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Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: September 16th, 2023
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title [Korrespondent] 21:12 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the location of enemy equipment on the outskirts of Tokmak, Zaporozhye region, said the mayor of Melitopol Ivan Fedorov. He also said that this week the invaders evacuated the “passport office” from the city, took out FSB officers and part of the administration.  19:31 Russia moved three large landing ships from the Black Sea to the Azov Sea after the defeat of two ships in Sevastopol, said Dmitry Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy. According to him, the damaged large landing ship Minsk cannot be restored, including because of its “venerable age.” This large landing craft participated in the delivery of Russian military and equipment to Syria and has a high percentage of wear and tear. 19:28 Zelensky said in an evening video message that participation in the Defense Industries Forum, which will be held in Ukraine this fall, was confirmed by 86 leading defense companies in the world from 21 countries. According to the president, interest in the Forum is very high: “Our task is absolutely obvious - to give Ukraine every opportunity to produce weapons and shells, to provide modern technologies in order to have reliable protection against any form of aggression. But besides this, of course, to disseminate our defense experience, experience Ukrainian defense among allies and partners." 19:20 The third separate assault brigade showed new footage of the operation to liberate Andreevka, Bakhmut district, Donetsk region. The video contains 18+ language 18:06 Forbes calculated that in a year and a half, Russia spent 167.3 billion dollars on the war, of which 51.3 billion were for military operations, 35.1 billion for military salaries, 25.6 billion for payments to the families of those killed Russians and 21 billion - for payments to the wounded. In addition, Ukraine destroyed $34.5 billion worth of enemy equipment. 17:19 In the East, active hostilities are taking place in the Bakhmut direction, Anna Malyar reported. In particular, offensive operations continue south of Bakhmut, with fierce fighting taking place in Kleshcheevka and Kurdyumovka. In the Kleshcheevka area, the Defense Forces were successful. The enemy unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Yagodnoye and Bogdanovka areas of the Donetsk region. In the Maryinsky direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to advance in the Maryinka area. Defense forces are holding positions and conducting assaults in the Avdeevsky and Maryinsky directions. In the South, in the Melitopol direction, the Defense Forces continue to advance and have partial success in the Verbovoy and Novoprokopovka areas of the Zaporozhye region. In the North, in the areas bordering the Russian Federation, the enemy continues to hold a group of troops to cover the border and is carrying out active sabotage work in order to prevent the transfer of Ukrainian troops to hot areas. 16:23 The Russians fired at an apartment building in Berislav, Kherson region, one person was wounded, the OVA reported. 15:57 The Russians attacked a civilian vehicle with a guided anti-tank missile near the village. Strelechye, Kharkov region - two people were killed, one was injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. In addition, today the enemy fired on the village. Petropavlovka, Kupyansky district, one person was injured. 14:55 The first civilian ships used the temporary corridor towards Ukrainian ports, said Minister of Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov. After using a temporary corridor to exit the ports of Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny, bulk carriers Resilient Africa and Aroyat confirmed their readiness to use the route to enter the port of Chernomorsk to load almost 20 thousand tons of wheat for the countries of Africa and Asia. The ships fly the Palauan flag and have crews of citizens of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Egypt and Ukraine. 13:34 The Russians launched five attacks with S-300 missiles on the Kholodnogorsk district of Kharkov. According to preliminary information, five people were injured, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov. 12:46 Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov announced in an interview with Reuters further attacks on Russian ships: “There will be more drones, there will be more attacks, there will be fewer Russian ships. That’s for sure.” He also said that in 2023, the production of drones in Ukraine increased by more than 100 times compared to last year, and by the end of this year the growth will be approximately 120-140 times. 11:40 British intelligence states that since April of this year, Russia has reduced the rate of consumption of air-launched cruise missiles in Ukraine, while accelerating the production of such missiles. Analysts suggest that in this way the Russian Federation can create a significant stockpile of missiles for winter attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. 10:39 The United States does not plan to announce the transfer of long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine during Zelensky’s visit, Axios reports, citing sources. According to them, Ukrainian officials hoped for precisely this outcome of the visit, and Kyiv raised this issue during Blinken’s visit. But, according to US officials, the debate regarding the supply of ATACMS is still ongoing. 09:17 Soldiers of the Special Operations Forces helped carry out an attack on a ship repair plant in Sevastopol, where two Russian ships were destroyed. The MTR told the details of the attack . 08:53 Over the past 24 hours, the enemy hit Orekhovo with two aerial bombs and fired at Novodarovka, Gulyaipolskoye, Novoivanovka and Levadnoye in the Zaporozhye region with MLRS. As a result of the airstrike on Orekhov, two people were wounded, said the head of the OVA, Yuri Malashko. 08:45 Six children who were illegally detained by Russia and who were returned to Ukraine met with European leaders in The Hague and told their stories to draw attention to violations of children's rights by the Russian Federation, the President's Office reported. 08:32 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of September 16:
07:47 Over the past 24 hours, 24 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Bakhmut direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to break through the defenses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Yagodnoye and Bogdanovka areas of the Donetsk region. In turn, the Defense Forces were successful in the Kleshcheevka area. In the Maryinsky direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to attack in the area of Marinka and Urozhayny, Donetsk region. At the same time, in the Avdeevsky, Maryinsky and Shakhtarsky directions, Ukrainian forces maintain the initiative and carry out assaults. In the Melitopol direction, the Defense Forces continue their offensive and have partial success in the Verbovoy and Novoprokopovka areas of the Zaporozhye region. 00:15 Since the Russian Federation’s withdrawal from the grain agreement, it has struck Ukrainian ports 118 times. As a result, every third port infrastructure facility is damaged or destroyed, writes Reuters. Posted by: badanov 2023-09-17 |
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