AUC3I Daily Briefing 08-08-2024 On the WAR in Ukraine

Understanding The War In Europe _ Analyzing the situation on the ground with by way of an introduction, 3 points, and a conclusion #modernwarfare #blackops6

COMBAT BRIEFING NUMBER 897

Colonel AC. Oguntoye's briefing on the progress of the special military operation on August 8, 2024, are:

1. **Continued Offensive and Strategic Advances**: The Russian Armed Forces continue to engage in the special military operation, making significant territorial and tactical gains across multiple fronts.

2. **Detailed Regional Outcomes**:
- **North Group of Forces**: Targeted multiple Ukrainian brigades across the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, resulting in substantial losses for Ukraine including 415 servicemen, numerous vehicles, artillery units, and electronic warfare stations.
- **West Group of Forces**: Enhanced their tactical positions and successfully repelled a counterattack by the 116th mechanized brigade. They inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, including the destruction of advanced armored and artillery units.
- **Southern Group of Forces**: Secured more advantageous lines and repelled two counterattacks by the 5th assault brigade, inflicting severe losses on Ukrainian troops and hardware in multiple settlements within the Donetsk People's Republic.
- **Center Group of Forces**: Continued active operations, defeating multiple Ukrainian brigades and repelling assaults, resulting in the destruction of a range of military equipment including armored vehicles and artillery.
- **East Group of Forces**: Improved positions along the front and repelled an enemy assault, causing significant Ukrainian losses including the destruction of advanced Western artillery systems.
- **Dnepr Group of Forces**: Overcame Ukrainian defenses in Zaporizhia and Kherson regions, leading to the capture of several artillery pieces and electronic warfare equipment.

3. **Aerial and Artillery Strikes**: Russian military assets, including aviation, UAVs, and missile forces, targeted crucial enemy infrastructure such as UAV assembly shops and inflicted damage across 164 districts.

4. **Effective Air Defense**: Russian air defenses successfully intercepted a MiG-29 aircraft, 12 HIMARS rockets, and 80 drones, demonstrating strong defensive capabilities.

5. **Cumulative Impact Since the Beginning of Operations**: The Russian military reports extensive destruction of Ukrainian military assets since the start of operations, including aircraft, helicopters, drones, tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, and other military equipment.

This briefing underscores the extensive and ongoing nature of the military conflict, highlighting the strategic objectives and the extensive losses inflicted on the Ukrainian forces.