Right now, the AFU is moving armored vehicles from the Bereznegovatoy side towards Davydov Brod. According to some data, the column has up to 70 units. Most likely, the AFU will now attempt to occupy Davydov Brod, establish an additional crossing at Belogorka and completely occupy the Andreevka-Lozovoe-Belogorka-Davydov Brod section along the Ingulets River. At the moment, Russian forces do not control Lozovoe, but there is nothing to control there - this is indeed a camp.
The AFU is using the same reserves that were amassed for the battle for Kherson. More precisely, the remnants of the reserves (in July-August a significant part of the forces were transferred to Soledar, Avdiivka and Vugledar).
I forgot to mention that in the two fighting areas tonight in Blagodatnoye and Olgino with Vysokopole, in both areas AFU armored vehicles are being transferred and in Olgino and Vysokopole they are preparing for massive bombing from the Ukrainian side. After the failure of the offensive, crowds of wounded AFU soldiers are being transported to hospitals in Mykolaiv. Doctors are reported to have been called in since the weekend, and volunteers are announcing the need for urgent blood donations for the injured via chats.
Interestingly, the AFU General Staff in the August 29 evening summary does not write a word about the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson. The AFU General Staff in the evening's report defiantly ignored the "successful attack on Kherson" which obviously did not develop as planned, and the tactical successes were disproportionate to the losses suffered.
Regarding the situation in the direction of Yuzhnobuzhsk, only the assault and offensive actions of Russian troops near Potemkino are reported. On the night of August 28-29, the AFU inflicted massive fire damage on Russian forces' reserves and military installations in Nova Kakhovka and Berislav. In the morning, the AFU launched a full-front counter-offensive, using the remaining armored reserves in the direction of Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog. In some areas, even an AFU company and half a dozen armored vehicles advanced. The AFU blocked Russian units on the southern outskirts of Olgino and Vysokopole with heavy fire. At least 10 units of Ukrainian military equipment were sent to this sector of the front. At the moment, the fighting continues, the AFU cannot advance any further, but the Russian military still cannot liquidate the enemy grouping.
In total, the offensive was carried out in five sectors:
Aleksandrovka-Kherson - the fight continues, stopping the AFU offensive in 2 out of 3 directions. The offensive developed in three directions: from Luparevo to Aleksandrovka and from Posad-Pokrovsky to Pravdino and Kherson. Luparevo's offensive was repulsed: the AFU retreated to the starting line after the loss of three tanks. After an attempted offensive along the Nikolaev-Kherson highway, a temporary occupation and the subsequent loss of Kiselevka, the AFU focused on inflicting fire damage on Russian forces' positions in Pravdino. The total number of Ukrainian formations participating in the attack is about a hundred people and about 20 armored vehicles. The AFU managed to temporarily occupy the village, but it later came under the control of Russian forces again. The battles for Pravdino continue. AFU support in this sector of the front was provided by Su-25 attack aircraft, in the middle of the day the AFU lost them.
Snigirevsky - interruption of the AFU offensive. The AFU attempted to counterattack in the direction of Blagodatny from the Nikolaev-Snigirevka highway and the fortified area at Pervomaisky. After the loss of two infantry and ten military fighting vehicles, the AFU retreated. Over Kiselevka, south of Pervomaisky, an AFU Mi-8 military transport helicopter was shot down, Ukrainian formations tried to work with machine guns installed inside the Mi-8 at Russian troop positions.
Andreevsky - the successful AFU offensive. The AFU managed to break through the defense of the DNR reservists and occupy the settlement of Sukhoi Stavok, located 4 km to the southeast. During the night and morning, the AFU continued to transfer equipment from the direction of Bereznegovatoy via ferry to Andreevka. Despite artillery and air strikes, the AFU managed to concentrate two shock fists near Lozova and Sukhoi Stavk. The AFU was able to transfer up to 20 units of equipment to the captured bridgehead, which have already been deployed to the Dry Stavok settlement. At the same time, the AFU launched an offensive towards Lozovoye (2 km northeast), more than 10 armored vehicles were deployed there. Russian forces are trying to destroy AFU equipment with aviation and artillery fire. Considering that Sukhoi Stavok is located in the bare steppe, without settling in Lozovoe and transferring a significant part of the reserves to the south, the BTG that entered Dry Stavok will become an easy target for artillery.
Dry Stavok is an 800 meter long village on the bare steppe, located in the Russian artillery destruction zone. Concentration in this direction from the point of view of the front is illogical, further advances threaten Ukrainian forces with serious losses. The night before, Ukrainian formations were already retreating into the forests along the Ingulets after inflicting fire damage. In the morning, the AFU was again trying to bring equipment to the village, which practically ceased to exist. Moving from Lozovoye and along the Andreevka-Belogorka road to the east seems more logical, on the side of Veliky Artakovo and Belogorka, the AFU has repeatedly tried to build pontoon crossings, and the expansion of the bridge on the south coast allows controlling a section of up to 6 kilometers wide. The bare steppe begins to the south, but the wooded shores along Veliky Artakovo and Belogorka will make it possible to concentrate more armored vehicles and transfer artillery. And so the expansion of control near Sukhoi Stavka would make sense.
Davydovo-Brodsky section - interruption of the AFU offensive. The use of artillery and aviation fire thwarted an AFU attempt to cross to the south bank of the Ingulets River. The Vysokopolsky section is the continuation of the AFU offensive. At midday, the AFU blocked with fire a group of troops from Russian forces stationed near the southern outskirts of Olgino and Vysokopole. In this direction, the Ukrainians deployed more than 10 armored vehicles. The fight goes on. Russian forces continue to destroy accumulated Ukrainian reserves with counter-battery fire, and have also tried unsuccessfully to expand the zone of control to Potemkino. From the east, at the turn of Lyubimovka - Mirolyubovka - Dobryanka, the AFU was unable to advance.
In the Odessa district, some sources report that the Ukrainians are preparing to transfer unused reserve units to Mykolaiv from the Odessa region that were kept in case of a Russian amphibious landing. Its objective is to replenish the lost manpower in the direction of Mykolaiv. Calls are being sent through Ukrainian chat rooms to donate blood. In Nikolaev and Krivoy Rog, hospitals are full.
At around 5-6 in the morning, the Ukrainians again launched powerful missile attacks on the bridge and crossings at Kherson.
Russian forces managed to partially destroy the AFU armored vehicles transferred to Sukhoi Stavok. The AFU was forced to retreat to a wooded area to regroup. Confident control of the AFU remains in Andreevka and Lozovoe (a village under AFU control) on the banks of the River Ingulets. Dry Stavok is now in the gray area. Russian forces continue to inflict fire damage on Ukrainians with artillery and aviation forces.
Information on the Nikolaev-Kherson road became clearer, the AFU managed to get to Kiselevka, but they were immediately thrown back to Soldatsky. Near Olgino and Vysokopole, Russian units are holding the line but are still isolated. The AFU cannot advance any further, Russian units cannot completely destroy the advance of the Ukrainian grouping due to isolation. The Kirovo (Tavriyskoye) front line north of Aleksandrovka was marked under the control of Russian units.
The AFU is using the same reserves that were amassed for the battle for Kherson. More precisely, the remnants of the reserves (in July-August a significant part of the forces were transferred to Soledar, Avdiivka and Vugledar).
I forgot to mention that in the two fighting areas tonight in Blagodatnoye and Olgino with Vysokopole, in both areas AFU armored vehicles are being transferred and in Olgino and Vysokopole they are preparing for massive bombing from the Ukrainian side. After the failure of the offensive, crowds of wounded AFU soldiers are being transported to hospitals in Mykolaiv. Doctors are reported to have been called in since the weekend, and volunteers are announcing the need for urgent blood donations for the injured via chats.
Interestingly, the AFU General Staff in the August 29 evening summary does not write a word about the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kherson. The AFU General Staff in the evening's report defiantly ignored the "successful attack on Kherson" which obviously did not develop as planned, and the tactical successes were disproportionate to the losses suffered.
Regarding the situation in the direction of Yuzhnobuzhsk, only the assault and offensive actions of Russian troops near Potemkino are reported. On the night of August 28-29, the AFU inflicted massive fire damage on Russian forces' reserves and military installations in Nova Kakhovka and Berislav. In the morning, the AFU launched a full-front counter-offensive, using the remaining armored reserves in the direction of Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog. In some areas, even an AFU company and half a dozen armored vehicles advanced. The AFU blocked Russian units on the southern outskirts of Olgino and Vysokopole with heavy fire. At least 10 units of Ukrainian military equipment were sent to this sector of the front. At the moment, the fighting continues, the AFU cannot advance any further, but the Russian military still cannot liquidate the enemy grouping.
In total, the offensive was carried out in five sectors:
Aleksandrovka-Kherson - the fight continues, stopping the AFU offensive in 2 out of 3 directions. The offensive developed in three directions: from Luparevo to Aleksandrovka and from Posad-Pokrovsky to Pravdino and Kherson. Luparevo's offensive was repulsed: the AFU retreated to the starting line after the loss of three tanks. After an attempted offensive along the Nikolaev-Kherson highway, a temporary occupation and the subsequent loss of Kiselevka, the AFU focused on inflicting fire damage on Russian forces' positions in Pravdino. The total number of Ukrainian formations participating in the attack is about a hundred people and about 20 armored vehicles. The AFU managed to temporarily occupy the village, but it later came under the control of Russian forces again. The battles for Pravdino continue. AFU support in this sector of the front was provided by Su-25 attack aircraft, in the middle of the day the AFU lost them.
Snigirevsky - interruption of the AFU offensive. The AFU attempted to counterattack in the direction of Blagodatny from the Nikolaev-Snigirevka highway and the fortified area at Pervomaisky. After the loss of two infantry and ten military fighting vehicles, the AFU retreated. Over Kiselevka, south of Pervomaisky, an AFU Mi-8 military transport helicopter was shot down, Ukrainian formations tried to work with machine guns installed inside the Mi-8 at Russian troop positions.
Andreevsky - the successful AFU offensive. The AFU managed to break through the defense of the DNR reservists and occupy the settlement of Sukhoi Stavok, located 4 km to the southeast. During the night and morning, the AFU continued to transfer equipment from the direction of Bereznegovatoy via ferry to Andreevka. Despite artillery and air strikes, the AFU managed to concentrate two shock fists near Lozova and Sukhoi Stavk. The AFU was able to transfer up to 20 units of equipment to the captured bridgehead, which have already been deployed to the Dry Stavok settlement. At the same time, the AFU launched an offensive towards Lozovoye (2 km northeast), more than 10 armored vehicles were deployed there. Russian forces are trying to destroy AFU equipment with aviation and artillery fire. Considering that Sukhoi Stavok is located in the bare steppe, without settling in Lozovoe and transferring a significant part of the reserves to the south, the BTG that entered Dry Stavok will become an easy target for artillery.
Dry Stavok is an 800 meter long village on the bare steppe, located in the Russian artillery destruction zone. Concentration in this direction from the point of view of the front is illogical, further advances threaten Ukrainian forces with serious losses. The night before, Ukrainian formations were already retreating into the forests along the Ingulets after inflicting fire damage. In the morning, the AFU was again trying to bring equipment to the village, which practically ceased to exist. Moving from Lozovoye and along the Andreevka-Belogorka road to the east seems more logical, on the side of Veliky Artakovo and Belogorka, the AFU has repeatedly tried to build pontoon crossings, and the expansion of the bridge on the south coast allows controlling a section of up to 6 kilometers wide. The bare steppe begins to the south, but the wooded shores along Veliky Artakovo and Belogorka will make it possible to concentrate more armored vehicles and transfer artillery. And so the expansion of control near Sukhoi Stavka would make sense.
Davydovo-Brodsky section - interruption of the AFU offensive. The use of artillery and aviation fire thwarted an AFU attempt to cross to the south bank of the Ingulets River. The Vysokopolsky section is the continuation of the AFU offensive. At midday, the AFU blocked with fire a group of troops from Russian forces stationed near the southern outskirts of Olgino and Vysokopole. In this direction, the Ukrainians deployed more than 10 armored vehicles. The fight goes on. Russian forces continue to destroy accumulated Ukrainian reserves with counter-battery fire, and have also tried unsuccessfully to expand the zone of control to Potemkino. From the east, at the turn of Lyubimovka - Mirolyubovka - Dobryanka, the AFU was unable to advance.
In the Odessa district, some sources report that the Ukrainians are preparing to transfer unused reserve units to Mykolaiv from the Odessa region that were kept in case of a Russian amphibious landing. Its objective is to replenish the lost manpower in the direction of Mykolaiv. Calls are being sent through Ukrainian chat rooms to donate blood. In Nikolaev and Krivoy Rog, hospitals are full.
At around 5-6 in the morning, the Ukrainians again launched powerful missile attacks on the bridge and crossings at Kherson.
Russian forces managed to partially destroy the AFU armored vehicles transferred to Sukhoi Stavok. The AFU was forced to retreat to a wooded area to regroup. Confident control of the AFU remains in Andreevka and Lozovoe (a village under AFU control) on the banks of the River Ingulets. Dry Stavok is now in the gray area. Russian forces continue to inflict fire damage on Ukrainians with artillery and aviation forces.
Information on the Nikolaev-Kherson road became clearer, the AFU managed to get to Kiselevka, but they were immediately thrown back to Soldatsky. Near Olgino and Vysokopole, Russian units are holding the line but are still isolated. The AFU cannot advance any further, Russian units cannot completely destroy the advance of the Ukrainian grouping due to isolation. The Kirovo (Tavriyskoye) front line north of Aleksandrovka was marked under the control of Russian units.
