• Українською
  • Operational update regarding the russian invasion as of 18:00, on September 3, 2022
    Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, posted 03 September 2022 18:41

    The one hundred ninety-second (192) day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues.

    Enemy continues to focus its efforts on establishing full control over the territory of Donetsk oblast, maintaining the captured districts of Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv oblast.

    Offensive and assault operations continue in the Bakhmut and Avdiivka areas. The enemy is actively using anti-aircraft defense to cover its troops. The enemy did not conduct active combat operations in the Kramatorsk and Novopavlivsk directions.

    During the current day, 8 missile and more than 10 air strikes were carried out on military and civilian objects on the territory of our State. In particular, the infrastructure of the settlements of Peremoha, Husarivka, Bilohirya, Pryshyb, Vremivka, Poltavka, Zaytseve, Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka, Vodyane was affected. Actively conducts reconnaissance using UAVs.

    Feeling danger, the occupiers strengthened the administrative and police regime in the settlements located on the banks of the Dnipro River and the protection of the coastline in the temporarily captured areas of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts. In addition, state companies of the russian federation have been presented with new norms for the selection of "volunteers" for the war. Thus, the russian Railways company received an order to search for up to 10,000 new candidates for a short-term contract among civilian employees.

    Also, there remains a further threat of systematic massive air and missile strikes on military and critical infrastructure facilities throughout Ukraine.

    In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the situation remains without significant changes. The Armed Forces of the republic of belarus are conducting a check of the readiness of field communication systems as part of preparations for the command and staff exercises.

    In other directions, the enemy attacked military and civilian infrastructure using tanks, combat vehicles, barrel and rocket artillery, namely:

    in the Seversky direction - three settlements in the Chernihiv oblast and one in the Sumy oblast;

    in the Kharkiv direction - the areas of Krasnopillya, Prudyanka, Ruski Tyshky, Cherkaski Tyshky, Ruska Lozova, Stary Saltiv, Pryshyb, Husarivka, Nortsivka;

    in the Slovyansk direction - Karnaukhivka, Nova Dmytrivka, Velyka Komyshuvakha;

    in the Kramatorsk direction - Bohorodychne, Raihorodok, Siversk;

    in the direction of Bakhmut - Zaitseve, Kodema, Vesela Dolyna, Bakhmutske, Soledar, Bakhmut;

    in the Avdiyivka direction - Novokalynove, Berdychiv, Vodiane, Pervomaiske;

    in the Novopavlivskyi direction - Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Velyka Novosilka, Paraskoviivka, Zolota Nyva;

    in the Zaporizhzhia direction - Shcherbaky, Novoandriivka, Orihiv, Hulyaipole, Dorozhnyanka, Uspenivka, Novopil, Vremivka;

    in the South Buh direction, the enemy carried out shelling along the entire line of contact. In addition, the enemy conducted reconnaissance with the active use of UAVs, in total - more than 30 sorties.

    Units of the Defense Forces hold their positions and prevent the enemy from advancing deep into the territory of Ukraine. The defense forces successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Dolyna, Soledar, Novobakhmutivka, Kodema, Zaytseve, Avdiivka, Maryinka settlements.

    During the day, to support the actions of the land groups, the Ukrainian aviation carried out more than 5 strikes during which combat equipment, electronic warfare equipment, anti-aircraft defense and a significant number of personnel were destroyed in the Donetsk and South Buh directions.

    Air defense units of our troops destroyed one helicopter, three UAVs and five Kalibr cruise missiles in various directions.

    Missile troops and artillery of the Defense Forces continue to perform tasks of counter-battery combat, disruption of the enemy's control system and logistical support. Damage was inflicted on three command points. One enemy personnel facility was destroyed. Thus, a unit of russian special forces entered the affected area. Information on losses is being clarified. Also, electronic warfare equipment and ammunition storage were destroyed, which significantly reduced the enemy's ability to conduct offensive actions.

    The ability to win is the spirit of our nation! We believe in the Armed Forces of Ukraine! Together we will win!

    Glory to Ukraine!