General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: operational information on the Russian invasion (as of 10.00 19.09.2023)

19.09.2023 12:00

We bring to your attention the operative information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 10.00:19.09.2023 on March XNUMX, XNUMX regarding the Russian invasion of our country.

Glory to Ukraine! The five hundred and seventy-third day of large-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine has begun.

The Russian occupiers continue to ignore international humanitarian law, shelling not only the positions of Ukrainian troops, but also the civilian infrastructure of populated areas, terrorizing civilians. Yes, yesterday the Russian Federation struck Ukraine with air-launched cruise missiles and Shahed-136/131 type UAVs. Anti-aircraft defense destroyed all 17 cruise missiles and 18 out of 24 "shahedis" of the enemy. Unfortunately, as a result of such terrorist actions of the Kremlin, there are wounded among the civilian population, destroyed residential buildings and damaged civilian infrastructure.

The Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct defense in the east and south of Ukraine, offensive operations in the Melitopol direction and offensive actions in the Bakhmut direction, destroy the enemy, step by step vacate the temporarily occupied territories, consolidate at the achieved borders.

During the past day, 35 combat clashes took place. The enemy launched 22 rocket and 57 air strikes, fired 55 rocket salvo fire systems at the positions of our troops and populated areas.

Berestov, Kopanky, Shyykivka of the Kharkiv region were hit by airstrikes; Belogorivka, Luhansk region; Novosadove, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Vugledar, Staromayorske of the Donetsk region; Mala Tokmachka and Robotyne of the Zaporizhia region; Vesele, Odradokamyanka, Mykolaivka, Kherson region.

More than 70 settlements in the Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions came under artillery fire.

In the area of ​​responsibility of the operational-strategic group of troops "North" on the Volyn and Polissky directions the operational situation remains without significant changes.

In the Seversky and Slobozhansky directions the enemy continues to hold a group of troops covering the state border. Conducts active diversionary activities in the border areas with the aim of preventing the transfer of our troops to dangerous directions, increases the density of mine-explosive barriers along the state border in the Belgorod region.

In the area of ​​responsibility of the operational-strategic troop grouping "Khortytsia" in the Bakhmut direction The defense forces successfully repelled enemy attacks in the Klishchiivka area of ​​the Donetsk region. The enemy tried to restore the lost position in the Andriivka area of ​​the Donetsk region, but was unsuccessful. The defense forces continue their assault in the area south of Bakhmut of the Donetsk region, inflicting significant losses on the enemy in manpower and equipment, and entrenching themselves at the achieved boundaries.

In the area of ​​responsibility of the operational and strategic group of troops "Tavria" in the Mariinsky direction the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the Maryinka area of ​​the Donetsk region. Here, during the past day, the enemy made more than 10 unsuccessful attempts to dislodge our units from their occupied positions. Simultaneously on the Avdiiv and Shakhtar directions The defense forces hold the initiative, put pressure on the enemy and step by step win back our land.

On the Melitopol direction the enemy carried out unsuccessful offensive actions in the Robotyn region of the Zaporizhzhia region, trying to restore lost positions. The defense forces continue to maintain defense on the occupied borders, inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying forces, and exhaust the enemy.

In the area of ​​responsibility of the operational-strategic group of troops "Odesa" in the Kherson direction The defense forces conduct a counter-battery fight, destroy supply depots and inflict successful damage to the enemy's rear.

The Kremlin continues to send military personnel from the territorial subjects of the Russian Federation to the temporarily occupied territories of our state. So, on September 15 of this year, about 100 conscripts from the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic of the Russian Federation arrived at the local military airfield in the temporarily occupied city of Dzhankoy in Crimea to strengthen the protection and defense of the said object.

The command of the Russian occupation forces plans to introduce training for convicts in the specialty of repairing armored and automobile military equipment in the system of correctional colonies in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk region, as well as in the border areas of the Russian Federation. The occupiers have already started the development of educational materials and the formation of visual materials, in particular stands, schemes, models. It is assumed that the first to master the specialties of repairing military equipment of the occupiers will be the prisoners from correctional labor colony No. 27 in the city of Horlivka and No. 32 in the city of Makiivka. The Russian invaders also plan to recruit these prisoners to repair military equipment directly in the areas of hostilities.

During the past day, the aviation of the Defense Forces made nine strikes on the areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment of the enemy.

Units of the missile forces hit two areas of concentration of personnel, weapons and military equipment, three anti-aircraft missile systems, 19 artillery pieces, one enemy control post.

Estimated losses of the enemy in the past day totaled: 520 occupants, five tanks, 17 armored fighting vehicles, 35 artillery systems, two anti-aircraft guns, one air defense vehicle, 15 BpLA of operational-tactical level, 17 cruise missiles, 30 vehicles and two units of special equipment .

Believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! We will win! Glory to Ukraine!