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| Russian army continues to take drastic measures - a summary of the Ukrainian General Staff |
| 2022-09-20 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Vesti] The threat of air and missile strikes throughout Ukraine remains The Russian army continues to focus its efforts on organizing defense and holding the occupied territories, trying to completely occupy the Donetsk region, as well as disrupting the active actions of the defense forces in certain areas. This is stated in the operational summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on Monday, September 19, 2022. The enemy fires at the positions of our troops along the line of contact, in some directions carries out measures to regroup its units, introduces reserves and does not stop conducting aerial reconnaissance. The threat of air and missile strikes throughout Ukraine remains. During the day, the enemy launched four missile and nine air strikes, carried out more than 11 shelling from multiple launch rocket systems at military and civilian targets on the territory of Ukraine, violating the norms of international humanitarian law, the laws and customs of warfare. The infrastructure of more than 24 settlements suffered. In particular, these are Seversk, Kramatorsk, Serebryanka, Belogorovka, Controversial, Krasnogorovka, Avdeevka, Novomikhailovka, Stepnoye, Zaporozhye, Nikolaev, Aleksandrovka, Olgovskoe, Dry Pond, Miroliubovka and Petrovka. In the Volyn and Polesye directions, the situation has not changed significantly. In other directions , the enemy exerts fire influence from tanks, mortars and artillery, namely: in the Seversky direction - in the area of the settlement of Nikolaevka, Chernihiv region; The Russian army continues to take drastic measures to keep the situation under control. The command of the 58th combined-arms army of the Russian occupation forces held a meeting with the commanders of subunits and units operating in the Zaporozhye direction. According to available information, at this event, attention was paid to holding occupied positions and preventing a breakthrough of the defense forces deep into the occupied territory. At the training ground near the city of Torez, the invaders set up a training camp to train personnel who arrived from places of deprivation of liberty to resupply the units of the 1st Army Corps that suffered losses during the hostilities. On the temporarily occupied territory of the Lugansk region, collaborators and local residents of the Belokurakinsky and Troitsky districts loyal to the invaders, who actively cooperated with the occupation authorities, are leaving for the territory of the Russian Federation. They are trying to take with them documents confirming their illegal activities as part of the self-proclaimed authorities. Over the current day, units of the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Nikolaevka Vtoraya, Kurdyumovka and Zaitsevo. Over the past day, the aircraft of the Defense Forces hit 11 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the enemy, one position of an anti-aircraft missile system and one composition of ammunition. In addition, our air defense units in different directions destroyed a Su-25 aircraft, a guided missile and three enemy UAVs. Rocket troops and artillery inflicted fire damage on five strongholds and areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment, as well as on three ammunition depots of the Russian army. The total losses of the enemy are specified. The facts of the defeat of manpower and enemy facilities on September 18 in the Zaporozhye region have been confirmed. Ten artillery systems, five units of military equipment and enemy personnel were destroyed in this direction. According to available information, the loss of the wounded amounted to more than a hundred servicemen. Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Monday, September 19 [Vesti] September 19 is the 208th day of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Briefly about the main thing that happened in the country on that day, about the situation in the regions, the exchange of prisoners, as well as all the relevant information from key departments - online Vesti.ua . 6:00 a.m. Zaporozhye region . At night, the Russians launched another missile attack on Zaporozhye . 8 arrivals are known. Infrastructure objects were previously targeted. In the morning there was another missile strike, the missile hit the regional center, near the Dnieper River. The shelling was also carried out not far from the regional center. Hit in one of the villages of the Zaporozhye region. One victim is known. 7:00 am . The main thing from the morning summary of the General Staff: Over the past day, the Russian Federation launched 3 missile and 22 air strikes, carried out more than 90 shelling from multiple launch rocket systems on the territory of Ukraine. Since the beginning of the day on September 19, three more missile strikes hit the infrastructure of more than 30 settlements. The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of the Russian army in the areas of the settlements of Nikolaevka Vtoraya, Veselaia Dolina and Bakhmut. Aviation of the Defense Forces inflicted 21 strikes - the defeat of 16 areas of concentration of Russian manpower, strongholds and 5 positions of anti-aircraft missile systems was confirmed. Rocket troops and artillery over the past day had a fire impact on more than 14 objects of the Russians. In particular, 6 command posts, 3 strongholds, areas where personnel and military equipment are concentrated. Objects of air defense, electronic warfare and 3 ammunition depots fell into the affected area. 7:40 am . Nikolaev region . Nikolaev was subjected to a missile strike . Missile launches were carried out from the territories of the Kherson region not controlled by Ukraine. One of the rockets hit the courtyard of a private house - the building was completely destroyed, windows and doors were broken in several residential buildings, the roof was damaged. None of the residents were hurt. At night, the Russians fired at the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant, the rocket fell 300 meters from nuclear reactors. The station building was damaged by the shock wave, more than 100 windows were broken. One of the hydroelectric units of the Aleksandrovskaya HPP, which is part of the South Ukrainian Energy Complex, has been switched off. Three high-voltage power lines were also switched off. Now all 3 power units are operating normally. There were no casualties among the station personnel. 8:00 a.m. Dnipropetrovsk region . 40 shells from heavy artillery and Grads were fired at the Nikopol and Marganets communities . Previously, no casualties. Kharkov region . Oschadbank and PrivatBank resume their work in the liberated territories. Donetsk region . On September 18, Russian shelling killed three people (in Toretsk, Yagodny and Bogorodichny). Eight more people were injured. Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Monday, September 19 [Vesti] 10:00 a.m. Donetsk region . The SBU detained Russian saboteurs from the Motorola group. The perpetrators turned out to be two local residents who, in 2014, joined the ranks of the Vostok and Slavyanskaya Brigade terrorist groups. Under the leadership of the leader with the call sign "Motorola", they actively participated in the hostilities against Ukrainian troops near Kramatorsk. 11:00 am . Lugansk region . The base of the Russian military in Kadievka (Stakhanov) in the local Palace of Culture was destroyed. Equipment and personnel of the Russian Federation were destroyed on the territory of the Novoaidar forestry. 12:00 . Zaporozhye region . S-300 missiles fired at Zaporozhye . Two shells hit a transformer substation near a large residential area in one of the districts of the city. No casualties. During the second attack, one rocket hit a green zone on the banks of the Dnieper River in another district of the city. There were no casualties. Another one - in one of the villages of the Zaporozhye region. Several private houses were destroyed, a 70-year-old woman was injured. 12:30 pm Zaporozhye region . As a result of the shelling of Energodar, water supply disappeared again in some of the city's microdistricts 13:00 . Dnipropetrovsk region . As a result of shelling from heavy artillery, a 58-year-old woman was wounded. 13:50 . Donetsk region . The Ukrainian flag was raised in the village of Yarovaya, which is 6 km from Svyatogorsk and 18 km from Liman. 13 people died as a result of the shelling of Donetsk on September 19. The square of the Baku Commissars in the Kuibyshev district of the city was shelled. 14:00 . Dnipropetrovsk region . APU shot down a Russian drone. 15:00 . Zaporozhye region . Explosions are reported at the Melitopol airfield. Kherson region . so-called The "head" of the region, Vladimir Saldo, has returned to his duties, the Russian media write. 15:50 . Lugansk region . Belogorovka was cleared and completely under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine . 17:30 A possible missile attack on the dam of the Kiev reservoir should not lead to catastrophic consequences. At least, this is what Ukrhydroenergo says. 17:50 The head of the military administration of Krivoy Rog, Alexander Vilkul, confirmed the shelling of the city. According to preliminary information, the blow was delivered from the Smerch MLRS. There were no victims or injured. 18:18 Ukraine has lost up to 10 million tons of potential crop in 2022 due to the occupation of territories by Russia. This was stated by First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Taras Vysotsky. 18:40 It became known that the Russian army this night hit the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant with Iskander. It is reported by OK "South". 19:00 Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on the creation of 15 military administrations in the settlements of the Kherson region, the territory of which has been under the control of the Russian Federation since March. 19:19 Rocket troops and artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted fire damage on 5 strongholds and areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment, as well as on 3 ammunition depots of the Russian army. Summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of September 19. 19:41 In the LPR, two employees of the OSCE mission were sentenced to 13 years for "treason." One of them is named Dmitry Shabanov, in the LPR he is called the security assistant of the Stakhanovskaya advanced patrol base of the mission. Maxim Petrov worked as a translator. 20:00 OSCE Chairman-in-Office Zbigniew Rau and Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid condemned the “sentence” of the “LPR” authorities to the members of the mission and called for the immediate release of the detainees. 20:19 Germany handed over to Ukraine the promised 2 Mars II MLRS and 50 Dingo armored personnel carriers, the German Defense Ministry reports. It is also noted that training projects for the Ukrainian military will be launched in Germany. 20:40 During the day, the Russian troops launched 4 missile and 9 air strikes, carried out more than 11 attacks from the MLRS on military and civilian facilities on the territory of Ukraine. Summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of September 19. 20:59 Subdivisions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled the attacks of Russian troops in the areas of the settlements of Nikolaevka Second, Kurdyumovka and Zaitsevo. Summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the evening of September 19. 21:21 It has become known who, apart from Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, will represent Ukraine at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. The composition of the delegation was approved by President Volodymyr Zelensky. 21:40 President Zelensky plans to speak online at the session of the UN General Assembly and the summit on food security. 22:01 UN Secretary General António Guterres is concerned about the fact that because of the situation in Ukraine it has become more difficult to achieve a settlement of other important crises in the world, said the representative of the head of the world organization Stephane Dujarric. 22:25 The "authorities" of the Kherson region appointed by the Russian Federation announced the termination of the supply of electricity to the part of the region under their control from the ZNPP and the Zaporozhye CHPP. They claim that this happened due to damage to power lines, which was allegedly caused by shelling from the APU. 22:44 US senators will hold a closed briefing on the situation in Ukraine. It is reported by CNN. It is noted that the briefing will be held in connection with the latest successes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the front. 23:23 Zelensky's traditional evening address - the President made the main emphasis at today's meeting of the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander. He stated that law and order was quickly restored in the territories of the Kharkiv region, which returned under the control of Ukraine. He added that at the meeting of the Stavka the situation with the state border was discussed and issues of providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine in winter were considered. 23:41 "Law enforcement officers identified five children aged 4 to 16 who were raped by Russian pigs during the war," Prosecutor General Andrei Kostin said. According to him, "there are many more such crimes." 00:01 Slovenia will transfer 28 M-55S tanks to Ukraine. In return, she will receive 40 trucks from Germany. |
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