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  • Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding russian invasion as of 6 a.m., September 19, 2023
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 19 September 2023 07:01

    Day 573 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine has begun.

    The russian occupiers continue to violate the International Humanitarian Law, as they target and shell the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian infrastructure alike, terrorizing civilians. Thus, russia launched yet another attack on Ukraine with air-launched cruise missiles and Shahed-136/131 combat UAVs during the day of September 18. Air defense intercepted all 17x cruise missiles and 18x of 24x Shaheds of the adversary. Unfortunately, these acts of terrorism committed by the kremlin have wounded civilians, destroyed residential buildings, and damaged civilian infrastructure.

    The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to defend in the east and the south of Ukraine, conduct the offensive on Melitopol axis, and offensive operations on Bakhmut axis. As they destroy the enemy, they liberate the temporarily occupied territories and consolidate new positions.

    During the day of September 18, there were 35x combat engagements. The enemy launched 22x missile and 57x air strikes, 55x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements.

    Air strikes hit Berestove, Kopanky, Shyikivka (Kharkiv oblast), Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Novosadove, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Vuhledar, Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast), Mala Tokmachka, Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast), Vesele, Odradokamyanka, and Mykolaivka (Kherson oblast).

    More than 70x settlements in Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts came under artillery fire.

    Pivnich operational-strategic group, Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes.

    Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the adversary continues to maintain a group of troops safeguarding the state border. The enemy troops conduct active subversive activities in the border areas in order to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to threatened axes. The adversary increases the density of minefields along the state border in Belgorod oblast (russia).

    Khortytsia operational-strategic group, Bakhmut axis: the Defense Forces successfully repelled enemy attacks in the vicinity of Klishchiivka (Donetsk oblast). The enemy attempted to regain the lost position near Andriivka (Donetsk oblast), to no success. The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue assault operations in the vicinity of Bakhmut (Donetsk oblast), inflict significant losses in manpower and equipment on the enemy, and consolidate their new positions.

    Tavria operational-strategic group, Maryinka axes: the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensives in the vicinity of Maryinka (Donetsk oblast). Here, the enemy made 10x unsuccessful attempts to force Ukrainian units out of their positions during the day of September over 18. At the same time, on Avdiivka and Shakhtarske axes, the Ukrainian Defense Forces maintain the initiative, put pressure on the enemy, and win back Ukrainian land.

    Melitopol axis: the adversary conducted unsuccessful offensive operations in the vicinity of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast), trying to regain lost positions. The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold the line, inflict losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying forces, and exhaust the enemy.

    Odesa operational-strategic group, Kherson axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces conduct counter-battery fire, destroy the supply depots, and successfully strike behind the enemy lines.

    The kremlin continues to send military personnel from the territorial entities of the russian federation to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. Thus, on September 15, 2023, about 100x conscripts from the Kabardino-Balkar Republic of the russian federation arrived in the local military airfield in the temporarily occupied city of Dzhankoy (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea), to improve security and defense of the facility.

    During the day of September 18, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 9x air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment of the adversary.

    The Ukrainian missile troops hit 2x concentrations of enemy troops, weapons, and military equipment, 3x anti-aircraft missile systems, 19x artillery systems, and 1x command post of the adversary.

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    Glory to Ukraine!