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Current information on the situation on the front line: September 20 (updated)
2023-09-21
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:56 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 09/20/2023 to 00:00 09/21/2023

Over the past 24 hours Representative officereportedabout 26 facts of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.

Information has been received about the death of a civilian, a woman, in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk.

Five civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity in the Kirovsky, Budennovsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk.

Eight residential buildings were damaged in the Kievsky, Kirovsky, Budennovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, as well as six civil infrastructure facilities.

The areas of three settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Kalininsky, Nikitovsky districts), the capital city of Donetsk (Budennovsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district).

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 10 attacks from AGM-88 HARM and 155mm artillery.

At Gorlovka there were 16 artillery attacks from MLRS, 152mm and 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.

T total of 103 units of various ammunition were produced.

A previous33 artillery attacks were recorded from the VFU per day.

21:55 Deputy commander of the reconnaissance unit told about combat work in the Zaporozhye direction

He has been in the NWO zone for a year now and has seen a lot. I have to work often. “Every day is out, every day is combat work,” he says.

The scout recalled how he carried out the task of suppressing an enemy AGS crew. After the job was successfully completed, their position was exposed and artillery attack began. Before leaving, experienced reconnaissance officers identified where the fire was coming from and passed on the coordinates to their own. The target was destroyed.

21:25 Airborne reconnaissance officers raided a Ukrainian opornik with the support of a BMP-2 and knocked out the Ukrainian Armed Forces from it -video.

20:50 Among the Armed Forces of Ukrainechoice: die in a trench or surrender

Artillerymen of the Central Military District use propaganda rounds against Ukrainian positions

Krasnolimansk direction

Special propaganda rounds for 122mm D-30 guns are ammunition in which, instead of striking elements and explosives, rolls of propaganda leaflets are loaded. Each leaflet contains calls to the Armed Forces of Ukraine to voluntarily lay down their arms and surrender, which will subsequently save their lives and prevent senseless bloodshed in further battles.

To clear enemy territory, the ammunition fuze timers are set to operate at different times depending on the distance to the target. After a shell explodes, leaflets are scattered over a large area.

20:10 Intense fighting is taking place in Rabotino. crests have a lot of KIAs. Let's continue to destroy Ukrainians.

19:32 In Kleshcheevka, call sign Kazan from 1307, a hero alone stormed for two days, two houses where the Ukrainians settled and destroyed them.

19:05 A lancet from special forces in the Ugledar direction hit a Ukrainian howitzer -video.

18:25 Battles near Kleshcheevka: 4th Brigade destroys the enemy

Drones and artillery of the 4th Brigade of the Southern Group of Forces cover the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants on the southern flank of Artemovsk -video.

17:50 The 122mm D-30 crew of the 6th Army in the Kupyansk direction destroyed the Avenger air defense system -video.

17:30 Arrival of the Lancet at the next Ukrainian M777 –video.

16:55 Telegram channel “Fisherman“ combined attack of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Crimea:

A few hours ago, Ukrainian formations launched another missile strike on Crimea. Eleven Su-24M bombers took off from the Starokonstantinov airfield, five of which were carriers of Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles.

Having flown to the border of the Odessa and Nikolaev regions, the groups of aircraft split up: nine remained in approximately the same area, and a couple went south to Ochakov. Eight Storm Shadows were launched around 1200 hrs in Crimea.

At the same time, reconnaissance groups of the Bears PMC noted that two Su-24Ms, passing at a low altitude of about 40 meters above the water, launched from the Black Sea. And before this, Ukrainian planes fired three AGM-160 MALD decoy missiles to mislead air defense systems.

Crews of the Pantsir-S1 air defense missile system of the 31st Air Force and Air Defense Division shot down five cruise missiles over Cape Tarkhankut and the Belbek airfield. Three Storm Shadows fell in the Verkhnesadovoye area - the target was likely a former military facility near the village.

A few hours before the attack, a reconnaissance drone of an unidentified type took off from Kherson, which, rounding Cape Tarkhankut, occupied a patrol area west of Kachi and directed aircraft. It is highly likely that he was shot down by air defense systems.

This attack demonstrates a slight change in cruise missile tactics. Previously, such massive raids were carried out at night or early in the morning, but not during the day. And the flight of bombers at extremely low altitude is something that Ukrainian crews have been practicing for many months, trying to exploit gaps in air defense detection systems.

15:55 Footage destruction of base of forces of the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Vugledar

According to the location of the concentration of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement established by intelligence. Pavlovka suffered a missile strike.

A precise missile hit destroyed the militants and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the temporary deployment point. The command and observation post of the battalion of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Ugledar area was also hit.

15:30 Fighting in the forests of Kreminnaya differ from the generally accepted view of what is happening near Bakhmut or Zaporozhye.

Dense vegetation and tall, densely standing coniferous trees led to the location of the trenches of the opposing sides hundreds, and sometimes tens of meters from each other.

Battles for individual fortified points usually consist of a series of tank movements, which treat Ukrainian positions with direct fire, and then, if the fire was successful, attack aircraft occupying an abandoned or broken position rush into battle.

The rest of the fighters become unwitting witnesses and listeners of such attacks, as in this case. Our fighter observes the operation of a tank, at which the enemy is directing artillery fire and forcing him to retreat.

15:00 Artyomovskoe direction:

Counterattacks by our fighters in Kleshcheevka continue.

Enemy resources report that our Army is using all types of weapons to regain positions and the village.

The fierce battle continues. There are already successes.

14:15 Working off by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Zaporozhye during their attempted counterattack.

13:20 Another cruel joke from Go Pro for the VSUshnik, it turned out to film not a combat feat for victory, but arrival in their trench from the first person.

12:45 Fighting underKremennoy: units of group “O” defeat the Ukrainian Armed Forces

On the Tor ledge, our fighters had several clashes with the enemy. There was an exchange of artillery strikes. The enemy is actively using cluster munitions.

In Serebryansky forest, a group of militants from the 67th Infantry Brigade was hit by artillery. The enemy suffered losses in wounded and killed. In addition, the militants tried to carry out a fire attack on our positions from a tank, but ran over a mine. The car is destroyed.

12:20 Colossal work is done by our guys, whoarein Kleschi and in other directions. No matter what, they do their job.

11:42 The northern part of Kleshcheevka is behind us. We are working further.

11:22 Ukrainian formations fired at several settlements in the border areas of the Belgorod region.

Masychevo, Mokraya Orl'ovka, Antonovka and Golovchino were under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In the latter, according to the regional governor, several households were damaged, but there were no casualties. There is no official information on other settlements yet.

10:55 RF Armed Forcescounterattackpositions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Kleshcheevka, there is some success. It's already hard for the enemy.

10:25 Situation at the Rabotino-Verbovoye line from “Diary of a Paratrooper”:

Yesterday, the enemy attacked the command posts of the Russian Armed Forces and went on the offensive under the cover of artillery, howitzers and MLRS, and the enemy also used a large number of Western armored vehicles.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine sent their main forces from Novoprokopovka in the direction of Verbovoy, since the breakthrough of the flank at Rabotino was stopped by a counterattack of the Russian Armed Forces.

During the offensive, the enemy tried to break through to the paratroopers' positions in small assault groups.

The advancing enemy forces were met with heavy fire from artillery, mortars and anti-tank systems.

Yesterday, paratroopers destroyed about seven pieces of equipment in this area, including tanks and Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

Separately, we would like to note that the preparation of the enemy’s combat force is significantly lower. Most likely, the urgent replenishment of the ranks of manpower from less experienced fighters is having an effect.

The attack was repulsed, local battles are underway.

10:00 APU attack west of Verbovoy and are suffering losses.

The destruction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces continues.

09:23 Official summary Representative offices of the DPR in the JCCC from 00:00 09/19/2023 to 00:00 09/20/2023

Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 33 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.

Information has been received about the death of a civilian, a man, in the Kievsky district of Donetsk.

Five civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity in the Petrovsky and Kievsky districts of Donetsk and Staromikhailovka.

A total of 17 residential buildings were damaged in the Kievsky, Kirovsky, Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, Yelenovka, as well as two civil infrastructure facilities.

Districts of seven settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district), Zaitsevo, Golmovsky, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Kievsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky and Kirovsky districts).

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 29 attacks from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cluster warhead, an attack UAV.

At Gorlovka there were four artillery attacks from 152mm and 155mm artillery.

A total of 90 units of various ammunition were produced.

In the previous day, 31 artillery attacks were recorded from the AFU.

09:22 The criminal Kiev regime continues to fire at the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired from cannon artillery:

-- in the village of Novaya Kakhovka 12 rounds;
-- 10 rounds hit Cairo;
-- n.p. Peschanivka 10 rounds;
-- n.p. Krynki 19 rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery nine rounds;
-- n.p. Alyosha seven rounds;

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement of Novaya Kakhovka, settlement. Kakhovka, Golaya Pristan, Dnepryany, Korsunka. Kardashinka village firing a total of 35 rounds from cannon artillery.

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being clarified.

08:20 Summary on morning of September 20, 2023

UAVs "Geran" hit targets in the Sumy, Kharkov and Chernihiv regions this night. Strikes were carried out on a military facility in Kherson within 24 hours. Military pilots report the use of the new Kh-BD cruise missile with a range of 6,500 km against targets in Kupyansk and the bridge over the Dnieper in Dnepropetrovsk. They report the destruction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' crossing across the river. Oskol in the Kupyansky direction.

At the Verbovoe-Rabotino line of the Zaporozhye Front, the enemy again went on the attack: Seven units of its military equipment were knocked out, up to a company of enemy personnel were killed and wounded. The Russian Armed Forces used heavy flamethrower systems. From the ground they write about the low training of the new attacking wave, which may indicate the introduction of poorly trained reserves of the Ukrainian Armed Forces into battle.

In the Kherson region - the activity of our forces and enemy forces on the islands. The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at the village. Cairo, nine civilians injured, one killed (84 years old).

From the Vremevsky direction they report the withdrawal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the outskirts of Staromayorsky, the abandonment of which by the Russian Army was presented by enemy propaganda as a significant achievement and a sign of the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s imminent access to the Sea of Azov (90 km away and several lines of defense). Strikes were carried out against concentrations of enemy manpower at a distance from the LBS.

South of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) near Andreevka, the Russian Armed Forces control the railway, despite enemy statements. In Kleshcheevka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to gain a foothold in small groups under heavy fire from our artillery. Heavy fighting is underway, the enemy is drawing up reserves.

In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces resumed attacks in the Sinkovka area after the destruction of the enemy crossing.

Within 24 hours, enemy UAVs were shot down over the Belgorod and Oryol regions. In the Bryansk region, a village was shelled. Suzemka, an aircraft-type drone was shot down near the village. In Adler, near Sochi airport, a kerosene tank caught fire for unknown reasons.

Enemy missiles were destroyed yesterday over Melitopol in the Zaporozhye region; Molochansk Ukrainian Armed Forces launched four missiles from the HIMARS MLRS. In the DPR, one civilian was killed and five were wounded as a result of artillery attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.


08:07 Frontline summary for the morning of 09.20.2023

In the Zaporozhye direction, with the support of artillery of the Russian Armed Forces, they counterattacked the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the southern outskirts of the village of Rabotino. Thus, the attempts of the Ukrainian army to advance to Novoprokopovka were stopped. The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to attack Verbovoye. Fighting on the western outskirts. Ukrainian artillery is working powerfully. The Russian Armed Forces fired at the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Malaya Tokmachka. They themselves are under attack in Kopany, Tokmak, Il'chenkovo and Novopokrovka.

On the Donetsk front, traditional assault actions of Russian troops in Mar'inka. No success. The positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the cities of Krasnohorivka and Avdievka are under attack. Russian ones are in Donetsk and Gorlovka.

In the Bakhmut direction, the Russian Armed Forces counterattacked at Andreevka and Kleshcheevka. No promotion. artillery attack of Ukrainian units in Belaya Gora, Ivanovsky and Bogdanovka. Russian ones - in Ozaryanovka, Kurdyumovka, Bakhmut, Berkhovka and Yakovlevka.

In the Lugansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of artillery, advanced near Novoegorovka, establishing control over part of the operationally important heights in this area. They also resumed offensive operations at Petropavlovka and Sin'kovka. No progress here. Under fire from the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Belogorovka, Novosadovo, Shiykovka, Kopanki, Berestovo and Kupyansk.


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