Comments by "Gary VAQ" (@stlouisix1) on "Summer Operation | The Russian Offensive In Svatovo Is Gaining Momentum. Military Summary 2023.07.25" video.
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◾ Russian forces repel 12 Ukrainian attacks in Donetsk region (ex-Ukraine), over 370 enemy soldiers between killed and injured, ammo depot destroyed. ◾ Ukrainian army lost up to 140 soldiers and a tank in south of Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions (ex-Ukraine), ammo and fuel depots destroyed. ◾ Kiev suffers up to 60 soldiers in casualties, Acacia self-propelled howitzer destroyed in Kherson region (ex-Ukraine). ◾ Russian forces destroy warehouses of ammunition and weapons delivered to Ukraine from Western countries in Zhytomyr region, Western Ukraine. ◾Russian air defenses shoot down a Ukrainian-operated Mi-24 helicopter in Zaporozhye, 10 HIMARS multiple launch rocket missiles and 22 Ukrainian drones intercepted. ⚔SITREP⚔ JULY 24
-Ukraine’s offensive nears the 2 month mark, having failed to breakthrough the security zone along the line of contact and reach the first of several layers of Russian defenses;
-Ukrainian losses are significant, Russia’s Ministry of Defense estimated up to 26,000 casualties as of July 12, 2023, many more have died since;
-Comments from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicate significant losses throughout the conflict and an inability to properly prepare for the current offensive;
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