Ukraine – 9/15 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
Twitter: @rhomansjr
September 15, 2022
Natalia Gumenyuk
Apparently, the Natalia Gumenyuk whom I know is not the Natalia Gumenyuk who is serving as press spokesperson for the Southern Command. My apologies to all.
Andriy Zagorodnyuk: How Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Will Affect Russia’s Army, Future of the War “Kyiv Independent”
Zagorodnyuk is the former Defense Minister of Ukraine. His article is well worth reading. He not only discusses what Russia has done wrong, but also what, over the last 8+ years, Ukraine has done right, “In recent years, the Ukrainian army has been actively rooting out Soviet traditions, some of which date back to the army of the Russian Empire. This eradication is not easy. Many of the remnants of these traditions still exist today. But the process has started, it has gained momentum, and it will not be possible to stop it. Even intermediate results made it possible to radically change the effectiveness of our army. “ As Fred Kagan said, on a recent podcast with Gerard Baker former Wall Street Journal Publisher, getting arms from the West is a necessary but not sufficient condition for Ukraine’s success. Much of Ukraine’s success comes from its leadership.
Reporting From Ukraine
The most significant information in this video is a report of rebellion now going on in the Luhansk People’s Republic, by residents who are tired of seeing their sons and husbands being used as cannot fodder by the Russians, most recently using them as cover for their evacuation from the Kharkiv Region.
The Latest Denys
He reports on continued Ukrainian advances in Kherson, an offensive still subject to a Ukrainian news blackout.
9/15 Sitrep (My comments in bold face)
Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon September 14 to 12:00 noon September 15, 2022
Abbreviations:
RMA = Regional Military Administration SBU = Security Service of Ukraine
INTERNATIONAL
September 15
11:58 German Foreign Ministry: Germany has allocated an additional €10 million to the Council of Europe to compensate for the funding deficit because of Russia's exclusion from the organization.
· "The Council of Europe is the guarantor of the protection of human rights, the rule of law and democracy in Europe. That is why today we have provided an additional 10 million euros to compensate for the loss of income due to the exclusion of Russia from the Council of Europe," the message says.
11:45 Czech Radio: About 66,163 children of Ukrainian refugees have enrolled in Czech schools, as well as secondary schools and vocational schools.
11:29 Financial Times: U.S. shale oil and gas producers warn they will not be able to increase production sufficiently to help Europe cope with the winter's energy crisis.
11:20 Politico: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says German weapons have played a "crucial" role in Ukraine's recent successful counteroffensive.
· He said this at a press conference with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in Berlin.
· "We can say that the same weapons that Germany has now provided to Ukraine are crucial for the development of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and it has also made a difference in military actions," Scholz said.
11:16: The European Commission will send €5 million to support Ukrainian artists and cultural organisations based both in Ukraine and abroad.
· A special competition was announced within the framework of the Creative Europe program for 2023. Its goal is to prepare a post-war restoration of the Ukrainian cultural and creative sector.
11:04 El Mundo: The successful offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine knocked out the argument of skeptics who claimed the futility of efforts and the uselessness of the support of the EU countries. Assistance to Ukraine should continue, EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell said.
· The head of EU diplomacy said EU countries should continue their efforts without hesitation.
10:38: In Oxford, Britain, from September 28 to October 1, during the week of Ukrainian culture, the Bouquet Kyiv Stage festival will be held, dedicated to the friendship of Ukraine and the United Kingdom, the organizers of the festival of the Ukrainian cultural center "Dom Master Klass" said.
· During the festival there will be 7 concerts of classical music, celebration of the 85th anniversary of composer Valentin Silvestrov, photo exhibition "War", film screenings, musical performances, discussions.
10:35 Delfi - Lithuanian Minister of Science and Education: In Lithuania, a textbook on the Russian language was removed from the list of school manuals, which contained an invitation to visit Russia and occupied Crimea, and the aggressor country is presented as an attractive democratic state
10:27 The Times: British Prime Minister Liz Truss will hold face-to-face talks with US President Joe Biden and possibly other world leaders who will gather in London for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday.
· Truss could also meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and other key allies such as the prime ministers of Australia and Canada.
09:11 Helsingin Sanomat: The European Union can still completely ban tourist visas for Russians. The decision is likely to require EU countries to simultaneously introduce a humanitarian visa, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said.
09:04: Yerevan and Baku have agreed on a ceasefire on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, armenian security council secretary Armenian Grigoryan said.
08:25 Financial Times: The United States wants to put pressure on Turkish banks that have joined the Russian payment system "MIR".
08:21 MTV Uutiset: Finnish authorities have seized the assets of sanctioned Russians worth about 189 million euros, according to the Finnish tv channel.
· According to the Bailiff Service, the arrests relate to several dozen organizations included in the EU sanctions list. Currently, there are two hundred different types of temporary or permanent confiscation.
00:49 Hromadske TV: Armenian Security Council says Yerevan and Baku have reached an agreement on a truce
· "Thanks to the involvement of the international community, an agreement on a truce was reached from 20:00 on September 14. We hope that Azerbaijan will comply with this agreement".
· There is no document or agreement that is being prepared for signing with Azerbaijan.
00:29 SchengenVisaInfo: The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Finland announced that it will extend the validity of a residence permit for Ukrainian refugees on the basis of temporary protection.
· According to the ministry, the bill will be extended from September 12, 2022 to March 31 , 2023.
· As the ministry explains, refugees from Ukraine will not need to apply for an extension of a residence permit.
00:19: State Department: US will not declare Russia a sponsor of terrorism, but discusses similar sanctions
· US State Department spokesman Ned Price said Congress and the Biden administration are discussing imposing sanctions on Russia similar to the restrictions imposed on states sponsoring terrorism.
· "There may be unintended consequences of declaring Russia a state that sponsors terrorism. We believe there are more targeted methods," he said.
· Still, the Biden administration is discussing "similar measures," Price added.
00:01: At the Film Festival "Love and Anarchy" in Helsinki, 6 films dedicated to Ukraine will be shown at once.
· This year, the organizers decided to pay special attention to Ukraine.
· The section entitled "Look at Ukraine" (Katso Ukrainaa) includes the works of Ukrainian filmmakers and films that somehow shed light on the situation in Ukraine. Among them are the paintings "Klondike", "Mariupolis 2", "Stop-Earth".
September 14
23:55 die Zeit: German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbok called for a quick solution to the issue of supplying tanks to Ukraine
· "In principle, this can only be solved together, in coalition and internationally. At the crucial stage in which Ukraine is now, I think that this decision should not be postponed for a long time," Berbok said.
23:50 p.m.: Democrat Richard Blumenthal and Republican Lindsey Graham have introduced another bill to the U.S. Senate to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
· "The need for this degree is now more urgent than ever," said Senator Richard Blumenthal, citing the killing of peaceful Ukrainians and other atrocities accompanying Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
· Also in the US Senate approved the resolution on the recognition of Russia as a sponsor of terrorism. This status will entail additional tough sanctions.
23:47 Social Networks: A crowd of people took to the streets of Baku. Protesters are chanting patriotic slogans.
23:30 p.m.: U.S. Republican Party leader Mitch McConnell called for giving Ukraine ATACMS, large drones, and tanks.
· The US Senator stressed that Ukrainian troops are "working wonders" with Western equipment - they quickly mastered such advanced systems as HIMARS, Javelin and Stinger.
· "Ukrainians need more weapons than what we give them. They need to start getting it faster and they also need new capabilities like ATACMS long-range missiles, large drones, and tanks," McConnell said.
23:21 Anadolu : Turkish President Recep Erdogan backed Azerbaijan and promised assistance.
· "The whole world should know that Turkey is close to Azerbaijan," agency writes.
23:15 Polish media p.m.: Today, the American landing ship USS Kearsarge moored in the port of Gdynia. The official purpose of the visit is to replenish stocks, but the United States also demonstrates its presence in the Baltic Sea.
· The crew of the ship consists of more than a thousand people. Additionally, the vessel can accommodate one and a half thousand marines. USS Kearsarge is equipped with self-defense systems and anti-aircraft systems, and there are attack helicopters on board.
· The current Kearsarge is the namesake of a US Navy ship by the same name, that sank the Confederate Navy ship CSS Alabama during the American Civil War. The battle took place on June 19, 1864, off Cherbourg, France, where Alabama had been undergoing repairs in supposedly neutral France. Kearsarge waited to engage, until Alabama had cleared French territorial waters. The Alabama was commanded by Rafael Semmes, whose descendants include Vice Admiral Benedict J. Semmes, Jr., USN, Chief of Naval Personnel when I was in the Navy.
23:06 Official website of the Sejm: On Wednesday, September 14, the lower house of the Polish Parliament passed a resolution on Germany's compensation for losses caused to the country during the Second World War.
· The resolution of the Polish Sejm also states that there is no compensation for the aggression of the Soviet Union against Poland in 1939.
o "These losses require identification and submission of the necessary assessment, which will be the basis for taking appropriate measures against the Russian Federation," the Polish deputies said.
23:00 Social Networks: At the airport of the Swiss city of Zurich, a Ukrainian Antonov An-124 aircraft with the inscription "Be brave like Kharkiv" was seen.
22:14: Georgian authorities do not see the need to introduce visas for Russians. The head of the State Security Service of Georgia, Grigol Liluashvili, said that before the pandemic, for example, in 2019 and 2018, "exactly twice as many" Russians came to Georgia, but this did not result in any threat to the country.
· "Keep calm, don't panic. If someone wants to exile agents, then this requires not 900 thousand visitors, but 500-200-100 people enough," Liluashvili told reporters, commenting on the increase in the number of Russians coming. to Georgia after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
21:57: The social network TikTok is temporarily blocked in Azerbaijan. The relevant resolution is published on the website of the state security service of the country.
· "At this time, the resource of the social network TikTok publishes information that casts a shadow on the successes of our army, contains military secrets and is aimed at creating an erroneous opinion in society. In connection with the foregoing, it was decided to temporarily restrict the activities of the social network TikTok in Azerbaijan," the message says.
· Georgia is now considering a referendum that would, if passed, authorize the Government of Georgia to initiate efforts to re-take the Georgian territories of S. Ossetia and Abkhazia
21:51 EU Council press service: The EU has extended sanctions against 1,206 individuals and 108 legal entities of Russia imposed in 2014 after the annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of war on February 24 for six months.
21:45 p.m.: A protest has begun outside the parliament building in Armenia. Those present demand the resignation of the government due to the statements of Nikol Pashinyan about the preparation of a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.
· According to Pashinyan himself, he is not going to sign any agreement that concludes a provision on the possibility of abandoning Nagorno-Karabakh.
21:12: A member of Kazakhstan's Defense and Security Committee, Aydos Sarim, said Kazakhstan was not interested in sending troops to the Zone of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict after Yerevan requested military assistance from the CSTO.
· At the same time, he denied publications in some media that Kazakhstan plans to suspend membership in the CSTO due to this situation.
20:55 Kazakhstani Foreign Ministry: Kazakhstan has halted trade with Russia of goods and services under US sanctions control.
· "Without the permission of U.S. officials, transactions are not carried out. The goal is not to fall under secondary sanctions".
20:13 Polskie Radio 24: Poland will send to Russia seven more applications for restitution of works of art exported to the USSR during the Second World War.
· The head of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Piotr Glinski, said that Poland would never stop searching for and returning cultural property stolen during the war. According to international law, the Russian Federation must return Polish cultural values that were stolen during the war.
19:45 German government: Germany over the past week handed over four more Gepard anti-aircraft self-propelled artillery units to Ukraine, bringing their total number to 24.
· Six more Gepard installations are being prepared for shipment to Ukraine.
19:37 Aydınlık - Minister of Foreign Affairs: Turkey demands explanations from the Ukrainian authorities in connection with the information that a campaign is underway in Ukraine in support of the imposition of sanctions against Turkish businessmen and banks cooperating with Russia.
· Ankara points out that "Turkish citizens and organizations should not be persecuted in the context of sanctions, and this issue is under scrutiny."
19:10 Reuters - US Treasury Secretary: Ukraine's creditor countries, including the United States, have given Kyiv a deferral of sovereign debt servicing until the end of 2023.
· "Today, a group of creditors of Ukraine, including the United States, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement Ukraine's request for a coordinated termination of debt servicing by the end of 2023," Yellen said.
· According to her, the adopted measure is designed to allow Kyiv to increase social, medical and economic costs in the face of Russia's invasion.
19:05 Bloomberg: 90% of wind power capacity and 30% of solar energy in Ukraine have been destroyed because of a full-scale invasion by the Russian army,
· citing research by the renewable energy think tank REN21 and the UNITED NATIONS Economic Commission for Europe.
· Almost all of the wind and solar installation in Ukraine are located in the south, in areas now temporarily occupied by Russia.
19:00 Sky News: The British Air Force has allowed the likelihood of the collapse of the Russian army by the end of this year.
· According to retired Air Marshal Edward Stringer, the probability of the collapse of the Russian army is 30-40%, which, for its part, will lead to the end of the war on the territory of Ukraine.
17:54 Bild - Ukrainian Ambassador to Germany: Germany's ruling coalition may allow the supply of Marder armored personnel carriers and Leopard tanks to Ukraine in the coming weeks.
· According to Melnyk, the decision to allow supplies is only a matter of time and will change over the coming weeks.
15:54 Delfi: About 80 million euros are frozen in Latvian banks due to sanctions imposed against Russia due to the war in Ukraine, said Santa Purgaile, chairman of the Finance and Capital Market Commission (FKTK).
15:49: Minister of Health of Ukraine Viktor Liashko became a member of the WHO Executive Council, and his first deputy Oleksandr Komarida joined the Standing Committee of the WHO European Committee, the Ukrainian Embassy in Israel said.
15:11 BNT TV - Tourism Minister: Bulgaria has continued the program of placing Ukrainian refugees in hotels.
· "The program to accommodate Ukrainian refugees in hotels will be extended until October 31 at the current cost, this will be the final of the program, so it will be possible to organize a new program," he said.
15:07 Postimees: MEPs have proposed to EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and Czech Foreign Minister, who chairs the EU, Jan Lipavsky, to impose a ban on issuing entry visas to servicemen from Russia and Belarus, as well as government officials and their family members.
14:21 Independent: Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney and his Lithuanian counterpart Gabrielius Landsbergis are paying a visit to Odessa today.
· "Minister Kovni crossed the border of Ukraine at the Palanca border post in Moldova this morning and is to meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to get information about war and Ukrainian territorial gains in recent days," the message says.
NATIONAL
September 15
11:12: Dmitry Komarov showed a video from the de-occupied Balaklia of the Kharkiv region and warned all residents of the recently liberated territories about the danger of "mine-petals" left behind by the Russians.
11:08: For this winter in Ukraine, 7 million cubic meters of firewood were harvested "just in case", said the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy Danylo Getmantsev.
11:33: Today, training for sappers will be held on the territory of the Vyshgorod district of the Kyiv region. The action plans include practicing the skills of removing and eliminating explosive objects.
10:45 Press service of Ukrzaliznytsia: Ukrzaliznytsia resumed railway communication with de-occupied Balaklia, Kharkiv region. The first train left on September 15.
10:50 Ministry of Infrastructure: Today 11 vessels are expected to leave from the ports of "Odessa", "Chornomorsk" and "Yuzhny". On board 240 thousand tons of agricultural products for Africa, Asia and Europe.
· According to the press service, 9 vessels have already left the ports of Odessa and Chornomorsk, and 2 bulk carriers are waiting for favorable weather conditions in the port of Yuzhny.
10:55 Ministry of Youth and Sports: Ukraine's sambo federation will boycott the European Championships over the decision to allow representatives of Russia and Belarus to the tournament.
· "Despite the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee - to suspend the athletes of the above-mentioned countries from participating in international competitions, the International Sambo Federation allowed the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to perform in neutral status under with the FIAS flag," the statement said.
10:15 Ukrainian Navy: 4 Russian carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles are on alert in the Black Sea, a total volley of 32 missiles.
· In the Sea of Azov, Russia continues to control maritime communications, keeping up to six Russian ships and boats on alert.
09:42: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Kyiv on a working visit. This is her third visit to Ukraine since the beginning of the war.
· Von der Leyen said that during the visit she will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to discuss how to continue the rapprochement of economies and people while Ukraine moves towards joining the EU.
09:54 National Police: "Since the beginning of de-occupational measures, workers of the explosion service of the National Police of Ukraine have surveyed an area with a total area of 225 hectares. 1465 explosive objects were seized, 76 were destroyed,"
· In addition, investigators of the National Police of Ukraine registered 41 war crimes committed by Russians during the occupation in liberated settlements.
08:35 British intelligence:
· Russian forces are largely withdrawn from the area west of the Oskol River in the Kharkiv region and many units have retreated, leaving valuable equipment, according to a daily Report by.
· Valuable equipment abandoned by Russian troops included the means necessary to ensure Russia's artillery style of warfare. Among them, at least one counter-battery radar "Zoo" and at least one artillery control vehicle.
· Ukraine’s acquisition of a Russian counter-battery radar will allow Ukraine to learn how to jam similar Russian radars that are likely still in use in the Russian Army.
· "This abandonment underscores the unorganized retreat of some Russian units and possible local violations of command and control," the statement said.
08:32: Gavin Gray became the head of the mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Ukraine. He will replace Ivanna Vladkova-Gollar in this position from September 20, the IMF representative office in Ukraine said in a statement.
07:30 Institute for the Study of War:
· Analysts do not rule out that by striking hydraulic structures in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Russia wanted to prevent a counterattack by the Armed Forces in the south.
· The Ingulets River is an important geographical object of the counterattack of Ukrainian troops along the Kherson-Mykolaiv administrative border, the experts explained.
· Despite the Ukrainian Armed Forces' counterattack on the eastern front, Russian troops continued ground attacks throughout the Donetsk region on September 14.
· Oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the founder of the so-called Wagner PMC, becomes the face of the Russian war.
· Prigozhin introduces a "Stalinist" recruitment method that allows the Kremlin to avoid an order for general mobilization, analysts say.
07:26 Operational Command Pivden (South): The bridge over the gateway of the Kakhovka HPP and the crossing in Dariivka under the dense fire control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian troops are unable to use them.
· During the combat day, the Russian army lost 33 people. "Gvozdika", 13 units of automobile and armored vehicles, 2 ammunition depots in Kherson and Mykolaiv districts.
07:00 Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on September 15 :
· Over the past day, the enemy inflicted 8 missiles, 19 air strikes and carried out 86 attacks from rocket artillery systems on military and civilian targets on the territory of Ukraine.
· According to available information, the destruction of a significant number of servicemen and military equipment of units of the 137th Parachute Regiment of the 106th Parachute Division of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has been confirmed.
· To maintain control over the temporarily occupied territories, the enemy is trying to strengthen the first line of defense in Donetsk and Zaporizhia regions - moves reserves from units of the 3rd Army Corps, as well as remnants of units that were withdrawn from the Kharkov direction.
· The Russians' logistics support forces, units of the Russian Armed Forces performing tasks along the contact line have problems with the lack of certain types of ammunition for multiple launch rocket systems and artillery .
· The Defense Forces continue to successfully repel enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Disputed, Soledar, Mayorsk, Zaitsevo, Odradivka, Vesela Dolyna, Vodiane and Novomykhailivka.
· The Aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 12 strikes on the places of concentration of enemy manpower and equipment. The defeat of 6 areas of concentration of enemy manpower , 2 platoon strongholds and 4 positions of anti-aircraft missile systems was confirmed.
· Ukrainian air defense units in different directions destroyed 4 Russian aircraft: three Su-25s and one Su-24M.
September 14
22:57: Foreign Ministers of Ukraine, Lithuania and Ireland Dmytro Kuleba, Gabrielus Landsbergis and Simon Coveney discussed the supply of weapons to Ukraine.
· "We also discussed specific bilateral supplies carried out by Lithuania, for which we are grateful, as well as support for Ireland's efforts of the European Union to strengthen Ukrainian defense capabilities. It was extremely important for me not only to hear the assurances of my colleagues that they would continue their support," Kuleba said.
· In addition, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister informed about today's decision of the government of his country, which announced additional deliveries of armored personnel carriers, two of which are to arrive in Ukraine soon.
22:50: A commercial aircraft departed from Ukraine for the first time since April.
· The Wizz Air plane departed from Ukraine and landed in Poland on September 13. This is the first time since April 2022 that a commercial aircraft has departed from Ukraine.
· Flightradar24 Communications Director Jan Petchenick confirmed that the A320 HA-LWS aircraft was flying from Lviv to Katowice on Tuesday.
· According to Flightradar24, the plane took off at about 11:00 a.m. The exact departure time is unknown as it only turned on its transponder after passing the border with Poland, probably for security reasons.
22:40: Police have documented the criminal activities of a group of individuals who, under the guise of a charitable foundation, raised money to purchase bulletproof vests, helmets, night vision devices and other ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. But in fact, they simply profited from the willingness of people to help the military by misappropriating money.
· The organizer, a 37-year-old deputy of one of the city councils in the Sumy region, created two call centers in Kyiv and Dnipro. It was established that in this way they managed to deceive about 6,000 people.
· As we have said before, if possible please make contributions to individuals in Ukraine whom you know and trust, organizations established by individuals whom you know and trust, or organizations like World Central Kitchen that avoids excessive overhead expenses and instead gets contributions directly to places where it’s needed.
21:18 National Security and Defense Committee Secretary: The losses of the Ukrainian and Russian military during the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region can be represented in relation of 1 to 9 or even 1 to 10.
· He noted that, according to the laws of war, the troops lose significantly more people during the offensive than in defense. However, during the counteroffensive in the Kharkiv direction, the opposite happened.
20:27 Prime Minister: Ukraine plans to accumulate up to 15 billion cubic meters of gas by the heating season and expects to receive an additional 2 billion cubic meters from the United States.
· He noted that today more than 13.2 billion cubic meters of gas are already in underground storage facilities, while consumption has halved compared to the period before the full-scale war.
19:30 Deputy Minister of Defense: About 388 settlements and 150 thousand km. people have been liberated in the Kharkiv region since September 6.
· At the same time, the front line is 2.5 thousand km, of which active hostilities continue for 1.3 thousand km.
18:32: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:
· The infrastructure of more than 15 settlements was affected by air and missile strikes.
· In total, during the current day, 8 missile, 4 air strikes and 15 attacks from Russian multiple launch rocket systems were carried out.
· As a result of the successful actions of the Defense Forces and the destruction of a large number of Russian manpower, the moral and psychological state of the Russians is extremely low.
· The command of units of the occupying forces with threats of sending to the positions of the leading edge without weapons is trying to force personnel to participate in hostilities. Troops from the city of Horlivka wrote reports on the refusal to further participate in hostilities.
· To preserve certain samples of military equipment, the command of the enemy's air defense units is trying to organize the evacuation of air defense systems deep into the temporarily occupied territories and into the territory of the Russian Federation.
o Thus, on the night of September 11-12, in the Luhansk region, columns with S-300 and Buk complexes were seen moving from the settlement of Lutugyne in the direction of the Russian-Ukrainian border.
· In the Donetsk direction, the Russian Federation does not abandon attempts to move deep into our territory. The defense forces repulsed Russian attacks in the areas of the settlements of Disputed, Soledar, Mayorsk, Zaitseve, Odradivka, Vesela Dolyna, Vodiane and Novomykhailivka.
· During the current day, to support the actions of ground groups, the aviation of the Defense Forces carried out 11 strikes - six positions and places of accumulation of Russian manpower and equipment, three positions of anti-aircraft missile systems were hit, one Russian aircraft was shot down.
· Units of the Rocket Forces and artillery attacked the control points, areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Russian Federation.
· In addition, the destruction of four MLRS "Grad" in the Kherson region, which fell into the affected area on September 12, and the food warehouse of the Russians in Dokuchaevsk, was confirmed.
17:30: Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that new and existing fortifications were being built in the territories liberated from The Russians to protect against re-seizure.
16:34 Prime Minister: According to the draft state budget of Ukraine approved by the government, its deficit is estimated at about $38 billion. The sources of its funding should be the United States - $ 18 billion, the IMF and the EU - up to $ 12 billion each.
16:23: Russia strikes at Ukraine's energy infrastructure. If we do not count the blow to the Kharkiv CHP on September 11, then in the energy sector Ukraine has already suffered losses of UAH 13.4 billion.
15:40 Prime Minister: The technical part of the negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU may take only two years, which will be a record for candidate countries.".
15:37 Social Networks: Lv’iv paratroopers shot down a Russian SU-30 multipurpose fighter from a ZU-23.
15:20 Prime Minister: Ukraine is negotiating to prolong the annual "zeroing" of duties on Ukrainian products exported to the European Union.
· "This is one of our priorities in relations with the EU. We are already negotiating on this issue and hope that, like the issue of industrial visa-free travel (ACCA agreement), a positive EU decision will be made before the end of the year," he said.
· Announced a planned increase in the minimum wage to 6.7 thousand UAH from December 1.
o "Next year we plan to fulfill all our social obligations. The minimum wage, as planned, will increase in December to 6.7 thousand UAH and will be so stable over the next year," Shmyhal said at a press conference.
14:59 Wirtualna Polska: "The visit of the IAEA mission to ZNPP last week did not change anything. The terrorists did not take away weapons, explosives and did not leave the power plant," NSDC Secretary Oleksiy Danilov.
· "They had to insist on abiding by these agreements because the world had to have information from independent sources. The world neglects the threat posed by the seizure of the Zaporizhzhia NPP," Danilov said.
14:37 President: "And my signal to people in Crimea: we know that these are our people, and this is a terrible tragedy, that they have been under occupation for more than eight years. We will return there, I don't know when exactly, but we have plans, and we will return there, because this is our land and our people," Zelenskyy said.
14:34 SBU Press Service: According to the security service, charges will be laid against a judge of the Northern Commercial Court of Appeal, who, while in Kyiv, was waiting for the Russians to seize Ukraine.
· The special service gathered an exhaustive evidence base: the attacker justified the atrocities of Russians, spoke dismissively about Ukrainian defenders and incited friends to cooperate with Russia.
12:21 General Staff of the Armed Forces: At present, with the participation of instructors from Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Ukraine and, in fact, the United Kingdom, almost 5 thousand Ukrainian servicemen have successfully completed the Interflex exercises.
· According to the General Staff, soon it is planned to expand operation "Interflex", in particular - to junior commanders of military units and units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
MORDOR (Russia)
September 15
11:40: Rosneft is systematically switching to settlements in rubles and national currencies of friendly countries in foreign trade, the company's press service said.
11:37 Defense Intelligence: The Russian Federation does not recognize its own passports issued on the territory of the so-called "LDPR", their owners are not allowed across the border.
· After the offensive of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the moods of pro-Russian-minded residents of the so-called "LDPR" changed dramatically. There is dissatisfaction with the course of the so-called "special operation" and the actions of the Russian government. These sentiments further intensified after it became clear that Russian passports issued on the territory of the so-called "LDPR" have no legal force on the territory of the Russian Federation. At least those who tried to leave the so-called "LDPR" on such a passport are told on the Russian border that "you are nobody and there is no way to identify you."
10:41: Iran signed a memorandum of accession to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, whose summit began today in Samarkand.
· The organization now includes Russia, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan. Iran will be the ninth power.
08:13: Russia and China have launched joint military exercises in the Pacific. According to the military departments of the countries, their armed forces will conduct artillery firing and practice tactical maneuvering.
08:08 Belgorod governor: In the Belgorod region, they decided to transfer schools located near the border with Ukraine to distance learning. Only regular groups will work in kindergartens.
00:40: Due to the deaths of compatriots in Ukraine and the "tense situation in the war zone" in the city of Sovetsk, Kaliningrad region, the city day was canceled. The same decision was made by Voronezh. This is potentially significant, as it indicates possible unrest in majority Slavic areas of Russia, as opposed to homelands of ethnic minorities upon whom Russia has heavily relied to prosecute the war in Ukraine.
September 14
19:59 Social Networks: A video has appeared showing how in Russian prisons, Prigozhin – owner of the private military company "Wagner", agitates prisoners in one of the colonies in Mordovia to join his PMC and go to fight in Ukraine.
18:00 Defense Intelligence: To stop the flight of their units from the battlefield, the Russians continue to use "barrier units". (These units are charged with capturing or shooting deserting Russian soldiers.)
· "As a result of the actions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, there is an escalation of panic among the personnel of the occupying forces and unwillingness to participate in the war. The situation is aggravated by untimely and incomplete payments of the promised monetary support. Many soldiers, whose only motivation was material support, are looking for opportunities to either return to the territory of the Russian Federation or surrender," the message says.
16:30: The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the "heroic" destruction of a barge carrying a landing force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporizhia region.
· The barge, which the Russians allegedly destroyed near Kamyanka-Dneprovskaya, turned out to be a concrete support for a bridge, which was built by the Germans in 1943.
15:34 Social Networks: Local media report that in the so-called "LPR", "mobilized", who managed to escape from the Kharkiv region, returned to the point of deployment. Nevertheless, the Russians decided to send them to the front, a protest began in the city.
12:17 Reuters: Deputy Head of the Administration of the Russian President Dmitry Kozak convinced Vladimir Putin that he had reached a preliminary agreement with Ukraine to refuse to join NATO, but the Russian president rejected his words and launched a full-scale invasion. This was reported on Reuters.
· According to the interlocutors of the publication, Dmitry Kozak told Putin that, in his opinion, the agreement he reached with Ukraine had deprived Russia of the need to conduct a large-scale invasion.
· Prominent journalists, with long experience in the Region who should’ve known better, were arguing on Twitter that if only the U.S. had signed the Russian “treaty,” that would’ve blocked Ukraine’s NATO accession in return for a no-invasion pledge by Russia, war would’ve been avoided, effectively “blaming” the U.S. for starting the war. Shame on them.
12:10: In the Sakhalin region, a decision was made to increase the lump sum payment for participation in the aggression against Ukraine to 300 thousand rubles, - says the resolution of the regional government.
· Earlier, for signing the contract "for the war" they were promised 200 thousand rubles.
KHARKIV
September 15
09:29 RMA: The head spoke about the details of the night strike on the Kiev district of Kharkiv.
· During the day, settlements along the contact line were under fire, five houses were damaged in Vovchansk, fortunately without casualties.
· In the Kupyansk district, a 54-year-old man was injured due to a mine explosion.
06:58 Mayor: Russia hit Kharkiv again. Previously without casualties and destruction.
September 14
23:34 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kharkiv.
22:25 Social Networks: A photo of a place in Izyum where at least 60 people died under the rubble of a house has appeared on social media.
22:08 President’s Office: At the site of a missile strike in Kryvyi Rih, there is a water leak of 100 cubic meters per second.
· Explained the reasons for the Russian missile strike on the dam in Kryvyi Rih.
· According to him, this is done so that the water that has risen in the Ingulets River washes away the Ukrainian crossings that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are bringing for an offensive in the Kherson region.
20:42 President's Office: Tomorrow the railway connection between the liberated Balaklia and Kharkiv will be restored.
· He noted that today the first test train of Ukrzaliznytsia arrived in the city.
19:53 RMA: About 6% of the territory of the Kharkiv region remains under occupation, while before the autumn counteroffensive of the Ukrainian military, 32% of the region was occupied.
· Noted that 16 communities were completely de-occupied in the region, and 7 more communities were partially de-occupied.
16:20: During a working trip to the Kharkiv region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented state awards to Ukrainian servicemen.
15:44 AP - President: During the occupation of Izyum and Balaklia in the Kharkiv region, the Russians behaved in a similar way as in the Kyiv region: they tortured residents, destroyed kindergartens and schools, and other infrastructure."
· Zelenskyy noted that some residents who remained in the city of Izyum under occupation are happy to see the Ukrainian army, and some are shocked.
14:26 State Border Guard: During the actions to liberate the territories of the Kharkiv region, border guards continue to find bright artifacts from the life of Russians.
LUHANSK
September 15
09:08 RMA: Russians are digging in near Svatove and Troitske. Heavy fighting continues in many areas, including in the Luhansk region.
· The Russians have a problem - they are running out of "cannon fodder", so now they are gathering men in prisons.
DONETSK
September 15
10:08 RMA: Publishes photos of the aftermath of the strikes in the Donetsk region.
· Around midnight in Bakhmut, a high-rise building was destroyed by shelling, according to the State Emergency Service, four people may be under the rubble , rescuers are working on the spot. department, 1 person was injured.
· In Myrnohrad, 1 person was wounded due to a hit on the mine. Previously, cluster munitions were fired from the Smerch MLRS. In Avdiivka, the shelling of the city center was massively shelled.
· A photo of a high-rise building that collapsed due to shelling from the side of the Russian Federation in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, has appeared online. According to the RMA, four people can be under the rubble.
09:39 RMA: During September 14, Russian troops once again shelled the settlements of the Donetsk region. As a result, two people were killed and 13 civilians were injured.
September 14
21:03 Social Networks: Video showing children singing Ukrainian anthem in the temporarily occupied Mariupol.
14:49 Social Networks: Consequences of a night Russian missile strike on school Number 17 in Myrnohrad, Donetsk region.
ZAPORIZHYA
September 15
07:21 City council: The arrival was recorded next to one of the infrastructure enterprises in Zaporozhye. In addition, due to the damage, a power outage occurred.
· According to preliminary information, there are no victims.
02:00 Social Networks: Explosions in Zaporizhia.
September 14
18:27 RMA: Russian troops targeted two missiles in a suburb of the regional center.
· According to preliminary information, there are no casualties.
18:16 Secretary of the city council: Loud sounds in Zaporizhia, which residents heard today, are echoes of explosions that occurred outside the city.
· Zaporozhye itself is now calm. Additional information is being clarified.
DNIPRO
September 15
08:47 RMA: Russians shelled Nikopol 4 times during the night. As a result, 10 private houses, 114 panels of a solar power plant, a sanatorium and two local enterprises were damaged in the city
· In the Marganets community, a power line was damaged as a result of the Russian shelling.
· the water level in the Ingulets River had decreased by 40 centimeters.
07:52 RMA: Published photos of night work on the Karachuniv dam in Kryvyi Rih.
07:39 Kryvyi Rih RMA: The consequences of the Iskander and Dagger cruise missiles are being extinguished. At night, there were two dam explosions in the Area of Chornohorka. The water level in places under heating began to fall.
01:50 Social Networks: Explosions in Nikopol.
00:15 RMA: Due to flooding after missile strikes on the dam in Kryvyi Rih, the evacuation of residents of several streets in the Ingulets and Central City districts has been announced.
· People will be placed in schools and kindergartens of the city.
· "While the liquidation of the accident is underway, you can be there. Bring documents and valuables with you. Once again, I want to say, the situation is under control, we understand what to do," Vilkul wrote.
00:11 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Kropyvnytskyi.
September 14
21:23 President: Russia continues to fight against civilians. This time – missile strikes on hydraulic structures and an attempt to flood Kryvyi Rih.
20:05: The head of the military administration of Kryvyi Rih, Alexander Vilkul, said that the Russians had struck one of the city's hydraulic infrastructure facilities.
· "The supply of water to the population has already begun, if the water has not reached you, it will reach you in the near future," Vilkul said.
19:40 Social Networks: The river left its banks in Kryvyi Rih as a result of a Russian missile strike.
19:15 President’s Office: Eight cruise missiles "flew" to Kryvyi Rih today.
· Hydraulic structures were damaged. There are no casualties among civilians.
19:02 Social Networks: After missile strikes on Kryvyi Rih, the water level in the Ingulets River rises sharply.
· Previously, due to a missile strike, a pumping station at a dam on the Ingulets was damaged.
18:58: The operational group "Kakhovka" reports that the missile strike on the city of Kryvyi Rih was probably carried out from a Tu-95MS (Kh-101) aircraft.
18:08 Social Networks: After a missile strike on Kryvyi Rih, water and communications disappeared in some parts of the city.
17:49 Social Networks: The moment of the Russian missile strike on Kryvyi Rih.
16:32 SBU press service: The SBU identified another group of collaborators who joined the occupying "Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation" in the Kherson region.
KHERSON
September 15
00:42 Social Networks: Missile launch from the temporarily occupied Skadovsk district of the Kherson region.
September 14
22:53 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Nova Kakhovka, according to followers.
22:19 Regional Council: "The shelling of the Tavria microdistrict in Kherson (with possible casualties) is another bloody provocation of the orcs! During this period, the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not work in this area of the city.".
20:47 Regional council: Kyselivka in the Kherson region was liberated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
15:25 Kherson Police: Over the past day, the police opened 27 criminal proceedings regarding the crimes of the Russian army and their minions in the Kherson region.
· The police found that the Russians seized the premises of a bank and a children's library in Kherson, and in Nova Kakhovka, an energy company, also exposed in cooperation with the occupying forces of two." officials" and a notary.
MYKOLAIV
September 15
09:18 RMA: At half past midnight, Russian troops shelled the outskirts of Mykolaiv and hit an infrastructure facility in the village of Chornomorka with missiles, shelling Ochakov several times overnight.
· From evening to night, Russian shelling was recorded on the outskirts of the villages of Solonchaky, Dmytrivka, Yaselka, Ivanovka, Kutsurub of the Kutsurub community.. There are no casualties.
· From 00:30, missile strikes were carried out on an infrastructure facility in the village of Chornomorka, Black Sea community. There are no casualties
· During the night, until 06:17 in the morning, the Russian Federation repeatedly struck the territory of the city. Ochakov Ochakov community. Hit mainly in the aquazone. There are no casualties.
00:31 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in Mykolaiv.
September 14
19:20 RMA: The Russian military does not have enough forces and means to successfully attack Nikolaev, but in some parts of the front they can resort to offensive actions.
· "The Rashists do not have enough forces and means to successfully attack Nikolaev, but in some parts of the front they can resort to offensive actions. This story cannot be successful, but there are still risks, as the Russian invaders have repeatedly resorted to illogical actions," Kim said.
· According to him, there is currently no need for urgent evacuation of residents of Mykolaiv, although the authorities are ready for such a development of events.
OTHER REGIONS
September 15
September 14
22:30 Sumy RMA: Today the Krasnopilska and Khotyn communities were under Russian fire. 43 arrivals were recorded. There are no casualties.
19:26 Mayor of Kyiv: The communities of the Kyiv agglomeration that suffered the most from the atrocities of the Russian army, namely Baryshevskaya, Byshivska, Buchanska, Makarivska, Nemishaivska and Borodyanska, will receive funds for reconstruction and assistance to residents from the city of Kyiv.
· "Today we signed agreements on the provision of funds for reconstruction to communities that do not have them. This, in particular, will allow them to prepare for the winter," Klitschko said.
Comparing Soviet invasion of Afghanistan to Russian invasion of Ukraine using Wikipedia and Ukraine Ministry of Defense Daily Bulletins. Soviet and Russian military losses not including captured equipment.
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