Day 576 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.

The enemy continues to ignore the laws and customs of war, uses terror tactics, and attacks both military and civilian targets, which unfortunately results in civilian casualties.

During the day of September 22, there were 25 combat engagements. The russian invaders launched 5 missile, 40 air strikes and 19 MLRS strikes at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Moreover, civilians in the settlement of Yurkivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast) and in the city of Kremenchuk (Poltava oblast) suffered from ruthless missile attacks. 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. More than 20 settlements suffered enemy artillery and mortars fire, including Bleshnya, Prohres, Yanzhulivka (Chernihiv oblast), Obody, Kindrativka, Myropilske, Stepok, Pokrovka, Pozhnya (Sumy oblast), Ohirtseve, Pletenivka, Chuhunivka, Bolohivka (Kharkiv oblast).

Kupyansk axis: the adversary launched an air strike in the vicinity of Bolohivka (Kharkiv oblast). More than 10x settlements, including Fyholivka, Lyman Pershyi, Syn’kivka, Petropavlivka, Kyslivka, Tabaivka (Kharkiv oblast), suffered enemy artillery and mortars shelling.

Lyman axis: the adversary launched air strikes on the settlements of Makiyivka, Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast) and Kopanky, Serebryanka, Spirne (Donetsk oblast). More than 10 settlements including Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Verkhniokamyanske, Pereizne, Fedorivka (Donetsk oblast), suffered enemy artillery and mortars fire.

Bakhmut axis: the Ukrainian Forces successfully repelled enemy attacks in the vicinities of Minkivka, Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Hryhorivka (Donetsk oblast). The enemy tried to restore the lost position near Andriyivka (Donetsk oblast) to no success. The occupiers launched air strikes in the vicinities of Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka and Pivnichne (Donetsk oblast). More than 25 settlements came under enemy artillery and mortars fire, including Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiivka, Andriyivka, Dyliyivka (Donetsk oblast).

Avdiyivka axis: the Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully repelled an enemy attack in the vicinity of Sjeverne (Donetsk oblast). The adversary fired artillery and mortars at about 10 settlements, including Novokalynove, Ocheretyne, Berdychi, Avdiyivka, Orlivka, Pervomaiske (Donetsk oblast). 

Maryinka axis: during the day of September 22, the Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled 11 enemy attacks in the vicinities of Maryinka and Krasnohorivka (Donetsk oblast). The adversary launched air strikes near Maryinka, Krasnohorivka. Paraskoviyivka (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at about 10x settlements, including Maryinka, Heorhiyivka, Hostre, Antonivka, Katerynivka, Yelyzavetivka (Donetsk oblast).

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

Zaporizhzhia axis: the Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled an enemy attack in the vicinity of Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The occupiers launched air strikes near Mala Tokmachka and Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 20 settlements, including Levadne, Bilohirya, Orikhiv, Shcherbaky, Pavlivka, Lobkove (Zaporizhzhia oblast) and Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk oblast).

Kherson axis: the invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Kozatske, Odradokamyanka, Tyahynka Antonivka (Kherson oblast). The russian occupiers fired artillery and mortars at about 10 settlements, including Mykilske, Kherson Sadove, Zelenivka (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 along the entire front line.

In the city of Tokmak (Zaporizhzhia oblast) the local population continues to suffer from russian occupiers, who, due to the delay in service pay and lack of food, are engaged in mass theft. In particular, the occupiers force civilians to give them their domestic animals, food and canned goods.

During the day of September 22, the Ukrainian Air Force inflicted a successful hit on the headquarters of the russian Black Sea Fleet Command in the temporarily occupied Sevastopol, launched 12 air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, 4 strikes against anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.

Missile troops hit 2 anti-aircraft missile systems and 4 artillery systems of the russian invaders.

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