You have commented 358 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Current information on the situation on the front line: September 30 (updated)
2024-10-01
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:35 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:

South Donetsk direction: assault on Ugledar and advance along the Vodyanoye-Katerinovka line.

Russian troops continue to advance in several areas of the South Donetsk direction.

– In Ugledar, several high-rise buildings on the western outskirts have come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces; footage of Russian flags over multi-story buildings No. 9 and 10 on Molodezhnaya Street has appeared online. In the south of the city, a sleeping and medical building has come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. Thus, only the central part of the city remains under enemy control, the remaining roads to which are under fire control.

– At the same time, fighting continues on the eastern outskirts of the city; according to our information, small groups of the enemy are trying to retreat by landing to the north, but overall the Ukrainian Armed Forces are still managing to hold the defense.

– On the Konstantinovka-Vodyanoye line, Russian troops also advanced in several areas, taking a stronghold south of Katerinovka and forest belts south and north of the Solyonenkaya gully. Attacks by the Russian Armed Forces were also recorded north of Konstantinovka.

– To the west of Prechistovka, Russian troops had already advanced significantly in the direction of Zolotaya Niva by September 29, advancing from the south and east. In all likelihood, battles for the village will begin in the near future.

20:59 Sumy and Poltava regions.

It is reported, that as a result of the night strike on military facilities, a Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicle parking lot and the Bukovel-AD radar station were hit. Russian aviation used Kh-59 and Kh-69 missiles against enemy targets.

20:20 They report, that they have also clung to the western outskirts of Ugledar. There is not much time left.

19:59 Ugledar.

Consequences of military operations in Ugledar. Servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces are installing the flag of the Russian Federation on a multi-story building in the western part of Ugledar, confirming confident control of this part of the city. The advance of the Russian Armed Forces towards Ugledar is more than 2 km from the western direction.

19:01 Rocket artillery crews of the Sever group struck a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment in the Khar'kov region –video.

In real time, objective control means recorded the destruction of temporary locations of enemy personnel and military equipment.

18:48 Toretsk.

Advance of our troops have accelerated! The center of Toretsk is about 500 m - 1 km away.

18:12 Ka-52M crews struck at Ukrainian Armed Forces manpower and armored vehicles in the border area of Kursk Oblast –video.

17:50 Selidovo.

Active combat action in the Selidovo area. Attack of the Russian Armed Forces by motorized rifle units on the northern outreach of the city. artillery attack of assault equipment by the Ukrainian Armed Forces near a gas station on the highway to Krasnoarmeysk. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces 1.5 km north of Selidovo.

17:14 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of September 30, 2024) –video.

16:41 Special military operation. Situation as of September 30 –map.

16:06 Control and advancement zones of the Russian Armed Forces –map.

– Advance of the Russian Armed Forces south of the settlement of Plekhovo (another eight square kilometers of Kursk region territory were liberated in 24 hours).

– Advance of the 144th Guards Motorized Rifle Division near Nevsky
.
15:52 Artillerymen use the tactics of a fire carousel in support of the offensive actions of assault units –video.

The task of the 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun crews is not only to destroy equipment and strong points, but also to generally disorient the enemy where the assault groups are going on the offensive.

15:15 Su-25 crews launched air-launched missiles at Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and a stronghold in the border area of ??Kursk Oblast –video.

According to intelligence reports, the Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and stronghold were destroyed.

14:47 Svatovo – Makeyevka.

Positional military actions in the Svatovo area. The forward position of the Russian Armed Forces in the residential part of Makeyevka came under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The Russian Armed Forces advanced 600 meters in the village and took up new positions in the southern part.

13:37 RF Armed Forces officiall yreleased the village of Nelepovka between Novgorodskoye (former New York) and Dzerzhinsk (former Toretsk). Fighting for Dzerzhinsk and Leonidovka also continues.

13:21 An Iskander-M missile system launched a missile strike on a railway train unloading site in the village of Kazanka in the Nikolaev region –video.

As a result of the strike, 12 train cars containing ammunition, including Western-made ones, were destroyed.

12:49 Lancet strike: footage of a Ukrainian infantry group being hit by a loitering munition near the settlement of Volchansk in the Khar'kov region –video.

12:17 Footage of objective control of the destruction of ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system crew carried out a missile strike on the identified ammunition depots for the Ukrainian Armed Forces missile systems on the territory of the Yuzhmash plant in the village of Dnepropetrovsk.

11:53 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:

Aleksandro-Kalinovskoye direction: advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Dzerzhinsk and the outskirts of Novgorodskoye (New York).

Russian troops continue their offensive in the east and within the borders of Dzerzhinsk, driving out the enemy with the support of artillery and aviation.

- In the area of the block of multi-storey buildings on 91st Division Street, the enemy launched several fairly large-scale counterattacks, but was unable to hold on in the building. Now the Russian Armed Forces are breaking through to the northwest in the direction of Geroev Truda Street along several parallel streets from Kemerovskaya to Pushkarenko.

- To the south, Russian troops are gradually expanding the control zone to the west of IK No. 2, several streets in the private sector have already been cleared of the enemy. At the same time, it is still not possible to occupy the waste heap to the south due to the high activity of Ukrainian UAVs.

– In the Zabalka area, the Russian Armed Forces have apparently slowed down somewhat due to the continued presence of the enemy in the forests to the east and frequent counterattacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Shcherbinovka. There have been no reports or other evidence of progress for quite some time.

– On the Leonidovka-Novgorodskoye (New York) line, several forest belts to the west of the Krivoy Torets River have come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. The enemy here relies on heights 184 and 164 in the forest belts and on a chain of strong points.

If the offensive in this area is developed successfully, Russian troops will be able to increase the pressure on Leonidovka, which will improve the situation in Dzerzhinsk for the Russian Armed Forces.

– Meanwhile, west of Novgorodskoye, the advance of the Russian Armed Forces is also being recorded in the direction of Sukha Balka, where a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was taken, as well as Panteleimonovka, where the enemy was driven out of several wide forest belts.

11:11 Toretsk.

The persistent and gradual progress continues to advance assault units of the RF Armed Forces. At night and early in the morning, our troops managed to advance even closer to the center of Toretsk, taking several streets under fire control.

10:46 Novomikhaylovka – Katerinovka.

Positional military actions in the Novomikhaylovka area. Russian military transport was fired upon from a Ukrainian drone at a position south of Katerinovka. New positions of the Russian Armed Forces to the west of Novomikhaylovka with an advance of at least 700 meters.

10:15 During the past night stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.

09:45 Crews of 152mm 2S19 self-propelled howitzers "Msta-S" destroyed UAV control point, armored vehicles and manpower of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

The scouts of the "West" group of forces identified a UAV control point, armored vehicles and Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel. The corresponding coordinates were transmitted, after which the artillerymen destroyed the identified targets with fire from 152mm self-propelled howitzers "Msta-S".

09:20 Improving the "birds"

- Donetsk direction

Near the front linedeployeda workshop where ammunition for quadcopter-type UAVs is modified.

Specialists have the ability to improve the attachment of charges to the body of drones, increase the power of drops, and combine types of damaging elements.

08:56 Telegram channel «WarGonzo»:

Frontline report for the morning of 30.09.2024

- Zaporizhzhya Front. Mainly positional battles continue. Without significant changes.

– Donetsk Front. Russian troops continue to storm Ugoedar. The logistics of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are extremely complicated, and the positions of Ukrainian troops in the city are being hit by long-range weapons of the Russian Armed Forces.

The movement toward Pokrovsk continues. There are reports that Russian troops have reached the approaches to Tsukurino from three sides, taking the settlement in a semi-encirclement.

In the Selidovo area, the Russian Armed Forces are also bypassing the settlement on the flanks. Fierce fighting continues in Dzerzhinsk.

- Chasovoyarsk direction. Fighting is underway in the eastern part of the city. Russian troops continue to improve their positions on the flanks.

- Khar'kov Front. No major changes in LBS. Fighting continues in Volchansk and in the Glubokoe area.

- Kursk region. Counter battles continue in Sudzhansky district. No significant changes in LBS. In Glushkovsky district, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to try to break through in the Vesyoloye area, but are rebuffed each time.

08:00 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:

Chronicle of the special military operation for September 28-29, 2024

– Russian troops have hit the infrastructure of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in several regions of the so-called Ukraine and in the occupied territories of Russia. In Zaporozhye, the Motor Sich enterprise has come under attack again.– Ukrainian forces carried out a massive UAV raid that affected seven Russian regions. Air defense systems intercepted 125 drones, there were no casualties.

– In the Kursk direction, Ukrainian formations are not giving up their attempts to drive the Russian Armed Forces out of Veseloye; fighting has also been noted in the Sudzhansky district.

- In the Liman direction, Russian troops liberated Makeyevka and drove the enemy out of the surrounding forest belts. To the south, fighting is underway in the Nevsky area.

– In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops have driven the enemy out of two strongholds north of Grodovka, effectively breaking through the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ line of defense located there. According to some reports, the Russian Armed Forces have also established control over the Novogrodovskaya mine waste heap No. 2.

– In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops have driven the Ukrainian Armed Forces out of several positions on the eastern approaches to Tsukurino and captured a district stronghold north of Gornyak. At the same time, information has emerged about the Russian Armed Forces clearing a “pocket” in the Nevelskoye area.

– In the South Donetsk direction, Russian troops are advancing in the Katerynivka area. Further south, the assault on Ugledar continues, and a semi-ring of Russian troops is gradually tightening around the Ukrainian formations in the city.

Posted by:badanov

00:00