During the day of September 19, there were 15 combat engagements. Today, the russian federation launched another air strike against Ukraine with Shahed-136/131 strike UAVs. According to updated information, air defense destroyed 28 out of 31 Shaheds along their route in the southern, central and western regions of Ukraine. Civilians in Kryvyi Rih (Dnipropetrovsk oblast) suffered from a ruthless missile attack by an Iskander-M ballistic missile. In total, during the day of September 19, the russian invaders launched 9x missile strikes, 67 air strikes and 40 MLRS strikes at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, russian terrorist attacks have resulted in civilian casualties and injuries.  Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure have been destroyed and damaged.

The operational situation in the east and south of Ukraine remains difficult.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes. There are no signs of offensive groups being formed. Certain units of the belarusian armed forces are performing tasks in the areas bordering Ukraine.

Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: the enemy maintains its military presence in the border areas, continues shelling Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia. The adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Leonivka, Popivka (Chernihiv oblast) and Hrabovske (Sumy oblast).  More than 30 settlements suffered enemy artillery and mortars fire, including Karpovychi, Arkhypivka, Hremyach (Chernihiv oblast), Havrylova Sloboda, Seredyna-Buda, Obody, Veselivka (Sumy oblast), Ambarne, Stroivka, Topoli (Kharkiv oblast).

Kupyansk axis: the enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Ivanivka and Kupyansk (Kharkiv oblast). More than 10 settlements came under enemy artillery and mortars fire, including Krasne Pershe, Lyman Pershyi, Synkivka, Kotlyarivka, Krokhmalne, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast).

Lyman axis: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast) and Spirne (Donetsk oblast). More than 10 settlements suffered enemy artillery and mortars fire, including Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Torske, Yampil, Dronivka, Spirne, Berestove (Donetsk oblast).

Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian Forces successfully repelled an enemy attack in the area west of Yahidne (Donetsk oblast). The enemy tried to restore the lost position in the vicinity of Andriyivka (Donetsk oblast) with no success. The occupiers launched air strikes near Bohdanivka and Klishchiyivka (Donetsk oblast). More than 25 settlements came under enemy artillery and mortars fire, including Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Stupochky, Klishchiyivka, Andriyivka, Kurdyumivka (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiyivka axis: the invaders launched an air strike near Avdiyivka (Donetsk oblast. The adversary fired artillery and mortars at about 10 settlements, including Keramik, Stepove, Avdiyivka, Sjeverne, Pervomaiske, Nevelske (Donetsk oblast). 

Maryinka axis: during the day of September 19, the Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled 10 enemy attacks in the vicinity of Maryinka (Donetsk oblast). The adversary launched an air strike near Krasnohorivka (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at about 10 settlements, including Maryinka, Pobjeda, Maksymilyanivka, Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast).

Shakhtarske axis: the adversary launched air strikes near the settlements of Vuhledar, Urozhaine and Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast). About 10 settlements, including Vodyane, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Blahodatne, Urozhaine, (Donetsk oblast), came under enemy artillery and mortars fire.

Zaporizhzhia axis: the Ukrainian Forces successfully repelled an enemy attack in the vicinity of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The occupiers launched air strikes near the settlements of Levadne and Mala Tokmachka (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 25 settlements, including Charivne, Bilohirya, Orikhiv, Shcherbaky, Kamyanske (Zaporizhzhia oblast).

Kherson axis: the invaders launched air strikes near the settlements of Vesele, Olhivka, Lvove, Tyahynka, Tokarivka, Sadove (Kherson oblast). The russian occupiers fired artillery and mortars at about 10 settlements, including Antonivka and Kherson (Kherson oblast).

At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to conduct the offensive operation on Melitopol axis and offensives (assaults) on Bakhmut axis, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, and exhausting the enemy.

The russian occupiers cynically continue to violate international humanitarian law by forcibly living with civilians in their homes, using civilians as human shields. For example, in the settlement of Tokmak (Zaporizhzhia oblast), servicemen of the russian occupation forces are in large numbers housed with elderly civilians in their homes. On top of that, the occupiers are looting the apartments and houses of Ukrainian citizens.

During the day of September 19, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 16 air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, and 2 strikes against anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.

Missile troops hit 3 command posts, 1 anti-aircraft missile system, 9 artillery systems, 1 ammunition depot and 1 electronic warfare station of the russian invaders.