17 Aug: What a day! Ukrainians SHOOT DOWN HELICOPTERS & BREACH RUSSIAN DEFENSE | War in Ukraine

✅ Support me by checking out my sponsor! ✅ Grab Atlas VPN for just $ 4 months extra ONLY with my link: I am Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the five hundred fortieth day of the war. Day 540: Aug 17 Today there is a lot of good news from the Orikhiv direction. Last time I told you that Ukrainians conducted a successful series of attacks east of Robotyne and managed to push Russians from their positions. This turned out to be an instrumental move for capturing the settlement of Robotyne itself. If we look at the topographic map, we can see that Ukrainians advanced along the valley. However, even though, at first glance, Ukrainians were putting themselves in a disadvantageous position by moving into the lowlands, they set ideal conditions for the next attack. As Russians were pushed out of the small forest, Ukrainians moved through the forest virtually to the eastern outskirts of Robotyne, and as this side of the forest stretches to the hills, Ukrainians established pretty decent fire control over the eastern part of the village, driving Russians away from the outer edge. On top of that, as Ukrainians deepened their bridgehead and established control over the Russian trenches southeast of Robotyne, a crucial Russian supply line became very unsafe. But apart from destroying enemy reinforcements, being so close to the supply lines also allows to collect a lot of important information. This time, Ukrainians noticed that Russians were conducting a rotation of troops and took advantage of the temporary disarray and diminished control over the region. Russian sources reported that when the Russians stepped back from the contact line, Ukrainians launched a reconnaissance-in-force operation, entered Robotyne from the north, and even reached the center of the village. Geolocated footage shows that Russians were shelling Shevchenkiv Street in the middle of the settlement. Russians tried to make a counterattack, but Ukrainian positions in the forest came in handy, as Russians immediately got in the crossfire and retreated. Right now, each side controls around 35% of the village, while the rest is in the grey zone. Recently, Russian forces were also pushed from at least one tree line west of the village completely and several more partially. Given the limited ability of the Russian forces to use ground lines of communication to deliver supplies to the front and conduct rotation, it is unlikely that Russians will be able to hold this settlement for a long time. Russian sources reported that the concentration of Ukrainian forces in the tree lines north of Robotyne is increasing, meaning that the next wave of attack may come very soon. Russian sources also complained that Ukrainians are using Leopard tanks from a large distance, making them very difficult even to identify, let alone destroy. Ukrainian fighters said that now they are mostly using Leopards as snipers for fire support. This way, they can unleash rapid and devastating fire from multiple km away without the need for redundant exposure of the machine. Based on the current dynamics, the analysts concluded that Ukrainians would likely attempt to create a salient and, if possible, take Russian troops in Robotyne into a pocket. In an attempt to destroy Ukrainian heavy equipment used for these attacks, Russians brought helicopters Ka-52 into the region to eliminate the threat. Russian sources reported that today in the morning, Ukrainians used un to 4 tanks and armored fighting vehicles, which is why they sent helicopters to hunt down. Unfortunately for Russians, Ukrainian fighters from the 47th Brigade were ready to meet them and shot down one such helicopter. This is already the 8th helicopter that the 47th Bridage has shot down around Robotyne. This time, the fighters reportedly used the Swedish man-portable air defense system RBS 70. Unlike regular man-portable air defense systems, RBS 70 uses a laser for aiming, which makes the discharge of false hear targets by the helicopter useless, and increases the chances of a successful shot significantly. Moreover, the range of this system is noticeably bigger, which was the main reason why the Russian pilots found such an attack unexpected.