AUC3I Daily Briefing 09-18-2024 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 #blackops6 #modernwarfare

COMBAT BRIEFING NUMBER 938

Colonel A.C. Oguntoye’s briefing on the progress of the special military operation on September 18, 2024, are:

1. **Continued Offensive Actions**: The Russian Armed Forces maintain ongoing operations across multiple fronts, achieving tactical and strategic gains against Ukrainian forces.

2. **Detailed Frontline Updates**:
- **North Group of Forces**: Achieved victories in the Liptsov and Volchansk directions, notably against the 57th motorized infantry brigade and the 36th marine brigade, resulting in substantial Ukrainian losses including personnel and a counter-battery radar station.
- **West Group of Forces**: Improved tactical positions, effectively repelling multiple counterattacks and inflicting significant losses on Ukrainian forces, including the destruction of vehicles, artillery units, and electronic warfare stations.
- **Southern Group of Forces**: Occupied advantageous positions and successfully countered Ukrainian assaults, causing heavy casualties and equipment losses, including the destruction of advanced U.S. and UK artillery systems.
- **Center Group of Forces**: Continued to push deeper into Ukrainian defenses, defeating several brigades and repelling numerous assaults, resulting in the capture or destruction of a wide array of Ukrainian military equipment.
- **East Group of Forces**: Strengthened their positions and repelled Ukrainian assaults, leading to losses of Ukrainian personnel and military hardware.
- **Dnepr Group of Forces**: Targeted Ukrainian forces effectively, causing losses and destroying a key ammunition depot.

3. **Extensive Equipment Losses**: The Ukrainian forces suffered the loss of multiple types of artillery, armored vehicles, and electronic warfare equipment across the different fronts.

4. **Aerial and Artillery Strikes**: Russian aviation, UAVs, missile troops, and artillery continue to play a crucial role, targeting Ukrainian military infrastructure, including energy facilities supporting military operations, airfields, and assembly shops for UAVs, affecting 138 districts.

5. **Air Defense Efficacy**: Russian air defense systems successfully neutralized 13 HIMARS rockets and 66 aircraft-type UAVs, demonstrating significant capability in safeguarding Russian positions and limiting Ukrainian operational effectiveness.

6. **Cumulative Losses Since the Operation Began**: Substantial Ukrainian losses have been reported since the start of the operation, including 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 31,724 UAVs, 18,163 tanks and other armored vehicles, among other military assets.

7. **Kursk Region Operations**: Detailed summary of operations in the Kursk region indicates continuous Russian defensive and offensive measures to repel Ukrainian advances and assaults, with substantial Ukrainian losses including personnel and high-value military hardware.

The briefing underscores the ongoing intensity and spread of the conflict, with Russian forces maintaining a consistent offensive stance against Ukrainian military efforts while securing strategic positions and inflicting significant casualties and equipment losses on Ukrainian forces. The operational focus includes not only engaging military forces but also targeting infrastructure critical to Ukraine's military capabilities.