Update on UKRAINE/RUSSIAN WAR
Ukrainian blitzkrieg. How Putin’s army can respond to the AFU offensive.
The” special operation “of Russia began not just to stall, but to demonstrate a”reverse offensive”. In a matter of days, the Ukrainian armed forces liberated a huge territory of the Kharkiv region, where the invaders trampled for more than six months.
The loss of the Izyum bridgehead challenges the Kremlin’s plans to seize the entire Donbas and threatens Russia’s ability to hold the captured territories in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
What can Russian dictator Vladimir Putin answer for the success of the armed forces of Ukraine – read in the material RBC-Ukraine.
UN Secretary-General calls on Ukraine and Russia for a large-scale exchange of prisoners of war
“The exchange of prisoners is a positive thing. This reduces the suffering of the prisoners themselves, the suffering of their families. The position that I have expressed is that ideally it would be an all – for-all exchange to eliminate this drama in the lives of so many people, “UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
He did not rule out that the UN may help in the exchange of prisoners.
Russia is losing combat aircraft in Ukraine and no longer has an air advantage
According to British intelligence, over the past ten days, Russia has lost at least four combat aircraft in Ukraine, and since the beginning of the invasion, their number has decreased by about 55.
This spike in losses is partly a result of the Russian air force taking greater risks in trying to provide direct air support to Russian Ground Forces under pressure from Ukrainian offensives.
As noted in the report, this surge in losses is partly the result of the Russian air force taking more risks, trying to provide direct air support to Russian Ground Forces under pressure from Ukrainian offensives.
According to British intelligence, the situational awareness of Russian pilots is often poor. In addition, there is a real possibility that some aircraft deviated from enemy territory and fell into denser air defense zones, as the front line moved quickly.
“Russia’s lack of air superiority remains one of the most important factors underlying the unreliability of its operational scheme in Ukraine,” the British Defense Ministry said.
Recall, according to British intelligence, the Russian army is experiencing a shortage of assault infantry and junior commanders. They are trying to solve these problems at the expense of criminals and early graduation of cadets from military schools.
Russia’s total combat losses as of September 19 were approximately as follows:
personnel – about 54,650 (+170) people were eliminated;
tanks – 2212 (+2);
armored combat vehicles-4720 (+2);
artillery systems – 1313 (+4);
MLRS – 312 (+0);
air defense systems – 168 (+0);
aircraft-251 (+0);
helicopters – 217 (+0);
operational-tactical level drones-920 (+2);
cruise missiles-238 (+0);
ships/boats – 15 (+0);
vehicles and tank trucks – 3581 (+3);
special equipment – 125 (+3).
Recall that on the eve of the armed forces of Ukraine in the south launched 11 air strikes against the enemy and completed 200 fire tasks.
At the same time, the Ukrainian armed forces continue to launch powerful strikes against the Russian invaders in the South bug direction. The enemy suffers losses every day.
Invaders shelled the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant at night
One of the missiles fell 300 meters from the nuclear reactors. The shock wave damaged the nuclear power plant building, smashed more than 100 windows. One of the hydroelectric units of the Alexandrovskaya HPP was disconnected. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
Now the NPP is operating normally.
On the night of Monday, September 19, Russian occupation forces launched missile strikes on the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant. One of the missiles fell 300 meters from the nuclear reactors.
This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the message of Energoatom in Telegram .
“The shock wave damaged the nuclear power plant building, broke more than 100 windows. One of the hydroelectric units of the Alexandrovskaya HPP, which is part of the South Ukrainian power complex, was disconnected. Three high – voltage power lines were also disconnected,” the report says.
Energoatom said that all three power units of the Papp are operating normally. There were no injuries among the station staff.
“Rashist acts of nuclear terrorism threaten the whole world. They must be stopped immediately to prevent a new catastrophe!”- noted in the Department.
Recall that the invaders daily fire at the settlements of the Mykolaiv region. The head of the EMA Vitaly Kim does not rule out that the Russian army will try to go on the offensive in some areas of the Mykolaiv region.
Russians are preparing to retreat near Kherson and fear losing Donetsk region, – ISW
Several Russian units fell on some sections of the Russian front line, allowing the Ukrainians to move forward in the Kherson region.
Analysts note that Ukrainian forces are likely to regain most, if not all, of the western part of the Kherson region in the coming weeks if they continue to block Russian ground lines of communication and continue their offensive.
Zelensky reacted to the shelling of the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant
“The invaders again wanted to shoot, but forgot what a nuclear power plant is. Russia is putting the whole world in danger. We must stop it before it is too late,” the president said.
He said that at night, a Russian rocket arrived 300 meters from the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant. As a result, there was a short-term shutdown of the power line.
“The invaders again wanted to shoot, but forgot what a nuclear power plant is. Russia is putting the whole world in danger. We must stop it before it is too late,” the president wrote.
Recall that on the night of September 19, the occupation forces launched missile strikes on the South Ukrainian nuclear power plant.
Energoatom said that all three power units of the Papp are operating normally. There were no injuries among the station staff.
Secret documents on the production of the latest military technologies were tried to be taken out of Ukraine
According to Counterintelligence, the scheme was organized by a former official of one of the defense enterprises of Zaporozhye. He involved three current employees in illegal activities.
The documents were planned to be exported to one of the East Asian countries.
Ukrainian flag raised in Yarovaya, Donetsk region
“The village is fully controlled by the armed forces of Ukraine,” war correspondent Bohdan Miroshnikov said.
Note that yesterday, according to Deepstatemap, the village of Yarovaya was in the “gray zone”.
We will remind, RBC-Ukraine wrote that the Ukrainian flag was also hung out in the village of Podvysokoe, Izyumsky district, Kharkiv region.
Zelensky held a regular meeting of the Supreme Commander-In-Chief’s headquarters
The meeting participants discussed issues of ensuring security at the state border of Ukraine and material and technical support of the Ukrainian army.
