Bob Homans September 26

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Ukraine – 9/26 Sitrep
Compiled by: Robert Homans
Twitter: @rhomansjr
September 26, 2022

Use of Chemical Weapons

In the past few days, there have been two reported incidents of the use of chemical weapons by Russia in the War in Ukraine, one is public information, and the other conveyed to me privately.   

In both cases, the chemical was Chloropicrin.   Chloropicrin is normally used as a soil fumigant, but it can also be used as a chemical weapon, with the objective of disabling a victim by damaging his/her lungs.

The Father-in-Law of a Ukrainian friend of mine is serving in a unit in the Kharkiv Region.   A grenade containing Chloropicrin was dropped on their unit by a drone.  Fortunately, the grenade failed to explode (photo attached).

Current Battlefield Situation

Both “Reporting From Ukraine” and the Latest Denys continue to believe that the current Ukrainian offensive in the portion of Kharkiv Oblast they don’t control still remains the top  priority.   They come to this conclusion from different directions.   “Reporting From Ukraine” believes that Ukraine originally wanted to launch an offensive south toward Melitopol, but Russia was able to move forces from Kharkiv and Luhansk Regions to counter a Ukrainian build-up opposite Melitopol.   However, as was the case back in early September Ukraine is exploiting the new Russian weakness by assaulting the critical Russian supply based in Lyman and trying to take back the portion of Luhansk Oblast that Ukraine controlled prior to the start of the war, including both Lysychansk and Svierodonetsk.   

The Latest Denys goes into more detail about Ukraine’s effort to take both Lyman and other road and rail crossings in Luhansk Oblast that would severely limit Russia’s ability to supply Luhansk City.   Denys also mentions that Putin has prohibited the desire of his generals to withdraw from the Right Bank of the Dnieper River around Kherson City, where 25,000 Russian soldiers are currently trapped.   Stalingrad redux?

The 3 Giants

Recently, as part of the YES Conference in Kyiv, 3 giants of Ukrainian history appeared on the same panel discussion, Ann Applebaum as Moderator, along with Timothy Snyder and Serhii Plokhii, the 3 Giants, and joined by Niall Ferguson.   It is worth watching.  In the meantime, Prof. Snyder’s course at Yale, where Yale has been kind enough to post the lectures on YouTube has been getting thousands of auditors, including me.

9/26 Sitrep (my comments in bold face)

Russian Invasion of Ukraine 12:00 noon September 25 to 12:00 noon September 26, 2022

I am including two brief headlines from the prior period because they seem to me to tell the entire story about the cost of this conflict and how the world views the Russian threat.

11:18 Prosecutor General's Office: As of September 25, 36,161 war crimes and 16,288 crimes against Ukraine's national security have been documented. According to official data of crimes against juveniles, 1,164 children suffered in Ukraine because of the armed invasion of the Russian Federation. At the same time, 391 children were killed and 773 were injured".

11:22: Hasidim continue to arrive in Uman, Cherkasy region, to celebrate Rosh a-Shana.

·        According to the United Jewish Community of Ukraine, as of this morning, more than 23 thousand pilgrims have already arrived in Uman.

Abbreviations:

RMA = Regional Military Administration             SBU = Security Service of Ukraine

INTERNATIONAL

September 26

11:31 Postimees: Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has called for the seizure of firearms owned Russians and Belarusians in the country, according to local newspaper.

·        According to Kallas, possession of weapons could threaten the national security of the country.

10:11 Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Kazakhstan does not recognize the results of "referendums" in the occupied territories of the south and east of Ukraine.

·        He also stated that Kazakhstan shows "an active desire to establish a dialogue between the parties to the conflict, Russia and Ukraine" and that his country proceeds from the principles of territorial integrity of states, "and their world coexistence."

09:16 Reuters: The EU is discussing a complete ban on imports of Russian diamonds.

·        The European Commission is expected to submit a formal proposal for additional sanctions to member states this week. it should be noted that earlier the introduction of such a ban was blocked by Belgium, where the world's largest diamond trading center is located.

08:49: In Poland, from September 26, the ban on entry for Russians with Schengen visas through air and sea checkpoints comes into force.

08:03 CBS - US Secretary of State: "We have made it very clear to the Russians - both publicly and privately - that they stop idle talk about nuclear weapons.".

07:17 At the request of the Latvian National Armed Forces, training exercises on the delivery and deployment of HIMARS systems by "MC-130J Commando II" aircraft of the US Special Operations Forces in Europe will be held in Latvia.

06:00 Reuters - Cabinet Secretary General: Japan has tightened sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, banning the export of goods related to chemical weapons to Russia.

00:01 Reuters: The opposition ANO party of former Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babiš won in most of the country's major cities in municipal elections, which were a test of the ruling coalition's ability to cope with the energy crisis.

September 25

23:50 Reuters: Poland, Ireland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia have proposed to impose a ban in response to diamond imports from Russia, where ALROSA is the world's largest producer of diamond raw materials.

·        The European Commission is expected to submit a formal proposal for additional sanctions to member states this week.

23:22 Aljazeera: At least 41 people have already been killed in protests in Iran.

22:38 UN Secretary-General: The UN believes that it is necessary to create a regulatory framework to regulate the work of social networks and user behavior.

·        "Social media platforms based on a business model that monetizes anger and negativity cause unspeakable harm to society. Hate speech and misinformation are spreading. Our data is bought and sold to influence behavior.

21:37 Social Networks: Protests continue in Iran.

21:29 Bloomberg: The west's worst public debt market crash since 1949.

·        "Week after week, the collapse in the bond market is getting worse and worse, and there is no end to this.".

21:08 Financial Times: The West strengthens its nuclear deterrence by putting nuclear weapons on alert after Putin's threats.

20:18 Georgian Parliament: From Monday, Georgia plans to close its borders for Russian men.

·        "Unfortunately, the citizens of the Russian Federation lack the courage, as you said, in your story to protest and change the regime at home. It's better for them to run...," she added, commenting on the giant queues on the Russian-Georgian border.

·        There are now approximately 1 million Russians who have come to Georgia since the start of the war.  This number is over 25% of the entire population of Georgia.

19:58 CNN: British Prime Minister Liz Trass says Kiev has "outsmarted" Russian President Vladimir Putin. She stressed that because of this, mobilization has been announced in Russia and the rhetoric of threats has intensified.

·        "I think Ukrainians outsmarted him. We have seen Ukrainians continue to confront the Russian offensive, and I think it did not foresee the strength of the reaction from the free world".

19:27 CBC: Canada will strengthen the logistics hub through which its assistance comes to Ukraine.

·        The Minister of Defense said that another - already the third - CC-130 aircraft and more servicemen will be involved in the transportation.

19:11 German Chancellor: "NATO does not want to fight with Russia": Olaf Scholz said, answering the question why Germany would not send Ukraine the necessary tanks.

·        "This is a very dangerous war. We support Ukraine. We do it in a way that does not lead to escalation, to a war between NATO and Russia, because it will be a disaster," he said.

18:36 Local Media: Mass protests are taking place in the center of Chisinau, where people demand early parliamentary elections.

·        Protesters are also trying to break through the encirclement in the administration of Moldovan President Maya Sandu.

18:28 ABC - Assistant to the President for National Security: The United States will announce new sanctions against Russia in the coming days due to the so-called "referendums" in the territories of Ukraine occupied by Russian troops.

·        He also promised that the United States would continue to facilitate the supply of Soviet-era tanks remaining in other NATO countries, as well as other weapons, to Ukraine.

·        The U.S. has no intention of dictating Russian policy in the future, it should be determined by the Russians.

·        "U.S. President Joe Biden intends to focus on how to ensure Ukraine's best standing. The Russians should determine the future of Russia themselves. The future of Russian politics will be dictated not in Washington, not by anyone in Europe, but by Russians inside the country," Sullivan said.

17:18 Assistant for National Security: U.S. authorities "at a very high level" tell Moscow that the consequences of Russia's use of nuclear weapons would have catastrophic consequences, Washington would give a decisive response.

15:50 AFP: Germany and the United Arab Emirates sign an agreement on "energy security" today.

·        The agreement stipulates that the UAE will begin to supply Germany with liquefied natural gas and diesel fuel.

15:35 Local media: In the capital of Serbia, Belgrade, a rally was held against the war in Ukraine and mobilization in the Russian Federation.

15:21: Three Russians were detained in Kazakhstan who tried to illegally sneak into the country, trying to avoid mobilization in the Russian Federation.

·        According to the Border Guard Service of Kazakhstan, after checking all three will be handed over to the Russian side.

15:05 The Jerusalem Post: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is recognized as the most influential Jew of the year.

14:53: The International Luge Federation (FIL) has decided to remove Russia and Belarus from participating in FIL-sanctioned competitions, the organization's official website said.

14:45 Akipress: Heads of national security committees of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed a protocol to end the conflict. The document was agreed on the border between the countries.

14:35 Radio Liberty: In the eighth package of European Union sanctions against Russia, there will likely be no restrictions on Russian oil prices.

14:18 BBC: Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi said he would "decisively cope" with the protests that have now swept most of the country's provinces.

·        In particular, he called the protests "unrest", and, according to him, Iran must "decisively cope with those who oppose security and tranquility in the country."

14:02 Foreign Minister: Serbia does not recognize the results of "referendums" in the occupied territories of Ukraine.

·        According to Selaković, the recognition of the results of "referendums" "would be completely contrary" to the state and national interests of Serbia.

13:55 European Council Chairman Charles Michel: When a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council starts an unprovoked and unjustified war condemned by the UN General Assembly, his expulsion from the Security Council should be automatic.

12:58 Euractiv: Greece has reduced Russian gas imports by more than half this year due to increased supplies from other producers to the only liquefied natural gas terminal near Athens, the country's gas network operator said.

12:20 The Jerusalem Post: Talks with Tehran should be held while demonstrating military capabilities that can be used against Iran if necessary, Israeli Prime Minister said.

·        "In 2015, when US President Barack Obama pressed Iran to reach a deal on Iran's nuclear program, he released data on anti-bunker bombs developed by the United States. Iranians always surrender back in front of the power of a great power," the prime minister said.

NATIONAL

September 26

11:35 Ministry of Infrastructure: 4 more vessels with 88.17 thousand tons of agricultural products left the ports of the Odessa region today, they went to the countries of Asia and Europe.

11:26 Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine: 20 Ukrainian servicemen who were seriously injured during the hostilities will undergo treatment in Israel.

09:45 Ukrainian soldiers: Recorded an appeal to support the residents of the occupied territories, “Hold on, we will soon be there”.

·        "Dear Ukrainians in the temporarily occupied territories, hold on and fight in resistance movements, soon we will be together again! Life, mutual assistance and love will return to your cities - they will return with Ukraine," the appeal says.

08:44 British Intelligence:

·        Russia faces organizational difficulties in ensuring everything necessary to train the mobilized, these people may be on the front lines after minimal training.

·        "The lack of instructors and the rush with which Russia began mobilizing suggests that many of the recruited soldiers will be thrown on the front line with the minimum necessary training, and they are likely to suffer heavy losses," the review concludes.

08:26: During the week, the Armed Forces of Ukraine demilitarized 14 Ammunition Depots, 16 bases and two checkpoints/headquarters of the Russian military.

08:21 Operational Command South: The Russian ship grouping in the Black Sea includes four vessels that are armed with 28 Kalibr cruise missiles.

08:03 Deputy Prime Minister: About 1.5 million Ukrainian citizens are on the territory of the Russian Federation without the opportunity to return home, and their relatives cannot establish contact with them.

07:42: Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 06:00 26.09.2022:

·        The enemy continues to focus its efforts on attempts to completely occupy the Donetsk region and maintain the occupied territories, as well as to disrupt the active actions of the Defense Forces in certain areas. It shells the positions of our troops along the contact line, tries to restore lost positions in certain directions, conducts air reconnaissance.

·        It strikes civilian infrastructure and peaceful residential buildings, violating international humanitarian law, laws and customs of warfare.

·        There is a threat of air and missile strikes throughout Ukraine.

·        More than 40 settlements were damaged by enemy fire, in particular, Kupyansk, Kramatorsk, Bakhmut, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Kamyanka, Kurakhove, Pavlivka, Zaporizhia, Nikopol, Ochakiv, Mykolaiv and Odesa.

·        In the Volyn and Polissya directions, the situation is without significant changes.

·        In other directions, Russian troops fired tanks, mortars, and barreled artillery:

·        in the Seversky direction – near the settlement of Oleksandrivka, Sumy region;

·        in the Slobozhansky direction – in the areas of the settlements of Strelecha, Odnorobivka, Veterinary, Gatishche, Kamyanka, Holubivka and Senkove;

·        in the Kramatorsk direction – Novoselivka, Shchurove, Seversk, Hryhorivka, Bilohorivka, Zakitne, Dibrova, Verkhnekamenskoye, Vesele, Rozdolivka, Ozernoye and Controversial;

07:10 Operational Command SOuth: In the South, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed five enemy ammunition depots (AD).

·        destroyed AD in Bezimenny, Ternovye Pody, Kalynivka and on the Kinburn Spit

·        soldiers of the anti-aircraft missile brigade shot down a Russian Su-25 attack aircraft and a Mi-8 helicopter

·        Aviation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine inflicted nine strikes on the enemy, and missile and artillery units completed 310 fire tasks

·        The Russians lost 43 troops, three tanks, a self-propelled artillery installation and nine armored vehicles.

04:16 Institute for The Study of War:

·       Putin persistently continued to call the invasion a "special military operation", not a war, and did not create information conditions in Russia to prepare the population for mobilization.

·        Putin's information blunders in this regard are especially important, since there are no Ukrainian troops or NATO troops on Russian soil, and there is no threat of invasion of the Russian hinterland. Now not 1812, 1914 or 1941, and the factors that contributed to the mobilization of the population in previous Russian wars are simply absent in this aggressive war, no matter how Putin presented it to his people.

·        Russian President Putin's announced mobilization will not affect the course of the war.

·       Analysts say the problems undermining Putin's efforts to mobilize Russians are so deep and fundamental that he will not be able to solve them in the coming months, and possibly , and for years.

00:28 Zelensky: Russia uses criminal mobilization to physically destroy indigenous men living in territories temporarily controlled by the Kremlin.

·        "If the information about the Crimean Tatar is fully confirmed: most of the mobilization summonses in Crimea are for Crimean Tartar men".

·        The President stressed that "this is another element of Russia's genocidal policy" and called on the world to "immediately and firmly respond".

September 25

23:17 Deputy Minister of Economy: In Ukraine, as part of the relocation program, 745 enterprises have been relocated, of which 558 have resumed working.

·        She also clarified that currently 286 enterprises are looking for a suitable location and method of the simplest and most accessible transportation of suitable production facilities.

22:46: The final restoration of Ukraine will last 30-50 years, says Georgiy Birkadze, expert of the coordination council of the state program "Great Construction".

·        "It is impossible to restore everything, it is more than 120 thousand facilities, we understand that this is a huge amount of money, so today the task is to prepare for the heating season, restore all heating networks of the water supply and power supply networks to those houses where the damage is up to 10%.".

21:48 Minister of Energy of Ukraine: Solidarity of the EU countries in giving up oil and gas from Russia will allow to survive the difficult winter with dignity.

·        "It will be difficult, no one hides it, because Russia has kept Europe on the needle of cheap energy carriers for decades. Now is the time to stop this," the minister said.

20:48 CBS - Zelenskiy: If the United States decides to transfer tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, European countries will also take an example from them.

·        "Artillery helps us save the lives of our soldiers, our fighters, they need the opportunity to get supplies of tanks from the United States, as well as Europe. If the United States can demonstrate its leadership and can provide tanks, then Germany and other European countries will follow them," he said.

20:29 Chairman of the Crimean Tartar Mejlis: Kazakhstan will help Ukrainians fleeing the occupied Crimea from the mobilization introduced by the President of the Russian Federation.

19:04: Today, at about 17:00, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down an enemy Su-25 attack aircraft attacking Ukrainian troops in the Kherson region.

·        To save the Russian pilot, the Russian troops sent a Mi-8 helicopter with a team on board, which was also successfully destroyed by anti-aircraft gunners of the Odessa brigade.

19:44 Center for Countering Disinformation: Occupation forces forced Ukrainian prisoners of war to vote in the so-called "referendum" for the annexation of the Donetsk region to the Russian Federation.

·        "This is another manipulation aimed at promoting the Kremlin narrative in the occupied territories that allegedly "among the captured Ukrainian military, many people want to join Russia," the message.

19:39 CBS Ukrainian President: Military assistance to Ukraine is still not enough.

·        "We got NASAMS (anti-aircraft missile systems). These are air defense systems, but, believe me, this is not even close enough," the president said.

·        At the same time, he added that the United States allocates 1.5 billion dollars a month to support the Ukrainian budget.

19:23: The Legion "Freedom of Russia" has published a photo of new captured Russian soldiers.

18:39: Operational information from the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 on September 25:

·        During the day, the Russians inflicted 4 missile and 7 air strikes, carried out more than 24 mlrs attacks on military and civilian targets on the territory of Ukraine.

·        More than 35 settlements were damaged by enemy fire. Among them are Kupyansk, Bilohorivka, Controversial, Bakhmut, Bakhmut, New York, Krasnohorivka, Kurakhove, Novomikhaylivka, Pavlovka, Zaporizhia, Vladimirovskoye, Ochakov, Nikolaev, Myrolubovka, Novovoznesenske, Sukhoi Stavok and Odesa.

·        During the day, units of the Defense Forces repulsed enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Soledar, Vyimka, Kurdyumivka, Zaitseve, Novomykhailivka, Pervomaiske and Pavlivka.

·        As a result of fire on enemy objects in the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhia region, about 10 units of enemy weapons and military equipment were destroyed in the area of the settlement of Gulyaipole, as well as one S-300 air defense system with an ammunition depot near the city of Tokmak.

·        To support the actions of ground groups, the aviation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine inflicted 21 strikes.

·        The defeat of 14 areas of concentration of enemy manpower and military equipment and 7 positions of anti-aircraft missile systems was confirmed. In addition, air defense units in different directions destroyed 2 UAVs of the occupiers.

·        Missile forces and artillery for the current day, in particular, hit 6 control points, 11 areas of concentration of enemy manpower and equipment, 2 positions of anti-aircraft missile systems, 3 units of missile forces and artillery, 6 ammunition depots, as well as 8 separate important targets.

·        In the city of Sevastopol of the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea, men of draft age were handed about one thousand summonses.

·        Representatives of the occupying forces assure the mobilized personnel that their service will take place in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region until the end of the so-called "special operation".

·        The command of the Russian occupation forces of the newly arrived, mobilizing servicemen without training, sends for additional staffing of the units that suffered losses directly to the line of contact.

·        This significantly affects the decrease in the level of moral and psychological state of the enemy's servicemen and the quality of their duties.

17:58 Presidents Office: Commanders released from Russian captivity from Azovstal, who are in Turkey, undergo medical examinations and will soon be able to see their relatives.

16:15 BBC - Deputy Prime Minister: Russia is holding about 2.5 thousand Ukrainians captive.

·        She noted that among the prisoners there are also many civilians whom Russia has not released for several exchanges in a row.

·        Russians are also holding Ukrainian women captive, according to Vereshchuk, the invaders mock them and beat them.

15:56 Ukrainian Naval Command: In the Black Sea, 4 enemy carriers of Kalibr cruise missiles are on alert, the total volley is 24 missiles.

·        In the Sea of Azov, the enemy keeps on alert up to 6 enemy ships and boats.

15:39 Operational command South: At about 3:00, a Shahed-136 kamikaze drone was shot down, with which the Russians tried to attack Mykolaiv.

14:07: They have no support, no experience and combat skills," A Ukrainian officer showed captured reports of the Russian military, which were found in one of the positions abandoned by the Russians.

13:34 SBGS spokesman: The State Border Guard Service does not record provocations on the border with Belarus currently. At the same time, all defense forces are keeping this direction under increased control."

·        Demchenko added that there is a possibility that units of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus may enter the territory of Ukraine or may create provocations and it has never been ruled out.

13:24 Defense Intelligence: Preparations are underway for the next exchanges for the release of the Ukrainian military.

·        "And Ukraine is working on it, and the Coordination Headquarters is working on it. Therefore, without interruption after this exchange, preparations are underway for the next ones, and as General Budanov said, we will return everyone," Andriy Yusov stressed.

13:02 Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: We have disabled Russia’s professional army, it's time to end the amateur army.

12:48 State Border Guard Service: The physical and psychological state of health of the border guards released from Russian captivity is severe.

·        "Each case confirms that the conditions in which Russia keeps our prisoners of war are terrible and inhumane. The restoration and rehabilitation of the military is carried out entirely at the expense of state support in departmental medical institutions," the border guards report.

12:11 Ministry of Infrastructure: As part of the implementation of the "grain initiative", 7 vessels out of 146.2 thousand tons left the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi. tons of agricultural products for Africa, Asia and Europe.

MORDOR (Russia)

September 26

11:58 Russian media: In the coming days, all tickets to Gomel Belarus have been sold out for trains and buses from Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities.

·        According to websites for the coming days, September 26 and 27, there are no places in trains to Gomel from Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities of the Russian Federation.  There are train tickets from the Russian capital on Wednesday, September 28

10:54 Russian media: In one of the schools in Russia's Izhevsk, there's a shooting, ten wounded.

·        Two of the children have serious injuries, and four have moderate injuries.

10:47 Rosaviatsiya: Flight restrictions at 11 airports in the south and central part of Russia has been extended until October 2.

10:40 Local Media: In Uryupinsk, Volgograd region, a man threw "Molotov cocktails" at the local military registration and enlistment office.

10:33 Local Media: In Kirovsk, Russia, unknown persons burned down the military enlistment office.

·        They pre-drilled a hole in the wall and pushed a tube attached to a suspended fuel canister into the office before setting it on fire.

09:05 In the military registration and enlistment office of Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk region of the Russian Federation, a shooting occurred in the military registration and enlistment office, the head of the draft commission was wounded, a 25-year-old man was shot - he was detained.

08:54 Russian Media: Game developers began evacuating employees from Russia, including buying out entire charter flights.

08:37 Russian Media: In the Volgograd region, the building of the military registration and enlistment office broke out in a fire at night.

00:21 Local media: Explosions rang out in the city of Shebekino, Belgorod region of the Russian Federation.

·        It is believed that the sounds of explosions were heard as a result of the detonation of a missile that the Russians were probably trying to launch towards Ukraine.

September 25

23:30 EIA-Info: In the period from September 24 to September 25, more than 800 protesters were detained at protests against mobilization in Russia.

·        According to the portal, 836 protesters, including minors, were detained by Russian law enforcement officers in 36 cities. In particular, at least 399 people were detained in Moscow.

23:08 Russian Media: After the announcement of the "partial" mobilization, 261 thousand men left Russia, - data from the administration of the President of the Russian Federation.

22:31 Social Networks: Endless queue of cars that "run away" from mobilization at the Moscow airport "Vnukovo".

22:25 Social Networks: Anti-mobilization rallies in Dagestan continue.

21:18: "There are no restrictions," the trooper said in Nazarovo, Krasnoyarsk Territory, about the mobilization of Russians.

20:58: Security forces reinforcements arrived in Makhachkala to control a rally. Videos from local social networks.

20:24 Russian Media: The head of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, demands that partial mobilization in the region take place strictly according to the criteria announced by the President of the Russian Federation.

19:41 Meduza: Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill said at a Sunday sermon that sacrifice "in the performance of military duty" "washes away all sins."

·       "We know that today many die in the fields of the internecine war. The Church prays that this war will end as soon as possible, that as few brothers as possible will kill each other in this fratricidal war.

·        At the same time, the Church realizes that if someone, motivated by a sense of duty, the need to fulfill the oath, remains true to his calling and dies in the performance of military duties, then he undoubtedly commits an act equivalent to the victim.  He sacrifices himself for others.  And so we believe that this sacrifice washes away all the sins that man has committed."

19:33 Russian Media: In Russia, men are banned from leaving the country.

·        Information about border closures is now official. The trooper of the Rostov region said that in order to leave Russia, now a certificate is needed. You can get this in the district commissariat.

17:47: It was Russia who attacked the Ukraine," the women who attended the rally against mobilization in Dagestan chant.

17:06: A video has surfaced online of a police officer running away from women during protests in Dagestan.

16:47 Russian Sports Minister: Russian national teams have been banned from traveling abroad to participate in training camps and competitions.

·        He said the decision was dictated by a course to "strengthen the national sports industry and form sports and economic sovereignty."

16:42 Social Networks: Rallies against mobilization in the Russian Federation are held in the capital of Dagestan, Makhachkala.

16:36: In the photos published from the venues of the "referendums" in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, you can see that empty ballots are thrown into containers.

16:06 EIA-Info: Protests against mobilization for war with Ukraine continue in Russia. More than 2000 people have been detained since the start of protests.

·        On September 25 alone, 797 people were detained at anti-war actions.

15:31 Russian media: Molotov Cocktail has flown into another administrative building in Russia.

·        Last night, a fire broke out in the administration building of Syaskelovsky Rural Settlement in the Gatchina District of the Leningrad Region.

·        The Ministry of Emergencies clarified that the area of ignition was 50 sq.m. A criminal case was initiated.

15:25: At an anti-war rally in Moscow, security forces dragged the girl to a patrol van, after which inhuman screams came from there.

·        Her phone was taken from her and began to beat her. The driver of the patrol van started the engine to drown out the noise. The girl was taken to the police station, where she spent the night.

15:10: In occupied Crimea the so-called "head" of the peninsula announced, "implementation of the mobilization plan" and said that mobilization in Crimea would end today.

·        At the same time, the representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Tamila Tasheva said that in a few days the Crimean Tatars in the occupied peninsula received more than 1500 summonses within the framework of the mobilization announced by the Russian Federation.

14:56: In the temporarily occupied Berdyansk, Zaporizhia region, the second explosion in a day sounded.

14:23: Russia. At the airport "Sheremetyevo" there are huge queues of men to leave the country — the media.

13:43 Social Networks: In Dagestan, during a rally against mobilization, local residents blocked the Khasavyurt-Makhachkala highway.

13:30 Russian Media: Reports that the FSB border service has begun preventing Russians from leaving the country.

13:20 local media: In Dagestan, residents are coming to a previously announced protest against mobilization.

·        In the village of Endirei, police opened fire into the air to appease protesters.

13:10 Russian Media: A blind in one eye and a cancer patient, a 59-year-old surgeon, all were mobilized in Russia.

·        A resident of Asbestos in the Sverdlovsk region was handed a summons and fired from his job on September 22. The very next morning he was sent to a military meeting in the village of the Volgograd region.

12:25: Russians in temporarily occupied Berdyansk have stepped up patrols of the city after an explosion this morning.

12:02 Social Networks: A bus runs from the temporarily occupied city of Alupka, which carries citizens of the so-called "DPR" and "LPR" to vote in Yalta.

KHARKIV

September 26

11:22 SBU press service: Another Russian torture chamber was found in liberated Liptsy in the Kharkiv region.

10:04 RMA: In Chuhuiv district in the village. A fire broke out at one of the agricultural enterprises due to shelling, without casualties.

·        During the day, the occupiers shelled the Kupyansk, Chuhuiv, Izyum, Kharkiv, and Bohodukhiv districts. 6 people were hospitalized. Doctors assess their condition as average," he said.

September 25

23:25 CBS: Two more mass graves have been found in Izyum.

22:18 RMA: 70% of the region's enterprises are not working.

·        "I'll give you some pretty interesting positions. According to the data for the first half of the year, the budget for the region is almost 100% fulfilled. If we talk about the budget indicators of individual territorial communities, in some places this implementation is 35%, that is, it is critically low, and sometimes there is an overfulfillment - 123%. Of course, when 70% of enterprises in the Kharkiv region do not work, the damage is quite large," he said.

LUHANSK

September 26

10:23 RMA: Preparations for de-occupation are underway in the Luhansk region.

·        After the pseudo-referendum, the Russians want to annex the occupied territories within the administrative borders of the regions, despite the fact that there is no absolute occupation.

11:00 Energoatom: Near the ZNPP, the Russians staged a performance with a vote in the so-called "referendum", using invited extras as the personnel of the nuclear power plant.

·        Along the way, the "extras" gave interviews to pro-Russian propaganda media and shouted words of support for Russia and the pseudo-referendum, after which they went to the bus where the "voting" was held, and ostentatiously filled it ballots."

00:35 RMA: Hospitals in occupied Luhansk are filled with Russians. Therefore, civilians in the city can receive treatment only in emergency cases when surgical intervention is required.

September 25

21:55 RMA: The Ukrainian military may have some success at the front in the Luhansk region, good news can be expected in about a week.

·        "As for what is happening on the front line near Luhansk region. Let's wait a week, I think that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be able to please us with good news that awaits more than 300 thousand residents of Luhansk region."

12:31 Luhansk RMA: Confirmed a series of explosions in the region:

·        In Shchastya, a "polling station" was set on fire;

·        In Mankivka, Russian barracks took off into the air, a farmer-collaborator was injured;

·        In Alchevsk, the composition of the Russian BC was blown up.

DONETSK

September 26

09:50 Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol: In Mariupol, the occupation authorities announced a turnout of more than 77% on the penultimate day of the pseudo-referendum.

·        In fact, the city is roamed by machine gun armed urn carriers that opaquely hint about the consequences of refusing to vote."

08:16 RMA: On September 25, Russians killed 3 civilians in Donetsk region: 2 in Avdiivka and 1 in Bakhmut. Another 11 people were injured.

September 25

20:11 Mayor: As a result of the daytime shelling of Kramatorsk, apartment buildings, garages and a hospital were damaged.

·        He added that the attack was carried out with C-300 missiles. There were no casualties.

18:22 Social Networks: Explosions were heard in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region.

18:04 Mayor: The authorities of Sloviansk sold the monument to Lenin for 747 thousand hryvnias.

·        The proceeds will go to pay benefits for destroyed housing.

17:32 Adviser to the mayor: This is how the "referendum" takes place in the temporarily occupied Mariupol - showed a photo of the polling station on the Lavitsky street.

·        "There are no people, but as many as three propagandists. Everything you need to know about the choice of Mariupol residents," he said.

12:07 Donetsk RMA: Last night, Russians hit civilian targets along the entire front line from Velyka Novoselka to Svyatogorsk.

·        As a result of the shelling, 7 people were injured.

ZAPORIZHYA

September 26

07:14 Zaporizhia City Council: Confirmed the explosions in the city.

·        Residential buildings as well as a garage cooperative were reportedly affected.

05:07 Social Networks: Video of the fire after Russian shelling in Zaporizhia.

04:30 Social Networks: Report explosions in Zaporizhia.

September 25

23:44 Adviser to the mayor of Mariupol: Russian air defenses have once again worked in the temporarily occupied Mariupol.

22:11 Russian media: Reports that on the night of September 25, unknown persons threw a bottle of incendiary mixture into the window of the house of the so-called "Head" of the polling station in the Melitopol district.

17:54 Mayor: A loud explosion sounded in the northern part of Melitopol.

·        According to preliminary data, a car is burning .

DNIPRO

September 26

08:33 RMA: Russians hit 4 communities 9 times - Nikopolska, Marganets, Chervonohryhorivska and Myrivska. Almost 130 Russian shells arrived in cities and villages

·        Previously, people were not injured.

05:15 Social Networks: Report explosions in Nikopol.

September 25

20:39 RMA: Artillery shelling was carried out in the Nikopol and Sinelnikovsky districts, and the Pokrovska community was left without electricity, but this problem has already been resolved. There were no casualties.

KHERSON

September 26

05:16 Social Networks: Video of missile launched from occupied territories in Kherson region.

September 25

20:00 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in occupied Nova Kakhovka.

16:17 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the temporarily occupied Kherson.

13:39: Activists of the "Yellow Ribbon" movement in the temporarily occupied Kherson continue to distribute graffiti and leaflets against the pseudo-referendum.

12:52 Center for Combating Disinformation: To participate in the pseudo-referendum, Russians are importing "extras" from Crimea to occupied Kherson territory.

12:38 Operational Command South: In the temporarily occupied Kherson region, the Russian military has laid a pipeline for pumping fuel.

·        According to her, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to maintain fire control over the temporarily occupied territories, where Russian troops concentrate their equipment and weapons.

MYKOLAIV

September 26

10:16 Mayor: Today, Mykolaiv was shelled at about 05:00 am.

·        According to preliminary information, missile hit an industrial zone on the outskirts of the city.

05:09 Social Networks: Report explosions in Mykolaiv.

September 25

21:43 Mayor of Mykolaiv: Spoke about the consequences of night shelling of the city.

·        3 high-rise buildings were damaged, all windows were broken, balconies and entrance doors were damaged. Private houses were also affected to varying degrees. The damaged water supply network was blocked and pumped out, and repairs are scheduled for tomorrow.

14:59 Social Networks: Explosions are heard in the Mykolaiv region.

OTHER REGIONS

September 26

07:25 Odesa RMA: Confirmed the explosions in the city.

·        One drone destroyed by the Air Defense Forces and two other drones that hit a military infrastructure facility are reportedly reported. Evacuation of civilians was carried out. Preliminarily no casualties.

04:38 Social Networks: Report explosions in the Poltava region.

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.

SOURCES

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/

https://euromaidanpress.com/

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