Kindly note that several entries in this article were removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:17 Aerospace forces of the Russian Federation shot down a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter in the Kherson region and killed more than 30 nationalists of the Ukrainian Kraken formation in the Kharkiv region with a high-precision strike.
22:41 Ukrainian troops lost 11 tanks, seven infantry fighting vehicles and more than 220 soldiers in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction.
22:19 On Monday, the Russian armed forces destroyed two warehouses in the Nikolaev region, where more than 1,500 shells for Ukrainian multiple rocket launchers, including HIMARS, were stored.
21:54 The ZVO group continues the genocide of 155mm M777 howitzers transferred to the USA.
During a reconnaissance flight in the Kharkov region, the calculation of the Orlan UAV revealed the temporary position of M777. According to the transmitted coordinates, the artillerymen accurately worked out, as a result of which both the howitzer and the vehicle for transporting ammunition were destroyed.
21:17 As a result of the evening missile attack on the Krivoy Rog region, the oil depot and all the fuel reserves there were destroyed. There was a big fire. This is reported by the State Emergency Service. Information about the victims and the extent of the damage is being investigated.
20:21 According to the JCCC, Ukrainian punishers again fired at the Kyiv region of Donetsk. four shells of 155 mm caliber were fired at peaceful quarters.
19:17 Five people were seriously injured during a rocket attack on a mill in Tavriysk near Nova Kakhovka in the Kherson region, there were no military personnel nearby, the authorities told RIA Novosti.
18:47 "An interesting detail. Ukraine is begging NATO for 200,000 sets of winter uniforms. Despite the fact that in words she allegedly has 1,000,000 under arms. Actually, as before, I am sure that in fact the number of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is significantly less than the declared figures. Hence the attempts to drive women into the army and the ongoing hunt for cannon fodder on the streets of cities" - Colonelcassad.
18:10 As a result of the shelling of the APU of the mill in the Kakhovka district of the Kherson region, five people were seriously injured.
About it RIA News reported by local authorities. According to them, there were no soldiers in the firing zone.
18:00 At the moment, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have again begun to strike at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
17:38 New arrivals at the building of the special building of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant.
16:49 In the Vinnytsia region, air defense has worked. Earlier, an air alert was announced in the region due to the appearance of a UAV.
16:30 Ukrainian militants again opened fire on the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP. In total, three artillery strikes were recorded, which were delivered from the opposite bank of the Dnieper. Even the presence of IAEA observers at the station does not stop the nationalists. The radiation background is still normal, the key components of the power plant are not damaged.
15:57 Kherson region is ready for a referendum on joining the Russian Federation, but a pause was taken due to the security situation. Deputy head of the administration of the Kherson region Kirill Stremousov.
15:55 The situation in the Nikolaevsko-Krivoy Rog direction as of 15.00 September 5, 2022:
By the seventh day since the beginning of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Kherson, the front line had stabilized. The Armed Forces of Ukraine do not stop trying to transfer reserves and expand the bridgehead for further advancement to Novaya Kakhovka and Kherson, but they still cannot develop success.
From the night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to build up a strike force and transfer equipment to the Posad-Pokrovsky section: reinforcements arrived in Krasnoye Znamya (Lyubomirovka), Novogrigorovka and Posad-Pokrovskoye. Units of the 28th and 59th brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reinforced the Yavorivskaya 24th brigade.
Russian units of the 7th Airborne Division and 20th Motorized Rifle Division are firing artillery at the reinforcements of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, preventing them from going on the offensive and suppressing artillery firing positions.
Units of 33 SMEs conducted a successful raid on enemy positions from Ternovy Pod and captured the commander of a company of the 59th ombr of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a detachment of nationalists from the Right Sector.
On the Snigirevsky sector of the front, everything is relatively calm: the RF Armed Forces periodically suppress the firing positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and thwart sorties. The observation post of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kiselevka was destroyed from the ATGM.
On the Andreevsky sector of the front, the fighting was localized in the narrow "gut" Andreevka - Sukhoi Stavok. Kostroma was taken under the control of the RF Armed Forces, one of the established crossings over the Ingulets was destroyed, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to transfer individual pieces of equipment along a narrow corridor.
Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces operates without interruption, burning enemy equipment and reinforcements. The Andreevsky section has turned into one large cemetery, where command continues to send people to be slaughtered.
On the Olginsky sector of the front, at night, the Armed Forces of Ukraine used Bayraktar TB2 UAVs at the positions of Russian troops in Olgino and Vysokopole. The front line has stabilized, the Ukrainian formations are trying to take the fortified areas of the Russian troops.
15:39 The Armed Forces of Ukraine again fired at the Zaporozhye NPP, at least three strikes were made on the territory of the station - the authorities of the region.
15:35 A source in the OP said that Shmyhal's visit to Germany was fruitless. Melnyka's rhetoric did not work, the Germans will not give normal weapons, and they are ready to give financial assistance on credit and in parts. We were once again reminded about the pumping of gas through Sokhranivka - the deficit in the European market remains and the Germans insist on the restoration of transit.
14:24 The IAEA mission plans to publish the results of its visit to the Zaporozhye NPP on September 6th. Representatives of the mission left the territory of the nuclear power plant, leaving two of their employees there to quickly assess the change in the situation.
13:47 The main statement from the head of the CAA Energodar:
The Energodar authorities have information that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing new provocations against the Zaporozhye NPP;
Energodar expects that the representatives of the IAEA remaining at the NPP will become guarantors of the plant's safety;
The fifth power unit of the Zaporizhzhya NPP was switched off again, the sixth one is working, supplying energy, including to Ukraine;
▪️There is no outflow of the population from Energodar, despite the provocations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
13:32 The referendum will be held before the end of this year - Andriy Turchak.
13:22 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering enormous losses during the "attack on Kherson" in the direction of Lyubomirovka-Novogrigorovka. Any attempts to advance in this area fail miserably. In the ongoing “counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, Ukrainian troops continue to suffer serious losses.
13:01 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine - Part 2
as of September 5, 2022:
Despite the presence of representatives of the IAEA at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, the Kyiv regime continues provocations in order to create a threat of a man-made disaster.
On September 4, Ukrainian troops used an attack unmanned aerial vehicle on the territory of the nuclear power plant. As a result of the actions of Russian electronic warfare equipment, the Ukrainian drone lost control and fell a kilometer from the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
During the night, two artillery shelling of the city of ENERGODAR was recorded. In total, six artillery shells were fired from the areas of the settlements of MARGANETS and NIKOPOL in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were suppressed by the return fire of Russian artillery. The radiation situation at the Zaporozhye NPP is normal.
12:57 The main thing from the new briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
Kyiv continues provocations in order to create a threat of a man-made disaster, despite the presence of IAEA experts.
Russian air defense systems shot down four HARM anti-radar missiles and intercepted 34 HIMARS, Hurricanes and Alder shells.
The RF Armed Forces hit six command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkiv, Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions.Kharkiv, Zaporozhye and Dnepropetrovsk regions.
Russian troops destroyed five warehouses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions.
Russian troops destroyed an American HIMARS launcher in the Kharkiv region.
12:49 The Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering heavy losses, trying to gain a foothold in certain sections of the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
12:47 More than 30 nationalists and ten units of equipment were destroyed by the Russian Aerospace Forces at the deployment point of the Kraken Ukrainian national unit in the Kharkov region.
12:26 In the center of Energodar, two Ukrainian kamikaze UAVs hit the headquarters of the non-profit organization “We are together with Russia”, which is preparing a referendum on the reunification of the Zaporozhye region with Russia. According to preliminary data, there was a reception of local residents, the number of victims is unknown.
12:21 Kherson region is ready for a referendum on joining the Russian Federation, but due to the security situation, a pause was taken - the military-civilian administration.
11:07 The authorities of Energodar have information that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing new provocations against the ZNPP - the military-civilian administration of Energodar.
11:02 At least two Russian diplomats could have been killed in a terrorist attack in Kabul, according to local media. The explosion at the Russian embassy in Kabul occurred when a Russian diplomat stepped out to name visa applicants, killing or injuring between 15 and 20 people.
10:14 An explosion occurred in the Kabul area, where the Russian embassy is located. Media reports about it. According to preliminary information, there are casualties.
09:50 The President of Moldova called a meeting of the Supreme Security Council. Judging by the topics on the agenda, additional punitive measures and increased censorship will be discussed.
09:29 Battalion commander of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major Alexander Glushko, liquidated by the Russian Army during the reflection of the Ukrainian "offensive" in the Kherson direction.
09:18 Immediately after the opening of trading, stock prices for gas in Europe grow by more than 30 percent - above $2,900 per thousand cubic meters. This is happening against the backdrop of a message about the stop of the Nord Stream.
09:12 The IAEA mission at the Zaporozhye NPP will end on September 6, Vladimir Rogov, a member of the regional administration, said. According to him, there is no clear understanding yet whether the IAEA representatives will remain at the nuclear power plant on a permanent basis.
08:40 Explosions occurred in Zaporozhye and Kharkov. The missile threat was announced at night from Sunday to Monday in a number of regions of Ukraine. In Zaporozhye and Kharkov, local residents reported explosions.