After strikes on military airfields in Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow is moving its combat aircraft away from the peninsula to more distant airfields, fearing the complete destruction of its military equipment.
Avdiivka, Marinka, and Pisky are the only direction of the front where the Russians are trying to use the tactics of a barrage of fire
The dynamics of hostilities on the fronts remains predictable. The Russian invaders are trying to continue offensive actions in the area of the settlements of Avdiivka, Marinka, and Pisky. The line of defense that runs near these settlements has been fortified well since 2014. However, it is located close to Donetsk. That is why the enemy is now trying to solve two tasks. Firstly, the Russians are trying to break through Ukrainian defenses in this direction in order to minimize the shelling of their troops in Donetsk. Secondly, to create conditions for the further advance of troops in the direction of Kramatorsk. However, invading Russian forces have failed to implement his plans, although in this direction the enemy has a fire advantage due to logistics directly from the Russian Federation. Avdiivka, Marinka, and Pisky are the only areas where the Russians try to use fire salvo tactics. In all other areas of the front, such tactics are impossible due to destroyed warehouses with ammunition.
Map of hostilities in Donbas as of August 17-19
The Russians are trying to launch offensive actions near Siversk
The Russian invaders are trying to intensify their actions along the Siversk-Soledar-Bakhmut line. In the Siversk area, combat clashes by small groups of troops are constantly ongoing. The invaders are trying to push through Ukrainian defenses in this direction, but this goal is much more difficult for them here.
Ukraine's Armed Forces blocked Russian troops on the right bank of the Dnipro
The situation in the South of Ukraine is more than clear. The Ukrainian Armed Forces blocked a significant number of Russian troops on the right bank of the Dnipro. Despite this, the Russians continue to send reinforcements and ammunition there. Also, air support became much more difficult for the enemy after the destruction of the airfields in the Russia- occupied Crimea.
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Map of hostilities in Southern Ukraine as of August 17-19.
After the attack on the Saky airfield, almost half of the combat aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation were destroyed
Today, the Reuters agency reported that almost half of the combat aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation were destroyed after the attack on the Saky airfield in the occupied Crimea. Indeed, the aviation composition of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation included 13 SU-24 and 12 SU-30. After the strike, 5 SU-24, 3 SU-30 were destroyed, and some aircraft were also damaged. The enemy also has a certain number of helicopters. However, I believe that a similar fate awaits them as the planes at the Saky air base. After the attacks on the Saky airfield and Novofedorivka, the Russians began to actively redeploy aviation to distant airfields. In particular, 24 planes were flown to the Russian Federation in a short period of time. This suggests that the enemy is afraid of the destruction of military aircraft in the occupied Crimea.
Political discussions in the US regarding military aid to Ukraine
In the US, there is a part of Biden's political entourage that believes that it is necessary to provide military aid to Ukraine in such a way as not to provoke the Russians into the outbreak of the Third World War. In particular, the adviser to the US president, Jake Sullivan, belongs to this camp. There are also people in the apparatus of the US Security Council who profess a rather moderate policy towards Ukraine. They believe that Ukraine should receive military aid in doses and in small batches, which will make a quick counteroffensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces impossible. Such an internal confrontation is observed in the US even today.