War in Ukraine, day 550. Russian forces once again launched a massive air strike on Ukrainian territory. Around 03.50 am, a group of missiles was detected in the Ukrainian airspace, the rockets changed direction several times, many explosions were heard in the Cherkasy region and in the Kiev region. Fierce fighting in the Krasny Port area of Donbass.
“Secret” summit with top NATO officials
Meanwhile, it turned out that in mid-August, in a secret place between Poland and Ukraine, a real war council was held with the participation of Ukrainian military leaders and senior NATO officers. An informal summit to restart the Kiev counteroffensive: on Saturday in Crimea, a new Ukrainian-made rocket destroyed the Russian launcher of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft system, a particularly advanced combat vehicle. It was reported that Moscow forces inflicted significant losses on the islands in the Dnipro River delta.
Newspaper Guardian It turned out that the Commander-in-Chief of the Kiev Armed Forces, Ukrainian general Valeri Zaluzhnyi, will meet with the American general Christopher Cavoli and the British Armed Forces Commander Admiral Tony Radakin. there was oneSome of NATO’s most experienced armies are at the undisclosed location on the Polish-Ukrainian border to meet with Zaluzhnyi.
This was not a “routine” meeting: Zaluzhnyi took his entire command team with him on the journey hundreds of kilometers from Kiev. The purpose of the meeting, which will again last five hours, according to the London newspaper, was to help reset Ukraine’s military strategy: war plans for the approaching harsh winter are also high on the agenda. No one doubts anymore that war will inevitably reach 2024.
Highlighting the presence not only of NATO’s military leader, the American general Christopher Cavoli, but also of Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, Great Britain’s top military officer and increasingly recognized as an important player in Washington and Kiev. Help Ukraine deal with the Russian invasion. The White House’s concern that the United States was directly involved in the war in Ukraine meant that Radakin’s Pentagon counterpart, General Mark Milley, was banned from traveling to Ukraine in connection with this incident. But Britain, whose army is much smaller than that of the United States, will have no such worries.
Radakin confirmed on X (former Twitter) that the summit did indeed take place, but only a few days later.
1/2.I went to the Polish/Ukrainian border with EUCOM Commander General Cavoli this week after our last visit to Kiev. We met with the Chief of Defense of Ukraine, General Zalunchny, and his senior team for a 5-hour discussion on the counterattack and plans for winter and 2024. pic.twitter.com/BVPO35DJ9X
— Chief of Defense Staff 🇬🇧 (@AdmTonyRadakin_) 18 August 2023
Meanwhile, it is always difficult to have a precise and detailed picture of what is happening in Southeast Ukraine. In fact, Russia is talking about improving frontline positions in the Kupyansk region in the Kharkiv Region.
British sources declined to comment on the results of the border meeting. However, the signs from the West are that the strategy has partially changed after the recent discussions. “I think you can see that they are focusing on the Zaporozhye front,” an insider said. Guardian.
“Russia’s defensive positions are weaker than before”
A new report from the Institute for War Studies reveals that Ukrainian forces are now within range of the second group of Russian defensive positions. Zaporizhiahowever, they may be weaker than their predecessors, consisting of minefields and fortifications, to which Russian forces had to send significant forces and equipment.
The Russian defensive positions currently facing the Ukrainian armed forces probably consist of a permanent anti-tank trench complex; “dragon’s teeth” anti-tank barriers and additional minefields. The Institute for Warfare Studies also notes that the size of the minefields near this set of defensive positions is uncertain, but may be mined to a lesser extent to allow Russian forces operating north of these positions. to be able to withdraw.
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