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[Vesti] The enemy continues to focus on attempts to completely occupy the Donetsk region , organize defense and hold the occupied territories , as well as disrupt the active operations of the Defense Forces in certain areas. This is stated in the operational summary of the General Staff as of 18.00 Tuesday, September 20.
Over the current day, the Russian military occupiers launched seven missile and 20 air strikes, carried out more than 15 attacks from the MLRS on military and civilian targets on the territory of Ukraine. As a result of the terrorist actions of the Russian troops , the infrastructure of more than 20 settlements was damaged during the current day.
Among them are Slavyansk, Seversk, Soledar, Bakhmut, Ugledar, Stepnoe, Nikopol and Ochakov. In the village of Pechenegy, the Russians tried to destroy the dam of the Pechenegsky reservoir , but to no avail. However, "the threat of air and missile strikes by the enemy on the entire territory of Ukraine remains."
In the Volyn and Polessky directions, the situation is unchanged. In other directions, the enemy fired from tanks, mortars and artillery of various calibers:
in the Seversky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Mikhailovo and Guta Studenetskaya of the Chernihiv region and Novovasilovka and Ryasnoe of the Sumy region;
in the Slobozhansky direction - in the areas of the settlements of Kazachya Lopan, Strelecha, Glubokoe, Dergachi, Figolovka, Dvurechnaya, Shevchenkovo, Kupyansk and Kamenka;
in the Kramatorsk direction - Yarovaya, Prishib, Donetsk, Serebryanka, Shchurovo, Raygorodok, Ozernoe, Curve Luka, Nikolaevka, Seversk, Ivano-Daryevka, Razdolevka, Aleksandrovka and Grigorievka;
in the Bakhmut direction - Verkhnekamennoye, Vyemka, Spirna, Veseloye, Belogorovka, Yakovlevka, Soledar, Bakhmutskoye, Bakhmut, Veselaia Dolina, Odradovka, Nikolaevka Second, Zaitsevo, Mayorsk and New York;
in the Avdeevsky direction - Krasnogorovka, Maryinka, Novomikhailovka, Pervomayskoye;
in the Zaporizhia direction - Novoselka, Novopol, Vremovka, Bolshaya Novoselka, Ugledar, Novomayorskoe, Zheleznodorozhnoye, Gulyaipole, Malinovka, Krasnoye, Dorozhnyanka, Maly Shcherbaki, Malaya Tokmachka and Kamenskoe.
in the Yuzhnobuzhsk direction , more than 25 settlements were subjected to shelling by the enemy, incl. Vysokopole, Mirolyubovka, Novogrigorovka, Belogorka, Blagodativka, Shirokoe, Zarya, Shevchenkovo, Ternovye Pody, Pravdino, Mirna and Aleksandrovka.
As a result of the successful actions of the units of the Defense Forces in the Bakhmut and Avdeevsky directions, the enemy continues to suffer significant losses. Medical institutions in the city of Gorlovka are overcrowded with seriously wounded servicemen of the Russian Federation.
In addition, from the territory of the Kherson region to the temporarily occupied territory of the Donetsk region, two large trucks with the bodies of those killed from the 1st Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces were moved. Quantity is specified.
Due to the unsuccessful conduct of covert mobilization, the military-political leadership of the Russian Federation decided to withdraw the units of the 217th Parachute Regiment from the territory of Syria and their further preparation for transfer to the territory of Ukraine.
The units of the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Veseleye, Kurdyumovka, Nikolaevka Vtoraya, Zaitsevo, Mayorsk, Pervomayskoye, Maryinka and Novomikhailovka.
During the current day , aviation of the Defense Forces hit 12 areas of concentration of enemy manpower and military equipment and one position of an anti-aircraft missile system . Our air defense units destroyed one enemy UAV. During the current day, missile forces and artillery inflicted fire damage on 30 enemy targets , in particular, on 17 areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, 10 areas of concentration of artillery, as well as on three ammunition depots.
September 20 is the 209th 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 .
Chronology of the war in Ukraine: Tuesday, September 20
[Vesti] September 20 is the 209th 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 .
7:00 am . The main thing from the morning summary of the General Staff:
During the day, the Russian Federation launched 10 missile and 15 air strikes, carried out more than 56 shelling with MLRS in Ukraine.
Measures of the so-called "mobilization" in the territories occupied by the Russians are continuing. A ban was introduced for men to leave Crimea without the permission of the military commissariats.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Mayorsk, Veseloye, Kurdyumovka and Novomikhailovka.
Aviation of the Defense Forces hit 24 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Russian Federation, 4 positions of anti-aircraft missile systems and one ammunition train. Air defense units destroyed a Su-25 aircraft, a guided missile and three Russian UAVs.
Rocket troops and artillery fired at 16 Russian targets in a day.
Dnipropetrovsk region . The Russians attacked the Nikopol, Marganets and Krasnogrigoryevsk communities 5 times with Grads and heavy artillery. More than 100 shells were fired at cities and villages.
8:00 a.m. Donetsk region . At night, the Russians fired on Bakhmut. Three entrances collapsed in one house. Two people can be under the rubble. Rescuers are on the scene.
Zaporozhye region. Two loud explosions are reported in Melitopol.
9:00 a.m. Nikolaev region . The Russians fired on Ochakov . The blows were applied to the aqua zone and the coastal zone. There were no casualties.
Kharkov region . At night, a missile attack was carried out on an infrastructure facility in the Chuguevsky district . No casualties.
9:30 a.m. Ukraine and Russia have agreed on the exchange of 200 prisoners of war , said Turkish President Erdogan.
11:40 am . Ukraine returned the bodies of 25 defenders .
12:15 pm . "Referendum" on the entry of the Kherson region into Russia will be held as soon as possible, according to Russian media.
14:00 . The “referendum” on the entry of the “LPR” and “DPR” into the Russian Federation will be held from September 23 to 27, according to Russian media.
15:00 . Zaporozhye region . There are reports of shelling and arrivals in Energodar in the area of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant .
15:30 . "Referendum" in the Kherson region will also be held on September 23-27, Russian media reported.
The Russians are planning to rename the Zaporizhia region into "Zaporozhye region" in case of joining the Russian Federation.
17:00 The media write that the Elysee Palace urgently requested Macron's telephone conversations with Putin.
17:30 In the Kharkiv region, war crimes continue to be recorded in the liberated territory from Russian invaders. Fleeing, the invaders repeated what had been done near Kyiv in the spring. In particular, in the Kharkiv region, it was recorded that the Russians killed Ukrainian civilians, and these are not rare cases. The surviving occupiers will certainly bear responsibility for their deeds.
17:51 The "referendum" in the Zaporizhia region will include the question of secession from Ukraine, the formation of an independent state and its entry into Russia. This is reported by the Russian media.
18:08 Putin and Shoigu can make video messages about pseudo-referendums in the occupied territories of Ukraine - Russian media write about this. What exactly they plan to say is not reported.
18:55 The European Union has handed over thermal imaging equipment to border guards to monitor the border in the amount of almost 500 thousand euros. Currently, EU assistance to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has already reached 1.5 million euros.
19:15 The White House has information that Putin may be preparing to announce mobilization. This was stated by Biden's assistant for national security John Sullivan. At the same time, the Pentagon made it clear that the "referenda" in the Donbass will not affect the support of Ukraine by the United States.
19:29 The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks in the areas of the settlements of Vesele, Kurdyumovka, Nikolaevka Vtoraya, Zaitsevo, Mayorsk, Pervomayskoye, Maryinka and Novomikhailovka. The main thing from the evening summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
19:45 It is reported that "in the event of a declaration of war, Belarus will be obliged to support Russia - this is implied by collective agreements between states"
19:59 Putin's address will be released around 20:00. Shoigu will probably speak right behind him, Russian media report.
A massive missile strike was inflicted on the Zaporozhye region. Several settlements suffered at once, - said the head of the Zaporizhzhya OVA Alexander Starukh.
20:20 As a result of the rocket attack on the village of Grushevka, Kupyansky district, 2 people were killed. 9 civilians were injured, including 4 children. This was announced by the governor of the Kharkov region Oleg Sinegubov.
20:39 The White House has information that Putin may be preparing to announce mobilization. This was stated by Biden's assistant for national security John Sullivan. At the same time, the Pentagon made it clear that the "referenda" in the Donbass will not affect the support of Ukraine by the United States.
20:57 The Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled attacks in the areas of the settlements of Vesyoloye, Kurdyumovka, Nikolaevka Vtoraya, Zaitsevo, Mayorsk, Pervomayskoye, Maryinka and Novomikhailovka. The main thing from the evening summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
21:11 It is reported that "in the event of a declaration of war, Belarus will be obliged to support Russia - this is implied by collective agreements between states"
21:39 The Russian authorities think that an illegal referendum will be able to stop HIMARS and the Armed Forces of Ukraine from destroying them on our lands. Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the head of the President's Office, wrote about this on Twitter.
21:55 Germany does not recognize referendums on the entry of Donbass and the liberated territories into Russia - German Chancellor Scholz.
22:12 Russian troops are taking measures to regroup their forces, constantly conducting aerial reconnaissance. The main thing from the evening summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
22:30 Erdogan called on all countries to support the peace initiatives he proposes to resolve the conflict in Ukraine through diplomacy. He stated this at a session of the UN General Assembly.
22:52 Teenagers who sang the anthem of Ukraine were arrested in Mariupol. This was reported by the adviser to the mayor of Mariupol Petr Andryushchenko. According to him, local residents informed the occupiers about "offences."
“Looking at all this, you understand that for the sake of such young men it is worth fighting for the city!” he wrote.
23:07 Advisor to the head of the office of Vladimir Zelensky Mikhail Podolyak said that the war in Ukraine will not end this winter
In an interview with Sky News, he noted that it would be a "mistake" to believe that the conflict will end in winter. "It will continue with the same intensity ," Podolyak added.
According to him, Kyiv keeps secret the next steps in the counteroffensive.
23:32 The RF Armed Forces have launched 7 missile and 20 air strikes on the territory of Ukraine over the current day and carried out more than 15 attacks from the MLRS. The main thing from the evening summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
00:00 Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba said that referendums in the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions will not change the position of Kiev and the Ukrainian authorities will continue hostilities.
" Ukraine has every right to liberate its territories and will continue to liberate them, no matter what they say in Russia ," Kuleba wrote on the social network.
00:21 Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak called the forthcoming referenda "blackmail".