Russia's war on Ukraine. 10.08.24
Operational situation
In the operational zone of the Ukrainian Operational Group of Forces (OTG) "Kharkiv" four battles took place on the Kharkiv direction. Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled enemy assault actions near Vovchansk.
In the "Khortytsia" Operational-Strategic Group of Forces (OSG) operational zone there were two engagements on the Kupyansk direction, specifically near Kolisnykivka and Tabaiivka. On the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 15 times near Makiivka, Nevske, and the Serebriansk Forest. On the Siversk direction, there were 11 clashes, with Ukrainian defenders repelling Russian assault actions near Bilohorivka, Verkhnokamyanske, Ivano-Dariivka, Vyimka, and Spirne. On the Kramatorsk direction, nine battles occurred in the areas of Stupochky, Chasiv Yar, and Ivanivske. On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces launched 14 attacks near Bila Hora, Dyliivka, Toretsk, and New York.
In the "Tavriya" OSG operational zone, on the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 28 enemy assault actions in the areas of Vozdvyzhenka, Novooleksandrivka, Zelene Pole, Hrodivka, Zhelanne, Kalynove, Oleksandrivka, and Yasnobrodivka. On the Kurakhove direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled five enemy attacks near Paraskoviivka, Oleksandrivka, and Kostyantynivka. On the Vremivka direction, Russian troops attempted to storm Ukrainian positions near Mala Tokmachka.
In the operational zone of "Odesa" OSG on the Prydniprovskiy direction, the situation remains unchanged.
General conclusion:
The military-political leadership of the Russian Federation has implemented a counterterrorism operation regime in the Kursk, Belgorod, and Bryansk Oblasts.
There is a noticeable shift in the focus of the enemy's aviation efforts in the theater of operations. Up to 50% of all guided bomb strikes (KAB) now target the territories of Kursk and Sumy Oblasts.
The redeployment of enemy troops from the frontline will proceed more slowly. The most combat-ready forces may begin arriving in Kursk Oblast in the coming days.
Due to poor coordination and identification issues among the enemy forces on the Kursk direction, incidents of friendly fire have increased. For instance, in the Bolshe-Soldatsky district, on the Diakonovo–Sudzha highway, two cars carrying Russian Armed Forces personnel were ambushed by Russian troops. As a result of the clash, 8 people were killed, including 2 officers.
The number of Russian prisoners of war on the Kursk direction since the start of the operation is estimated at 600.
Ukrainian Defense Forces conducted an airstrike using UAVs on the Lipetsk airbase. An aviation munitions depot was destroyed, including over 700 UMPC kits and a significant quantity of FAB-250, FAB-500, and FAB-1500 bombs. The number of damaged aircraft is being clarified.
Russian troops have begun using AGS-17 and AGS-30 automatic grenade launchers equipped with DS-T4 sights, which have a laser rangefinder and ballistic computer;
Russian forces are increasingly using K-51 and RG-VO chemical grenades, which are prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention. The enemy used chemical agents 358 times in July 2024 and 3,570 times from February 15, 2023, to July 24, 2024.
Change in the line of contact (LoC):
There were 90 combat engagements on various fronts.
On the Kursk Direction: Ukrainian Defense Forces units entered Russian territory from Sumy Oblast and captured the village of Kucherevo (1 km from the international border). In Kursk Oblast, they advanced eastward to Plekhovoye (southeast of Sudzha) on the left bank of the Psel River. Battles continued near Snagost, on the northern outskirts of Malaya Loknya, where the enemy counterattacked.
Ukrainian Defense Forces advanced west of Sudzha and within the town itself, north of Sudzha near Kazachya Loknya, northeast of Leonidovo, and in Dmitryukovo. They are operating near Martynovka, in the areas of Vtoroy Knyazhiy, Ivnitsa, Zaoleshchenka, Ruskoe Porychye, Kromskiye Byki, near Goncharovka, and have taken control of the area near Korenevo, controlling Novoivanovka and Lyubimovka. Some mobile groups of Ukrainian Defense Forces have advanced up to 20 km deep into enemy territory.
The enemy counterattacked and tried to regain lost positions in Novoivanovka and Leonidovo. In the Rylsk area, units of the 44th Army Corps are transitioning to defense.
On the Kharkiv direction, Russian forces stormed near Sotnytsky Kozachok and captured the village, pushing Ukrainian Defense Forces units out of Lukashivka in Sumy Oblast, and continued their advance near Vovchansk. The enemy is conducting reconnaissance and engaging in small-scale sabotage operations in the border areas northwest of Kharkiv and in Sumy Oblast.
On the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces attacked near Synkivka, close to Petropavlivka, near Tabaiivka, and towards Hlushkivka.
On the Lyman direction, battles continued near Nevske, Makiivka, Terny, and in the Serebriansk Forest area.
On the Siversk Direction, Russian forces continued attacks near Bilohorivka, close to Verkhnyokamianske, near Spirne, Ivano-Dariivka, and Vyimka.
On the Kramatorsk direction, Russian forces made slight advances along Lisova Street within Kalynivka, further west of the "Siversky Donets–Donbas" canal in the "Zhovtnevy" neighborhood and continued offensive actions in the "Novyi" neighborhood, near Ivanivka, close to Stupochky, Biloha Hora, and Dyliivka.
Ukrainian Defense Forces launched a missile strike on the enemy's air defense elements, hitting two S-350 radar stations and an S-300 radar station.
On the Toretsk direction, Russian forces advanced to Horlivska Street in the center of New York and were advancing near Pivnichne, Zalizne, and Panteleimonivka.
On the Pokrovsk direction, Russian forces advanced west of Novooleksandrivka, within Ivanivka, north of Serhiivka, and reached the eastern outskirts of Hrodivka, operating at a distance of 15-17 km from Pokrovsk. The enemy attacked near Vozdvyzhenka, Lysychne, Ivanivka, Zhelanne, Novoselivka Persha, Yasnobrodivka, and Karlivka.
On the Kurakhove direction, Russian forces continued their offensive in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Paraskoviivka, Kostyantynivka, and Vodyane but were unable to advance.
On the Vremivka direction, Russian forces continued attacks near Vuhledar, advancing several hundred meters north of Urozhaine.
On the Orikhiv direction, positional battles continued near Robotyne, Verbove, and Mala Tokmachka.
On the Prydniprovskiy direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces units landed on the Kinburn Spit and conducted a raid, destroying up to 6 APCs and 40 enemy personnel.
In the Black Sea-Azov naval operational area, the enemy naval group on combat duty consists of:
Black Sea: 2 ships, including 1 cruise missile carrier; the total salvo is 4 cruise missiles.
Mediterranean Sea: 1 ship, including 1 cruise missile carrier; the total salvo is 4 cruise missiles.
Changes in the enemy disposition:
The enemy has begun transferring reserves to the Kursk direction. Two battalions from the 7th Air Assault Division have moved from the Prydniprovskiy direction, while the 38th and 64th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigades have been redirected from the Zaporizhzhia direction. Up to three battalions have been transferred from the Kupyansk direction, and units of the 810th Separate Marines Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet, which recently arrived from the Prydniprovskiy direction after exhausting battles, have been moved from the Pokrovsk direction. Units of the 138th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade, and the 79th, 272nd, and 1009th Motorized Rifle Regiments (up to a battalion from each regiment with reinforcement assets) have arrived on the Kursk direction from the Kharkiv direction and are concentrating in designated areas. Up to two companies have begun redeployment from the Graivoron district of the Russian Belgorod Oblast, particularly from the vicinity of Sotnytsky Kozachok. Units of the "African Corps" from the Krasnodar Krai are also being transferred (this information is being verified).
On August 9, a missile strike by Ukrainian Defense Forces targeted 14 vehicles transporting reserves from the Kharkiv direction to the Kursk direction. Up to a battalion of infantry, likely from the 44th Army Corps, was destroyed. According to some estimates, this could have been infantry from the "Pyatnashka" brigade.
Escalation indicators:
Successful development of the Ukrainian Defense Forces' operation in the Russian Kursk Oblast.
Possible operation situation developments:
To stabilize the situation in the Kursk Oblast, the Russian military command may consider several options to counter the Ukrainian Defense Forces' incursion: deploying available forces and assets, including conscripted soldiers, FSB border troops, the National Guard, and other irregular forces already stationed near the international border; employing the "Sever (North)" Operational Grouping, either partially or in full; utilizing accumulated operational reserves; or conducting an airborne assault operation using the Russian Aerospace Forces.
On the Kupyansk direction, in the operational zone of the 1st Tank Army, command of the enemy's "Zapad (West)" Operational Grouping will attempt to reach the Oskil River in the Hlushkivka – Zahryzove sector, the Petropavlivka – Kurylivka line, and storm Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi railway junction. To bind the “Khortytsia" OSG forces, the enemy will exert frontal pressure on their positions in the Stepova Novoselivka area.
In the near future, "Tavriya" OSG units will be forced to retreat westward beyond the Vovcha River under simultaneous pressure from the enemy's 27th Motorized Rifle Division, 90th Tank Division, and 114th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade. There is a high probability of an enemy breakthrough between Mezhove and Skuchne in the general direction of Komyshivka.
The command of the enemy's 150th Motorized Rifle Division and 110th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade is preparing to continue the offensive along the Krasnohorivka – Hostre railway in the near future, provided the situation stabilizes in the area of Pobieda village.
Russian operational losses from 24.02.22 to 10.08.24
Personnel - almost 589,700 (+1160);
Tanks 8,441 (+7);
Armored combat vehicles – 16,350 (+9);
Artillery systems – 16,605 (+69);
Multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) – 1,143 (+1);
Anti-aircraft warfare systems - 916 (+2);
Vehicles and fuel tanks – 22,453 (+82);
Aircraft - 366 (0);
Helicopters – 327 (0);
UAV operational and tactical level – 13,372 (+47);
Intercepted cruise missiles – 2,425 (+1);
Boats/ships – 29 (0).
Humanitarian+general:
As a result of a morning missile strike on August 10 on Kramatorsk, an employee of a critical infrastructure facility was killed, and several other workers were injured. The facility's buildings sustained severe damage.
From evening until morning of August 10, the Russian aggressor continued to attack the Nikopol District in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast using kamikaze drones and heavy artillery; two people were injured, and a multi-story building was damaged.
As a result of night shelling by Russia on the village of Pershotravneve in Kharkiv Oblast, an 80-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man were killed. In the same village, a 58-year-old man was injured.
At the same time, Russia attacked Ivashky in Kharkiv Oblast with artillery—damaging the roof of a two-story residential building. A 32-year-old man was injured. Around midnight, Zolochiv also came under fire. As a result of shelling with the "Uragan" MLRS, eight private residential buildings and the facade of a hospital were damaged. A 35-year-old man was injured.
As of the morning of August 10 in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, the bodies of two children killed as a result of a powerful missile strike on a shopping center in the city center the previous day have been identified. Examinations are ongoing to identify six more people, possibly including one child.
In Kherson on August 10, five civilians were injured due to Russian shelling in the Dnipro District of the city.
On August 10, around 15:40, the enemy shelled the village of Lisna Stinka in the Kupyansk District of Kharkiv Oblast using MLRS. An 87-year-old man was killed. Private homes sustained damage and destruction.
Today in Mykolaiv Oblast, as a result of Russian shelling using FPV drones in the Kutsurubska Community, two men were injured. In Ochakiv, three women were injured as a result of the enemy artillery shelling. A 56-year-old woman is in serious condition, and two women aged 55 and 51 are in moderate condition.
As a result of an attack by a Russian UAV in Kindiyka, Kherson Oblast, on Saturday, three members of one family were injured, including a teenager. Around five o'clock in the evening, the occupiers dropped an explosive from a drone onto a car.
In Kherson Oblast, the list of towns and villages where the mandatory evacuation of children with their families has been announced has been expanded to 50, including the Hydropak and Naftohavan neighborhoods of Kherson.