[NewsFront] 21:00 Army aviation crews on Ka-52M helicopters struck manpower and armored military equipment of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the border area of Kursk Oblast.
19:54 Russian troops are fighting on the western and northwestern outskirts of Lyubimovka in the Kursk region.
Also, according to operational information, the Russian Armed Forces fighters, moving along the Snagost River, were able to break into the village of Tolsty Lug and take control of most of the village. The fighting continues.
19:35 Russian paratroopers launched a precise artillery strike on a mortar section of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper.
18:50 Russian Armed Forces advanced northwest of Kalinovka along the Seversky Donetsk-Donbass Canal.
17:50 Footage of combat work of drone operators of the Army Special Forces to destroy enemy positions in the Zaporizhzhya direction
17:47 Crews of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles of the Pacific Fleet Naval Infantry Brigade of the Vostok Group of Forces during fire support of assault units inflicted fire damage to Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in the Ugledar area.
16:57 The Russian Armed Forces have liberated ten settlements in the two days of the offensive in the Kursk region, the Ministry of Defense reported.
These are Apanasovka, Byakhovo, Vishnevka, Viktorovka, Vnezapnoe, Gordeevka, Krasnooktyabrskoye, Obukhovka, Snagost and 10th October.
16:26 Successful destruction control point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' UAVs in the Krasnogorovka area.
During the mission to ensure the advancement of the 5th Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Krasnogorovka, the 238th Artillery Brigade, with the help of a UAV crew from the Grachi Special Forces detachment, destroyed the UAV control point of Ukrainian militants.
15:57 Russian National Guard servicemen destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces warehouse in Chernihiv Oblast using FPV drones –video.
15:49 The advance in the Kursk direction is not only from Glushkovo; on the southern side, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' strongholds are coming under the control of Russian troops. The enemy is surrendering en masse
15:35 Russian military using anti-tank missile systems destroyed two Ukrainian tanks in the border area of the Kursk region.
14:47 Liberation of Prechistovka allowed the Vostok group to “cut off” the enemy’s supply routes, but the Russian naval infantry continued to advance to “tighten the pincers” around the enemy garrison in Ugledar.
14:32 Strike by FAB with UMPK on enemy targets in Kupyansk –video.
14:20 Enemy reports:
"In the Pokrovsk direction (on the northern flank), the Russian Armed Forces are advancing west of Novogrodovka, having advanced about one and a half kilometers toward Lysovka. This is already a direction directly to Pokrovsk, but this could be another flanking maneuver - enveloping Selidovo from the north and northwest, as is now being done with Ukrainsk.
On the southern flank, the Russian Armed Forces are advancing in Ukrainsk, which is caught in a pincer movement and is currently expanding their zone of control in the eastern and southern quarters of the town.
In addition, the Russian Federation is storming the northern outskirts of the neighboring mining town of Gornyak. If the Russian Armed Forces take Gornyak and Ukrainsk, this could be a harbinger of disaster for the Ukrainian front.
Further here, the only strong defensive positions are the railway line, based on Tsukurino and the old mines north and southeast of this settlement. And then, across the steppes, there is an exit to the rear of Kurakhovo and the Kurakhovsky fortified region of the Ukrainian Armed Forces."
13:55 Calculation of the self-propelled gun "Malka" struck an area of concentration of manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevka direction.
Artillerymen destroyed armored vehicles and a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces with accurate shots. The strikes were adjusted with the help of a drone.
13:45 The Russian Armed Forces have completely liberated Krasnooktyabrskoye in the Kursk Region. The enemy fled the settlement, abandoning, among other things, an American MRAP MaxxPro –video.
12:59 Airborne artillerymen destroyed mortar section of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the right bank of the Dnieper
In one of the half-destroyed buildings on the right bank of the river, the enemy had set up a mortar section, where ammunition and other supplies were constantly delivered. From this point, fire was conducted at night on our positions in the island zone.
Having received all the necessary initial data and coordinates of the mortar section, the crews of the 152mm Giatsint-B guns of the Russian paratroopers launched an artillery strike and destroyed the mortar of the Ukrainian Armed Forces along with the crew and ammunition. The operators of the paratroopers' UAVs confirmed the target's defeat.
12:10 Kurakhovskoye direction - according to unconfirmed information, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have withdrawn from the "pocket" on the Georgievka-Krasnogorovka line, fortifying themselves in the settlement of Ostroye.
12:05 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation (as of September 12, 2024):
Units of the North group of forces in the Liptsov and Volchansk directions inflicted losses on formations of the 22nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade and the 113th Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Vysoka Yaruga, Liptsy and Volchansk in the Khar'kov region.
The servicemen of the "West" group of troops improved their tactical position, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 14th, 44th Mechanized, 3rd Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 1st National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, Novoegorovka in the Luhansk People's Republic and Serebryanskoye forestry. Three counterattacks of the assault groups of the 4th National Guard Brigade were repelled.
Units of the "Southern" group of troops continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense, inflicting defeat on the formations of the 24th, 42nd Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 116th Territorial Defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinovka, Grigorovka and Chasov Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The fighters of the "Center" group of forces improved the position along the forward edge and defeated the formations of the 32nd Mechanized, 95th Airborne Assault Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 109th Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Nelepovka, Druzhba, Rozovka and Dobropolye of the Donetsk People's Republic. Eight counterattacks of assault groups of the 32nd Mechanized, 144th Infantry, 25th Airborne Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 2nd and 14th National Guard Brigades were repelled.
Units of the "East" group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeated the formations of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade and the 21st National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Oktyabr and Ugledar of the Donetsk People's Republic. They repelled two counterattacks by enemy assault groups.
The Dnepr group of forces defeated concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 39th Coastal Defense Brigade and the 108th Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Belogorye and Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region.
Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit infrastructure facilities at airfields, energy facilities supporting the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 134 districts.
Air defense systems shot down two US-made HIMARS rockets and 59 unmanned aerial vehicles.
11:42 Ukrainian channels reported that the Russian Armed Forces took control of the settlement of Lysovka in the Pokrovsk region.
11:37 Russian fighters destroyed dozens of Ukrainian military equipment, including an American Abrams tank, during the liberation of the village of Memrik in the DPR –video.
11:31 Kursk borderland: Russian Aerospace Forces aviation inflicts strikes on identified locations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, facilitating the work of the Northerners' assault groups.
11:20 The Russian Armed Forces are "cleaning up" the villages of Obukhovka and the village of Pokrovsky, located on the Snagost River in the Kursk Region, from the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Fighting is currently underway in the village of Lyubimovka, with Russian troops advancing from both Obukhovka and Olgovka-Kremyanoye.
10:45 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are retreating in the Krasnogorovka area; an area of approximately 30 km2 has come under the control of the Russian Army.
10:25 Sounds of explosions were heard in the Khmelnytsky region in western Ukraine.
10:14 The Russian Armed Forces continued the counteroffensive in the Kursk region and approached the settlement of Lyubimovka. The offensive is supported by the active work of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
10:05 A powerful fire started in the city of Starokostiantyniv after the “arrival” of Russian UAVs –video.
09:56 The Russian army destroyed an important element of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' logistics in the Pokrovsk direction. At night, at about 4:30, as a result of a missile strike, the Myrnohradsky overpass was destroyed — this was reported by the Donbassky Partizan channel.
As a result of the attack, one section of the bridge collapsed. Currently, the Pokrovsk-Mirnograd route along the T0504 highway is closed for use. This overpass was important for connecting enemy forces and assets in the Mirnograd and Pokrovsk agglomerations.
09:05 The Russian Armed Forces have occupied a significant part of Krasnogorovka and are preparing a "cauldron" in the Pokrovsk direction. Experts loyal to Kyiv have called the situation critical and for the first time have spoken about defending the Dnieper, the "Release the Kraken" channel reported.
08:11 Operators of FPV attack drones have detected and destroyed an enemy UAV crew in the Seversky direction –video.
08:09 Enemy reports:
"The Russian Armed Forces took control of Lisovka and advanced near it, as well as near Kleshchyivka, Nevelskoye, Ukrainsk and its environs."
08:07 In the Avdeevka direction, the crew of the T-80BVM tank of the "Center" force group fired from a closed firing position destroyed a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Avdeevka direction of the Northern Military District zone.
08:00 Calculation of 152mm 2S3 "Hyacinth" destroyed The American-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporizhia region.
Aerial reconnaissance detected a U.S.-made M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. Its coordinates were promptly transmitted to the artillerymen. During the combat mission, the 152mm Giatsint-B gun crew delivered a precise strike on the identified target with aimed fire.
As a result of the strike on the combat vehicle, operators of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Dnepr troop group recorded the detonation of ammunition and the destruction of the BMP.