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[Korrespondent] In the Kurakhovsky direction, fierce battles are taking place near Tsukurino, Georgievka, Konstantinovka and Yekaterinovka.
Since the beginning of the day, 95 combat clashes have occurred on the front. Most of them are in the Kurakhovsky and Pokrovsky directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in a report as of 16:00 on Thursday, September 19.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, the Russians once attempted to carry out an assault in the Volchansk area.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy actively attacked four times in the area of Sinkovka, Stelmakhovka and Glushkovka. One combat clash continues.
In the Liman direction, the invaders carried out seven attacks near Makeyevka, Cherneshchyna, Nevsky and Torsky. Five clashes have ended, two more are ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, our troops repelled three attacks by the occupation army near the settlements of Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivano-Daryevka and Vyemka. Four more attacks are ongoing.
In the Kramatorsk direction, the invaders stormed near Kurdyumovka. The attack was repelled.
In the Toretsk direction, the enemy organized seven attacks in the area of Toretsk, Shcherbinovka and Nelipovka. Three combat clashes are still ongoing.
In the Pokrovsk direction, the occupiers have already made 22 attempts to push our defenders from their positions in the areas of Vozdvizhenka, Novotoretsk, Grodovka, Mirolyubovka, Nikolaevka, Novogrodovka and Marinovka. The defense forces have repelled 16 enemy attacks, six are still ongoing.
In the Kurakhovsky direction, the most fierce battles are taking place near Tsukurino, Georgievka, Konstantinovka and Yekaterinovka. Today, 13 of 36 attacks by the occupation army have been repelled.
In the Vremevsky direction, the enemy has attacked four times near Ugledar, Rivnepolye and Katerynivka. Two combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Orekhov direction, the occupiers made three attempts to attack our units near Pyatikhatki and in the direction of Novoandreyevka.
The enemy has carried out three offensive actions in the Dnieper direction . Currently, one combat clash is ongoing.
Let us recall that in the past 24 hours on September 18, the number of occupiers on Ukrainian soil has decreased by 1,130 people . Russia's total losses are approaching 640 thousand since the beginning of the war.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 20:55 Biden and Zelensky will meet in Washington on September 26 at the White House. The leaders will discuss the state of the war between Russia and Ukraine, including Kyiv's strategic planning and U.S. support, the U.S. presidential administration said. Zelensky will also meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and former U.S. President Donald Trump.
18:09 Russians have attacked a regional geriatric boarding house in Sumy where elderly people are housed. According to preliminary information, one person was killed and nine were injured, OVA reported.
16:14 Russians fired at a medical facility in the city of Seredina-Buda, Shostka district, Sumy region, causing a fire in a utility room. While local residents were helping doctors put out the fire, the enemy struck the same place with a drone - two people were injured, the regional prosecutor's office reported.
15:58 Ukraine needs 17 GW of capacity this winter, of which more than 25% will be covered by the EU through repairs and connection to the European network, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. She specified that thanks to repairs and restoration, 2.5 GW of capacity will be provided this winter, or approximately 15% of Ukraine's needs. The head of the EC added that the European Union, as part of its assistance to Ukraine in the energy sector, will act in three areas: "repairs, connection and stabilization."
14:21 Germany plans to approve 397 million euros in emergency military aid to Ukraine, Reuters writes, citing a letter from the German Finance Ministry. It says that given the ongoing deterioration of the military situation in Ukraine, there is a serious risk that Kiev could suffer a defeat in its defense campaign without a significant increase in material support.
Germany has also updated the list of equipment supplied to Ukraine in recent weeks. It includes 22 Leopard 1A5 tanks, three Cheetah self-propelled anti-aircraft mounts, 22 MRAP heavy wheeled armored vehicles, two TRML-4D radars, 30 Vector UAVs, 20 RQ-35 UAVs, 20 Sonobot 5 surface drones, 12 Songbird UAVs, six Hornet XR UAVs, 1 million rounds of small arms ammunition, 61 thousand 155 mm shells, etc.
13:17 The Russian Defense Ministry is pressuring Putin to announce a new wave of mobilization, The Wall Street Journal writes. According to the publication, the Russian Defense Ministry urged Putin to use his inauguration and the associated increase in support among the population to explain the need for a new mobilization. Putin refused at the time, but six months later the problem of a shortage of troops in Russia has worsened, forcing the military leadership to return to this issue again.
13:05 The European Union will allocate 160 million euros to support Ukraine's energy security ahead of winter, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. Of this, 60 million euros is humanitarian aid for shelters and the purchase of heaters, and 100 million euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets will be directed to repair work and renewable energy sources. Since the beginning of the war, the EU has already provided at least 2 billion euros to support Ukraine's energy security.
Von der Leyen also said that she would visit Ukraine on Friday, September 20, including to meet with Zelensky. According to her, the key topic of discussions will be assistance in providing Ukraine with energy resources for the coming winter.
12:58 In its resolution, the European Parliament welcomed public initiatives in EU countries that help supply weapons to the Ukrainian Armed Forces and called on residents of EU countries to donate more to help Ukraine. In addition, in its resolution, the European Parliament calls on EU countries to immediately lift restrictions on the use of Western weapons systems against legitimate military targets on the territory of the Russian Federation. In the document, MEPs also express "deep regret" over the reduction in military aid from member states.
12:40 The EU has already allocated 400 million euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets to develop the Ukrainian defense industry, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine. According to her, Denmark was the leader in this process - in particular, of the 18 Bohdan self-propelled howitzers that the country acquired for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two-thirds were financed by the EU using funds received from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets. Mathernova assured that such assistance would increase.
11:22 One of the people wounded in the Russian shelling of civilian infrastructure in the Krasnopolskaya community of the Sumy district has died in hospital, the prosecutor's office reported. Thus, as a result of the attack, three people were killed and one was wounded.
11:13 Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has proposed transferring Crimea to a UN mandate to prepare a "fair referendum." In his opinion, Crimea is "symbolically important" for Russia, and it is "strategically important" for Ukraine, so the parties will not be able to reach an agreement without demilitarizing the peninsula. "We could transfer Crimea to a UN mandate to prepare a fair referendum after verifying who the legal residents are... And we could postpone this for 20 years," the Polish Foreign Minister believes.
10:34 Ukraine has been receiving shells from India for over a year, despite Moscow's protests, Reuters writes. Artillery shells are purchased from Indian manufacturers by European buyers, who then ship them to Ukraine. At the same time, the publication notes that this is a small number of shells, which makes up less than 1% of the total volume of weapons imported by Kiev since the beginning of the war.
09:16 In the Kherson region, over the past day, six people were injured as a result of Russian shelling, reported the head of the OVA, Oleksandr Prokudin.
09:05 In Donetsk region on September 18, as a result of Russian shelling, ten people were wounded: three in Konstantinovka, three in Malinovka, two in Udachny, one each in Chasovy Yar and Toretsk, reported the head of the OVA Vadim Filashkin.
08:57 In the morning, Russians shelled the city of Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region - six people were wounded, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. In addition, the day before, one person was killed and one was wounded as a result of enemy shelling of the village of Glushkovka in the Kupyansk district. At night, Russians also launched several strikes on Kharkiv - on the Saltovsky, Industrialny and Shevchenkivsky districts. A civilian infrastructure facility, a school building, a kindergarten, and apartment buildings were damaged. No one was hurt.
08:51 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 19:
personnel - about 638,140 (+1,130) people,
tanks - 8705 (+14),
combat armored vehicles - 17,093 (+13),
artillery systems - 18,177 (+23),
MLRS - 1189 (+1),
air defense systems - 947 (+0),
aircraft - 369 (+0),
helicopters - 328 (+0) units,
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 15,417 (+63),
cruise missiles - 2592 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 24,839 (+55),
special equipment - 3109 (+0).
08:38 Air defense destroyed all 42 Shahed-type attack UAVs and one Kh-59/69 guided air missile at night, the Air Force reported. In addition, the Russian Federation struck the Kharkiv region with three S-300/S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles. Air defense forces operated in the Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions.
08:27 Russians fired from MLRS at the Krasnopolskaya community of Sumy Oblast - two people were killed, two were wounded, OVA reported. In addition, at night the enemy again struck a critical infrastructure facility in Sumy. The attack resulted in power outages, and all water utility facilities were de-energized.
06:26 The Russian army struck the Zaporizhzhya district with KABs - one person was killed, two were wounded, the head of the OVA Ivan Fedorov reported. The enemy struck the Kamyshevatskaya and Novoalexandrivska communities at least four times.
04:22 Zelensky's victory plan will include a detailed list of military resources vital to defeating Russia, as well as permission to attack Russian territory with long-range missiles, the Japanese news agency Kyodo writes, citing sources. In addition, the plan talks about the need for investments to strengthen Ukraine's defense potential, increase pressure on Moscow, and invite Ukraine to NATO.
"While highlighting the success of Ukraine's operation in Russia's Kursk region, the plan also suggests that increased attacks on Russian territory would be effective in creating social unrest in the country led by President Vladimir Putin," the report says.
01:53 Trump said he would likely meet with Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next week. When asked by reporters whether he would meet with Zelensky, Trump said: "Probably, yes." In turn, Bloomberg, citing sources, writes about a likely meeting between Zelensky and Kamala Harris.
The Slovenian Mission to the UN reported that Zelensky will address the UN Security Council on September 24. Earlier, the media reported that the Ukrainian president would address the UN General Assembly on September 25.
September 18
23:46 In Toropets, Tver Region, there is an arsenal for the complex storage of ammunition, missiles and explosives. Russian state media have written about the missile arsenal many times; its construction was completed only a few years ago. Read more about the Ukrainian strike on one of the largest ammunition depots in the Russian Federation in the article Drones reached the missiles.
23:23 Defense forces have strengthened their positions in the Liptsy area of the Kharkiv region, which is why the enemy has gone on the defensive and has been cut off from logistics, said Vitaly Sarantsev, spokesman for the operational-tactical group of troops in Kharkiv. According to him, the most difficult situation in the Kharkiv region remains in Vovchansk, where there is constant fighting. At the same time, Sarantsev noted that in the Liptsy-Glubokoe area, the Russians are strengthening their positions, building fortifications and assembling infantry units for an offensive.
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[Korrespondent] 10:57 The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reports, citing geolocation footage, that Ukrainian forces have expanded their bridgehead and are advancing in the Kursk region - in particular, east of Krasnooktyabrskoye (southwest of Korenevo). The Russians have also made minor advances in the region - to the east along two wooded areas southeast of Kornevo, where a mechanized assault took place, and south of Obukhovka.
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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 the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 5th Border Security detachment, International Legion formations, and 113th Territorial Defence Brigade near Liptsy and Volchansk (Kharkov region), and the city of Kharkov.
One counterattack launched by an assault group of the Kraken nationalist formation was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 195 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 14th, 44th, 53rd, 63rd, and 116th Mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU, 1st National Guard Brigade, and 125th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Kovsharovka, Vasilevka, Petropavlovka, Borovaya, Kruglyakovka (Kharkov region), Krasny Liman, Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novovodyanoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 420 troops, a Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, 11 motor vehicles, a UK-made 155mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, two U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzers and one 155mm M-198 howitzer, a UK-made 152mm D-20 gun !, a UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, a UK-made 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system !, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one 122mm Verba MLRS.
Three electronic warfare stations and three field ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of active efforts, the Yug Group of Forces liberated Georgiyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have hit 24th, 28th, 30th, 33rd, 118th Mechanised brigades, 143rd Infantry Brigade, and 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Konstantinovka, Kurakhovo, Grigorovka, Zaliznyanskoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 690 troops, two German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, one 155mm M-777 howitzers and one 105mm M119 howitzer made in the USA, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar.
The Tsentr Group's units captured more favourable lines and inflicted damage on manpower and hardware of the 68th Infantry Brigade, 71st Jaeger Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade of the AFU and the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Kalinovo, Gorkogo, Mikhaylovka, and Rozovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Nine counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, the Lyut Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine, and 2nd, 3rd, 12th, and 142nd National Guards brigades have been repelled.
The AFU sustained losses of more than 510 troops, two motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105mm M101 gun, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun.
The Vostok Group of Forces has improved the situation along the front line and engaged manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Mechanised Infantry Brigade and the 118th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dobrovolye and Zolotaya Niva (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade were repelled.
The enemy lost up to 95 troops, two motor vehicles, one French-made 155mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on the 141st Infantry Brigade of the AFU and the 39th Coastal Defence Brigade close to Veselyanka and Yulyevka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy's losses included up to 30 troops and two motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit the main centre for special radio communication of the Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence, key facilities of Ukraine's airfield infrastructure, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 142 areas.
Air defence systems shot down 41 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 646 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 31,765 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 air defence missile systems, 18,167 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,455 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 14,813 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 26,203 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces carrying on offensive actions inflicted damage on the 22nd, 41st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd Air Assault Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, 129th Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU near Lyubimovka, Daryino, Nikolo-Daryino, Tolsty Lug, and Plekhovo.
Over the past 24 hours, the Group's units foiled the enemy's attempted counterattacks in the direction of Borki, Kremyanoye, Lyubimovka, and Obukhovka.
As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses of up to 20 troops killed and wounded, three armoured fighting vehicles, and one motor vehicle. One AFU serviceman was taken prisoner.
With support of army aviation and artillery fire, the Russian troops repelled three attempts of the AFU to break through the border of the Russian Federation in the direction of the Novy Put, Malaya Obukhovka, and Medvezhye.
The AFU sustained losses of up to 30 troops killed and wounded, two infantry fighting vehicles, an armoured personnel carrier, four armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.
Air strikes, artillery fire, and actions of the troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware clusters of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 61st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th and 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade and 1st National Guard Brigade, and 103rd and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Bogdanovka, Guyevo, Daryino, Kurilovka, Kruglenkoye, Kolmakov, Kazachaya Loknya, Lyubimovka, Leonidovo, Makhnovka, Mikhaylovka, Martynovka, Malaya Loknya, Novy Put, Novaya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Obukhovka, Plekhovo, Tolsty Lug, and Cherkasskaya Konopelka.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops launched strikes against concentration areas and reserves in Sumy region of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 82nd Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 1st National Guard Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 1004th Security Brigade, and 101st, 103rd, 106th, and 107th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Atynskoye, Belovody, Verkheye Peschanoye, Glukhov, Zhuravki, Kondratovka, Kazachye, Katerinovka, Malushino, Obody, Pavlovka, Peremoga, Rechki, Sumy, Shalygino, and Khoten.
In the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 300 troops and 14 armoured vehicles, including one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier, and 10 armoured fighting vehicles, as well as two artillery guns, one mortar, two electronic warfare stations, and seven motor vehicles. Three pontoon crossings were eliminated.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 14,950 troops, 122 tanks, 52 infantry fighting vehicles, 93 armoured personnel carriers, 768 armoured fighting vehicles, 464 motor vehicles, 109 artillery guns, 28 MLRS launchers, including seven of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, eight SAM launchers, four transport-loading vehicles, 28 electronic warfare stations, seven counter-battery radars, two air defence radars, 14 engineering vehicles, including eight 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 09/19/2024 to 00:00 09/20/2024.
A total of 23 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 reports of five civilians being injured.
DAMAGED:
One car,
Two civil infrastructure facilities.
Two artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction.
A total of 20 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
One artillery attack in the Volnovakha direction.
A total of 71 units of various ammunition were fired.
23:15 RF Armed Forces are applied strikes from large-caliber MLRS in the area of Borshcheva and Slobozhanske in the Khar'kov region. At least 10 hits were recorded.
21:35 Krasnoarmeysk – Novogrodovka
Active military operations in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. Successful defeat by the RF Armed Forces of an M-113 armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces north of Novogrodovka near the railway to Krasnoarmeysk.
20:42 Dnipropetrovsk region. Powerful sound of an explosion.
It is reported about the sound of an explosion in the southern part of the region in the industrial zone area.
20:11 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces in Makeyevka (Svatovo-Kupyansk direction) –map.
There are also advances today in the Gulyaipole area, in Dzerzhinsk, in the Grodovka area and in the Kursk region.
19:45 Statements by representatives of the North, West, South, Center, East and Dnepr groups on the progress of the special military operation (as of September 19, 2024) –video.
18:25 During reconnaissance activities in one of the settlements in the border area of the Kursk region, servicemen of the Sever military group revealed s car with militants.
After analyzing the intelligence data received, a decision was made to fire at the enemy vehicle with identification marks. As a result of a direct hit from a grenade launcher, the enemy vehicle was destroyed.
17:57 Special military operation. Situation as of September 19 –map.
17:21 Krivoy Rog. Explosion.
It is reported, that the explosion in Krivoy Rog was the result of our tactical aviation. Our Su-34 worked. The X-59 cruise missile accurately hit the target.
16:44 The Mi-28NM crew carried out an air strike on a concentration of manpower and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region –video.
According to intelligence reports, the personnel and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed.
16:12 Liptsy – Deep.
Positional military operations in the Liptsy area. The forward positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the "Glubokoe" gardening community along the bank of the Travyanskoye Reservoir came under fire from a Ukrainian Armed Forces drone. The advance of the Russian Armed Forces towards Liptsy is more than 300 meters. Entry into the gardening community area.
15:47 Around 13.10 Moscow time stopped another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed over the territory of the Kursk region by air defense systems on duty.
14:55 Svatovo – Makeyevka.
Positional military operations in the Svatovo area. The Russian Armed Forces expanded their presence on the western bank of the Zherebets River in Makeyevka, taking up new positions in the Church of Peter and Paul, advancing more than 700 meters from the previously occupied positions. The forward position of the Russian Armed Forces is under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
14:34 German tanks are burning again near Kursk. Our drone operators destroyed another German tank "Leopard 2A6" –video.
13:45 The Russian Armed Forces entered Gornyak from the northern side. They also advanced towards the Selidovskaya mine –map.
The liberation of Ukrainsk creates the preconditions for a further bypass of Selidovo from the south and an advance south to Kurakhovo. The liberation of Gornyak will be an important stage in solving the tasks of the Kurakhovo operation.
13:17 Selidovo - Marinovka.
Active military operations in the Krasnoarmeysky direction. A successful hit by a Russian Armed Forces FPV drone on a Ukrainian Armed Forces tank when it reached a firing position in the vicinity of the village of Marinovka near the E50 highway.
12:34 Around 11:30 Moscow time stopped another attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs 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.
11:55 Changes to map in the SVO zone the day before:
— Most of the village of Grodovka is under the control of the Russian army.
— Minor advance of the Russian Armed Forces north of the settlement of Vodyanoye.
— The Russian Armed Forces have advanced in Makeyevka in the Krasnolimansk direction.
— The Russian Armed Forces advanced 400 m north of the settlement of Peschanoye in the Kupyansk direction.
— The Russian army liberated the villages of Darino and Nikolayevo-Daryino in the Sudzhansky district of the Kursk region.
11:11 In Khar'kov, multiple arrivals "Iskander".
10:53 Seversk – Vyemka.
Positional military operations in the Seversk area. The Russian Armed Forces took up new positions near the Vyemka railway station after advancing about 600 meters toward Seversk. The forward position of the Russian Armed Forces was fired upon by a Ukrainian FPV drone.
10:14 During the past night stopped attempts by the Kyiv regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Two Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense systems on duty over the territory of the Kursk region and one UAV was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region.
09:55 The Russian Ministry of Defense is in touch with the heads of border territories. We are working in 24/7 mode.
In total, at the moment, the operational group of the Coordinating Council of the Russian Ministry of Defense on military security issues of the border territories of the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions has received 91 questions from the operational headquarters under the governors related to key types of support for the state border cover group (including logistics, transport, military-technical, medical, engineering and construction).
Requests are accepted 24/7.
The task force processes them within 24 hours.
If a solution is not possible, an urgent report is made to the Minister of Defense.
- No new requests have been received from the Kursk Region operational headquarters.
All 45 issues have been resolved.
- No new requests have been received from the Belgorod Region operational headquarters.
All 27 issues have been resolved.
– 19 requests were received from the operational headquarters of the Bryansk region.
18 requests were implemented.
In terms of fulfilling the schedule for the delivery of military equipment, 124 events have been completed.
Deadlines are being met.
09:23 Crews of 152mm guns 2A36 "Giatsint-B" destroyed Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles in the Kakhovka direction
Crews of 152mm towed guns "Giatsint-B" of the "Dnepr" group of forces carry out fire missions to destroy armored vehicles, fire weapons, ammunition depots, fortified positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper.
The high professionalism of the artillerymen of the Dnepr group of forces is evidenced not only by the high results of their combat work, but also by the conditions in which it is conducted.
"Shooting through water obstacles is considered one of the most difficult in artillery. On the Dnieper, the wind is stronger than on land, it blows in the other direction," said the commander of an artillery platoon with the call sign "Dome."
08:52 Telegram channel «WarGonzo»:
Frontline report for the morning of 19.09.2024
Zaporizhzhya Front. On the ground, no significant changes. Positional battles continue using long-range weapons. (Fig. 1)
- Donetsk Front. Fighting for mines in the Ugledar area continues. Russian troops, in the classic military actions in Donbass, are trying to take the most advantageous positions. Fighting also continues in the Vodyane area.
There are more tactical successes in Grodovka, but the fighting there is very heavy. Fierce fighting also continues in the Ukrainsk area, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces still hold a number of positions.
- Chasovoyarskoe direction. Fighting continues in the eastern part of the city. The Russian Armed Forces continue to methodically improve their positions on the flanks. In some areas, the fighting has recently been positional in nature.
- Khar'kov Front. Without any changes in LBS. Fighting continues in Volchansk and in the area of Glubokoe.
– Kursk Region. In Glushkovsky District, fighting continues in border settlements. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to bring up military equipment and personnel in this area, but any enemy advances on the ground are currently unknown.
In Korenevsky District, Russian troops continue to put pressure on the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense, pushing them out of their occupied positions. The liberation of the settlements of Darino and Nikolayevo-Daryino is reported.
08:00 Telegram channel «Fisherman»
Chronicle of the special military operation for September 18, 2024
– Ukrainian troops attacked an ammunition depot in the village of Toropets in the Tver region during a night drone raid; the aftermath is still being dealt with at the site of the attack.– In the Kursk region, Russian troops are expanding their zone of control in the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts; the Ukrainian Armed Forces are not trying to gain a foothold on the outskirts of the Glushkovsky district.
– In the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops are advancing west of Peschanoye, expanding the bridgehead in the northern and western directions towards the Oskol River.
– In the Pokrovsk direction, fighting continues in the Grodovka area and in the fields north of the village. Russian troops control about 80% of the settlement.
– In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces have expanded the control zone in the Vodyanoye area, and active clashes are underway in the area of the Yuzhnodonbasskaya mine No. 1.
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[Regnum] The weapons of the 25th division of strategic nuclear-powered missile submarines of the Russian Pacific Fleet (PF) are at an extremely high level of readiness for use, said Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy (VMF) on September 19.
"It should be noted that these are modern ships. This is a completely different level of technology. Weapons that are, first of all, of the highest technical reliability. And I'm not even talking about the readiness to use weapons - an extremely high level," he said.
The admiral's words are quoted by the Russian Defense Ministry. He gave a speech at a ceremonial event, during which he presented the cruiser unit with the Order of Nakhimov. Moiseyev emphasized that these submarines are armed with the most powerful and destructive weapons, which ensures Russia's security.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on September 4, Russian President Vladimir Putin, while on a visit to Vladivostok, conveyed his best wishes to the Pacific Fleet fighters. He visited the base of the Primorskaya flotilla of the Pacific Fleet's mixed forces in Ulysses Bay, where he inspected the corvette Rezkiy.
On September 18, Putin noted that the Russian authorities are paying great attention to strengthening the Russian army and the Russian Navy. The President added that their re-equipment program is being implemented.
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[Regnum] Ukraine should be immediately accepted into NATO — even before the country's armed conflict with Russia is resolved. This opinion was expressed by former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in an article for The Spectator.
Former British prime minister Johnson turns out not to be nearly as clever or insightful as his long-form television interviews predicted.
"We need to bring Ukraine into NATO immediately, and I mean immediately. There is a way to do that. We can invite Ukraine to join before the end of "the conflict." Because we could extend the Article 5 security guarantee to all Ukrainian territory currently controlled by Ukraine," Johnson wrote.
Johnson believes that this step would protect most of Ukraine and at the same time help it to return the rest of its territories. The former prime minister believes in the feasibility of his proposal, but emphasizes that its implementation will depend on the determination of NATO countries, primarily the United States.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, in March 2022, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the issue of Ukraine joining NATO is not a question of the near future. Noting that Ukraine, like any country, has the right to decide for itself whether to become part of NATO, Stoltenberg emphasized that the alliance has the right to decide whether to accept a candidate country into its ranks and whether it meets the bloc's requirements.
In July 2023, the head of the Kyiv regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, admitted that his country, since it was waging military action, would not be able to become a member of the alliance until its end. A few days before that, he called the situation absurd and unprecedented in which NATO was not going to accept specific deadlines for inviting Ukraine to the bloc. Zelensky assessed such uncertainty as weakness.
Earlier that month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine's admission to the North Atlantic Alliance threatens Russia's security. The president noted that Kiev's desire to join the military-political bloc was one of the reasons for conducting the special military operation.
In November 2023, Ukrainian politician David Arakhamia admitted that it was Boris Johnson, who was the British Prime Minister at the time, who had disrupted the peace talks in Istanbul and convinced Kiev to continue military action.
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Escalation at any cost. UK wants war period. Leadership no longer represents its people. Doing their best to drag USA into their conflict. Austerity for many years to come. Increasing isolated. Increasingly meaningless.
[France24] Indian munitions are being diverted by European intermediaries to support Ukraine's defence against Russia, according to government and defence sources and customs data. Despite Indian arms export regulations and protests from Moscow, transfers of Indian ammunition by European providers have been ongoing for more than a year as sources say Delhi intends to develop its nascent arms export sector.
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