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Current information on the situation on the front line: September 30 (updated)
2023-10-01
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[NewsFront] 23:59 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 09/30/2023 to 00:00 10/01/2023

Over the past 24 hours, the Representative Office reported 18 incidents of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.

Information was received about the death of a civilian, a man, in Olginka.

Six civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity, incl. child born 2004 #ChildrenNotTarget, in Ol'ginka, Novopetrikovka, Nikol'sky and Central City districts of Gorlovka.

Five residential buildings were damaged in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, the Chervonogvardeysky district of Makeevka and the Central City district of Gorlovka. No damage to civilian infrastructure was recorded.

Districts of six settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy, Nikitovsky districts), Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky, Kievsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts), Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district), Nikolskoye, Novopetrikovka.

In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 10 attacks from 155mm artillery.

At Gorlivske there were five artillery attacks from 152mm artillery.

On Yasinovatsky there was one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.

At Volnovakha there were two artillery attacks from 155mm artillery.

A total of 60 units of various ammunition were fired.

In the previous day, 10 attacks were recorded from the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.

21:17 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the city of Trubchevsk in the Bryansk region with a drone, a local resident was wounded, regional governor Alexander Bogomaz said in hisTelegram-channel.

“Ukrainian terrorists attacked the city of Trubchevsk using a UAV. As a result of the attack on civilians, one resident was slightly injured. He is provided with all the necessary medical care. As a result of the release of an explosive device, the glazing and roofing of one of the administrative buildings was partially damaged. Operational and emergency services are working on the spot,” Bogomaz wrote.

19:45 Consequences of artillery attack of the Chervonogvardeisky district of Makeyevka by Ukrainian militants -photo.

19:10 North Ukrainian direction situation as of 19.00 September 30, 2023

After yesterday’s raids by the DRG to Lomakovka and Kamensky Khutor, the question of a possible attack by Ukrainian formations in the north-east of Ukraine once again arose. Unlike the May attack on Shebekino, this time the Ukrainian Armed Forces will try to act more widely.

This is confirmed by enemy activity not only in the Bryansk region, but also in the Belgorod region. Units of the so-called “Russian Freedom Legion” arrived at the border in the Sumy region.

Similar movements are observed in Sumy, where representatives from the “Russian Volunteer Corps” were transferred. One of the DRGs is already at Grabovsky, so a strike should be expected from there too.

In addition, electronic intelligence units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces intercepted information about the arrival of Colonel General Lapin in the Pogarsky district of the Bryansk region. The reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were tasked with determining his location and ambushing him.

The way Ukrainian formations are operating now is very similar to how they did everything in late May - early June: forays of PR troops across the border to create an information explosion and divert attention to this direction, while preparations for the main attack are going on in a completely different direction. .

And if then these were the Orekhovsky and Vrem'yevsky areas, now it may be something else, such as, for example, the Kherson direction, where brigades of naval infantry were transferred.

18:40 A Su-35S aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed an Ukrainian Armed Forces aircraft in an air battle. This was reported to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

It is clarified that the crews of Su-35S multirole fighters patrolled a given area, covering bomber and attack aircraft, as well as army aviation helicopters. During the next flight, pilots of the Russian Aerospace Forces promptly discovered and destroyed an enemy aircraft.

17:47 Zaporozhye direction situation as of 17.00 September 30, 2023

At the Rabotino-Verbovoe line the situation remains the same. The enemy's attempts to wedge between the villages did not bring the expected success to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Individual collisions are noted in the west of Verbovoy, as well as in plantings to the southwest.

Due to serious losses, units of the 3rd battalion of the 117th Infantry Brigade and the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade were once again rotated. Replacement reinforcements arrived the other day, including the forces of the 65th Brigade.

It is with the forces of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that they plan to storm the heights south of Rabotino. Their location is advantageous for the defense of both Novopokropovka and positions in forest belts to the east, so the Ukrainian Armed Forces will concentrate their efforts on them.

And if the battles in the Orekhovsky sector have already become somewhat commonplace, then the activation of Ukrainian formations in the direction of Vasil'yevka and Pologi is a rather unique event for recent months.

In the area of Grigorovka, Stepnogorsk and Kamensky, the arrival of unidentified units is noted, which are equipping control points in these villages.

Also, several groups of the 82nd Airborne Brigade took up positions near Belogorye (our artillery is already working on them). And enemy aircraft from the airfield in Dnepropetrovsk began firing at rear targets, including Pologi.

Such activity of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in two areas indicates a possible attack on both Vasil'yevka and Pologi. And in principle, taking into account Orekhov’s problems, this option is quite logical for stretching the front. Another question is whether the Ukrainian Armed Forces have enough reserves for an offensive on a broad front.

17:45 Map Warehouses and arsenals of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces for two weeks in September are published by the Informant:

On September 15, kamikaze drones “Geran” inflicted fire on the 20th arsenal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces engineering troops in the Kyiv region; the fire from scattered ammunition was extinguished for almost two days.

On September 26, the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out an airstrike on an ammunition depot of the southern group of troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kiselyovka, Kherson region. The explosion of ammunition damaged the railway covering, half of the houses were damaged.

On September 28, with the help of the Iskander OTRK, an ammunition warehouse was destroyed on the site of old warehouses for missile and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the village of Zeleny Gai, Dnepropetrovsk region.

On the same day, kamikaze drones “Geran” struck the 62nd ammunition arsenal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Bogdanovka, Kirovograd region. At least eight hits were recorded.

On September 30, kamikaze drones “Geran” paid a visit to the 48th arsenal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kalinovka area of ??the Vinnytsia region. Both the warehouses themselves and the barracks came under attack.

As you can see, over the past two weeks, over a dozen attacks have been carried out on Ukrainian warehouses and arsenals throughout the country using operational-tactical missile systems, drones and aircraft. The report did not include smaller warehouses in the DPR and Zaporozhye region, which were also destroyed this week. We note that combat work is systematic, which is good news; the map will be updated over time.

17:40 Explosions are heard in the area of Berislav, Kherson region (occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces).

17:00 Today the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit Novaya Kakhovka, Kherson region, with a mortar.

On photo house No. 79 on Dneprovsky Avenue. One of the Ukrainian mines flew into it. Preliminarily, there were no casualties.

As a result of the shelling, the gas pipeline and power line at 122 Dneprovsky Prospekt were damaged. The APU strike also cut the wires near house No. 29 on Lenin Street.

16:45 Combat Job by 152mm self-propelled guns "Msta-S", 152mm "Gyacinth-S" and 152mm "Akatsia" in the Kupyansky direction

Self-propelled gun crews use high-explosive, high-explosive fragmentation, and high-precision ammunition to inflict maximum damage to fortifications, buried concrete fortifications, armored vehicles and enemy personnel.

16:25 The Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled a village in the Berdyansk district of the Zaporozhye region.

At about 15.00, the village of Berestovoe, Berdyansk region, came under rocket fire from militants of the Kyiv criminal regime.

Information about casualties and damage is being clarified, the regional operational services noted.

15:39 Personnel assault on a Ukrainian Armed Forces supporter by the Moskva battalion in the Kremennaya area.

First person video. The intensity of the battle is off the charts, which is clear from the almost continuous shooting. After a severe firefight, the Ukrainian Armed Forces could not withstand the onslaught of the Russian military and abandoned their positions, leaving a large number of wounded in the trenches and dugouts.

According to captured Ukrainian military personnel, problems with supply and management of units are also accompanied by difficulties with mobilization: a significant number of military personnel fighting for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Svatovsky and Kremensky directions are men of pre-retirement age.

14:12 From the Zaporozhye direction from the Verbovoy area, the Front Bird transmits:

“We worked on several enemy armored vehicles. Then the Russian Aerospace Forces and UFABs got down to business.

Very soon, the respected public will be presented with new video materials from the series of series “How the Armed Forces of Ukraine got hit in the teeth.”

Destroyed Bradleys, blown up Cossacks, burning Strykers and other NATO junk - all this and much more awaits its viewer.”

14:07 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for September 30, as of 14:00, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:

n.p. Gorlovka (Central City district): - on the street. Tchaikovsky, 21, a woman born in 1957 was wounded.

14:04 Explosions occurred in the Sumy region of Ukraine and in Kherson, controlled by Kyiv. Ukrainian media reported this.

13:40 Destroyed equipment and personnel: consequences of Ukrainian Armed Forces attacks on our positions.

In the Mar'yinsky direction, a separate reconnaissance and assault detachment “Cluny” of the Volunteer Corps of the Southern Group of Forces repelled an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the position of our troops, destroying enemy infantry and infantry fighting vehicles. This is not the first “meat assault” of the enemy on this position - all approaches are literally littered with bodies, some of which have already turned into skeletons.

13:29 In the Pologovsky district of the Zaporozhye region, a woman was killed during artillery attack by militants of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The day before, Ukrainian Armed Forces militants fired at the village of Verbovoye, Pologovsky district. As a result, a local resident born in 1941 died.

13:17 The results of the attack on the Zaporozhye region are reported by Svobodi and Analytics:

The missile strike was carried out on the suburbs of Zaporozhye in the area of the airport and the village of Matveevka (occupied by the Ukrainian Armed Forces). There were two arrivals of the Iskander OTRK. Several enemy concentration areas were destroyed.

12:47 Situation in the South Donetsk direction:

In the Vrem'evsky sector, the enemy tried to regain the positions north of Priyutnoye they had lost over the last few weeks, but were again repulsed. In total there were three attacks in groups of up to 15 people; they retreated with losses. The bomber and artillery continue to “raze to the ground” enemy locations and other objects on the front line and in the near rear.

In the Urozhainy area, the enemy is trying to accumulate in a populated area and move our units east of the populated area, at the moment in vain. Movements are uncovered and fire damage is applied to identified objects.

In the Novomayorsky area, tense silence remains. The enemy here is afraid to move again, since over the past week he was punished for even timid attempts at rotation.

There are no changes in the Ugledarsky section. Both sides are not taking active action. Everything is limited to artillery exchanges and mutual strikes by FPV drones/drops from copters. Unless our aviation continues to FAB houses with Ukrainian Armed Forces militants.

12:37 As a result of shellingA 19-year-old girl died in the Armed Forces of Ukraine of a village in the Kherson region

The secondary school building was also damaged and classes were suspended. During the inspection of the scene, fragments of unidentified artillery rounds were recovered.

12:24 Kherson direction situation as of 12.00 September 30, 2023:

In the island zone of the Dnieper, Ukrainian tactical groups (TG) continue to gain a foothold on the islands and on the left bank. TG units “Normandy” and “Grom” rotated forward groups on Alekseevsky and Aleshkinsky islands.

The main events took place on Cossack Island, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces began to set up positions on the river bed. However, a Russian reconnaissance group carried out a successful raid on Kazatsky, taking two people prisoner.

The rest of the 131st Reconnaissance Battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fled to the northern part of the island and took up all-round defense. The evacuation group transferred reinforcements by boat, and on the way back to Nikolaevka it was sunk by artillery.

The activity of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the islands against the backdrop of a strengthening of troops in this direction is not surprising. By the time the naval infantry is deployed to cross the Dnieper, the Ukrainian Armed Forces should have a solid foothold on the left bank.

Therefore, the intensification of fighting on the islands is logical. By the way, in the last two days there has been no movement of columns from east to west: this means that the transfer of the naval infantry group has been completed.

12:00 Three enemy missiles were shot down today on the outskirts of Berdyansk, Zaporozhye region. There were no reports of casualties or damage.

11:46 In Vinnytsia region confirmed defeat of the 48th arsenal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kalinovka area during night strikes. The object was hit by “Geranium”, after which a strong fire began.

11:37 Personnel assault by Russian motorized rifles on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in Kleshcheevka through the eyes of a UAV operator.

10:50 The explosion occurred in the morning in the Dnepropetrovsk region, the Ukrainian publication “Zerkalo Nedeli” reported.

10:46 Consequences of artillery attack of the Paradise hotel in the village of Korsun, between Yenakiyevo and Gorlovka, artillery attack was carried out from the HIMARS MLRS. At the time of the shelling, the mayor of Gorlovka, Ivan Prikhodko, was inside.

10:31 They report about a powerful missile attack on Zaporozhye.

According to Ukrainian monitoring channels, Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the city, located 40 km west of the main offensive area of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, are being attacked, presumably by unidentified supersonic missiles. The air raid alert was announced after the first arrivals. According to preliminary data, at least two powerful explosions were recorded. Presumably, we may be talking about the use of the Iskander OTRK at military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, where military equipment was repaired and ammunition was stored.

10:10 Frontline summary on the morning of 09/30/2023:

In the Zaporozhye direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with massive artillery support, are attacking Novoprokopovka and the approaches to Verbovoy. The Russian Armed Forces, in turn, are actively attacking their positions in the villages of Novodanilovka, Rabotino and Malaya Tokmachka. They also activated a new area on the LBS - they attacked near Krasny. The goal is to cut the rockade that passes through Gulyaypole with further access to the flank of the Ukrainian group in the Ugledarsky sector.

The Russian Armed Forces from Priyutnoye are conducting an offensive in the direction of Rovnopol. Also with artillery support, they are counterattacking in the Urozhayny area. Previously, Ukrainian troops tried to move here. Powerful attacks are being carried out on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Staromayorsky. Similar actions of the Ukrainian army against the Russian ones - in Priyutny, Zavetny Zhelanie, Staromlynovka and Novodonetsk.

In the Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces continue to hold the initiative. Assault operations on the approaches to Novomikhailovka and in Mar'inka. The Russian Aerospace Forces supported the offensive south of Avdievka. Missile strike of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Gorlovka.

In the Lugansk direction, Russian troops resumed attacks on Ukrainian positions in Belogorovka. Under attack by Ukrainian Armed Forces units in Torskoye, Berestovoy and Kupyansk.

10:05 The situation in the Zaporozhye direction at 10:00, reports the Archangel of Special Forces:

In the morning, a cluster of two enemy assault groups was discovered; they were preparing for offensive actions, but our troops decided to stop this in its infancy. TOS “Solntsepek” was sent to the place where they were collected near the forest clearing. An evacuation vehicle arrived, did not stay at the scene for long and quickly retreated back.

Soldiers of the 47th Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were spotted at the front at the Rabotino-Novoprokopovka line; they may have withdrawn some of them, but not all of them.

The enemy continues to bombard rear areas with ammunition from Western countries.

09:48 Statement of Head of the press center of the Center group.

In the Krasnolimansky direction in the area of the Tor ledge, the actions of units of the Center group of troops, artillery fire, and attacks by assault and army aviation thwarted and repelled four attempted attacks by assault groups of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

A tactical aviation group carried out strikes on two enemy temporary deployment points in the area of the village of Torskoye.

During the counterbattery fight, more than 10 artillery crews of Ukrainian troops were exposed and suppressed.

Enemy losses in this direction amounted to up to 50 military personnel. An armored fighting vehicle was destroyed.

09:30 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired cannon artillery:

-- in the village of Korsunka seven rounds;

-- in the village of Kazachi Lagery nine rounds;

-- in the village of Krynki nine rounds;

-- in the village of Novaya Zburevka four rounds;

-- n.p. Dnepryan five rounds

During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the settlement of Novaya Kakhovka, settlement. Kakhovka, Krynki settlement, Dnepryan settlement, Krynki settlement firing a total of 24 rounds from barrel artillery

Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.

09:21 Zaporozhye direction. Verbovoe. Front Bird reports.

“Art. fighting from morning to night. Aerial reconnaissance is carried out between them all day long.

Forest planting - this word is already losing relevance at the forefront. Due to intense shelling, autumn began earlier for this category. The foliage has fallen, and in some places the trees have fallen along with it.”

09:00 Explosions near the city of Yuzhny, Odessa region. There was a missile strike and there was an air raid alert in the region.

08:20 Summary as of the morning of September 30, 2023:

At night, the Russian Armed Forces carried out strikes with Geranium UAVs on targets in the Vinnitsa, Nikolaev, Dnepropetrovsk and Cherkasy regions. In the Odessa region, the target was the enemy’s port infrastructure on the border with Romania: UAVs were recorded near the cities of Reni and Izmail.

In the Bryansk region, the enemy's DRG was driven out of the region's territory.

On the Zaporozhye Front, they report the withdrawal of the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade “Magura” from the Rabotino area for replenishment due to losses. In general, the grouping of enemy troops at the front is estimated at 60,000 to 70,000 people, however, the intensity of enemy attacks has decreased somewhat. However, the enemy is launching artillery and missile strikes along the entire front line and hitting rear areas with long-range NATO ammunition.

Positional battles at Sin'kovka near Kupyansk and in Serebryansky forest near Kremennaya.

At Kleshcheevka and Andreevka south of Artemovsk the enemy is trying to break through to the railway.

In the morning, as a result of an attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village. The fire in the Bryansk region disrupted the power supply. In the Belgorod region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces dropped an explosive device on civilian vehicles near a private house in the village. Novostroevka-Second, Grayvoronsky urban district.

In the morning, nine 220mm BM27 Uragan MLRS rounds fired by Ukrainian Nazis at civilians were shot down over Belgorod and the Belgorod region. In the Kursk region, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled a village. Gogolevka in Sudzhansky district.

08:17 Destroyed UAZ “Bukhanka” and a pickup truck of Ukrainian forces in the Zaporozhye direction.

08:10 Combat crews of the Tornado-G MLRS of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District are destroying equipment and strongholds with enemy personnel in the Kharkov region around the clock -video.

08:00 Russian Su-35S destroyedU krainian plane in the NWO zone.

The crews of multirole fighters practiced patrolling in a given area and covering the actions of bomber and attack aircraft, as well as army aviation helicopters when carrying out air strikes on military targets and equipment of Ukrainian militants.

07:50 Commander of the TOS-1A “Solntsepek” flamethrower platoon with call sign Samur told about combat work in the Northern Military District zone

“We work mainly on the most important targets,” he says, “on columns of equipment, strongholds and concentrations of enemy manpower.”

“The main thing is to do everything quickly: we arrived at the place, “attached”, the first shot, then adjustment, then the second shot to kill, we roll back. We constantly change places,” says the flamethrower.

Samur also spoke about the atmosphere in the unit: “Relations in the team, one might say, are like family, because we have been working shoulder to shoulder for a year and a half.”

07:47 The air defense system worked over the central regions of Donetsk. This was reported by a RIA Novosti correspondent.

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