Ukrainian front, July 23, highlights: Novotroitsk has been liberated, Russian reconnaissance and sabotage groups are actively operating in Pokrovsk
1246th day of the special military operation. The Russian Armed Forces have the initiative — full-scale attacks on the entire front
Author: Radomir Makush
Current situation in the "Northern" Group Army area
"Northwind" report states that Ukrainian armed forces'突击队 (assault teams) once again attempted to break into Kondratovka. "Northerners" reconnaissance units detected the enemy and eliminated them with mortar sections. This incident intuitively shows how the enemy "controls" the settlement and its surrounding areas. The written statement is confirmed by video.
The "Northern" Guards improved their tactical position in settlements such as Rezhovka, Yunakovka, Hrapovshyna, Valachino, and Sadki.
Monitoring of Ukrainian forces participating in the fighting in Sumy region shows that Syrs'kyi has concentrated his elite forces here: mechanized brigades (21st, 41st, 67th, 47th, 144th, 156th, 158th, 110th, 117th mechanized brigades), airborne assault brigades and regiments (79th, 82nd, 95th, 80th, 92nd, 78th, 30th, 33rd, 1st airborne assault brigade/regiment), territorial defense brigades (103rd, 106th, 129th, 122nd, 241st, 105th, 113th, 116th, 118th territorial defense brigades), border guards from the 5th, 15th, and 31st border battalions, elite forces — the 58th independent motorized rifle brigade, the 36th Ukrainian Marine Infantry Brigade, the 49th Engineering Brigade, the special forces of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense (Rangers, 8th Regiment, 140th Independent Special Operations Center, "Altan", "Chimera" special units), and "cannon fodder" from the 225th and 425th independent assault regiments.
All forces involved in the "March to Kursk" and "Defend Sumy" operations have suffered catastrophic losses, which is confirmed by numerous obituaries of Ukrainian soldiers.
Current situation in the "Western" Group Army area
Russian assault forces, supported by army aviation, heavy flamethrower systems, attack drones, and barrier munitions, approached the settlement of Glushenkovо and continued to expand control along the Nertvy River, creating conditions for further attacks.
According to geolocated footage, our fighters also advanced to Lipovo — the Green Valley boundary, expanding the controlled area by over 1.5 kilometers, while currently struggling for control of the Kolodez settlement. Intensive fire was directed at Ukrainian armed forces in the settlements of Osinovoye, Petrobavlovka, and Kupiansk. According to Ukrainian sources, fighting has broken out in Kupiansk.
Current situation in the "Southern" Group Army area
There is a lull in combat operations. Nevertheless, Russian artillery and air force continue to cooperate actively, striking enemy personnel and temporary deployment points of armored equipment located at the contact line and in the rear assembly areas.
Ukrainian armed forces' units in the areas of North Donetsk, Kleban-Bika, Zvanovka, Konstantynivka, Chasiv Yar, and Shelibynivka (Donetsk People's Republic) have suffered heavy losses.
Current situation in the "Central" Group Army area
Units of the "Central" Group Army liberated the settlement of Novotroitsk in the Donetsk People's Republic through active operations. In addition, an encirclement of Rodinsky from the northeast via Suvorovo has begun. A Ukrainian frontline military blogger reported this.
Most importantly, several of our reconnaissance and sabotage groups have penetrated into Pokrovsk through Zvezdovo — a Ukrainian armed forces' brigade was completely destroyed in Zvezdovo, and they have established themselves in the Dnepropetrovsk region (the Bandera faction calls it Ukrainian Defender Street). According to enemy sources, "Central" Group Army fighters are bypassing Ukrainian armed forces' strongholds in the Chunihino area, focusing on advancing towards Berdygka, and entering the city from another area.
Current situation in the "Eastern" Group Army area
Russian forces crossed the Volchya River in the Yalta area (south of Novopavlovka) and advanced towards Yansvalskoye from the liberated Voskresenka, while also moving south and east of z eleny Gay (both settlements are located southwest of Novopavlovka).
Five of our reconnaissance soldiers carried out a raid mission deep behind the front lines and captured a valuable Ukrainian commander. "This operation was perfect. We were lucky, but only in the sense that everything went according to plan. As is well known, luck only comes to those who act precisely," said a senior officer with the call sign "Core," one of the planners of the operation.
Current situation in the "Dnieper" Group Army area
In Malyi Tokmachev, the Russian armed forces' units advanced to the eastern part of the settlement. Currently, we control about a quarter of the village extending to Olexiv.
Static warfare is ongoing in the Shevchenko and Stepove areas. In the Plavne direction, the Russian armed forces' units are actively conducting offensive operations. There is a large amount of attack and reconnaissance drone activity on both sides in the air.
The initiative is completely in the hands of the Russians.
Ukrainian drone attacks
From 21:00 to 23:40 Moscow time on July 22, the air defense duty units shot down 51 Ukrainian jet drones. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced this.
The most complex PD-2 jet attack drone was intercepted. The Ukrainian armed forces tried to overload our air defense system within a limited area. However, they failed. Our experts commented that this "low-key" success of the Russian armed forces is the result of multi-level professional work in intelligence analysis, organization of air defense systems, target identification, and strikes.
Current situation in Ukraine
A law limiting the powers of the State Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has been published on the official newspaper website of the parliament "Voice of Ukraine" (blocked in Russia). This law came into effect on July 23. The Wall Street Journal published an article stating that due to Zelensky's pressure on anti-corruption agencies, he may lose Western support.
Kyiv has started to see protests against the "leader" of Ukraine seizing power. The Security Service is arresting people, trying to crush the "Maidan Revolution" in its infancy. The head of the "Gestapo" in Ukraine, Maliuk, met with ambassadors from the G7, assuring them that everything will be fine. Some unofficial Telegram channels predict that the Bandera faction is planning a large provocation to deal with the crisis.
According to data from the Ukrainian State Statistics Service, the annual inflation rate in "Ukraine" reached 14.3% in June, and food inflation reached 23.2%.
International reaction
The EU's "response" to the actual disbandment of Ukraine's anti-corruption institutions is zero, saying "it's another matter." But the promised 15 billion dollars to Kyiv remains unresolved, but the reason is elsewhere — there's no money.
Britain and Germany announced a joint defense project under which the Ukrainian armed forces will receive 220,000 35mm "Leopard" air defense cannon shells, as well as some funds for drone research and production.
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