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Even the ISW has described the UA excursion into Kursk as Syrskyi's biggest mistake!
Meanwhile in the real world:
Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (16 August 2024)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to repel the AFU attempt to invade the territory of the Russian Federation
Active actions of Sever Group of Forces' units, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery strikes repelled an attack launched by assault detachments of the AFU 82nd Air Assault Brigade near Russkoye Porechnoye.
One attack launched by the enemy's assault detachment supported by five armoured fighting vehicles through the State Border in the direction of Gorgeyevka was repelled.
Army Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery fire eliminated the enemy's mobile groups attempting to get to the depth of the Russian territory 1 kilometre west of Anastasiyevka and 1.5 kilometres south east of Kauchuk.
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 22nd, 61st mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, and 129th Territorial Defence Brigade near Aleksandriya, Snagost, Mirnoye, Kazachiya Loknya, Korenevo, Plekhovo, and Pushkarnoye.
Near Yunakovka and Miropolye, precision missile strikes wiped out three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS launchers, two transport-loading vehicles, and two escort vehicles.
Operational-Tactical Aviation delivered strikes at the AFU reserves, ammunition and fuel depots near Yuriyevo, Khoten, Vorozhba, Ivolzhanka, Zhuravka, and Boyaro-Lezhachi (Sumy region).
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses have amounted to 220 Ukrainian troops and 19 units of armoured hardware, including four tanks, eight armoured personnel carriers, seven armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, three HIMARS MLRS launchers, two transport-loading vehicles, and two field artillery guns.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses have amounted to up to 2,860 Ukrainian troops, 41 tanks, 40 armoured personnel carriers, 23 infantry fighting vehicles, 213 armoured fighting vehicles, 102 motor vehicles, four SAM systems, six MLRS launchers, including three HIMARS MLRS, two transport-loading vehicles, 22 field artillery guns, and three electronic warfare stations.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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The Pentagon has now confirmed that over $1bn of the weapons and ammunition supplied to Ukraine have been sold off on the dark web!
The UA lost more than 2,000 troops yesterday alone!
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (12.00 18 February 2024)
On 17 February, during offensive operations, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have completely liberated Avdeevka (Donetsk People's Republic) and advanced to a depth of 8.6 kilometres.
The total area of the liberated territory was 31.75 square kilometres. The enemy losses were more than 1,500 troops.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces have actively defeated 14th and 66th mechanised brigades of the AFU close to Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, and Ivanovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 40 servicemen, one tank, three armoured personnel carriers, and three pickup trucks.
In addition, during counter-battery warfare, one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, two D-20 howitzers, two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and one D-30 howitzer.
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have defeated 63rd mechanised and 25th airborne brigades of the AFU near Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 100 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved Russian positions along the front line and defeated manpower and hardware of 42nd, 93rd mechanised, and 81st airmobile brigades of the AFU close to Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Krasnoye, and Kleshcheevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 400 troops, two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, four armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, Msta-B, D-20 and D-30 howitzers, as well as one Strela-10 surface-to-air missile system.
In South Donetsk direction, as a result of active operations by units of the Vostok Group of Forces, units of the AFU 58th Infantry Brigade and the 127th Brigade of the Territorial Defence of Ukraine have been defeated near Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were more than 190 troops, two tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, two British-manufactured FH-70 howitzers, two Msta-B howitzers, and one Rapira anti-tank gun have been hit.
In Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have taken more favourable positions and defeated enemy manpower and hardware close to Rabotino, Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region), Lvovo, and Tyaginka (Kherson region).
The enemy losses were up to 70 servicemen, one infantry fighting vehicle, and three motor vehicles.
One U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, and one U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-48 counter-battery radar station have been destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have hit the control point of the 31st Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Zhelannoye (Donetsk People's Republic), fuel and ammunition depots, as well as manpower and military hardware in 128 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down four projectiles launched by HIMARS MLRS.
In addition, 105 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been hit close to Ivanovka (Kharkov region), Kremennaya, Kalinovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Styla, Semigorye, and Verkhnetoretskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Lyubimovka, Chervonogorka, and Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region).
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