Russia’s war on Ukraine. 03.08.24

In the operational zone of the Ukrainian Operational Group of Forces (OTG) “Kharkiv” on the Kharkiv direction, the enemy continued its offensive, with a total of 6 engagements taking place. Battles occurred in the areas of Hlyboke, Tykhe, and Vovchansk.

In the “Khortytsia” Operational-Strategic Group of Forces (OSG) operational zone on the Kupyansk direction, there were 3 engagements. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Stelmakhivka area. On the Lyman direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 15 enemy attacks in the areas of Makiivka, Terny, and Torske. On the Siversk direction, 11 attacks were repelled in the areas of Ivano-Dariivka, Spirne, Verkhnyokamianske, Pereyizne, and Vyimka. On the Kramatorsk direction,Ukrainian Defense Forces stopped 12 enemy attempts to breach their defenses in the areas of Chasiv Yar, Ivanivske, and Klishchiivka. The enemy attempted to penetrate Ukrainian defenses 24 times on the Toretsk direction in the areas of Pivnichne, Toretsk, New York, and Zalizne.

In the “Tavriya” OSG operational zone, on the Pokrovsk direction, 36 attacks were repelled in the areas of Novooleksandrivka, Zhelanne, Vozdvyzhenka, Ivanivka, Novoselivka Persha, and Kalynove. On the Kurakhove direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold back the enemy in the areas of Krasnohorivka and Kostyantynivka, where the enemy attempted to breach their defenses 3 times. On the Vremivka direction, the enemy made 5 unsuccessful attempts to breach Ukrainian defenses towards Vodyane and Stepova Novosilka. On the Orikhiv direction, there were 2 engagements in the areas of Novodanylivka and Novoandriivka.

General conclusion:

• Russian forces have intensified pressure near Makiivka and are advancing in the area. The Russian military command has redeployed additional troops and equipment to this sector.
• The enemy’s advance to the southwest of Zalizne or north of New York may force Ukrainian Defense Forces to withdraw from positions between Zalizne and Toretsk.
• Russian positions along the O0532 Vuhledar-Kostyantynivka highway are not tactically significant and will not substantially facilitate their advance in this area, though they may aid in the withdrawal of Ukrainian Defense Forces units from the Vuhledar area. Ukrainian Defense Forces have alternative logistical routes leading to Vuhledar, and blocking the O0532 highway does not significantly impair their ability to hold and supply positions in the Vuhledar area.

Change in the line of contact (LoC):

• There were 123 combat engagements on various fronts.
• On the Kharkiv direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces have withdrawn from some positions in Vovchansk. They are attempting to break through to the eastern outskirts of the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant and hold positions in its western part.
• On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces continued their offensive in the areas of Pishchane, Stelmakhivka, and Andriivka.
• On the Lyman direction, battles continued in the areas of Makiivka, Nevske, and Torske.
• On the Siversk Direction, Russian forces continued their offensive in the areas of Verkhnyokamianske, Ivano-Dariivka, Vyimka, Spirne, and Pereyizne.
• On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces advanced northwest of Klishchiivka, continued their offensive in the areas of the “Novyi” and “Zhovtnevyi” neighborhoods, and in the directions of Hryhorivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, and Andriivka.
• On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces are continuing their offensive, advancing near Toretsk, in the center of New York, in the southwestern part of Zalizne, in Druzhba, and attempting to encircle Ukrainian Defense Forces units in the area between New York and Zalizne. They continued offensive actions in the areas of Pivnichne and Panteleimonivka.
• Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully counterattacked in the center of New York, capturing prisoners.
• On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces advanced along tree lines south of Vovche, in fields southwest of Tymofiivka and Prohres, in the western part of Zhelanne, entered the southeastern outskirts of Ivanivka, and continued offensive actions in the areas of Kalynove, Vozdvyzhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Ivanivka, Zhelanne, Serhiivka, Svyrydonivka, Tymofiivka, Lysychne, Prohres, Novoselivka Persha, and Yasnobrodivka.
• On the Kurakhove direction, enemy’s 68th Army Corps forces reached highway O0532 southwest of Kostyantynivka, cutting off the Vuhledar-Kostyantynivka logistic route. The 57th Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 6th Motorized Rifle Division, 3rd Army Corps, is advancing towards another section of the highway near Vodyane.
• Russian forces advanced in the fields south of Pobieda and continued their offensive in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Paraskoviivka, and Kostyantynivka.
• On the Vremivka direction, positional battles continued in the area of Velyka Novosilka, with the enemy advancing near Urozhaine.
• On the Orikhiv direction, localized positional battles continued near Robotyne, Mala Tokmachka, and Verbove.
• In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
  • Black Sea: 1 ship, including 1 cruise missile carrier; the total salvo is 4 cruise missiles.
  • Mediterranean Sea: 2 ships, including 1 cruise missile carrier; the total salvo is 16 cruise missiles.  
• Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted a missile strike using MGM-140 ATACMS missiles on air defense positions. Preliminary reports indicate that four S-400 missile launchers and a radar station were destroyed.
• A UAV strike was carried out on the Morozovsk airfield in the Russian Rostov Oblast. The strike hit fuel storage tanks and aviation munition depots (including KAB, FAB, and Kh-59 missiles). At the time of the attack, Su-34, Su-35, and Su-30 aircraft were present at the airfield.

Changes in the enemy disposition:

• The command of the enemy’s “Sever (North)” Operational Grouping conducted evacuation and internal rotations of units at forward positions in Vovchansk.

Possible operation situation developments:

• The enemy will attempt to advance along both banks of the Lypets River from the village of Lukyantsi towards Lyptsi to regain control over its northeastern outskirts. These actions may be accompanied by an enemy attempt to break through towards the Travyanske Reservoir, thereby cutting off the “Kharkiv” OTG units currently fighting for Hlyboke from the village of Lyptsi.
• On the Kupyansk direction, in the operational zone of the 1st Tank Army, command of the enemy’s “Zapad (West)” Operational Grouping will attempt to reach the Oskil River in the Hlushkivka – Zahryzove sector, the Petropavlivka – Kurylivka line, and storm Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi railway junction. To bind the “Khortytsia” OSG forces, the enemy will exert frontal pressure on their positions in the Stepova Novoselivka area.
• In the near future, “Tavriya” OSG units will be forced to retreat westward beyond the Vovcha River under simultaneous pressure from the enemy’s 27th Motorized Rifle Division, 90th Tank Division, and 114th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade. There is a high probability of an enemy breakthrough between Mezhove and Skuchne in the general direction of Komyshivka.

Russian operational losses from 24.02.22 to 03.08.24  

Personnel – almost 581,760 (+1170); 

Tanks 8,406 (+4);

Armored combat vehicles – 16,238 (+27); 

Artillery systems – 16,217 (+56);

Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,135 (+1);

Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 908 (+1);

Vehicles and fuel tanks – 21,926 (+54);

Aircraft – 363 (0);

Helicopters – 326 (0);

UAV operational and tactical level – 13,057 (+52);

Intercepted cruise missiles – 2,410 (+3);

Boats/ships – 29 (0).

Humanitarian+general:

• In the night of August 3, 2024, the enemy launched an attack on Ukraine with two S-300 surface-to-air missiles, two Kh-31P anti-radar missiles, and 29 Shahed-type strike UAVs. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 24 out of 29 kamikaze drones.
• In the past day, Russian forces shelled Donetsk Oblast 30 times, with 16 villages coming under enemy fire. Three civilians were killed, and eight were injured.
• Throughout the past day, Russian forces struck 11 towns and villages in Zaporizhzhia Oblast 460 times, injuring two civilians.
• In Vinnytsia Oblast, an infrastructure facility was hit during a nighttime drone attack. Around 3 AM, the first strike occurred, followed by the second and third strikes within a few minutes. The State Emergency Service immediately responded, but another air raid alarm was triggered, and within 5-10 minutes, a fourth strike hit, causing a large-scale fire. The fire was extinguished only by evening, with the involvement of a Ukrainian Railways fire train, 23 pieces of equipment, and several dozen rescuers.
• Russian military forces shelled Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast and four surrounding communities with artillery and drones throughout the day. Private houses, a power line, and two enterprises were damaged, and two local women were injured.
• In Kherson Oblast Russian occupiers dropped an explosive device from a drone on a resident of Zymivnyk village, causing injuries that required hospitalization. During a morning drone attack on Antonivka village, two women were injured. In Kherson, a 33-year-old man was injured on Saturday from an explosive device dropped by a drone.
• Around 16:00, Russian forces shelled the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, resulting in at least one fatality and two injuries.
• Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets urgently appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations, as well as Ukrainian law enforcement agencies, following the appearance online of a photo showing a Ukrainian prisoner of war purportedly mutilated and killed by the occupiers. His head and limbs were cut off.
• Eight children were successfully returned from the temporarily occupied territory of Kherson Oblast, including five girls and three boys aged 6 to 17, according to the head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin. Since the beginning of 2024, 162 children from Kherson Oblast have been returned to Ukrainian-controlled territory.
• In Kherson Oblast, more than 46,000 people, including over 6,000 children and about 50 mobility-impaired citizens, have been evacuated from areas of active combat.
• On August 2, police evacuated another 22 civilians from frontline areas in Kharkiv Oblast.
• No planned hourly power outages are scheduled for Sunday, August 4, in Ukraine.

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