AUC3I Daily Briefing 07-26-2024 On the WAR in Ukraine

Colonel AC. Oguntoye's briefing on the progress of the special military operation from July 20 to July 26, 2024, include:

1. **Intensive Combat Operations**: The Russian Armed Forces conducted 33 group strikes using high-precision weapons and attack UAVs, targeting critical Ukrainian military-industrial facilities, including those involved in the production and repair of armored vehicles, gunpowder manufacturing, and energy infrastructure.

2. **Tactical Advancements**: Russian troops reported improvements in tactical positions across several fronts. They engaged and defeated multiple Ukrainian brigades, repelling numerous counterattacks, which indicates a significant level of ongoing conflict.

3. **Substantial Ukrainian Losses**: The Russian military claims substantial Ukrainian casualties and equipment losses, including tanks, armored fighting vehicles, field artillery, and electronic warfare stations. Notable hardware losses include US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, M777 howitzers, and Abrams tanks.

4. **Strategic Gains**: Several settlements were reportedly liberated, including Rozovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Ivano-Daryevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, suggesting strategic territorial gains for Russian forces.

5. **Destruction of Ammunition Depots**: Multiple Ukrainian ammunition depots were targeted and destroyed, which could impact the logistical capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces significantly.

6. **Electronic and Counter-Battery Warfare**: The briefing notes successful Russian operations against Ukrainian electronic warfare capabilities and counter-battery stations, indicating a focus on degrading Ukrainian command and control as well as artillery effectiveness.

7. **Air Defense Actions**: Russian air defense systems were actively engaged, shooting down various aerial threats including helicopters, tactical missiles, and a large number of UAVs, which underscores the continued threat from Ukrainian aerial operations.

8. **Surrenders and Captures**: There were 63 Ukrainian military personnel reported as surrendered during the week, with 27 in the zone of responsibility of the Dnepr group of troops, highlighting the ongoing pressure and perhaps deteriorating morale among some Ukrainian units.

9. **Cumulative Destruction**: The updated cumulative figures provided detail extensive destruction inflicted on Ukrainian forces since the beginning of the operation, emphasizing the scale and intensity of the conflict.

This briefing reflects a week of significant military activity, with Russian forces claiming major operational successes and substantial degradation of Ukrainian military capabilities.