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[stonedyou] 19/8/2024 17:11

Military operation in Ukraine 19 Aug, 13:40

Russia’s Battlegroup Center liberates Artyomovo community in DPR over past day

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 570 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported


MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. Russia’s Battlegroup Center liberated the settlement of Artyomovo (called Zaliznoye by Ukraine) in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Monday.

"As a result of active operations, Battlegroup Center units liberated Artyomovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic, a major community in the Dzerzhinsk agglomeration," the ministry said in a statement.

Russia’s Battlegroup South liberates Viyemka railway station in DPR over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup South liberated the Viyemka railway station in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units improved their tactical position and liberated the Viyemka railway station in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts 170 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov Region
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 170 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy tank and two infantry fighting vehicles in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup North units inflicted damage in the Volchansk and Liptsy directions on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 43rd mechanized, 92nd assault and 36th marine infantry brigades and the 15th border guard detachment in areas near the settlements of Staritsa, Okhrimovka and Volchansk in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 170 personnel, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armored combat vehicles, two motor vehicles, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and a 122mm BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian warehouse of unmanned aerial vehicles, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup West improves frontline positions over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup West gained better ground, repelled two Ukrainian counterattacks and inflicted roughly 535 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup West units gained more advantageous lines and positions and inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 43rd, 63rd, 67th and 69th mechanized and 1st National Guard brigades in areas near the settlements of Glushkovka in the Kharkov Region, Nevskoye and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Grigorovka and Torskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repulsed two counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 63rd mechanized and 117th territorial defense brigades," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 535 personnel, two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, seven Kozak armored combat vehicles, five pickup trucks, a US-made 155mm M198 howitzer, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system and a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system, it specified.

In addition, Russian troops destroyed seven ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 570 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 570 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup South units improved their tactical position … and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 24th and 72nd mechanized, 27th rocket artillery, 72nd air assault and 116th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Yelizavetovka, Kucherov Yar and Razliv in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 570 personnel and six motor vehicles, it specified.

In counterbattery warfare, Russian troops destroyed a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a 155mm M777 howitzer and a 155mm M198 howitzer of US manufacture, two British-made 155mm FH70 howitzers, a 152mm D-20 howitzer and two 122mm D-30 howitzers, the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts over 495 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 495 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy tanks in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

Battlegroup Center units "inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 47th mechanized, 95th air assault and 109th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Rozovka, Druzhba, Novgorodskoye and Ptichye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled eight counterattacks by units of the Ukrainian army’s 53rd and 150th mechanized, 68th jaeger, 142nd infantry, 14th and 15th National Guard brigades and the Lyut assault brigade of Ukraine’s national police," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to more than 495 personnel, two tanks, a Kozak armored combat vehicle, four motor vehicles, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, a 152mm Giatsint-B field gun and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 90 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 90 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup East units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 72nd mechanized, 58th motorized infantry, 106th and 125th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Ugledar, Prechistovka and Velikaya Novosyolka in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Dolinka in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 90 personnel, three motor vehicles, a 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, a 122mm D-30 howitzer and three Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed three field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 75 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 75 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted casualties on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 65th mechanized, 128th mountain assault and 39th coastal defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Novodanilovka and Kamenskoye in the Zaporozhye Region and Tyaginka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 75 personnel, five motor vehicles, a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.

In addition, Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition depot over the past 24 hours, it said.

Russian forces strike Ukrainian army, equipment in 147 areas over past day
Russian forces struck Ukrainian manpower and military hardware in 147 areas over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Operational/tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck massed enemy manpower and military equipment in 147 locations," the ministry said.

Russian air defenses destroy 49 Ukrainian UAVs, 26 HIMARS rockets over past day
Russian air defense forces shot down 49 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and 26 rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Air defense capabilities shot down a French-made Hammer guided aerial bomb, 26 US-made HIMARS rockets and 49 unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 639 Ukrainian warplanes, 282 helicopters, 30,161 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 surface-to-air missile systems, 17,340 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,412 multiple rocket launchers, 13,415 field artillery guns and mortars and 24,919 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.

[utrickytrees] 19/8/2024 14:54

Won't be long before one of the labour lot turns up to the HOC with green or pink hair then we're proper fkd.

[putinaire] 19/8/2024 14:38

Stocks going nowhere on the whole. Most still well sub pre black momday prices

Zero chance of peace in middle-earth. Will kick off soon.

Fed get chance at last to do the damage required ro markets this week

Oblivion kicks off by probably Wednesday latest

[geckotheglorious] 19/8/2024 13:11

Seconded bulltradept.
70s and 80s harsher, but life was easier in many ways. And as a nation we were more of a cohesive society. The Policing was also according to the law rather than the two tier one we have today.

[bulltradept] 19/8/2024 12:40

I miss the days when we had a class system which kept the worker down, now the worker has to take it from all sides instead.

I also miss the 70's and 80's, things may not have been so rosy in terms of technology, but there at least was a sense of cohesive society, where for the most part, the Police did attempt to Police without recourse to an over arching ideology sent down by government.

[geckotheglorious] 19/8/2024 12:01

Scruff

Of course energy bills will rise.

Common sense tells you if you add no reliable Power generation and simultaneously
raise the UK population by 750,000+ (all of whom consume power!!!Even if they live in a shoe box or bedsit) then prices have to rise to ration consumption so there is enough for everyone!!!!!

[millwallfan] 19/8/2024 09:33

I have said for a long time that with regard to stop and search and strip searches the simple way to demonstrate if there is or is not any bias is to publish the ethnicity breakdown % AND the % results of related criminality findings.

[utrickytrees] 19/8/2024 08:10

Yes I heard that this morning mm2, usual liberal BBC coverage. My thoughts being that if you give the coppers the run around you should expect a bit of man handling.

[scruff1] 19/8/2024 07:48

Who is ms Goodfellow?

[diku] 19/8/2024 07:15

As property prices have risen over the years for landlords to make it financially viable more likely the house will be converted into HMO...this trend has been going on since last 5 - 7 years...simply renting to a family doesn't stack up...unless of course if the property was bought many years ago...

[johnwise] 19/8/2024 07:09

UK Finance.yahoo.com


Race for UK banks to repay £100bn in Covid loans could help savers


Britain’s biggest banks are facing a deadline to repay more than £100bn of pandemic-era loans, which experts say could benefit savers as banks and building societies compete for customers with attractive rates in a “messy” dash for cash.

More than 70 lenders ranging from high street banks and building societies such as HSBC and Nationwide to digital and specialist lenders such as Starling Bank and Aldermore collectively borrowed £193bn from the Bank of England as part of an emergency programme rolled out in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.

The central bank is now demanding that lenders repay their debts, with £100bn of the remaining £153bn worth of loans falling due over the next 18 months. It means banks have to quickly decide how they will repay – or replace – billions of pounds’ worth of TFSME funding without leaving big holes in their balance sheets.

Banks such as Barclays or Lloyds, which are the biggest borrowers with about £18bn and £30bn outstanding, respectively, say they will either dip into existing cash pools or are confident they could borrow at relatively low rates.

Regardless of which path banks choose, the sudden surge in demand will force banks to compete for funding, either from investors or savers.

While that is good news for savers, particularly when the Bank of England is starting to cut interest rates, it will put pressure on bank balance sheets and net interest margins, which are the difference between what is earned from loan charges versus what is paid to savers – a key measure of profitability for lenders.

This point has not been lost on the Bank of England, which warned that replacing TFSME funding could prove a challenge, particularly at a time when the central bank is trying to sell off its own pile of bonds in the open market.

[utrickytrees] 19/8/2024 05:29

Not seen Sherwood Scruff, you don't get much change out of them lot.