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​Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: Defenders of Ukraine Eliminate russia’s Paratroopers, Three Su-25, One Su-24M Aircraft

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The Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 12 strikes on the places of concentration of the enemy's manpower and equipment
The Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 12 strikes on the places of concentration of the enemy's manpower and equipment

The two hundred-fourth day of the heroic resistance of the Ukrainian people to a russian military invasion continues. Ukrainian Armed Forces’ air defense units destroyed four aircraft of the occupiers in different directions: three Su-25 and one Su-24M

In addition, 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 rederation in the Bakhmut direction has been confirmed. Significant losses do not allow the specified unit to continue combat operations without additional measures.

Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: Defenders of Ukraine Eliminate russia’s Paratroopers, Three Su-25, One Su-24M Aircraft, Defense Express

That is according to the Ukraine’s General Staff operational update on the state of warfare as of 06.00, on September 15, 2022.

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As the update states, the enemy continues to focus its efforts on attempts to fully occupy the Donetsk oblast, hold the captured territories and disrupt the active actions of our troops in certain areas.

The enemy is shelling our positions along the contact line, is trying to take measures to regroup troops in separate directions, conducts aerial reconnaissance. There remains the threat of air and missile strikes throughout the territory of Ukraine.

Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: Defenders of Ukraine Eliminate russia’s Paratroopers, Three Su-25, One Su-24M Aircraft, Defense Express

The enemy continues to attack the homes of civilians and civilian infrastructure objects, violating the norms of International Humanitarian Law, the laws and customs of war. The infrastructure of more than 30 settlements was damaged by air strikes, missile strikes and the use of MLRS. These are, in particular, Kryvyi Rih, Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Vovchansk, Kostyantynivka, Lozova, Siversk, Bilohorivka, Mykolaivka, Verkhnyokamianske, Soledar, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Vesela Dolyna, Zaitseve, Yuryivka, New York, Pervomaiske, Kamyanka, Vremivka, Stepove, Mali Shcherbaky, Suhyi Stavok, Kostromka, Bila Krynytsia and Myrne.

According to Ukraine’s General Staff operational report, over the past day, the enemy launched 8 missile strikes, 19 airstrikes and fired 86 MLRS strikes at military and civilian targets on the territory of Ukraine.

Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: Defenders of Ukraine Eliminate russia’s Paratroopers, Three Su-25, One Su-24M Aircraft, Defense Express

Key points of the report:

  • The situation in the Volyn and Polissya directions has not changed significantly.
  • In other directions, the enemy is shelling the infrastructure with tanks, mortars and artillery, namely:
  • in the Severskyi direction - in the Halahanivka district of the Chernihiv oblast;
  • in the Kharkiv direction - in the areas of the settlements of Baranivka, Hoptivka, Vysoka Yaruga, Neskuchne and Kupyansk;
  • in the Kramatorsk direction – Tetyanivka, Kryva Luka and Bilohorivka;
  • in the Bakhmut direction – Vesele, Yakovlivka, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Vesela Dolyna, Zaitseve and Sukha Balka;
  • in the Avdiyivka direction - Avdiyivka, Pervomaiske, Vodyane, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka and Novomykhailivka;
  • in the Zaporizhzhya oblast – Vilne Pole, Zelene Pole, Novopil, Velyka Novosilka, Pavlivka, Orihiv, Mala Tokmachka and Biloghirya;
  • in the South Buh direction – Bila Krynytsia, Olhyne, Lyubomirivka, Ternovi Pody, Pravdyne, Myrne and Ivanivka. In addition, the enemy constantly conducts aerial reconnaissance by UAVs.

As the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports, in order to hold the temporarily captured territories, the enemy is trying to strengthen the first line of defense in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhya regions - it is moving reserves from the units of the 3rd Army Corps, as well as the remnants of units that were withdrawn from the Kharkiv direction. At the same time, due to the breach by the Defense Forces of the logistical support of the occupiers, units of the armed forces of the russian federation performing tasks along the contact line have problems with the lack of certain types of ammunition for rocket launchers and artillery.

Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: Defenders of Ukraine Eliminate russia’s Paratroopers, Three Su-25, One Su-24M Aircraft, Defense Express

Defense forces continue to successfully repulse enemy attacks, in particular, in the areas of the settlements of Spirne, Soledar, Mayorsk, Zaitseve, Odradivka, Vesela Dolyna, Vodyane and Novomykhailivka.

During the past 24 hours, in order to support the actions of the land groupings, the Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 12 strikes on the places of concentration of the enemy's manpower and equipment. It was confirmed that six areas of concentration of the enemy's manpower, two platoon strongholds and four positions of anti-aircraft missile systems were hit. Enemy losses are being refined.

Ukraine’s General Staff Operational Report: Defenders of Ukraine Eliminate russia’s Paratroopers, Three Su-25, One Su-24M Aircraft, Defense Express
The Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 12 strikes on the places of concentration of the enemy's manpower and equipment, Defense Express
The Air Force of the Defense Forces carried out 12 strikes on the places of concentration of the enemy's manpower and equipment

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