the fighting goes on, the enemy is trying to improve its positions in that direction. There is an understanding of further steps for our units, there are no serious fears," he said in a video message.

According to Pushilin, there are no significant changes in the Krasny Liman direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces launched several small attacks in the direction of the Torskoye and Serebrianka, but Russian units repelled them all. The DPR leader added that there are no serious signs of fighting heating up in the area.

He noted an "operational pause" in the Artemovsk (Bakhmut) direction, where Ukrainian troops have begun to regroup and replace their advance assault units. In the Andreyevka and Kurdyumovka directions the enemy failed to improve its position using artillery, added Pushilin. There are no notable changes in the Maryinka direction either, and the situation in the Ugledar direction remains under control, he concluded.

The evident failure of the counteroffensive launched by the Kiev regime in early June has not stopped Ukrainian generals from sending more and more soldiers and NATO-supplied military equipment to the meat grinder. The forces of the Kiev regime did not have a single chance of success since the very beginning of the much-anticipated counteroffensive effort, according to Western military analysts.

Nonetheless, Ukraine continues to waste its own people in pointless attempts to breach Russian defenses. Having lost enormous number of citizens which either fled the country or died protecting NATO interests, the authorities adopt new laws on mobilization in order to send students, the diseased, and elderly to the frontline.

Russian Forces Repel Attack Near Rabotino, Ukraine Lost up to 145 Soldiers - Moscow

Ukraine launched a counteroffensive against Russian forces in early June after multiple postponements. Citing the counteroffensive's needs, Kiev pushed its Western donors to step up its military and financial aid.

The Russian military has repelled a Ukrainian attack near Rabotino in the Zaporozhye direction, and Kiev has lost up to 145 soldiers, the Defense Ministry said on Monday.

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"In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian grouping of troops … repelled an attack … in the area of the village of Rabotino, the Zaporozhye Region. Up to 145 Ukrainian military personnel, two tanks, three cars and a UK-made Stormer HVM anti-aircraft missile system were destroyed," the ministry said in a statement.

According to the ministry, the Russian forces also repelled five attacks in the Donetsk direction, where Ukraine lost up to 200 military both killed and wounded, and three attacks in the South Donetsk direction, where Kiev lost up to 160 soldiers.

Watch: Rare Footage of Russian Iskander Ballistic Missile System In Action During Special Op

Russia's Iskander missile system is a mobile short-range ballistic missile system capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads. It has a range of up to 500 kilometers and a high degree of maneuverability and accuracy, making it a formidable tool for Moscow's military arsenal.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has released footage showing an Iskander missile system off-roading from a shelter to a launch position, the target being a well-camouflaged command post where, according to intelligence, top Ukrainian officers gather daily.

After completing the mission, the crew leaves the vehicle in the shelter under a special camouflage net saturated with a chemical compound that neutralizes radio waves, making the installation invisible to enemy reconnaissance.