[Korrespondent] 22:27 Putin "fails all his military-strategic goals" in Ukraine, said the head of the British Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Tony Radakin, in an interview with BBC News: "At the very beginning, we said that this is President Putin's strategic mistake, and strategic mistakes lead to strategic consequences. And in this case it is a strategic failure. Putin is failing in all his military-strategic goals, he wanted to subjugate Ukraine, this will not happen. He wanted to take control of the capital, we saw that he was defeated earlier. We saw that he wanted to weaken NATO. Now NATO is much stronger, Finland and Sweden are joining us."
Radakin emphasized that Putin's army has always had problems with equipment and does not have enough manpower: "His forces are weak on the ground. And we also see the wonderful Ukrainian armed forces that show courage, they fight for their country and enjoy international support, which we provide everything." But despite all this, the war will continue for a long time, Radakin believes.
22:20 The "authorities" of the occupied Kherson region announced that classes in schools, universities and kindergartens were canceled in Kherson from September 19 to September 21 due to the "danger of shelling."
22:12 Zelensky said in an evening video message that he began today, as always, with a morning conference call: "Commander-in-Chief, Minister of Internal Affairs, intelligence leaders, Minister of Defense, Minister of Infrastructure, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, Security Service, Head of the Office ", Ukroboronprom and some others who are responsible for the most important areas of assistance to our defenders. This is how my every day begins. Often with the same questions, often with similar answers."
The President noted that perhaps now it seems to someone that after a series of victories a certain lull has come: “But this is not a lull, this is preparation for the next series of very important words for all of us, which must be heard ... Izyum, Balakleya, Kupyansk and Kharkiv are the cities and communities that we have liberated. These words are heard now. They are heard everywhere. Mariupol, Melitopol and Kherson are also heard, but will be heard even more often and louder when we liberate them. Donetsk, Gorlovka and Luhansk - and they are will sound. Dzhankoy, Yevpatoria, Yalta - and they too. Definitely. We don't talk about someone else's. Only our words, Ukrainian words, sound."
21:14 A powerful explosion in the courtyard of a high-rise building in the center of Melitopol is a likely result of the FSB's purge. According to preliminary data, during the showdown they wanted to eliminate one of the police collaborators - the so-called "head of the State Police of the People's Militia" Denis Stefankov, Mayor Ivan Fyodorov said. Russian media write that no people were injured in the explosion.
20:09 A powerful explosion thundered in Melitopol. According to preliminary data, explosives went off in the very center of the city - in one of the yards on Yaroslav the Wise Street. "We are waiting for details from the resistance forces," Mayor Ivan Fedorov wrote.
19:35 Units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Goptovka, Nikolaevka Second, Vesela Dolina, Odradovka, Maryinka, Novomikhailovka and Pravdino, the General Staff said in the evening report .
19:06 The Armed Forces of Ukraine crossed Oskol, now the Ukrainian military controls not only the right, but also the left bank of the river in the Kharkiv region, the StratCom of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported.
18:54 Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets commented on the information about another shelling of the colony in Yelenovka, in which the "DNR" again accused Ukraine: "It surprises no one that not a single representative of the occupiers was injured, and the Russian Federation again accused Ukraine of shelling We already heard this in the summer." According to him, at the moment, Kyiv has not received information about the names of the victims, but is making a request about this both directly to the Russian Ombudsman Moskalkova, and through the UN and the ICRC.
Lubinets stressed that he was ready to personally arrive in Yelenovka to assess all the facts and communicate with witnesses of the shelling, wounded and detained citizens.
18:29 Iranian cargo planes regularly made flights to Russia this week. According to the Flightradar service, at least four flights of airlines associated with the Iranian military arrived from Tehran to Moscow these days.
18:13 OK Pivden speaker Natalya Gumenyuk said that the shooting in Kherson is a provocation of the Russians: "If the event has not yet ended, and the Russian television correspondent is in the center of events, please draw conclusions." She explained that the invaders are trying to discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the eyes of the residents of the city, to build a picture as if the Ukrainian army does not liberate Kherson, but captures it. That is why shooting and explosions in the middle of the city are instantly covered by Russian propaganda.
18:01 Russia will continue its offensive in the Donbass, regardless of any losses, according to a secret NATO intelligence report, the details of which became known to Business Insider. According to the expectations of alliance experts, the Russian Federation will intensify hostilities, especially with the use of conventional weapons, destroying infrastructure in all directions.
17:20 As a result of today's shelling of the Nikopol district of the Dnipropetrovsk region, two people were killed, three were injured, the head of the OVA, Valentin Reznichenko, said. The Russians hit four times from Gradov and heavy artillery on three communities of the region - Pokrovskaya, Krasnogrigorevskaya and Nikopolskaya.
16:47 Military hospitals of the Russian Federation refuse to treat the so-called "volunteers" wounded in Ukraine. According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, the number of conflicts between the units of the occupying forces is increasing due to inequality in the attitude of the command. Thus, the hospital in Rostov-on-Don refused to treat the wounded soldiers of one of the battalions of the "Union of Donbass Volunteers" due to the fact that the unit does not have the status of a regular armed formation - it was formed under the voluntary mobilization program of the BARS (military army reserve). In all such cases, doctors refer to a direct order from the command.
A conflict is also brewing between representatives of the RF Armed Forces and those “mobilized” from the territory of the “LDNR”, whom the Russians, during the retreat, left in positions without support and help. Because of this, losses in units sometimes reached 100% of the personnel.
16:19 NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems will strengthen the air defense of Ukraine, but it’s not worth talking about “closing the sky” after receiving them, Yuriy Ignat, spokesman for the Air Force Command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said: “NASAMS could strengthen the existing air defense system, but we can talk about materiality only when there are enough of these complexes, batteries, etc., which can be dispersed throughout the country, covering both large cities and important state facilities." Today, it is hardly possible to say that Ukraine will have many of these complexes, Ignat added.
15:28 Russia is throwing missiles from St. Petersburg towards Ukraine, the Finnish edition of Yle writes, citing satellite images. In particular, all missile platforms were removed from the battery of the 500 anti-aircraft missile regiment near the village of Kerstovo.
15:05 Melitopol collaborators are in a panic, the traitors no longer want to cooperate with the invaders, waiting for the arrival of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said the mayor of the city Ivan Fedorov. According to him, a list of 118 collaborating police officers was published yesterday, some of them are now not going to work, hiding and waiting for the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
14:37 Russian media write that six powerful explosions thundered in the center of Kherson.
14:06 Borrell in his column for Le Jourlnal du Dimanche writes that only Ukrainians will determine the future conditions of the world. At the same time, he emphasizes that the war will not end soon: "Let's not have any illusions. Putin will not surrender voluntarily. And the war can last a long time. Of course, after the war there will be peace. But before making peace, you must end the war."
Borrell urged the EU to step up assistance to Ukraine, continuing the course chosen on February 24: "Not to be directly involved in the conflict, but to mobilize huge economic and military resources to allow the Ukrainians to restore their trampled sovereignty."
13:59 Podolyak commented on yesterday's shooting in Kherson: "Large-scale shooting in the center of Kherson is another manifestation of the growing tension between PMCs, convicts, Kadyrovtsy, the military of the Russian Federation and the FSB. The number of "domestic conflicts" is increasing. The parties are aggressively dividing the loot against the background of the news about the approach of the Armed Forces of Ukraine".
13:56 The European Commission has proposed to freeze payments to Hungary from the EU budget by about 7.5 billion euros due to corruption, said EC spokesman Eric Mamer.
13:38 As part of the work of the Coordination Headquarters, a Single Center and a round-the-clock hotline for receiving applications from the Russian military and their families have been launched. The state project I want to live is designed to help the Russian army to safely surrender to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Russians are guaranteed maintenance in accordance with the norms of the Geneva Conventions, and Ukraine needs to replenish the exchange fund. For information on how to surrender, Russian servicemen or their relatives and friends should call: +38 066 580 34 98; +38 093 119 29 84. Also, information about the surrender in Russian is on the telegram channel https://t.me/hochu_zhyt
13:06 The "DNR" stated that the colony in Yelenovka was fired again - allegedly by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. As a result of the shelling, a Ukrainian prisoner of war was killed, four more were wounded. "DPR Ombudsman" Daria Morozova expressed hope that the death and injury of Ukrainian prisoners in Yelenovka on September 18 "will push the members of the UN mission to a more active position." She also stated that the new shelling of the colony speaks of the need for "at least a rare presence" of the UN mission in the "DPR". At the same time, Morozova added that the date of the visit of the UN mission to the colony in Yelenovka is unknown.
12:55 In Svatovo, Lugansk region, a blow was struck at the bus station where the Russian military was based, said the head of the OVA Serhiy Gaidai.
12:32 In the Kharkiv region, during the evacuation of a mental hospital in the village of Strelechya, doctors and patients came under fire, Oleg Sinegubov, head of the OVA, said. According to preliminary data, four medical workers were killed and two patients were injured. It was possible to evacuate 30 people, in total, more than 600 patients are treated in the institution.
11:49 A group of 20 Ukrainian soldiers will arrive in Spain tomorrow to learn how to work with Western tanks, artillery and anti-aircraft batteries, writes Infodefensa. The training will last almost a month and will take place at the San Gregorio training ground near Zaragoza. The purpose of the course is not only to develop skills in handling weapons of NATO standards, but also to learn the rules for storing and transporting ammunition.
11:26 The "authorities" of the occupied Nova Kakhovka said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are shelling the city, air defense is working.
10:38 At night, the Russians fired at a hotel in the center of Kramatorsk, one person was injured, the mayor of the city Alexander Goncharenko said.
10:35 British intelligence writes that over the past seven days, Russia has increased the number of strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine - in particular, on power grids and a dam on the Ingulets River in Krivoy Rog. Faced with setbacks at the front, Russia has likely expanded the number of places it is prepared to strike in a direct attempt to undermine the morale of the Ukrainian people and government, analysts say.
10:29 Forced mobilization has begun in the Mariupol region. The first "capture" of men took place yesterday in Mangush, said Petr Andryushchenko, adviser to the mayor of Mariupol. According to his forecast, the same expects Mariupol in early October.
Andryushchenko also said that on the border of the Donetsk and Zaporozhye regions in the area with. Starodubovka at about 23:00 was recorded the launch of five missiles, previously - air defense.
10:22 The General Staff announced the approximate losses of the enemy on the morning of September 18.
- personnel - about 54,480 (+230) people liquidated,
- tanks - 2210 (+8),
- armored combat vehicles - 4718 (+17),
- artillery systems - 1309 (+3),
- MLRS - 312 (+0),
- air defense systems - 168 (+0),
- aircraft - 251 (+0),
- helicopters - 217 (+1),
- UAV operational-tactical level - 918 (+7),
- cruise missiles - 238 (+2),
- ships/boats - 15 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tankers - 3578 (+7),
- special equipment - 122 (+1).
10:14 Yesterday, late in the evening, the Russians fired at Nikolaev. According to preliminary information, civilian infrastructure was damaged - a hospital and a car garage cooperative. Previously, no casualties or injuries were reported, the OVA said. In the Nikolaevsky region at night, the enemy continued shelling the city of Ochakov, as a result of which two people were seriously injured, residential buildings were damaged.
10:01 In Nikopol, three people were injured from night enemy shelling, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk OVA, Valentin Reznichenko.
09:58 In the Donetsk region over the past day, five civilians were killed from Russian shelling - two in Bakhmut, two in Vugledar and one in Georgievka. Another 18 people were injured, Pavel Kirilenko, head of the OVA, said.
09:54 The "authorities" of the occupied Zaporozhye region reported that they had decided to deport "unreliable citizens" to Ukraine for subversive activities. Four people were expelled the day before.
09:37 In the border village Arrows of the Kharkiv region, the invaders fired from a tank at a civilian car, killing two women, said the head of the OVA Oleg Sinenubov. Five civilians were hospitalized with wounds in Kupyansky district, three wounded in Kharkov, two injured in Izyumsky district, one in Chuguevsky.
09:16 Orban said at a closed meeting that the war in Ukraine could continue until 2030, and Ukraine could lose a third or half of its territory, writes Szabad Európa. According to the Hungarian prime minister, the war would have been local, but the West intervened and made it global, and now Europe is "shooting itself in the foot" with sanctions.
07:42 Over the past day, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Mikhailovka Second, Veselaia Dolina, Odradovka, Marinka, Novomikhailovka and Pravdino, the General Staff said in the morning report . According to the General Staff, the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region caused the reduction of enemy brigades: in some of them only 10% of the personnel remained.
06:25 The Amekan Institute for the Study of War (ISW) writes that Russian forces continue to conduct pointless offensive operations around Donetsk and Bakhmut instead of focusing on defense against the Ukrainian counteroffensive. Analysts say the continuation of Russian offensive operations in the Donetsk region may indicate that Russian decision-making remains in question.
Russia's inability to send large-scale reinforcements to the eastern Kharkiv and Lugansk regions makes much of Russia-occupied northeastern Ukraine highly vulnerable to Ukrainian counter-offensives. Ukrainian forces are likely to expand their positions east of the Oskol River and north of the Seversky Donets River, which could allow them to encircle Russian troops around Liman. Further eastward Ukrainian advance along the northern bank of the Siversky Donets could render Russian positions around the Liman unusable and open approaches to Lisichansk and finally to Severodonetsk.
05:52 Zelensky, in an interview with Reuters, admitted that Ukraine would return Crimea through diplomatic means: “It is necessary to de-occupy the territories. It may happen that Crimea will return through the diplomatic path. It can happen. And of course, people in Ukraine, of course, would support diplomatic more way to resolve this issue.
04:13 Russia has caused serious damage to Ukrainian forces with the help of Iranian Shahed-136 drones, writes WSJ with reference to the Ukrainian military. Thus, according to the Ukrainian commander, Iranian drones destroyed two 152-mm self-propelled howitzers, two 122-mm self-propelled howitzers, and two armored personnel carriers in the zone of action of his brigade alone.
00:58 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Putin at the SCO summit in Uzbekistan that now is not the time for wars: "I know that today's era is not an era of war, and we have talked with you many times on the phone about democracy , diplomacy and dialogue - these are all things that concern peace ... We will definitely have the opportunity to discuss how we can take the path of peace in the coming days, I will also be able to understand your point of view. According to CNN, Modi's comment was made public a day after Putin acknowledged that China also had "questions and concerns" about the Russian invasion.
00:10 Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky called for the creation of an international tribunal because of the crimes of the Russian Federation in Izyum: "We must not leave this unattended. We stand for the punishment of all war criminals. I call for the speedy creation of a special international tribunal that will prosecute the crime aggression".