Damaged T-72EA battle tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk region
As of August 21, forces of the Kyiv regime work to develop their advance in the Russian region of Kursk as well as carried out a new series of drone attacks on Russian cities, including Moscow.
The Russian region of Kursk remains the main point of offensive activity of Kyiv’s forces. Over the past few days, NATO-backed formations deployed in the area have received reinforcements and once again intensified efforts to expand their zone of control there.
Ukrainian units attacked in the direction of the settlements of Komarovka, Korenevo, Malaya Loktnya and Russkaya Konopelka. Russian troops assisted by airstrikes and artillery fire were able to repel these attacks.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that as a result of clashes there the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 45 servicemen killed and wounded, two battle tanks, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier and six armored combat vehicles. Two Ukrainian troops were captured.
Russian forces inflicted damage on concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 22nd, 115th mechanized, 82nd airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Apanasovka, Borki, Vishnevka, Kositsa, Nizhny Klin, Snagost, Sverdlikovo and Kazachya Loknya.
Meanwhile, Russian operational-tactical aviation carried out strikes on areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Sumy region. The targets were the 22nd and 41st mechanized, 82nd airborne assault, 92nd assault brigades, the 103rd, 106th and 129th territorial defense brigades, as well as the 69th rifle battalion around Belopolye, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Glukhov, Krasnopolye, Novye Virki, Pokrovka, Pisarevka, Mogritsa and Yunakovka.
Russian attack helicopters work in Kursk:
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 300 servicemen and 26 armored vehicles, including six tanks, three armored personnel carriers, 17 combat armored vehicles, as well as two cars, four artillery pieces and two MLRS launchers.
Ukrainian sabotage groups and mobile units still attempt to penetrate deep into Russian territory using forest areas as well as local roads.
Fighting also continue around the settlements of Olgovka and Matveevka. According to data appearing online, the both settlements remain in the gray zone or at least partly controlled by Kyiv’s forces. The situation also tense around Vishneevka where Russian FPV drones recently hit a group of Ukrainian vehicles.
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Clashes in Kursk region were accompanied by the new round of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian cities. The attacks started on August 20 and continued on August 21.
“Over the past night, alert air defense forces destroyed 45 fixed-wing UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles] upon the Kiev regime’s attempt to carry out a terrorist attack by UAVs against facilities on Russian territory,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement early on August 21.
According to the ministry, 11 drones were shot down by air defenses over the Moscow region, another 23 drones over the Bryansk region, six drones over the Belgorod region, three drones over the Kaluga region and two drones over the region of Kursk.
Later on the same day, the Russian military reported that its forces intercepted six more drones over Belgorod region, one – over Kursk region.
Therefore, at least 52 Ukrainian drones aimed at Russian regions were intercepted on August 20 and 21.
The Russian Defense Ministry also released a detailed report on the progress of the special military operation on August 21:
The units of the Sever Group of Forces in Volchansk and Liptsy directions have engaged 43rd mechanised and 92nd assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 36th Marine Brigade, and the 13th National Guard Brigade near Zolochyov, Liptsy, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 100 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have captured more advantageous lines and positions, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 14th, 43rd, 66th, 116th mechanised brigades of the AFU, and the 110th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Tabayevka, Peschanoye, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic), and Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Six counter-attacks of the 115th AFU Mechanised Brigade’s assault detachments, the 110th Territorial Defence Brigade, and the 12th AFU Azov Special Operations Brigade have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 470 Ukrainian troops, one tank, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, and one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 28th, 30th, 32nd mechanised, 56th motorised infantry, 72nd air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the 116th Territorial Defence Brigade near Pereyezdnoye, Grigorovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Chasov Yar, Kurdyumovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses were more than 700 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns, one Croatian-made 122-mm RAK-SA-12 MLRS launcher, and two electronic warfare stations.
One ammunition depot has been destroyed.
As a result of active actions, the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have liberated Zhelannoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In addition, Russian troops have launched strikes on formations of 23rd, 53rd, and 151st mechanised brigades of the AFU, and the 15th Brigade of the National Guard close to Shcherbinovka, Tarasovka, Zhuravka, Kalinovo, Dzerzhinsk, and Grodovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Six counter-attacks by 47th and 150th mechanised brigades of the AFU, the 14th Brigade of the National Guard, and the Lyut Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian National Police have been repelled.
The enemy losses were more than 630 Ukrainian troops, 12 Kazak armoured fighting vehicles, U.S.-made 155-mm M777 and M198 howitzers, one 152-mm Giatsint-B gun, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, and four 122-mm D-30 howitzers.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Mechanised Infantry Brigade, 106th and 125th territorial defence brigades near Vodyanoye, Ugledar, Prechistovka, and Velikaya Novosyolka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Four counter-attacks of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and the 125th Territorial Defence Brigade have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 130 Ukrainian troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, one 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, and one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer as well as one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on the 65th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and the 39th Coastal Defence Brigades close to Malye Shcherbaki and Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses were up to 30 Ukrainian troops, five motor vehicles, and two 152-mm D-20 howitzers.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have destroyed one POL depot as well as clusters of AFU manpower and hardware in 131 areas.
Air defence systems have shot down seven French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, one Neptune-MD anti-ship missile, 15 U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, and 63 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 639 airplanes and 282 helicopters, 30,255 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 air defence missile systems, 17,348 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,416 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 13,470 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 24,977 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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The attacks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kursk region comes amid the slow but steady collapse of their defense lines in the region of Donbass. After the recent loss of the town of New York (east of Gorlovka) and a group of other villages, the Kyiv regime is currently experiencing a developing crisis around Pokrovsk and Ugledar.
Russian Lancet hits М777 artillery gun on the right bank of Dnepr River:
On August 21, the Russian military officially confirmed that the village of Zhelannoye is liberated, confirming the recent reports about large Russian advances there. According to recent reports, the entire group of villages around Zhelannoe, including Orlovka, Nikolaevka, Zavetnoe, Sergeevka and others are now in the hands of the Russian Armed Forces. The defense of the Kyiv regime is also on the brink of collapse in Kamishevka.
In the sector of Ugledar, Russian troops were able to improve their positions in the vicinity of Konstantinovka and Vodyanoe. Kyiv’s forces also experience difficulties around the town of Chasov Yar east of Artemovsk.
The Kyiv regime likely considers its desperate attack on Kursk region as a chance to draw attention of its sponsors from the losing battle of Donbass and paint itself as the side that keeps initiative in this conflict. Leaders of modern Ukraine do not really care about the cost of this adventure.
