#3
So let me get this straight. Russia can invade a neighbor, saturate it with missiles and the invadee is not allowed to respond in kind, "because that would be an escalation"? uh-huh - got it.
#7
Over the weekend total destruction nearly occurred. Back door similar to Cuban missile crisis. Coordinated with NATO but Biden thwarted. Biden stormed out in a fit of anger. Basically word was Putin was not bluffing. USA or UK managed missile programing beyond Ukrainians ability. So if used response will be within minuets. We merely wait for next western provocation.
#8
Putin responds. Extremely Smart. All Ukraine is destroyed. Special Military Operation is a Success. Zelenskyy outwitted. Next week even more successes. Ukraine encircled.
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#9
They flew Zelinsky over on a USAF C-17 to campaign for Harris.
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#10
#6 Grom for ORoD (Obscure Reference of the Day
In Russian it also translates into the word thunder.
#12
"A deed that no bovine should dare
Done by Jupiter seems only fair;
Thus the weak are just screwed."
If I too may allude...
[Little Russia rides Great Russian bear]
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:25 Zelensky said in an interview with The New Yorker that any negotiations will fail if they are conducted with Putin. According to the Ukrainian president, Moscow does not want the war to end and does not intend to participate in the second Peace Summit. As for the victory plan, Zelensky said he is now proposing a new "plan A", which means that "we are changing the current course". The plan spells out what "our partners can do without the participation of the Russian Federation". If Biden does not support the victory plan, "then we must continue to live according to plan B, and this is a shame."
"This is a terrible thought. It would mean that Biden does not want to end the war in a way that deprives Russia of victory. And we would have a very long war - an impossible, exhausting situation that will lead to the death of a huge number of people... Now I propose a new "plan A". We are changing the current course, where we have survived only thanks to the strength of our army. If you do not want this war to drag on, we offer you a plan to strengthen Ukraine," Zelensky said.
Zelensky also noted that for Russia to win, Ukraine does not even have to lose completely, because the Russian Federation understands that almost a third of Ukrainian territory is occupied, and can decide that this is enough. "Therefore, it can also strike Poland," the head of state added.
Commenting on Trump's statements about his intentions to end the war, Zelensky said: "I feel that Trump really doesn't know how to stop the war, even if he thinks he knows how."
21:18 Zelensky said in an interview with The New Yorker that the Kursk operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces slowed down the Russians and forced them to transfer some of their forces to Kursk - about 40 thousand soldiers. Already now, Ukrainian fighters in the east say that they are attacked less often, the president added. "I am not saying that this is a resounding success or that this will lead to the end of the war or the end of Putin. This showed our partners what we are capable of," Zelensky explained.
He stressed that the Ukrainian side continues to supply food and water to people in the territories controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Zelensky also added that these people can freely leave, but do not do so. "We showed the Russians a very important truth: that the Russian Federation did not come to their aid, but left them to survive. They should know who they put in power," Zelensky noted.
20:47 British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has called on the US to give Ukraine the green light to strike targets inside Russia. He believes the problems of the war will become deeper and more acute, "particularly in late 2025 and 2026." "So this is a critical time for courage, patience and resilience on behalf of allies supporting Ukraine," he added.
20:09 Russians shelled Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast - five people were wounded, including a 16-year-old teenager, reported OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
18:24 The meeting between Alexander Lukashenko and the leader of the so-called "DPR" Denis Pushilin will have consequences for Ukraine's relations with Belarus, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said in a statement: "This meeting is yet another confirmation that the position of the current Belarusian government on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine is dictated by the Kremlin's instructions and has nothing to do with international law or the international obligations of the Republic of Belarus." Lukashenko and Pushilin met earlier this week in Minsk.
17:18 Ukraine expects its partners to supply French Mirage-2000 fighters, and is also negotiating the Swedish Saab JAS-39 Gripen and German-British Eurofighter Typhoon, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said. "We will soon have results that we will announce. I hope we will announce them soon," the minister noted.
16:22 The Russian army dropped a FAB-250 bomb on a private sector in the city of Slavyansk in Donetsk Oblast, three people were injured, the prosecutor's office reported.
14:15 In the Russian city of Plesetsk, an intercontinental missile Sarmat exploded during testing, OSINT project MeNMyRC reported, citing analyst MT Anderson and satellite imagery. A large crater indicates that the missile likely exploded in a silo, destroying the test site. The fire in the area of the test site was recorded by NOAA-20 and SUOMI NPP satellites.
10:39 A fire broke out in the Donetsk region as a result of Russian shelling of the mine territory - two people were killed, one was injured, the Ministry of Energy reported.
09:44 In Donetsk Oblast, three people were killed as a result of Russian shelling on September 21: two in Udachnoye and one in Kurakhovo. Another 12 people in the region were injured in the past 24 hours, said OVA head Vadim Filashkin.
09:38 In the morning, Russians dropped explosives from drones on two people in Kherson, they were wounded, OVA reported. Over the previous day, five people were wounded as a result of Russian shelling in the region.
09:23 Air defense destroyed 71 of 80 Shahed-type attack UAVs at night, another six drones were lost due to EW countermeasures, the Air Force reported. In addition, at night, the Russian Federation launched a strike with two Kh-59/69 guided air missiles. Air defense operated in the Khmelnytsky, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Zhitomir, Kyiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.
08:57 At night, the Russians launched a FAB-250 strike on multi-story residential buildings, said OVA head Oleg Sinegubov. 21 people were injured, including three children aged eight to 17. Nine- and 16-story buildings were partially destroyed, and seven more were damaged.
08:49 In Poltava region, as a result of a night attack, the energy infrastructure in one of the districts was damaged, 56 household and 30 legal consumers were left without power, reported the head of the OVA Filipp Pronin.
08:28 In Khmelnytskyi, as a result of a night attack, a residential building was damaged, no one was hurt, reported the head of the OVA, Serhiy Tyurin.
07:56 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 22. At the same time, the total number of cruise missile losses was adjusted, and the losses per day are presented in the usual mode:
personnel - about 642,420 (+1,500) people,
tanks - 8768 (+22),
combat armored vehicles - 17,222 (+52),
artillery systems - 18,333 (+63),
MLRS - 1195 (+2),
air defense systems - 949 (+0),
aircraft - 369 (+0),
helicopters - 328 (+0),
Operational-tactical level UAVs - 15,628 (+67),
cruise missiles - 2595 (+0),
ships/boats - 28 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 25,023 (+57),
special equipment - 3144 (+19).
01:58 Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState reports that the Defense Forces have restored positions near Zaliznyanskoye in Donetsk Oblast and advanced near Kamyshevka in Kursk Oblast. Meanwhile, the enemy has advanced near Kruglyakovka, Kleshcheyevka, Krasnogorovka, Ostroye, in Nevsky, Pivnichny, Toretsk, Georgievka, and Maksimilianovka.
00:17 Russians launched a drone strike on energy facilities in the Shostka community of Sumy Oblast, OVA reported.
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[Korrespondent] Over the past 24 hours, a number of settlements in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions have suffered from terrorist attacks by the enemy.
Since the beginning of the day, 65 combat clashes have occurred on the front. The Russians continue to actively operate in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions. This was reported in the General Staff report as of 16:00 on September 22.
Thus, in the Kharkov direction, there were two enemy attacks in the area of Volchansk. The battle is currently underway. The situation is under control.
In the Kupyansk direction, the enemy tried to advance towards our positions in the Petropavlovka, Sinkovka, Glushkovka, Kruglyakovka, Lozovaya and Stelmakhovka areas during the day. Five enemy attacks are still ongoing. A total of ten combat clashes have been recorded in the direction. The occupiers dropped a total of nine aerial bombs in the Kupyansk, Kupyansk-Uzlovaya and Pervomaysky areas.
The aggressor has increased the number of attacks to five in the Liman direction. Combat actions took place near Cherneshchyna, Druzhelyubovka, Novosadovo and Dibrova. Two combat clashes are ongoing.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy tried to break through our defenses in the Vyemka area. The situation is under control. The occupier also carried out air strikes with guided aerial bombs in the areas of the settlements of Ivanovtsy, Svyato-Pokrovskoye and Slavyansk.
In the Kramatorsk direction, our defenders continue to repel two attacks by the occupiers near Kalinovka and Klyshchivka. Near Grigorovka and Stupochki, five enemy attacks have already been stopped. The enemy used unguided air-to-air missiles at Stupochki.
In the Toretsk direction, the invader, with the support of attack and bomber aircraft, attacked four times in the areas of Dachnoye, Toretsk, Shcherbinovka and Nelipovka. A battle is underway near Toretsk.
The enemy's greatest activity remains in the Pokrovsky direction. Clashes of varying intensity have begun here 21 times today. Fighting is currently ongoing in six locations in the areas of Novotoretsk, Grodovka, Novogrodovka and Marinovka. The occupiers' aviation fired unguided rockets towards Alexandropol throughout the day.
The difficult situation remains in the Kurakhovsky direction. Near Gornyak, Tsukurino, Zhelaemy Vtoroy and Yekaterinovka, six assaults have been repelled, and four combat clashes continue near Konstantinovka and Gornyak.
In the Vremovsky direction, the aggressor is attacking near Ugledar and Vodyane, four clashes are currently ongoing. Also, enemy aircraft carried out strikes near Bogoyavlenie, Urozhayne and Rivne.
In the Gulyai-Polye and Orekhov directions, no active actions by the occupiers have been noted today. The enemy is carrying out air strikes and artillery shelling of our troops' positions and populated areas.
In the Dnieper direction, our defenders repelled one enemy assault.
Let us recall that earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal published an article in which it estimated the total losses of Ukraine and Russia in the war at 1 million people. At the same time, Ukraine allegedly lost 80 thousand soldiers, and Russia – 200 thousand.
It has become known that the offensive on the Kursk region of Russia was unable to slow down Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, and 5th Border Security Detachment of the Ukrainian Border Guard near Volchansk and Liptsy (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 30th, 53rd, 116th Mechanised brigades of the AFU, and 114th Territorial Defence Brigade near Petropavlovka, Peschannoye (Kharkov region), Serebryanka, Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
Five counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 66th, 67th Mechanised brigades of the AFU, and 1st National Guard Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 420 troops, two tanks, three pickup trucks, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and three U.S.-made 105mm M-119 howitzers.
One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar and five ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions as well as inflicted losses on formations of the 23rd, 28th, 30th, 33rd, 93rd Mechanised brigades, 79th Air Assault Brigade, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade, 10th, 12th Mountain Assault brigades, 101st Brigade for the Protection of the General Staff of the AFU !, 118th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 18th National Guard Brigade near Raygorodok, Druzhkovka, Chasov Yar, Predtechino, Belaya Gora, Zaliznyanskoye, Nikolayevka, Konstantinopol, Kurakhovo, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic). I guess the Ukrainian general staff has its own personal guard.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 560 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 20 motor vehicles, one Swedish-made 155mm Archer self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, four U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzers, and one 152mm Msta-B howitzer.
Two AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 53rd, 67th, 150th Mechanised brigades, 144th Infantry Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 78th Air Assault Regiment, 5th Special Operations Brigade of the AFU, 119th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 15th National Guard Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Krasnoarmeysk, Tsukurino, Petrovka, Dimitrov, Selidovo, Ukrainsk, and Gornyak (Donetsk People's Republic).
Eleven counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 42nd, 100th, 154th Mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade, 49th, 425th Assault Battalion of the AFU, 12th, 15th National Guard brigades, and 5th Detachment of the Special Operations Forces were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 445 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and three 122mm D-30 howitzers.
One Anklav electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot were destroyed.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on formations of the 33rd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 116th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dobrovolye, Shakhtyorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).
Three counterattacks launched by formations of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and 117th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 145 troops, one tank, 12 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, and one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 39th Coastal Defence Brigade of the AFU, 123rd, and 124th Rerritorial Defence brigades near Tokaryovka, Ingulets, Pridneprovskoye, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 60 troops, three motor vehicles, and one 152mm Msta-B howitzer.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out one 36D6 low-altitude target detection and tracking radar, delivered strikes at power infrastructure ensuring operation of Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, infrastructure of military airfields, UAV production workshops, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 141 areas.
Air defence units shot down six French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, two S-200 surface-to-air guided missiles converted to hit ground targets, and 106 fixed-wing UAVs.
In total, 646 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 32,089 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 air defence missile systems, 18,325 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,457 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 15,025 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 26,370 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are repelling an attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the territory of the Russian Federation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive actions and inflicted losses on formations of the 22nd, 41st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, 103rd, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Lyubimovka, Daryino, Novy Put, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Tolsty Lug, Malaya Loknya, and Plekhovo.
Over the past 24 hours, units of the Sever Group of Forces repelled seven attacks of the enemy in the direction of Maryevka, Malaya Loknya, and Bolshaya Obukhovka. As a result, the AFU losses amounted to up to 20 troops killed and wounded.
Moreover, with support of Army Aviation and artillery fire, the Group's units repelled three AFU attempts to break through the border of the Russian Federation towards Novy Put and Medvezhye.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops killed and wounded, two armoured fighting vehicles, one counterobstacle vehicle, and two motor vehicles. Five AFU servicemen surrendered.
Air strikes, artillery fire, and actions of troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the 22nd, 41st, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 95th Air Assault brigades of the AFU, 36th Marine Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, 103rd, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Guyevo, Kazachaya Loknya, Kolmakovo, Lyubimovka, Mikhaylovka, Malaya Loknya, Melovaya, Malaya Obukhovka, Medvezhye, Novy Put, Novaya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Orlovka, Plekhovo, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, Pravda, Tolsty Lug, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, and Yuzhny.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops delivered strikes in Sumy region at concentration areas and reserves of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 82nd Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, 1st National Guard Brigade, 1004th Security and Service Brigade, 103rd, 110th, and 116th Territorial Defence brigades near Belopolye, Boyaro-Lezhachi, Bondaryovshchina, Glukhov, Zhuravka, Obody, Peremoga, Pavlovka, Rechki, Radkovka, Sumy, Shalygino, and Khoten.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 380 troops and 11 units of hardware, including two tanks and nine armoured fighting vehicles, as well as three artillery guns, one electronic warfare station, one mine clearing vehicle, and 14 motor vehicles.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 16,000 troops, 126 tanks, 57 infantry fighting vehicles, 95 armoured personnel carriers, 795 armoured fighting vehicles, 492 motor vehicles, 124 artillery guns, 29 MLRS launchers, including eight of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, eight SAM launchers, five transport-loading vehicles, 31 electronic warfare stations and seven counter-battery radars, two air defence radars, 17 engineering vehicles, including ten counterobstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, as well as one armoured recovery vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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[NewsFront] 21:35 The situation in the Peschanoye area of ??the Khar'kov region continues to deteriorate for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Russian troops are advancing towards the Borovaya-Kupyansk Uzlovaya-Kupyansk road, which is the main logistics route in the area. In addition, the Russians have advanced towards Kruglyakovka.
20:59 Destruction of the Polish 155mm Krab self-propelled gun by the Lancet in the Pokrovsk direction – video.
20:22 Kherson direction.
It is reported that today afternoon, the Russian Aerospace Forces aviation used UFAB-250 and UFAB-500 on identified enemy positions on the right bank.
19:46 Ugledar - Prechistovka.
Active military operations in the area of Ugledar. Attack of the Russian Armed Forces by a motorized rifle unit in the direction of Novoukrainka. Landing of troops at the position. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces up to four km north of the Prechistovka-Pavlovka line
19:27 Special military operation. Situation on September 22 – map.
18:45 At about 17:35 Moscow time, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using an aircraft-type UAV against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was thwarted.
A Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed over the territory of the Belgorod region by air defense systems on duty.
18:12 Dnepropetrovsk region.
A powerful explosion was reported at the Ukrainian Armed Forces position. The strike was initially carried out by our missilemen with a 9M723 missile from the Iskander OTRK.
17:42 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 successfully destroyed.
17:19 Krasnoarmeysk – Krutoy Yar.
Positional combat operations in the Krasnoarmeysk direction. Servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces in the forward positions came under fire in Kruty Yar. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces 1.5 km near Novogrodovka.
16:43 Slavyansk. A mercenary camp located on the site of the Yubileiny sanatorium was hit.
Smoke rises from the site of the explosion.
16:12 Defeat of a 105mm towed howitzer L-119 of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlement of Petrovpavlivka in the Khar'kov region – video.
During reconnaissance operations, Russian servicemen identified a Ukrainian L119 howitzer camouflaged in a forest belt. As a result of a precise strike carried out by a crew of the Lancet loitering munition, the Ukrainian Armed Forces artillery piece was destroyed.
15:34 Telegram channel " Rybar ":
Aleksandro-Kalinovskoe direction: liberation of Nelepovka and breakthrough to Leonidovka.
The offensive of the Russian Armed Forces in the occupied part of the DPR continues, where Russian troops have made significant advances within the borders of Dzerzhinsk and adjacent territories over the past ten days.
– To the north of Druzhba, Russian military personnel have cleared out an enemy stronghold on the territory of the dried-up Seversky Donets-Donbass canal and are digging in at the achieved lines.
– In Dzerzhinsk, fighting is currently taking place on the western outskirts of the Novaya mine and at the slag heap of the same name, the capture of which will open the way to an offensive on the Zabalka microdistrict from the east.
– In addition, there are clashes in the area of ??the Dzerzhinsk city hospital, as well as to the west of the bakery, where the Russian Armed Forces have made significant advances in the direction of Dzerzhinsky Street.
– Yesterday evening, footage of the explosion of a building, allegedly where Russian soldiers were located, was published on the Internet: a sabotage group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces entered the building and planted a charge.
– The event itself took place not far from the former administration of Dzerzhinsk, however, more precise data on the presence of Russian troops in this area has not yet been received, and the breakthrough itself without support from flank attacks and the occupation of the Dzerzhinsky mine, given the severity of the fighting taking place in the urban area, looks risky.
– At the same time, the zone of control of the Russian Armed Forces in reality differs from the one for which there is information: firstly, not all successful actions of Russian troops are captured on camera, and secondly, in urban battles the situation is dynamically changing due to the peculiarity of battles in the city, combined with constant attacks on each other’s positions.
- At the same time, Russian troops are advancing on Dzerzhinsk from the south in the Zabalka microdistrict. According to available information, Russian troops, after having consolidated their position on the territory of school No. 2, expanded their control zone in the direction of Gaidara, Rimsky-Korsakov and Shakhtyor Avenue.
– At the same time, Russian attack aircraft finally liberated Nelepovka and cleared the “pocket” between the village and Dzerzhinsk, advancing in the direction of Shcherbinovka.
- In addition, a significant event for the area took place recently. After several unsuccessful counterattacks by the enemy in the direction of Nelepovka, the landing of the Russian Armed Forces, "on the shoulders of the retreating", under heavy artillery fire of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, advanced several kilometers to the north towards Leonidovka, successfully entrenching themselves in the center of the village on Klimenko Street. Thus, the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, built up in this area for years, was broken through.
- Further establishment of control over the settlement, subject to a successful attack on Shcherbinovka on the opposite bank of the Krivoy Torets River, will allow the Dzerzhinsk garrison to be semi-encircled from the west. Considering the simultaneous offensive in the east from Kirovo, the city could be surrounded from two directions at once in the future.
15:01 Advance of the Russian Armed Forces – map.
- Novogrodovka. The waste heap north of Selidovo has been occupied.
- Vrem'yevskiy salient. Significant advance to the southern outskirts of Makarovka.
- Kurakhovo. Breakthrough north of Maksimlyanovka. Occupation of Ostroy and Selidovskaya Colony No. 2.
- Dzerzhinsk. Bypass of Nelepovka and the beginning of the battle for Leonidovka.
14:49 A UAV unit of the Southern Group of Forces struck a shelter of Ukrainian nationalists in the Donetsk direction – video.
14:25 The Russian army has crossed the Kashlagach River and is preparing to encircle Ugledar.
13:50 Sumy region.
Last night our UAV detected an enemy self-propelled howitzer "Bogdana" that was artillery attack the border areas of the Kursk region. As a result of the air strike, the enemy self-propelled howitzer "Bogdana" was destroyed.
13:17 Ocheretino – Novoaleksandrovka.
Positional combat operations on the northern flank of Avdiivka. Use of an unmanned aerial vehicle by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to spray incendiary mixtures over the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the vicinity of Novoalexandrivka. The Russian Armed Forces expanded their zone of control and advanced more than 500 meters north of Novoalexandrivka.
12:04 Only a crater remains: destruction of the US-made M142 HIMARS MLRS – video.
An Iskander OTRK crew launched a missile strike on a Ukrainian Armed Forces HIMARS MLRS position in the village of Shaposhnikovo (10 km southwest of Sumy).
As a result of the strike, the following were destroyed:
– HIMARS MLRS launcher
- two security vehicles
- MLRS calculations.
11:47 Dzerzhinsk – Leonidovka.
Active military operations in the Gorlovka area. Attack of the Russian Armed Forces by a motorized rifle unit north of Novgorodskoye. Landing of troops on the southern outskirts of the village of Leonidovka. Advancement of the Russian Armed Forces more than 3 km along the western bank of the Krivoy Torets River.
11:11 Kurakhovo is close - map.
In the morning, the enemy admits the actual loss of Ostroy, the bypass of Maksimilyanovka from the north, and the loss of the colony north of Maksimilyanovka. There are three kilometers left from the forward positions of the Russian Armed Forces to the eastern outskirts of Kurakhovo.
10:53 During the past night, attempts by the Kiev regime to carry out terrorist attacks using aircraft-type UAVs against targets on the territory of the Russian Federation were thwarted.
Fifteen Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defense systems on duty. Six UAVs were shot down over the Azov Sea, four over the Rostov Region, two over the Kursk Region, and one each over the Astrakhan, Belgorod, and Voronezh Regions.
10:22 Frontline report for the morning of 09/22/2024
- Zaporizhzhya Front. There are advances of Russian troops northwest of Rabotino in the direction of the settlement of Novodanilovka.
- Donetsk Front. Russian troops continue to conduct offensive actions in the Ugledar area, there is progress in the Prechystovka area. Fighting continues in Grodovka, without significant changes. Fierce fighting continues in the Selidovo area.
- Chasovoyarsk direction. There are more tactical successes in the Kleshcheyevka area. Russian troops continue to improve their position on the flanks.
- Khar'kov Front. Fighting continues in Volchansk and in the Glubokoe area. No significant changes.
- Kursk Region. Over the past 24 hours, there have been no major changes in the situation in the Kursk border area. Strikes against our troops' positions on the border in the Glushkovsky District continue, but no new breakthrough attempts have been recorded. Fighting continues along the entire front line, but no information has been received about any advances.
09:48 Successful defeat of the Ukrainian T-64BV in the Novolyubovka area of the LPR in the Liman direction - video.
09:23 Artists of the Central Military District's front-line creative brigade held a concert in the rear area of the special operation zone
The ensemble performed musical and song numbers. The concert program was based on compositions by domestic performers and folk songs. There was also the playing of musical instruments, including the balalaika, which has gained popularity among the servicemen of the "Center" group.
08:44 The crew of the Su-34 carried out a strike on a concentration of personnel and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the border area of the Kursk region - video.
08:05 Telegram channel " Rybar ":
Kursk direction: repelling attacks by Ukrainian formations along the entire length of the front, situation as of 20:00, September 21, 2024
Despite some slowdown in the offensive in the Kursk direction, Russian troops continue the operation to liberate the territory occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
– In the Glushkovsky district, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are continuing their attempts to advance toward the district center from the villages of Novy Put and Medvezhye, but, as before, they are unsuccessful. The enemy's engineering units have stepped up their attempts to prepare passages in minefields, probably in anticipation of another offensive.
– At this time, Russian troops continue to strike Ukrainian positions in the Sumy region and in the occupied territories of the Kursk region in order to reduce the enemy's combat potential. Thus, in Stepovoye, drones hit hangars with Ukrainian equipment and temporary deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
– The combat aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces is also working effectively in the Korenevsky district, where the positions of Ukrainian formations in Olgovka and in the forest area near Kremyanoye came under attack. At the same time, another attempt by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to counterattack Russian units in the western part of Lyubimovka was thwarted.
- In the Sudzhansky district, Russian fighters are clearing the area south of Kamyshevka. A platoon of paratroopers from the 83rd brigade in armored vehicles reached the enemy positions across a field and took control of two strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. And in Novoivanovka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces brought an American M-777 howitzer to its position, which was also destroyed by Russian troops.
– On the southern flank, both objective control footage appeared, demonstrating the destroyed equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, including the 122mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled gun, and video footage of the disruption of the evacuation of members of Ukrainian formations in the area of Russkaya Konopelka.
To reiterate: Russell Bentley was an American convicted drug smuggler and former federal fugitive from Minnesota.
[Regnum] The murder of war correspondent Russell Bentley, call sign Texas, on the outskirts of Donetsk on April 8 occurred as a result of a “devilish” coincidence,war correspondent Dmitry Steishin wrote in his article for kp.ru.
He recalled that Bentley lived in the most shelled area of Donetsk. On the day of the tragedy, he was filling out documents at the Petrovsky district administration. The incoming air strikes began, and Bentley rushed to help the wounded. It is assumed that he was mistaken for an enemy.
"A man speaking with an accent, wearing a Stetson cowboy hat, who gave his call sign as Texas, could not help but provoke an unhealthy reaction in those who were assessing the damage after the shelling. And one thing led to another," Steshin noted.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on September 20, the Investigative Committee completed the preliminary investigation into the criminal case of Bentley's murder. The head of the department's media relations department, Svetlana Petrenko, clarified that the investigation was conducted against Russian servicemen Vitaly Vansyatsky, Vladislav Agaltsev, Vladimir Bazhin and Andrei Iordan. Depending on the role of each, they are accused of group abuse of power, use of violence and torture that resulted in the death of the victim, as well as concealment of a particularly serious crime by moving remains.
Bentley arrived in Donbass in 2014 and joined the militia, after which he fought in the Vostok battalion and took part in the battles for the Donetsk airport. Texas said that he was impressed by the courage and fortitude of the Donbass residents who resisted Ukrainian militants. He was also actively involved in volunteer activities and was awarded DPR awards. In March 2022, Bentley reported that he had raised $100,000 to help the residents of Donbass who suffered from Kiev's aggression.
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[Regnum] The Russian side does not intend to participate in the so-called "peace summits" on Ukraine, which have nothing to do with the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, on the evening of September 21.
Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova
"Representatives of Russia have not participated in any meetings within the framework of the "Bürgenstock process" and do not intend to participate. This process itself has nothing to do with the settlement," her comments, published on the website of the Foreign Ministry, read.
Zakharova called such “peace summits” another manifestation of fraud by “the Anglo-Saxons and their Ukrainian puppets,” specifying that another such event is intended to push through the unviable so-called “peace formula” of the head of the Kiev regime, Volodymyr Zelensky, as an uncontested basis for resolving the conflict, to gain support for it in the world, and, on his behalf, to present Russia with an ultimatum to capitulate.
"We will not participate in such 'summits'. But we do not reject the political and diplomatic settlement of the crisis, we are ready to discuss truly serious proposals that take into account the situation "on the ground", the emerging geopolitical realities and the corresponding initiative formulated on June 14 by the President (of Russia) Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Without Russia and taking into account its interests, it is impossible to achieve a fair and sustainable settlement," the diplomat noted.
She emphasized that Kyiv and Western countries do not think about this because they need an armed conflict, which is confirmed by the invasion of Ukrainian formations into the border area of the Kursk region and permission for Western weapons strikes deep into Russia, which Zelensky is asking for.
"This is a continuation of terror against the population of our country. We will not talk to terrorists," Zakharova concluded.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on September 21, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry denied reports about the alleged participation of Russian representatives in online meetings with Kiev in preparation for the second summit in Switzerland. She emphasized that the Russian Federation will not participate in such fraudulent initiatives.
On September 20, Zelensky announced his alleged intention to end the conflict with Russia. According to him, this supposedly requires strengthening Ukraine as much as possible and holding a second “peace” summit.
Moscow has repeatedly noted that it is ready for a peaceful settlement of the situation in Ukraine, provided that all of the demands of the Russian Federation set before the start of the special operation are met, as well as provided that the new territorial realities are recognized. Thus, on September 20, member of the State Duma Defense Committee Viktor Zavarzin stated that Russia will not negotiate a settlement of the conflict on Kiev's terms. He added that the Russian president had previously outlined the conditions for the negotiations.
On September 6, Putin reaffirmed Russia's readiness for dialogue if Ukraine shows a desire in deeds, not in words, but first it is necessary to drive Ukrainian militants out of the border area of Kursk Oblast. The head of state recalled that the current Ukrainian government is illegitimate, since Zelensky's presidential term has ended, and he canceled the elections, citing martial law.
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
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
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.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
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