Kindly note that several entries in this article were removed because they included discussions of the grand strategic level.
[NewsFrontInfo] 23:10 News from the front: Aircraft over Kupyansk are beside themselves. crests are ironed simply by the gesture! Heard turboprop.
21:40 In the city of Sudzha (Kursk region), Ukrainian saboteurs on the "Gazelle" fired at the checkpoint where the OMON was stationed. There are wounded.
Introduced plan "Interception".
19:30 Double arrival along Chuguev.
18:54 Fighting is underway near Kupyansk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine are suffering significant losses.
18:50 Eastern part of Balakleya under control of the RF Armed Forces
18:47 Artillery and VKS of the Russian Federation destroy the enemy near Balakleya and Kupyansk
18:45 Airborne Forces scouts captured two officers of the MTR of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
18:28 If we talk about the situation as a whole.
The operational crisis is still far from over, but unlike yesterday, today you can already notice the results of the actions of the command to stop the consequences of the breakthrough of the Armed Forces of Ukraine north of Balakleya. The main tasks at the moment are to keep Kupyansk, prevent a breakthrough to Izyum and keep the supply of the Izyum group.
The enemy, for his part, will try to consolidate and develop the operational success achieved at the expense of redeployed reserves. It is worth noting that on his part, in addition to confirming videos about the promotion, not only information about captured equipment comes, but also confirmation of a large number of dead APU soldiers.
Analysis of why this crisis arose and developed the way it developed will be after the completion of this defensive operation - Colonelcassad.
17:27 The operator of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, no longer confident in the restoration of external power supply after the night shelling, is considering the possibility of stopping the only operating reactor - the head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi.
17:06 The RF Armed Forces strike at Chuguev, relying on which the AFU grouping is conducting an offensive in the Balakleysko-Chuguev direction.
15:38 Wagner PMC fighters have arrived in Kupyansk right now, Sergei Kolyasnikov reports on his TG channel.
15:37 Krasnodar Territory - the military-civilian administration of the region will receive mothers with children from the dangerous zones of the Kharkiv region in their health resorts.
15:22 Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the course of the NMD on the territory of Ukraine on September 9:
The armed forces of Ukraine in the Nikolaev-Kryvyi Rih direction made several unsuccessful attempts to attack, suffered losses and retreated. The manpower and military equipment of the 46th airmobile brigade, the 35th marine brigade and the 61st infantry chasseur brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Bezymennoye, Novogrigorievka, Nikolaev region and Sukhoi Stavok, Kherson region. In just one day, in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction, the enemy lost 3 tanks, 4 infantry fighting vehicles and 7 other armored vehicles, 2 pickup trucks with heavy machine guns and more than 270 military personnel.
More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen were liquidated and more than 120 Ukrainian servicemen were wounded by strikes of ground-based precision weapons at points of temporary deployment of units of the 127th Territorial Defense Brigade and the 14th Mechanized Brigade near the city of Kharkiv. Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery continue to strike at military facilities on the territory of Ukraine.
During the day, eight command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the areas of the settlements of Lebyazhye, Chervony Yar, Gusarovka and Liman in the Kharkiv region, Krivoy Rog in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Gulyai Pole in the Zaporozhye region, as well as 52 artillery units, manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 153 districts . Three depots of rocket-artillery weapons and ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the districts of Chuguev, Kharkiv region and Radushnoye, Dnepropetrovsk region. In the area of the settlement of Chervoniy Donets, Kharkiv region, a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket launcher was destroyed. An American M-777 howitzer was destroyed in the Rivnopol region of the Zaporozhye region.
During the day, air defense systems shot down six unmanned aerial vehicles in the areas of the settlements of Izyum, Kharkiv region, Staromlinovka, Kirillovka, and Sladkaya Balka, Zaporozhye region. In addition, 18 shells of the HIMARS and Alder multiple launch rocket systems were destroyed in the air in the areas of the settlements of Novaya Kakhovka and Golaya Pristan of the Kherson region, as well as the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station.
In total, since the start of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 293 aircraft, 152 helicopters, 1,916 unmanned aerial vehicles, 374 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,870 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 827 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,371 field artillery pieces and a mortar, as well as 5417 units of special military vehicles.
The Kyiv regime continues provocations in order to create a threat of a man-made disaster at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. During the day, six artillery attacks on the city of Energodar were recorded. 27 shells were fired from the area of the settlement of Marganets, located on the opposite bank of the Kakhovka reservoir. As a result of the shelling of power lines, the city was left without electricity. The enemy's firepower was suppressed by the return fire of Russian artillery. The regular personnel ensures the control of the technical condition of the nuclear power plant.
15:18 At 15:00:
1. The enemy is trying to advance to the outskirts of Kupyansk. There is a fight going on right now. Reinforcements are sent to the city. The enemy, in turn, also drives additional forces to Kupyansk.
2. In the afternoon, it was reported that the enemy still squeezed our troops out of Shevchenkove and was using the road passing through the village with might and main to support the attack on Kupyansk.
3. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have not yet announced the capture of Balakleya, reports continue to come that some kind of fighting continues in the Eastern part of the city. The tactical situation in Balakleya itself and to the east of the city is not completely clear.
4. The enemy reached the Kupyansk-Izyum road (mainly by the forces of the DRG and mobile light infantry groups thrown forward), as a result of which the supply will now go through Oskol. It is reported about the occupation of the Armed Forces of Senkovo and Gorokhovatka.
5. Reinforcements of the Russian Armed Forces, including helicopters, are also transferred to Izyum.
15:17 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: if Ukraine stops hostilities, it will “cease to exist”, but if it continues, then the Kyiv regime will continue to be supplied with modern weapons with the prospect of switching from Soviet weapons to Western ones.
14:56 A series of arrivals at objects in Kharkov. At least seven explosions. The RF Armed Forces launched strikes from the MLRS on the military infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkov and its environs.
14:45 The Russian Armed Forces are transferring personnel and armored vehicles from reserves to the Kharkiv direction.
14:43 Bulktransferair reinforcements near Kupyansk and Izyum. "Cows" land almost at the LBS. Several landing points have been prepared. Mi-26 helicopters deliver armored vehicles and personnel. The fighters are sent into battle to push the enemy back and prevent further breakthroughs.
14:42 Ukrainian formations again tried to strike at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant from the right bank of the Kakhovka reservoir. However, the American-made Switchblade drone did not reach the target and fell somewhere in the vicinity of the station.
14:21 Shevchenkove is under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
This is reported by the sources of the Wargonzo project in the Kharkiv region.
14:18 Mass transfer of reinforcements by air near Kupyansk and Izyum. "Cows" land almost at the LBS. Several landing points have been prepared. Mi-26 helicopters deliver armored vehicles and personnel. The fighters are sent into battle to push the enemy back and prevent further breakthroughs.
14:09 For redeployed reserves.
Additional forces are now being pulled to the front from both sides, and the organization of logistics is of great importance. The speed of putting the reserves into action will determine the further success of the parties.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine, of course, will strive to capture Kupyansk and cut off Izyum, supplementing this with strikes from the Izyum and Slavic directions.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will strive to ensure the defense of Kupyansk and stable communications with Izyum, if possible, trying to move on to pushing the enemy to the west - Colonelcassad.
13:43 60 SMSB "Veterany" (it includes the Oplot ZP unit, commander Sergey Frantsuz Zavdoveev) took control of the Kupyansk-Izyum road. Also, the fighters of the 60 OSMB "Veterans" are on the defensive in the central direction of the front to Slavyansk.
13:40 Ukrainian militants have pulled up all the reserves in the Kharkiv region, they have colossal, "thousand" losses, people are thrown to slaughter - the head of the military-civilian administration of the region.
13:35 The military are trying to drive out the Ukrainian forces from the suburbs of Balakleya in the Kharkiv region - the media, citing the head of the military-civilian administration of the district.
13:33 Not a single Ukrainian sabotage and terrorist group managed to enter the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region, although there were attempts - the media, citing the head of the military-civilian administration of the area.
13:21 The situation in the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region is difficult, but the military is holding Kupyansk, the city is in sufficient security - the head of the district.
CAA of Kharkiv region: in connection with Ukrainian shelling, residents of the region are being evacuated to Russia and the LPR. Earlier it was reported about the evacuation of children and women from Kupyansk and Kupyansk districts. According to the administration, the situation in the Kupyansky district of the Kharkiv region is difficult, but the military is holding Kupyansk.
13:09 The explosion of the headquarters of the movement "We are together with Russia" in Melitopol was another terrorist attack by the Nazis. The movement was engaged in the transfer of humanitarian aid and other assistance to the victims of hostilities, did not pursue any military goals. International organizations are silent. In modern realities, blowing up civilians is becoming the norm for the deceived West, which supports terrorists.
12:28 News from the Zaporizhia Front: 12 S-300PT launchers and S-300PS RPN radars were destroyed by the Russian army.
12:00 Several Ukrainian military who took part in the counter-offensive on the Kherson region were taken prisoner, they are treated with respect - the deputy head of the regional military administration Kirill Stremousov.
11:58 The Armed Forces of Ukraine began a massive shelling of the residential areas of Bolshoi Burluk from barrel and rocket artillery. This is the next relatively large settlement after Shevchenkovo and Kupyansk in the liberated territories of the Kharkov region.
11:47 Russia is considering the introduction of visas for Ukrainians - Russian Foreign Ministry.
09:51 The FSB detained a resident of Simferopol, who wrote comments in a Telegram chat with threats of reprisals against servicemen of the RF Armed Forces participating in a special operation. A criminal case has been opened, the commentator faces up to five years in prison.
09:32 At 9-30 according to the situation:
1. In the Kupyansk area, the activity of the enemy's DRG was repelled at night. The city is completely under the control of the RF Armed Forces.
2. In the area of Shevchenkovo and in Shevchenkovo itself, hostilities continued.
3. The situation in the area of Balakleya and east of Balakleya is not clear. There are reports of some fighting in the Balakleya area.
4. The infiltration of the enemy continues in the direction of the Izyum highway. The enemy maintains high activity of DRGs thrown forward.
5. According to a number of reports, rather serious reserves of the RF Armed Forces have entered the direction.
6. There is a continuation of the transfer of reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine through Chuguev in the direction of Balakleya and Shevchenkove.
09:31 Ukrainian militants again tried to land troops in the Energodar area. The sabotage of the enemy was stopped, the attack on Energodar was successfully repelled, said the head of the city administration Alexander Volga.
09:06 At night, significant reserves of the RF Armed Forces were transferred to the Kharkov region.
08:30 A grouping of Ukrainian troops set their sights on the east, starting battles for Senkovo on the right bank of the Oskol River. At the same time, the zone of control around Balakliya was expanding. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to advance towards Vesely and Kunye, but the enemy’s advance has slowed down near Zaliman. If the Armed Forces of Ukraine manage to take the road junction at Vesele, this will cut off the key transport artery leading to Izyum from the north. Part of the APU grouping is involved in diverting the attention of the RF Armed Forces from the main directions of the breakthrough. In the afternoon, a local offensive began near Kopanki, southwest of Izyum. The RF Armed Forces continue to transfer reinforcements to the areas of the breakthrough. At the moment, Balakleya has been lost from large settlements. But for now, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to advance, taking advantage of weak spots in the defense of the Russian troops.
08:05 A unit of the 28th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is shooting back from the Russian troops straight from the position of the 33rd regiment of the 20th motorized rifle division occupied yesterday to the east of Mirny near Posad-Pokrovsky. As trophies, the Ukrainians got the AGS and NSVS. Since 6 am, Russian motorized rifles, supported by artillery, airborne forces and special forces groups, have been trying to regain their lost positions.