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| Russian army continues the tactics of terror - a summary of the Ukrainian General Staff |
| 2022-09-13 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Vesti] During the current day, the enemy launched 5 missile and more than 10 air strikes. The enemy continues to concentrate his efforts on establishing control over the territory of the Donetsk region, maintaining the temporarily occupied territories and disrupting the offensive of our troops in certain areas. This is stated in the operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on Monday, September 12, 2022. The Russian army is conducting aerial reconnaissance, continues to engage the positions of our units by fire, and is trying to take measures to restore the lost position by moving its troops. The threat of air and missile strikes throughout Ukraine remains. The Russian occupiers continue the tactics of terror and intimidation of the civilian population of Ukraine. Unable to respond on the battlefield, Russian forces once again fired missiles at the critical infrastructure of peaceful Ukrainian cities. Energy, water supply, factories and residential buildings in Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Konstantinovka, Slavyansk and Kramatorsk were hit by missiles and volleys of multiple launch rocket systems. The infrastructure suffered in the areas of the settlements of Pervomayskoye, Belogorovka, Zaitsevo, Veselaia Dolina, Dry Pond, Shirokoye, Partizanskoye and Lyubomirovka. During the current day, the enemy launched five missile and more than ten air strikes and carried out more than 20 attacks from the MLRS on military and civilian targets on the territory of Ukraine. In the Volyn and Polesye directions, the situation has not changed significantly. In other directions , the enemy fired at military and civilian infrastructure from tanks, military vehicles, cannon and rocket artillery, namely:
The military command of the Russian Federation suspends the sending of new already formed units to the territory of Ukraine. The current situation in the theater of operations and distrust of the high command have forced a large number of volunteers to categorically refuse the prospect of service in combat conditions. The situation is influenced by information about the actual number of dead, while losses from private military companies and those mobilized from the temporarily occupied territories are not taken into account. The situation is aggravated by the general attitude towards their own wounded. In particular, in Russian hospitals, diagnoses and the nature of combat injuries are deliberately simplified, time is not wasted on rehabilitation in order to quickly return servicemen to the combat zone. The defense forces successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Mayorsk, Nikolaevka Vtoraya, Bakhmut, Krasnogorovka, Maryinka and Novomikhailovka. During the day, to support the actions of ground groups, the aircraft of the Defense Forces delivered seven strikes - five strongholds and places of concentration of manpower and equipment were hit, two positions of enemy air defense systems were destroyed. During the current day, as a result of fire impact, units of missile forces and artillery hit command posts of various levels and areas of concentration of enemy manpower. Enemy air defense, electronic warfare, artillery units, ammunition depots and fuel and lubricants fell into the affected area. In the liberated territories, a sweep is underway, and a high risk of mine danger remains. The mass crimes of the enemy on Ukrainian soil, the facts of violation of international humanitarian law and the rules of war are recorded. Representatives of the military administrations, together with the Defense Forces, are doing everything possible to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe, which is the result of constant shelling, rocket and air strikes by the enemy, lack of electricity, food and medicine during the previous actions of the Russian military in the previously occupied territories. Work continues to evacuate the civilian population from the combat zone. Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Monday, September 12 [Vesti] September 12 is the 201st day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua . 6:00 a.m. Kharkov region. Kharkiv was hit by S-300 missiles. A 5-storey residential building in the Novobavarsky district was partially destroyed. One person is known to have died and two injured. Electricity and water supply in the region has been restored by 80%. 7:00 am . The main thing from the morning summary of the General Staff: The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled Russian attacks near Mayorsk and Krasnogorovka. In the areas of Nikolaevka II and Zaitseva, fighting continues. In the Luhansk region, the Russian military with their families left Svatovo, leaving only the soldiers of the so-called "people's militia" from among the local residents. Over the past day, Russians have been ousted from more than 20 settlements. In the Kherson direction, the so-called 810 separate brigade of the Marine Corps of the Russian army lost almost 85% of its personnel. The Russian Federation launched 18 missile and 39 air strikes on military and civilian targets on the territory of Ukraine. More than 30 settlements were affected. Dnipropetrovsk region . From "Hurricanes", "Gradov" and heavy artillery they hit the Nikopol and Krivoy Rog regions . There are no dead or wounded. Private houses, a lyceum and electrical networks were damaged. Zaporozhye region . Explosions were heard in Zaporozhye. Kherson region . In Nova Kakhovka, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed the ammunition depot of Russian troops. Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Monday, September 12 - photo 1 8:30 am . Donetsk region . Kramatorsk was subjected to rocket attacks at night : hits in the private sector and the perinatal center. According to preliminary information, no casualties. 9:00 a.m. Zaporozhye region . Four S-300 missiles fired at Zaporozhye : hitting the technical buildings of one of the infrastructure facilities in the vicinity of the city. No casualties. 10:20 am . Zaporozhye region . Explosions are reported in Melitopol. 11:15 am . Kherson region . Reported arrival on the Antonovsky bridge. RosSMI write about 10 explosions and the work of air defense. 12:50 pm . Donetsk region . The command of the air assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed the liberation of the village of Bogorodichne near Svyatogorsk. 13:10 . Kharkov region . Missile strikes on Kharkov are reported. 1 person was killed, 1 passerby was injured. Mayor Igor Terekhov reported on the hit in the city center - in Osnovyansky and Kyiv districts. 13:45 . Kharkov region . The number of wounded as a result of a missile attack on Kharkov has increased to 4 . 14:00 . Kherson region . 5 settlements of the Kherson region have been liberated from the Russians , according to the speaker of the Odesa OVA Serhiy Bratchuk. We are talking about Vysokopolye, Novovoznesenskoye, Belogorka, Mirolyubovka and Dry Pond. Kharkov region . Light went out in Kharkiv and water supply was stopped . 15:00 . The Armed Forces of Ukraine released about 500 square meters. km of territory in the south, said the head of the press center of the Defense Forces OK "South" Natalya Gumenyuk. 16:00 . Kharkov region . A 37-year-old man was killed as a result of the shelling of the Osnovyansky and Kievsky districts of Kharkov. 6 people were injured. 17:50 Ukraine may return Crimea within a year, - Newsweek “The Ukrainian military has set conditions under which they can restore full sovereignty, including Crimea, I think within the next year, ” said former US commander in Europe Ben Hodges. 18:18 Another shelling of Kharkov: the invaders hit the densely populated Nemyshlyansky district of the city. Information about the victims is being specified 18:34 In the Russian Federation, a campaign has been announced to raise funds for the purchase of winter uniforms for the occupying contingent, which is located in Ukraine. The official Kremlin admitted that there are not enough budgetary funds for these needs. 19:00 AFU liberatedfive settlements during the offensivein the Kherson region. This was announced at a briefing on September 12 by the speaker of the operational command "South" Natalia Gumenyuk. 19:19 The Russian army continues to focus its efforts on establishing control over the territory of the Donetsk region, and disrupting the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in certain areas. Operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of September 12. 19:45 One person was killed, 4 were injured after the shelling of Logachevka in the Belgorod region, the governor of the region Gladkov said. 20:10 Zelensky said that Ukraine will not be able to return its land without the help of the United States. The president expressed this opinion in an interview with CNN. 20:33 Residents of those Kharkiv high-rise buildings that may lack electricity and heating will be relocated to dormitories. This, commenting on the attacks on the critical infrastructure of the city, said the mayor of Kharkov Igor Terekhov on the air of the national telethon. According to him, so far we are talking about residents of houses above 9 floors. 21:00 The next rotation of Russians will consist mainly of residents of the Russian Far East and Kamchatka. By design, they are better adapted to life in low temperatures and will be more efficient in the winter. Also, these military personnel are not accustomed to comfort and will easily endure the absence of a well-functioning life. Kremlin recruiters managed to attract a certain part of the population of the northern regions with promises of high payouts. However, these personnel have a very low level of training and know practically nothing about the real state of hostilities in Ukraine. 21:21 Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine have almost complete fire control over the Valuyki-Lugansk railroad using GMLRS. OSINT analyst Defmon reports this and shows a map for clarity. 21:44 The Cabinet of Ministers will allocate 400 million hryvnia to restore energy facilities damaged by yesterday's strikes, part of this amount will be used to help the liberated territories of the Kharkiv region. 22:02 During the day, Ukrainian aviation delivered seven strikes, five strongholds and places of concentration of manpower and equipment were hit, two positions of air defense systems of Russian troops were destroyed. Operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of September 12. 22:27 The Japanese government has made unprecedented changes to the procedures for exporting weapons. They actually bypassed their own law prohibiting the transfer of military weapons to other countries. Now Japan can provide non-lethal equipment to Ukraine. Currently, military assistance from Japan is: 40 small reconnaissance UAVs, 6900 helmets and 1900 body armor. 22:55 In Svyatogorsk (Donetsk region), the Ukrainian flag is set over the administration building. Also, the Ukrainian military publish photos from Svyatogorsk. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has not yet given official comments. 23:15 41 thousand man-portable missile systems were also deployed from the continental United States to combat armored targets, 1.4 thousand man-portable anti-aircraft missile systems, 15 helicopters, 38 radars, 10.2 thousand machine guns and pistols, about 63, 8 million small arms rounds and 18 patrol boats. 23:44 The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Mayorsk, Nikolaevka Second, Bakhmut, Krasnogorovka, Maryinka and Novomikhailovka. Operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of September 12. 00:25 Since the end of February, the United States has supplied Ukraine with 140 artillery systems and 660,000 shells and missiles for them, follows from official data from the Pentagon. |
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