Armed Forces of Ukraine repel Russian attacks in Donetsk region and shoot down Russian plane – General Staff report

IRYNA BALACHUK – WEDNESDAY, 14 SEPTEMBER 2022, 18:53

Russians were trying to advance on the Donetsk front but the Armed Forces of Ukraine repelled Russian attacks near Spirne, Soledar, Maiorsk, Zaytseve, Odradivka, Vesela Dolyna, Vodiane and Novomykhailivka.

Source: report by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as of 18:00 of 14 September on Facebook

Quote: "On the Donetsk front, Russians are persistently trying to advance in our territory. The Defence Forces of Ukraine repelled Russian attacks near such settlements as Spirne, Soledar, Maiorsk, Zaytseve, Odradivka, Vesela Dolyna, Vodiane and Novomykhailivka."

Details: During the day, aircraft of the Defence Forces launched 11 attacks, hitting six positions and points of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the occupiers, as well as three positions of anti-aircraft missile systems. One Russian plane was shot down.

Units of the missile forces and artillery launched attacks on the control points and areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the invaders. Apart from that, the General Staff confirmed the destruction of 4 multiple-launch rocket systems Grad in Kherson Oblast, which got under fire on 12 September, and a food warehouse of the occupiers in Dokuchaiivsk.

At the moment, the occupiers are concentrating their efforts on the attempts of the full occupation of Donetsk Oblast, holding the occupied territories and disrupting the offensive actions of the Defence Forces on separate fronts.

Russians are launching attacks on positions of Ukrainian units all across the demarcation line, trying to retake the positions they lost, relocating their troops and conducting aerial reconnaissance.

Russians continue to terrorise civilians by launching air strikes and missile attacks on the infrastructure of more than 15 settlements, particularly Bilohorivka, Spirne, Verkhnokamianske, Stepove, Sukhyi Stavok, Bilohirka, Bezimenne and Mala Seidemynukha.

On the night of 13-14 September, Russians launched missile attacks on the civilian infrastructure in the cities of Mykolaiv and Kramatorsk. In total, 8 missile strikes, 4 airstrikes and 15 attacks from multiple-launch rocket systems were recorded during the day. The threat of aviation and missile attacks all over Ukraine remains.

On the Volyn and Polissia fronts there have been no sufficient changes.

On the Siversk front, Russians launched attacks on the districts of the settlements of Senkivka and Bleshnia in Chernihiv Oblast, and Stepne and Novovasylivka in Sumy Oblast, using tanks, mortars and artillery.

On the Kharkiv front, the intensity of Russian attacks significantly decreased, but the invaders did land their strikes on the settlements of Basove and Kupiansk.

On other fronts, the occupiers launched attacks on the military and civilian infrastructure using tanks, mortars and artillery, in particular:

• On the Kramatorsk front – near the settlements of Yaremivka, Tetianivka, Raihorodok, Dronivka, Kryva Luka, Siversk, Verkhnokamianske, Zvanivka, Spirne and Bilohorivka;
• On the Bakhmut front – near the settlements of Mykolaivka, Bilohorivka, Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Hryhorivka, Bakhmut, Mykolaivka Druha, Zaitseve, New York, Yuriivka and Vesele;
• On the Avdiivka front – Umanske, Avdiivka, Pervomaiske, Vodiane, Opytne, Krasnohorivka, Mariinka and Novomykhailivka.
• On the Zaporizhzhia front – Bohoyavlenka, Zelene Pole, Novopyl, Vremivka, Velyka Novosilka, Neskuchne, Vuhledar, Pavlivka, Poltavka, Huliaipole, Zaliznychne, Orikhiv and Mali Shcherbaky;
• On the Pivdennyi Buh front – near Vysokopillia, Zarichne, Kamiane, Arkhanhelske, Partyzanske, Andriivka, Bilohirka, Sukhyi Stavok, Ternovi Pody, Blahodatne, Myrne and Tavriiske.

The morale of Russian soldiers is quite low, due to successful actions of the Defence Forces and significant losses among the Russian manpower.

The occupiers are trying to threaten the personnel into engaging in fighting. As a result, nearly 50 Russian conscripts from the city of Horlivka filed statements of renunciation of participation in military actions.

In order to preserve their military equipment, Russians are trying to evacuate the air defence systems to the temporarily occupied territories and to Russia. In particular, on 11 September at night, convoys with S-300 and Buk anti-aircraft systems were noticed in Luhansk Oblast. They moved from the settlement of Lutuhyne [Luhansk Oblast] to the Russian-Ukrainian border. 

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