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[Regnum] Russia has no illusions that relevant international structures will condemn the rampant censorship in the United States, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on September 15, whose words are quoted on the agency’s website.
“We have no illusions that the rampant censorship in the United States will receive a proper assessment from the relevant international structures whose activities are directed by Washington,” she said.
According to her, Moscow qualifies their silence as approval of such practices and actual complicity in the tyranny committed against Russian media.
Zakharova noted that the current American administration is trying to justify the unprecedented repressions against Russian media by the fight against their "interference" in domestic political affairs. In essence, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized, this is yet another commissioned campaign, a "witch hunt."
“A specially cultivated atmosphere of general fear and spy mania allows the ruling circles in the United States to manipulate public opinion and protect the population from any information that is inconvenient for them,” the diplomat added.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on September 13, the US Treasury Department announced the introduction of sanctions against the media group Rossiya Segodnya and its head Dmitry Kiselyov. The department issued a general license requiring the completion of financial transactions with the media group by November 13.
At the same time, on September 4, the US already imposed sanctions against the media group Rossiya Segodnya, RIA Novosti, Sputnik, as well as the RT TV channel and Margarita Simonyan. Washington explained this decision by the fact that the blacklisted media outlets were allegedly involved in interference in the US presidential elections.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States, Britain and Canada had launched a diplomatic campaign to urge allies and partners around the world to join the fight against the threat posed by RT.
Commenting on the introduction of new sanctions against Russian media, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov stated that the American authorities are trying to shift responsibility for their own mistakes made during the electoral struggle onto Moscow.
Moscow will not leave Washington's prohibitive actions against Russian media unanswered. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.
“The current American administration is trying to justify the unprecedented repressions against Russian media in an extremely cynical manner by citing the fight against their ‘interference’ in domestic political affairs,” says Zakharova’s official commentary, published on the MFA website.
According to the diplomat, the US has launched a commissioned campaign against Russian media, trying on the role of “guardian” of the integrity of democratic processes.
At the same time, Washington has finally trampled on the international obligations it has undertaken to ensure pluralism of opinions and has declared war on freedom of speech throughout the world, Zakharova pointed out.
“We have no illusions that the rampant censorship in the United States will receive a proper assessment from the relevant international structures whose activities are directed by Washington,” the representative of the Foreign Ministry added.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs qualifies the silence of international organizations as approval of discrimination against Russian media and complicity in it, Zakharova noted.
“The actions of the American administration will not go unanswered,” the commentary concluded.
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[Korrespondent] 21:22 The Russian Armed Forces carried out an airstrike on the Nemyshlyansky district of Kharkov - 41 people were injured, one was killed, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. A direct hit of an air munition was recorded between the ninth and tenth floors of a 12-story residential building. Among the injured were four children. According to preliminary data, the strike on Kharkov was carried out from a SU-34 aircraft with a FAB-250 guided aerial bomb with an UMPK, the prosecutor's office clarified.
19:24 Ukraine's victory plan contains four main points and one additional one, Zelensky said in an interview with CNN: "I will personally talk to Joe Biden before the Peace Summit about how to strengthen us, so that we are in a strong position. Because diplomatic solutions are good if you are strong. Otherwise, Putin will not even take part in this. And I think that in other circumstances they will not be interested in stopping the war."
Zelensky said that he had prepared several points: "Four of them are the main ones. Plus one that we need after the war. I will share them with President Biden. It is about security, the geopolitical place of Ukraine, very strong military support for Ukraine. And about the fact that we should freely decide how to use this or that thing. It is about the decision on economic support." Zelensky separately noted that he is ready to accept proposals for the plan from Biden's team, provided that they strengthen Ukraine's position.
In addition, Zelensky said that Ukraine cannot equip even four of the 14 necessary brigades. According to the president, the reason for this is the delay in military aid from partners. "Everything is happening very slowly," he reproached his partners.
12:01 In the morning, Russians fired at a passenger car and a minibus in the Kutsurubskaya community of the Nikolaev region using FPV drones - two people were injured, said the head of the OVA Vitaly Kim.
09:28 At night, Russians struck Kharkiv with a KAB, the bomb fell into the ground on the territory of a hospital in the Kievsky district, damaging the glazing of the polyclinic building. As a result of the strike by two more KABs, a fire broke out in the building of an educational institution, the grass burned in the Kievsky district, no one was hurt, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.
09:03 In Donetsk Oblast, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling on September 14 - in Tsukurino. Three more people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
08:44 In the Kherson region over the past day, as a result of Russian shelling, two people were killed and seven were injured, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
08:27 Air defense destroyed ten of 14 Shahed-type attack UAVs at night, the Air Force reported. In addition, at night, the Russians struck the Odessa region with two Iskander-M ballistic missiles and one Kh-59 guided air missile, which was also shot down. Air defense operated in the Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Poltava and Nikolaev regions.
08:19 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 15:
personnel - about 633,800 (+1170) people,
tanks - 8680 (+6),
combat armored vehicles - 17,063 (+20),
artillery systems - 18,109 (+23),
MLRS - 1186 (+0),
air defense systems - 947 (+1),
aircraft - 369 (+0),
helicopters - 328 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 15,234 (+85),
cruise missiles - 2592 (+1),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 24,684 (+53),
special equipment - 3084 (+0).
07:38 In Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, two people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Lysak.
01:53 The White House is working on a "substantial" aid package for Ukraine, which it plans to announce by the end of the month, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said. He also commented on aid delays, noting that this is not a question of political will, but of logistics. According to him, the US is literally taking 155 mm shells off the assembly line and delivering them to the front lines as quickly as they can.
00:14 Scholz said that he would not allow Ukraine to use German weapons for strikes deep into Russia, and this decision would remain in force even if other countries decided to lift their restrictions. He also once again emphasized that Germany would not send long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine.
00:05 Among Russia's allies, North Korea is the one that creates the most problems for Ukraine, Budanov said: "They supply a huge amount of artillery ammunition, which is critically important for Russia. After such deliveries, there is an escalation of hostilities." According to the head of the GUR, it takes eight to nine days from the moment a ship arrives from the DPRK for the ammunition to reach the front. Then, for two weeks, the Russians use it intensively.
"As the head of intelligence, I can say directly: the fact that they are supplying ballistic missiles is unpleasant for us, but these are not the volumes. But as for ammunition, this is critical for us," Budanov noted. He added that intelligence sees the entire route: the ship's arrival at the port, unloading, movement by rail, etc.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces In Liptsy and Volchansk directions inflicted damage on formations of 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 113th and 127th Territorial Defence brigades near Liptsy and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU sustained losses amounted to up to 150 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, a French-made 155mm Ceaser howitzer, a 152mm D-20 gun, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and a UK-made 105mm L-119 gun.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved tactical situation, engaged manpower and military hardware of 44th, 54th, 60th, 63rd Mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU, 1st National Guard Brigade near Berestovoye, Kovsharovka, Peski-Radkovskiye, Novoyegorovka (Kharkov region), Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.
The Russian units repelled three counter-attacks of 63rd Mechanised Brigade and 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU. The enemy lost up to 570 troops, seven motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, a UK-made 155mm FH-70 towed howitzer, a U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, a 155mm Msta-B howitzer, two UK-made L-119 howitzers, and a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar. Four AFU field ammunition depots were eliminated.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. It also inflicted damage on formations of 28th and 30th Mechanised brigades, 92nd and 95th Air Assault brigades, 5th Assault Brigade of the AFU, 114th, 241st Territorial Defence brigades near Fyodorovka, Seversk, Zvanovka, Stupochki, and Predtechino (Donetsk People's Republic).
The Russian units repelled three counter-attacks of 30th, 33rd Mechanised brigades of the AFU and the Aydar Assault Battalion.
The AFU lost up to 765 troops, ten motor vehicles, a 152mm D-20 gun, a 152mm Msta-B gun, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzers, a U.S.-made M-119 gun, and five field ammunition depots.
The Tsentr Group of Forces continues to advance into the enemy's defence. The Group struck formations of 1st Tank Brigade, 32nd, 47th, 72nd Mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Katerinovka, Nelepovka, Novoekonomicheskoye, Druzhba, Rozovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The Russian units repelled ten counter-attacks of 32nd, 53rd Mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 142nd Infantry Brigade, and 25th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU as well as of the 3rd and 12th National Guard brigades. The enemy suffered losses of up to 545 troops, three pickups, a U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, a 100mm Rapira gun.
The Vostok Group of Forces of took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 5th Tank Brigade of the AFU, 18th, 116th Territorial Defence brigades, and 21st National Guard Brigade near Ugledar, Novoukrainka, Dobrovolye, and Oktyabr (Donetsk People's Republic). One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade was repelled.
The enemy losses are up to 110 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles.
The Dnepr Group of forces engaged a cluster of manpower and materiel of 118th Mechanised Brigade, 141st Infantry Brigade, and 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade near Pyatikhatki, Zherebyanka, Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), and Novoraisk (Kherson region). The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 troops, two tanks, five motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces hit a railway train with foreign-made weaponry, an artillery and missile armament depot, stocks of uncrewed surface vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles, a warehouse producing components for operational-tactical missiles, and clusters of manpower and materiel in 148 areas.
The Russian Aerospace Forces have downed two Su-27 fighter jets of the Ukrainian Air Force during the past 24 hours.
Air defence units shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force and intercepted a U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, four French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, and 55 unmanned aerial vehicles, including 22 outside the special military operation zone.
In total, 645 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 31,609 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 air defence missile systems, 18,144 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,454 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 14,622 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 26,102 units of support motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces carrying on offensive actions inflicted damage on the 22nd, 41st, 61st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd and 95th Air Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the 112th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Lyubimovka, Novoivanovka, Daryino, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Pokrovsky, and Borki.
Over the past 24 hours, the Group's units repelled two enemy's counter-attacks in the direction of Lyubimovka and Malaya Loknya. The Russian units disrupted two enemy's attempts to attack in direction of Viktorovka, Olgovka, and Kremyanoye. The AFU losses amounted to up to 25 troops killed and wounded, one APC and two armoured fighting vehicles. Five AFU servicemen surrendered.
Over the past 24 hours, with support of army aviation and artillery, the Group's units repelled six enemy's attempts to break through the border of the Russian Federation in the direction of Novy Put, Vesyoloye, and Medvezhye. The AFU lost up to 60 troops killed and wounded, three tanks, an APC, and five armoured fighting vehicles,
Air strikes, artillery fire, and actions of the troops inflicted fire damage on clusters of manpower and hardware of the 22nd, 41st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 80th and 95th Air Assault brigades, 129th Territorial Defence Brigade near Guyevo, Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Kolmakov, Kruglenkoye, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Mirny, Nikolo-Daryino, Novoya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Obukhovka, Russkoye Porechnoye, and Yuzhny.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops launched strikes against clusters of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, Mechanised brigades, 82nd Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, 1st Presidential Brigade, and 103rd and 106th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Belpolye, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Obody, Katerinovka, Rechki, Pavlovka, Sosnovka, Sumy, Khoten, Yunakovka, Yastrebinoye, and Yampol.
For the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 300 troops, 22 vehicles, including three tanks, four APCs, 15 armoured fighting vehicles, an artillery gun, and eight motor vehicles. Seven AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 13,400 troops, 113 tanks, 44 infantry fighting vehicles, 91 armoured personnel carriers, 718 armoured fighting vehicles, 431 motor vehicles, 96 artillery guns, 26 MLRS launchers, including seven of HIMARS and five of MLRS, eight SAM launchers, two transport-loading vehicles, 26 electronic warfare stations and seven counter-battery radars, two air defence radars, 13 engineering vehicles, including two counterobstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 09/15/2024 to 00:00 09/16/2024.
Four cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.
There were no reports of civilian casualties.
DAMAGED:
No damage to residential buildings or civil infrastructure facilities was recorded.
Four artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
A total of 13 units of different ammunition were fired.
22:51 Kherson – powerful explosions. Destruction of infrastructure and military facilities in the city temporarily occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues.
21:35 Sumy region.
Another wave of strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces. Tactical aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces reveals enemy positions for precision strikes. Several explosions were reported.
20:58 Drone operators of the Dnepr group of forces destroyed an enemy observation post on the right bank of the Dnieper –video.
20:19 Around 19.30 Moscow time stopped another 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.
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.
19:44 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Pokrovsk direction: battles on the approaches to Mirnograd and the liberation of most of Ukrainsk.
- In the Pokrovsk direction, battles are underway on the approaches to Mirnograd, where the enemy has organized a new line of defense to the south of the city. At the same time, the Russian Armed Forces managed to break through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the vicinity of Ukrainsk and occupy most of the city.
- In Grodovka, Ukrainian formations hold positions on the left bank of the Zhuravka River. The defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this area relies on a network of fortifications to the north of the settlement, located above it relative to the terrain. This allows the enemy to conduct visual observation of the approaches to the village.
– South of Nikolaevka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a counterattack in the direction of Krutoy Yar in order to prevent the Russian Armed Forces from consolidating their positions in the settlement. Russian units retreated to the forest belts south of the settlement, where they regrouped.
– Considering that the enemy positions in Krutoy Yar are practically half-encircled, we should expect a resumption of attacks by Russian troops in this area in the near future.
– The situation in the Novogrodovka area remains stably tense. According to available information, Ukrainian formations are refraining from counterattacks and are preparing for defense on the Lysovka-Vyshneve line.
– Fighting continues in the area of ??the Novogrodovskaya No. 2 mine waste heap; there is currently no information about the status of the facility.
- To the south, units of the Russian Armed Forces are fighting in Selidovo and its environs. The line of combat runs along Gogol and Krinichnaya streets, to the west of which the Ukrainian Armed Forces have organized a line of defense in a block of multi-story buildings.
– To the southwest of Mikhaylovka, fighting continues in the area of ??the previously destroyed railway bridge. Neither side, judging by objective control footage, has been able to establish control over the railway line.
– The success of Russian troops in this area will allow them to secure the southern flank of the Russian Armed Forces group fighting for Selidovo.
– Attack aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces pushed through the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces northwest of Ukrainsk, reaching the rear of the enemy troops defending the city. After that, under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, in the course of a series of attacks, they drove the enemy out of most of the settlement.
– Separate units of Ukrainian formations are still defending the western outskirts of the city and the waste heap of the Ukraine mine.
– Russian troops are methodically “knocking out” key objects of the enemy’s transport infrastructure in Pokrovsk and its environs. On the evening of September 13, the Russian Armed Forces launched a missile strike that destroyed several spans of the “Eastern Overpass” – a key transport artery through which the Mirnograd garrison was supplied.
– Together with the earlier destruction of the “Mirnograd overpass”, this creates a threatening situation for the supply system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the entire agglomeration.
19:24 Breakthrough of the assault group in the settlement of Snagost, Kursk region. –video.
09.09.2024 at 10:30 a column of 3 tanks and 6 BMDs of the 51st Parachute Regiment of the 106th Airborne Division moved out from the settlement of Kornevo towards the settlement of Snagost, breaking through the checkpoints of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
In the settlement of Snagost the column was divided into three groups, occupying the retreat routes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a circular defense, held for three days until the arrival of the main units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
18:49 Kupyansk – Peschanoye.
Positional military actions in the Kupyansk area. Russian Armed Forces servicemen come under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces during rotation to a position north of Peschanoye. Expansion of the Russian Armed Forces' control zone along the front in the Kupyansk direction, clarification of the line of combat contact.
18:31 Russian Armed Forces advance between Konstantinovka and Vodyanoye, leveling the front line + expanding the control zone near the highway –map.
17:54 Direct hit: artillerymen of the North group of forces destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces howitzer position in the Khar'kov region –video.
During reconnaissance, servicemen of the North group of forces identified a camouflaged firing position of a towed howitzer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of a forest belt.
The UAV immediately directed artillery. As a result of counterbattery fire, the enemy howitzer was destroyed. The second shot destroyed the dugout along with the crew.
17:17 Svatovo – Novosyolovskoye.
Positional military actions in the Svatovo area. The use of an unmanned aerial vehicle by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to spray an incendiary mixture over the positions of the Russian Armed Forces west of Novosyolovskoye. Forward positions of the Russian Armed Forces on the eastern bank of the Zherebets River. The advance of the Russian Armed Forces up to 900 meters.
16:48 Special military operation. Situation as of September 15 –map.
16:20 Army aviation continues to strike at the manpower and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region –video.
The footage shows the combat work of the Mi-28NM crew.
15:27 Novomikhaylovka – Vodyanoye.
Consequences of military operations in the Novomikhaylovka area. Evacuation of a damaged tank of the Russian Armed Forces on the Katerinovka-Vodyanoye line. artillery attack of evacuation equipment by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces up to two km in a westerly direction south of Katerinovka. Confident control of positions west of the Ugledar-Konstantinovka highway.
14:49 After the advance to Ostrom, the advance began in Maksimilianovka –map.
14:10 The Lancet loitering munition destroyed the Krab self-propelled artillery unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of ??the Kursk region –video.
Aerial reconnaissance detected a Polish-made self-propelled gun firing towards Russian troops. The detected target was successfully hit with a direct hit from a Lancet loitering munition.
13:43 Snipers of the Center group of forces covered assault units during offensive operations in the Avdeevka direction of the SVO zone –video.
13:07 Maryinka – Maksimilyanovka.
Positional military actions in the Maryinka area. The Russian Armed Forces were able to advance about 200 meters towards the center of Maksimilyanovka and take up new positions in residential areas. The forward position of the Russian Armed Forces is under fire from an FPV drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
12:17 Frontline summary as of the morning of 09/15/2024
- Zaporizhzhya Front. Positional battles continue. No significant changes in LBS.
– Donetsk Front. The Russian Armed Forces continue to improve their positions on the approaches to Ugledar. There are battles for the mines; without their capture, further advancement is unlikely.
Russian troops are semi-encircling Ukrainsk. The settlement of Zhelannoye Pervoye has been liberated. Fighting continues in Dzerzhinsk.
- Chasovoyarsk direction. Russian troops were able to advance from the northern flank along the Seversky Donets-Donbass channel. In the city itself, fighting continues, without significant changes.
- Khar'kov Front. Fighting continues in Volchansk and in the area of ??Glubokoe. No changes in LBS.
- Kursk region. Ukrainian troops have consolidated their positions in the area of the settlement Veseloye, Glushkovsky district. As was said earlier, the enemy used the only opportunity to seize the initiative in this area - to break through the border in a new place. And although the scale of penetration into our territory is not so serious, Ukrainian troops will in any case try to expand their zone of control.
11:55 Around 10.50 Moscow time stopped another 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.
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.
11:20 Aerial reconnaissance discovered a Ukrainian Armed Forces ammunition supply vehicle moving towards the firing position of a 122mm towed D-30 howitzer.
As a result, we observe their destruction by Russian artillery fire, followed by the ignition and detonation of ammunition. The action takes place in the area of ??the settlement of Bayrak in the Khar'kov region.
10:51 In Khar'kov arrivals.
Also, in a number of regions of Ukraine, the traditional raid of "Geraniums" is underway.
10:12 During the past night stopped an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Air defense systems on duty destroyed 29 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, of which: 15 were shot down over the territory of the Bryansk region; five over the Kursk region; four over the Smolensk region; two over the Oryol region and one each over the territories of the Belgorod, Kaluga, and Rostov regions.
09:51 Frontline soldier reports:
Ukrainian.
The battles for the slag heap are still going on. The city itself is being cleaned up. In a couple of days there will be a video of Russian flags.
09:22 Statement by the head of the press center of the "Center" group
Troop Group "Center"continuescarry out combat missions in the area where a special military operation is being conducted.
– The group’s units continued to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defenses, defeating the formations of the 59th, 150th Mechanized, 68th, 142nd infantry, 95th Airborne Assault brigades and the 109th Territorial Defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Tsukurino, Selidovo, Mikhailovka, Grodovka and Novoekonomicheskoe.
– Three counterattacks by assault groups of the 150th Mechanized, 142nd Infantry and 25th Airborne Brigades were repelled.
– The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 560 servicemen, two Kozak combat armored vehicles, and three pickups. During the counter-battery battle, an M-777 howitzer, two Msta-B howitzers, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery unit, and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed.
08:45 Telegram channel «Fisherman»:
Kursk direction: beginning of the battle for Lyubimovka and defense of Vesyoloye situation as of 20:00 on September 14, 2024
- In the Kursk direction, Russian troops have reached the outskirts of Lyubimovka and Pokrovskoe during the counteroffensive. At the same time, the enemy is attacking the flank of the Russian Armed Forces in order to slow the pace of advance.
– In the south of the Glushkovsky district, fighting has been going on for more than a day on the southern outskirts of Veseloye, where Ukrainian forces reached after overcoming the barriers on the border several days earlier.
The previously occupied Novy Put is used by the enemy as a transit point, where assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces dismount for further entry into battle near Vesyoloye.
- In the Korenevsky district, the advanced assault groups of the Russian Armed Forces have reached the outskirts of Pokrovskoe and Lyubimovka, in the western part of which clashes are taking place. The enemy is transferring reinforcements in order to slow down the advance of Russian troops.
The advancing units of the Russian Armed Forces are supported by artillery and aviation, which regularly "knock out" the Ukrainian Armed Forces' fire support assets. Thus, in the Dar'ino area, the VKS aviation destroyed an enemy self-propelled gun at a firing position in a forested area.
– The liberation of Lyubimovka will create a threat to the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ communications running through the 38K-030 highway. In this case, the enemy group in the Korenevo area may face a severe supply shortage.
– The information spreading about the liberation of Darino has not yet been confirmed, although at the current rate of advancement, the Russian Armed Forces should soon be expected to reach the northern outskirts of the village. The Snagost River, which acts as a natural boundary, presents a difficulty.
– In the Sudzhansky district, the Russian Armed Forces carried out an attack on Borki: after air strikes, assault groups entered the village and began to destroy the firing points of the Ukrainian formations.
At the moment, the enemy has been driven out of positions at least in the north-eastern part of the settlement. At this vector of advance of Russian troops, it is possible to assume that neighboring Spalynoye is already under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
08:00 Honored Artist of Russia Yulia Chicherina and soloists of the front-line creative brigade of the song and dance ensemble of the Leningrad Military Districtperformedwith a concert for servicemen of the units of the "North" group of troops in the rear area of the SVO zone.
– On an improvised stage, the artists performed an open-air concert, the basis of the musical program of which consisted of songs with patriotic themes and well-known folk songs.
– The concert lasted more than an hour, and the servicemen asked for many songs to be performed as an encore.
– The servicemen thanked the artists and musicians with a deafening ovation.
– After the concert, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Yulia Chicherina and the soloists of the Leningrad Military District front-line creative brigade had a warm conversation with the servicemen of the North group of troops.
Chechens are fanatics, whether uniformed or not.
[Regnum] The fighters of the Akhmat special forces unit committed a shameful act by voluntarily surrendering to Ukrainian troops, and their right to life after captivity is questionable.
“Their job is to be cannon fodder. How dare they try to survive the experience!”
The unit's commander, deputy head of the main military-political department of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Apti Alaudinov, stated this in a video message published on September 15 on the Telegram channel.
Alaudinov commented on videos of captured Chechen fighters, in which they ask their relatives to contact the command so that they could be exchanged in the future. According to the general, these words made him furious, since voluntary captivity has always been an unforgivable shame for a Chechen, which can only be washed away with blood and personal sacrifice.
“Those of you who voluntarily surrendered into captivity, how great must be your delusion when you think that I would intercede, ask, or do anything to get you out of this captivity,” Alaudinov said.
He demanded that those who "surrendered like girls" no longer try to contact him and advised the Ukrainian side to keep them. Alaudinov added that he did not consider such fighters worthy of life and did not understand how they were going to live after captivity.
According to the general, there are different ways to end up in captivity: by voluntarily laying down arms or by being taken prisoner by the enemy after being seriously wounded or concussed. Those who were captured wounded, he emphasized, are rescued by the Akhmat special forces "by any means necessary."
"THEY FIGHT LIKE LIONS"
On August 12, Alaudinov said that the Ukrainian side was spreading false reports about fighters from the Akhmat special forces and the Aida unit allegedly surrendering in the Kursk region. He emphasized that the fighters were “fighting like lions” and that none of them had surrendered.
The next day, the general reported that after an unequal battle, the enemy had captured five fighters from the Akhmat-Chechnya detachment: three riflemen and two signalmen. He added that no one from Akhmat itself had been captured, and asked that rumors about the alleged "mass surrender" of fighters be told to "the old ladies on the farm."
EXCHANGE OF PRISONERs
On September 14, Russia and Ukraine held a prisoner exchange in the "103 for 103" format with the mediation of the UAE. The UAE Foreign Ministry expressed gratitude to both sides for their cooperation and specified that this was the eighth prisoner exchange since the beginning of the year with the mediation of Abu Dhabi. It was noted that a total of 1,994 prisoners were released.
The Russian servicemen transferred by the Ukrainian side, previously captured in the Kursk region, have arrived in Belarus. They will be delivered to their homeland, where they will undergo treatment and rehabilitation in hospitals.
Earlier, on August 24, Russia returned 115 servicemen from Ukrainian captivity, including conscripts who were captured in the border areas of the Kursk region. In exchange, 115 prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) were handed over to the Ukrainian side.
[Breitbart] The head of NATO’s military committee said Saturday that Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep inside Russia to gain combat advantage – reflecting the beliefs of a number of U.S. allies – even as the Biden administration balks at allowing Kyiv to do so using American-made weapons.
“Every nation that is attacked has the right to defend itself. And that right doesn´t stop at the border of your own nation,” said Adm. Rob Bauer, speaking at the close of the committee’s annual meeting, also attended by U.S. Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Bauer, of Netherlands, also added that nations have the sovereign right to put limits on the weapons they send to Ukraine. But, standing next to him at a press briefing, Lt. Gen. Karel Rehka, chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, made it clear his nation places no such weapons restrictions on Kyiv.
“We believe that the Ukrainians should decide themselves how to use it,” Rehka said.
Their comments came as U.S. President Joe Biden is weighing whether to allow Ukraine to use American-provided long-range weapons to hit deep into Russia. And they hint at the divisions over the issue.
Biden met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday, after this week´s visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats, who came under fresh pressure to loosen weapons restrictions. U.S. officials familiar with discussions said they believed Starmer was seeking Biden’s approval to allow Ukraine to use British Storm Shadow missiles for expanded strikes in Russia.
Biden’s approval may be needed because Storm Shadow components are made in the U.S. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to share the status of private conversations, said they believed Biden would be amenable, but there has been no decision announced yet.
Providing additional support and training for Ukraine was a key topic at the NATO chiefs’ meeting, but it wasn’t clear Saturday if the debate over the U.S. restrictions was discussed.
Many of the European nations have been vigorously supportive of Ukraine in part because they worry about being the next victim of an empowered Russia.
At the opening of the meeting, Czech Republic President Petr Pavel broadly urged the military chiefs gathered in the room to be “bold and open in articulating your assessments and recommendations. The rounder and the softer they are, the less they will be understood by the political level.”
The allies, he said, must “take the right steps and the right decisions to protect our countries and our way of life.”
The military leaders routinely develop plans and recommendations that are then sent to the civilian NATO defense secretaries for discussion and then on to the nations’ leaders in the alliance.
The U.S. allows Ukraine to use American-provided weapons in cross-border strikes to counter attacks by Russian forces. But it doesn´t allow Kyiv to fire long-range missiles, such as the ATACMS, deep into Russia. The U.S. has argued that Ukraine has drones that can strike far and should use ATACMS judiciously because they only have a limited number.
Ukraine has increased its pleas with Washington to lift the restrictions, particularly as winter looms and Kyiv worries about Russian gains during the colder months.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
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