[NewsFront] 21:00 FPV drone operators of the "Southern" group of troops destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces pickup truck in the Seversky direction.
Data on the movement of the armed group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in a vehicle was obtained as a result of reconnaissance of the area using UAVs.
19:50 Consequences of "arrival" of a FAB-250 aerial bomb with a universal planning and correction module (UMPK) at the position of Ukrainian UAV operators in the South Donetsk direction.
18:52 In the Kursk border area, servicemen of the "North" military group carried out two FPV drone strikes destroyed tank of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Objective control means recorded the detonation of the enemy tank's ammunition.
18:31 Explosions in Sumy Oblast. Earlier, a missile strike threat was announced in the region.
18:20 Footage of liberation of the village of Snagost in the border area of the Kursk region by airborne forces units.
18:08 Scouts of the "Southern" group of troops using FPV drones destroy Ukrainian militants in the Belogorovka area.
17:55 The attack on the Odessa sea trade port is analyzed by Donbas Partizan:
“Today, September 20, 2024, at about 14:00, a strike was carried out on the 47th berth of the Odessa Sea Trade Port using an Iskander-M OTRK missile.
Structure and use of the berth: the length of the 47th berth is 170 meters, the depth is 11.5 meters, which allows receiving vessels of the corresponding draft. The berth operator is Brooklyn-Kiev LLC.
According to intelligence, this berth was used by the personnel of the Marine Guard of the State Border Service of Ukraine and special units of the Main Intelligence Directorate. Also worthy of attention is the frequent recording of the movement of patrol and landing boats from the berth, as well as the launch of unmanned boats from the area, which indicates increased activity in the use of the facility for military purposes.
Aftermath of the strike: As a result of the strike, nine border guard and GUR servicemen were injured (the extent of the injuries is unknown). The strike also resulted in damage to three maritime security vessels, including the P02 Risto (Ukrainian: Reni), transferred by Estonia in May 2024, and the destruction of the Combat Boat 90 landing craft, previously received by the GUR in Swedish deliveries.
The strike also affected the Antigua-flagged civilian vessel Golden Lion, which was planned to be used by the enemy "in the dark" as cover for upcoming naval military operations. This highlights the risk to civilian assets in conflict zones, as well as the difficulty of separating military and civilian operations in active combat situations."
17:35 “Arrival” of an FPV drone on engineering equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Pokrovsk direction –video.
17:02 Ukrainian channels claim that Khar'kov was hit by a bomb, and after the explosions, electricity went out in part of the city.
16:59 Russian military cut off the Ukrainian Armed Forces' railway connection to Krasnoarmeysk, said Igor Kimakovsky, adviser to the head of the DPR.
"We are currently conducting serious tactical operations on the Zhuravka River. This is the last, by and large, landscape barrier that covers Dimitrov and Krasnoarmeysk," he specified.
Kimakovskiy explained that now the artillery and the Aerospace Forces are working to block all roads and blow up bridges that supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:36 Ka-52 helicopter pilots destroy Ukrainian equipment –video.
15:59 Consequences of yesterday's "arrival" of the ODAB-1500 in Kupyansk. The unit of the 14th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was located in eight private houses, there were many wounded and killed.
15:26 Russian "drone operators" destroyed the 122mm 2S1 self-propelled howitzer "Gvozdika" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Ugledar direction –video.
14:56 Combat Job of UAV operators to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces artillery installations in the Ugledar direction.
14:27 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation:
From September 14 to 20 of this year, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 27 group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, which resulted in the destruction of energy facilities that supported the operation of enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, the infrastructure of military airfields, UAV storage sites and their pre-flight preparation sites.
In addition, ammunition and logistics depots, repair bases for the restoration of weapons and military equipment, a military echelon with foreign weapons, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian Armed Forces units, nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries were hit.
During the week, units of the North group of forces continued the operation to destroy the Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in the Kursk region. During the offensive, the settlements of Uspenovka and Borki were liberated.
Air strikes, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery fire on the areas of concentration of personnel and equipment of three mechanized, a tank, two airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense brigades thwarted attempts to conduct counterattacks and introduce enemy reserves.
In the Volchansk and Liptsov directions, the formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces motorized infantry brigade, the marine brigade and three territorial defense brigades were defeated.
Units of the "West" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense, defeated the formations of six mechanized, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three territorial defense brigades and the special forces brigade "Azov*". They repelled 24 counterattacks of assault units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As a result of decisive actions by units of the "Southern" group of troops, the settlements of Zhelannoye Pervoye and Georgievka of the Donetsk People's Republic were liberated. The manpower and equipment of five mechanized, motorized infantry, two infantry, mountain assault, two airborne assault and three airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated. 14 counterattacks by enemy assault groups were repelled.
Units of the "Center" group of forces have improved the situation along the front line by active actions. They have defeated formations of a tank, six mechanized, two infantry, two ranger, airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three territorial defense brigades, a national guard brigade and the "Lyut" assault brigade of the national police of Ukraine. They have repelled 58 counterattacks by enemy assault groups.
The servicemen of the "East" group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the tank, mechanized, motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade. They repelled 11 counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine units. The enemy lost up to 735 servicemen, two tanks, seven combat armored vehicles, 16 cars and seven field artillery guns.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on formations of the mechanized, infantry, mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two marine brigades and four territorial defense brigades.
The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed three Ukrainian Air Force fighters in aerial combat: a MiG-29 and two Su-27s.
During the week, air defense systems shot down the following: a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, seven US-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, 12 French-made Hammer guided air bombs, 42 US-made HIMARS rockets, and 305 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles, including 153 outside the special military operation zone.
Over the course of a week, 53 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the contact line.
14:15 An explosion thundered in Odessa. "Flight" in the Peresyp area on the port infrastructure.
14:10 Frontline Bird reports from the Novgorodsky area:
"Good news is coming from liberated New York. Russian Armed Forces troops have destroyed the enemy's fortified point and advanced to the Zheleznaya River and the village of Nelepovka. Russian army assault aircraft, supported by T-72B3 and BMD-4M tanks, are confidently moving forward."
13:49 Russian drone operators destroyed self-propelled artillery unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Krab of Polish manufacture in the Ugledar direction.
12:46 Russian aviation struck concentrations of 14 Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades in the Kursk and Sumy regions, the Defense Ministry announced.
12:32 The Russian Armed Forces have thwarted attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to counterattack in the direction of Kremyanoye, Lyubimovka, and Malaya Loknya; the enemy has lost up to 30 people, the Ministry of Defense stated.
12:19 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces between Galitsinovka and Nevelskoye –map.
12:10 In the Kursk border area destroyed Swedish tank Stridsvagn 122 based on Leopard.
The 21st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces sent an armored group with these vehicles to the area of the village of Vesyoloye. The Russian Armed Forces found them and hit them with FPV drones, and the tank completely burned out after a precise hit.
12:07 Russian artillerymen destroyed pontoon crossing over the Psel River, which the Ukrainian Armed Forces used to supply their group in the Kursk direction. The strike itself was carried out in the area of the settlement of Kurilovka, the Iznanka channel reported.
11:49 Svatovo-Kremennaya area: Russian Armed Forces have improved their positions in the direction of the settlement of Nevskoye, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces have built a defense along the Zherebets River.
10:35 Crews of the 152mm Giatsint-B gun of the airborne artillery unit of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed warehouses with ammunition and enemy UAVs in the Kherson region.
11:31 Soldiers from the 18th Army discovered and destroyed the enemy's camouflaged mortars on the right bank of the Dnieper.
10:50 Russian troops in the Kursk region have come close to Sverdlikovo. Taking this settlement will significantly complicate the logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the eastern part of the occupied territory.
09:38 The forces of the 41st Guards Army of the Center group, operating in the Pokrovsky direction, liberated the settlement of Krutoy Yar.
09:34 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are leaving Grodovka and Russian troops will soon begin mopping up. The last center of resistance where the enemy will try to counterattack – the turnoff to the highway along Goryanskaya Street – is being eliminated by the Russian Armed Forces.
09:20 Russian drone operators destroyed artillery installations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Ugledar direction.
08:55 BPM Marder got hit into the hands of our soldiers in the Avdeevka direction. The servicemen evacuated the captured armored vehicle from the battlefield and restored it. The German BMP of the Ukrainian nationalists could not cope with the local off-road conditions and became easy prey.
08:14 The liberation of Borki in the Kursk region brought the Ukrainian Armed Forces one step closer to encirclement in the Sudzhansky district, the commander of the international brigade "Pyatnashka" Akhra Avirdzba, call sign Abkhaz, told TASS.
He added that part of the international brigade was transferred from another direction and, together with other units of the Russian Ministry of Defense, liberated the village.
08:07 Russian servicemen have consolidated their positions near the city after an intensive offensive near Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region. According to military expert Andrey Marochko, the enemy is unsuccessfully trying to counterattack Russian units.
08:00 UAV unit of the "Southern" group of troops destroyed a group of infantry of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction.