Russia’s war on Ukraine. 27.08.24

In the operational zone of the Ukrainian Operational Group of Forces (OTG) “Kharkiv” on the Kharkiv direction, the occupiers launched an attack near Vovchansk. Ukrainian Defense Forces units successfully repelled the enemy’s assault actions.

In the “Khortytsia” Operational-Strategic Group of Forces (OSG) operational zone on the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 14 enemy attacks in the areas of Novoosynove, Hlushkivka, Stelmakhivka, and Andriivka. The enemy attacked 18 times on the Lyman direction, attempting to advance towards Makiivka, Hrekivka, Druzhelyubivka, Nevske, Novosadove, and Torske, but all enemy attacks were repelled. On the Siversk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 7 enemy assault actions in the areas of Spirne, Verkhnyokamianske, and Vyimka, bravely holding their positions and lines, decisively repelling the occupiers’ attempts to advance; fighting near Vyimka continues. On the Kramatorsk direction, the invaders’ 4 attempts to advance near Chasiv Yar ended in failure. The situation on the Toretsk direction is tense, with the enemy attempting to penetrate the defenses 11 times with air support. The attack in the New York area is ongoing.

In the “Tavriya” OSG operational zone, the situation is difficult on the Pokrovsk direction, where in the areas of Kalynove, Vozdvyzhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Panteleimonivka, Zelene Pole, Myrolyubivka, Hrodivka, Novohrodivka, Memryk, Mykhailivka, and Karlivka, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 56 Russian offensive and assault actions. The Defense Forces are taking measures to hold their designated lines, inflicting losses on the enemy.On the Kurakhove direction, 14 combat engagements took place. The invaders remain active, attempting to advance in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Hostre, Heorhiivka, and Kostyantynivka. Today is intense on the Vremivka direction as well, with 20 combat engagements taking place towards Vodyane and Vuhledar.

In the operational zone of “Odesa” OSG on the Prydniprovskiy direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces units repelled 3 enemy attack attempts in the island zone; the enemy did not achieve success.

General conclusion:

• The enemy launched the most massive missile and air strike of the entire war, focusing on energy infrastructure targets.
• The enemy has occupied Ptyche and advanced near Pishchane, Kalynove, Karlivka, Memryk, Krasnyi Yar, Mykhailivka, Pivnichne, Novohrodivka, and surrounding areas.
• A difficult tactical situation is gradually developing for “Tavriya” OSG in the Selydove area.

Change in the line of contact (LoC):

• There were 148 combat engagements on various fronts.
• On the Kursk Direction: Ukrainian Defense Forces continued their offensive actions in Kursk Oblast, capturing Matveevka and operating west of Nechayevka.
• Russian forces repelled Ukrainian attacks near Komarovka, while the 810th Separate Marines Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet and the 11th Separate Air Assault Brigade counterattacked in the area of Plekhovo-Borki-Spalnoe.
• Fighting continues in Olgovka and Kremyanoe, near Mala Loknya, and in Borki.
• On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces advanced northeast of Kharkiv and continued battles near Lyptsi, Hlyboke, and Vovchansk. They made slight progress within Starytsya and are preparing to resume the assault on Vovchansk to unblock a company that is trapped at the Vovchansk Aggregate Producing Plant.
• On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces advanced near Synkivka, Petropavlivka, Hlushkivka, Kolisnykivka, Stelmakhivka, Lozova, Andriivka, and Proletarske.
• On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked near Hrekivka, Makiivka, Druzhelyubivka, Novosadove, Nevske, Terny, and Torske, and in the area of the Serebriansk Forest.
• On the Siversk Direction, Russian forces continued offensive actions near Bilohorivka, Verkhnyokamianske, Ivano-Dariivka, Vyimka, and Spirne.
• On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces made slight advances north of Chasiv Yar, along Lisova Street in central Kalynivka, and north of Kalynivka. They continued offensive actions in the area of Hryhorivka, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Andriivka, and Klishchiivka.
• On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces advanced in central Druzhba, in Toretsk, New York, and between Zalizne and Pivnichne. They continued attacks near Druzhba and Nelipivka.
• On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces advanced southeast of Pokrovsk, where intense fighting continued. They moved towards Lomonosov Street in the “Kishlak” neighborhood in eastern Novohrodivka, towards Shevchenko Street in eastern Hrodivka, in the fields northeast of Hrodivka, near the Kotlyarevska mine north of Mykhailivka, in the summer home zone north of Karlivka, and attempted to capture Kalynove. They conducted ground strikes near Myrolyubivka, Panteleimonivka, Zelene Pole, near Vozdvyzhenka, Hrodivka, Novooleksandrivka, Kalynove, Memryk, Mykhailivka, and Marynivka.
• On the Kurakhove direction, Russian forces advanced in the fields north of Maryinka, continued clearing the single-family home sector in the northern part of Krasnohorivka, and attacked in the area of Krasnohorivka, Hostre, and Heorhiivka.
• On the Vremivka direction, Russian forces advanced up to 1 km on the southern outskirts of Kostyantynivka and reached Shevchenko Street in central Kostyantynivka. Fighting continued near Vodyane, Kostyantynivka, Paraskoviivka, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, and Novoukrainka.
• On the Orikhiv direction, battles continued east of Urozhaine.
• 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 carriers; the total salvo is 24 cruise missiles.
  • Mediterranean Sea: 3 ships, including 0 cruise missile carriers; the total salvo is 0 cruise missiles.

Changes in the enemy disposition:

• Units of the 3rd Battalion of the 7th Separate Motorized Rifle Regiment operate near Lyptsi, the 11th Tank Regiment of the 18th Motorized Rifle Division of the 11th Army Corps operate near Hlyboke. Additionally, units of the 41st Motorized Rifle Regiment of the 72nd Motorized Rifle Division of the 44th Army Corps operate between Starytsya and Ohirtseve.
• Units of the 137th Airborned Regiment of the 106th Airborne Division are active on the Siversk direction.

Possible operation situation developments:

• The development of the “Siversk” OSG operation will require the enemy’s command on the theater of war to regroup forces towards the Kursk direction from other operational zones, primarily from the “Zapad (West),” “Yug (South),” and “Vostok (East)” Operational Groupings. We should expect the redeployment of the 47th Tank Division of the 1st Tank Army from the Kupyansk direction, the 6th Motorized Rifle Division and the 72nd Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 3rd Army Corps from the Kramatorsk direction, and parts of the 35th Combined Arms Army from the Orikhiv direction.
• On the Pokrovsk direction, the enemy will likely attempt to cut off the Pokrovsk–Kostyantynivka highway and prepare for an assault on the Pokrovsk–Myrnohrad agglomeration. It can be assumed that the enemy will reach the city by mid-September, but they will not be able to capture it. The open terrain, which is unfavorable for an offensive, and potential counterattacks from the Selydove and Kostyantynivka areas will slow their advance.
• The enemy’s advance through Hrodivka on the Pokrovsk direction is likely to slow down as Russian forces begin fighting in an urban environment. It will be difficult for them to maintain their current pace of advance, particularly as they attempt to push further west towards Myrnohrad and Pokrovsk, as these cities are even more urbanized.
• By the end of this year, the enemy will not only fail to occupy Donetsk Oblast within its administrative borders but also will be unable to seize the “fortress belt” of Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka-Kramatorsk-Slovyansk. The upcoming battle for Pokrovsk will be the climax of the enemy’s offensive operation on the Southwestern theater of war in 2024.

Russian operational losses from 24.02.22 to 27.08.24  

Personnel – almost 610,100 (+1280); 

Tanks 8,563 (+12);

Armored combat vehicles – 16,667 (+19); 

Artillery systems – 17,495 (+52);

Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,173 (+1);

Anti-aircraft warfare systems – 937 (0);

Vehicles and fuel tanks – 23,613 (+58);

Aircraft – 367 (0);

Helicopters – 328 (0);

UAV operational and tactical level – 14,254 (+120);

Intercepted cruise missiles – 2,547 (+103);

Boats/ships – 29 (0).

Humanitarian+general:

• On the night of August 27, the Russian military attacked Ukraine with 10 missiles of various types and 81 Shahed attack drones. Ukrainian forces successfully destroyed 5 cruise missiles and 60 UAVs. Four people were killed, and 16 were injured as a result of the massive Russian strike on Ukraine during the night and morning of August 27.
• Two people were killed, five were injured, and two are missing following a nighttime Russian ballistic missile strike on a hotel in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
• During the night, Russian forces attacked Zaporizhzhia with 7 Shahed drones, resulting in 2 deaths, 4 injuries, the destruction of 2 houses, and damage to over 30 more.
• During the nighttime air raids over Khmelnytskyi Oblast, air defense forces shot down 8 enemy targets. As a result of the Russian attack, two private houses caught fire, and one person was injured.
• Air defense forces destroyed around 15 drones and several missiles near Kyiv. Everything targeting Ukraine’s capital was neutralized. Debris from the downed targets was found in the forested areas of the Dnipro and Desna districts. There was no reported damage in the capital.
• On the night of August 27, the Russian army struck an infrastructure facility in the village of Andriivka, Kharkiv Oblast, with an Iskander missile, injuring four people.
• On the morning of August 27, Russian occupiers attacked Novooleksandrivka in the Beryslav district of Kherson Oblast using artillery and drones, injuring two people and damaging at least three residential buildings.
• The head of Poltava Oblast Military Administration, Filip Pronin, reported that three people who were injured in the massive enemy attack on August 26 died in the hospital. Two more people remain in the hospital.
• Russian forces launched an attack on the city of Marhanets in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast using the “Grad” multiple rocket launcher system, resulting in the death of a 65-year-old man.
• On August 27, the Russian army shelled the city of Bohodukhiv in Kharkiv Oblast, killing a 71-year-old man and injuring eight others. Among the injured are a 15-year-old boy and his pregnant sister.
• Emergency power outages were implemented in Kyiv, as well as in the Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, and Donetsk Oblasts. During these emergency outages, schedules are not in effect.
• Power outages in Ukraine will continue until the energy system can be stabilized. The situation is difficult but under control, according to Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Svitlana Hrynchuk. Damage assessments are currently underway at all affected sites, and where possible, energy workers have already begun repairs.
• Since the start of the operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, Ukraine has captured 594 enemy soldiers.

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