AUC3I Daily Briefing 08-18-2025 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 #militaryanalysis #militaryoperations #blackops

# COMBAT BRIEFING NUMBER 1274

"Date:" 18 August 2025
"From:" Colonel A.C. Oguntoye
"Subject:" Operational Summary & Analysis (18 Aug 2025)

"Situation Overview"
Russian forces maintained a two-layer scheme: measured contact maneuver on all axes, paired with deep-fires to erode Ukrainian sustainment, sensing, and precision-strike capacity. Across "148" target areas, operational-tactical aviation, strike UAVs, missile troops, and artillery hit fuel depots, drone operator training infrastructure, temporary deployment points, and a launch-prep site where up to "100" long-range UJ-22 and “Palyanitsa” aircraft-type drones were neutralized. Air defense defeated "4" guided aerial bombs, "2" HIMARS rockets, and "141" aircraft-type UAVs.

"Sector Results"
"North (Sumy/Kharkiv):" Fires and maneuver suppressed four mechanized, two airborne assault, assault brigades, two assault regiments, and a territorial defense brigade from Leninskoye–Yunakovka and Lesnoye–Volchansk–Ambarnoe. Reported losses were "175" personnel, "1" armored combat vehicle, "5" cars, "2" field guns, and "1" ammunition depot.

"West (Kharkiv/LPR/Donetsk People's Republic):" Units improved tactical posture around Doroshovka, Kupyansk, Novoosinovo, Petrovskoye, Srednee, Kolodezi, and Kirovsk. Reported Armed Forces of Ukraine losses were "=250" personnel, "3" tanks including "two Leopard" MBTs, "7" armored vehicles (incl. "3 HMMWV", "2 Mastiff"), "15" cars, "1" self-propelled gun. Also destroyed: "1 Grad" combat vehicle, "7" EW stations, "1 AN/TPQ-50" counter-battery radar, and "3" depots.

"South (Donetsk People's Republic):" Positions were advanced along Berestok–Ivanopolye, degrading four mechanized and airmobile brigades plus territorial defense. Reported losses were "245" personnel, "4" cars, "3" field guns including a "155-mm FH-70", and "1" fuel depot.

"Center (Donetsk People's Republic/Dnipropetrovsk):" More advantageous lines were taken near Udachnoye, Dimitrov, Rodinskoye, Grodovka, Novoaleksandrovka, Krasnoarmeysk, and Filiya, striking mechanized, airborne assault, assault, marine, and National Guard formations. Reported losses exceeded "415" personnel, with "1" tank, "5" armored vehicles (incl. "1 M113"), "6" cars, and "1" artillery piece destroyed.

"East (Dnipropetrovsk/Zaporizhzhia):" Continued penetration near Alekseevka, Voronoe, Zaporozhskoe, Novopetrovskoye, and Olgovskoe against mechanized, marine, and territorial defense units. Reported losses were "=235" personnel, "2" tanks, "6" armored vehicles, "8" cars, and "4" field guns (two NATO-made).

"Dnepr (Zaporizhzhia/Kherson):" Actions around Stepovoe, Stepnogorsk, Tokarevka, Nikolskoye, and Antonovka degraded mountain assault, coastal defense, and territorial defense brigades. Reported losses were "=80" personnel, "11" vehicles, "3" guns (incl. "1" M777), "4" EW stations, "1" Israeli-made "RADA" radar, and "1" ammunition depot.

"Operational Analysis & Implications"
Aggregate reported personnel losses across axes approximate "1,400" with notable armor, artillery, EW, and radar attrition. The "West" axis inflicted disproportionate materiel effects—"Leopard" tanks, "AN/TPQ-50", "Mastiff/HMMWV", and a "Grad"—undermining Ukrainian counter-battery and protected mobility. In the "Center/East", stepwise positional gains compel lateral reserve shifts along interdicted roads, decreasing reinforcement density and speed. Deep-fires against drone stocks, training, and fuel tighten the ISR and precision-strike loop, while air-defense performance preserves rear-area tempo. Short-term risk centers on ammunition expenditure for counter-battery and potential precision-strike surges; priorities are maintaining AD layering, sustaining interdiction of depots/EW/radars, and rotating assault echelons to preserve tempo.

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