Ukraine’s Armed Forces repel Russian attacks near 6 settlements, Russia suffers losses – General Staff report
OLHA HLUSHCHENKO – SATURDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2022, 07:03
Ukrainian forces have repelled Russian attacks and inflicted losses on Russian forces in the vicinity of Bakhmut, Zaitseve, Avdiivka, Mykolaivka Druha and Novomykhailivka.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook, information as of 06:00 on 17 September
Details: Russian forces carried out four missile strikes, 24 airstrikes and 72 attacks using rocket artillery on targets across the territory of Ukraine over the course of 16 September.
Russian airstrikes, missile strikes and attacks using MLRS [multiple-launch rocket systems] damaged infrastructure in over 58 cities, towns and villages, including Kharkiv, Zolochiv, Druzhkivka, Siversk, Zakitne, Niu-York, Veselianka, Marinka, Krasnohorivka, Poltavka, Mali Shcherbaky, Myrne, Velyke Artakove, Kryvii Rih, Nikopol, Olhivske, Zaporizhzhia, Orikhiv, Myroliubivka, Ochakiv and Sukhyi Stavok.
There were no significant changes on the Volyn, Polissia and Siversk fronts.
On other fronts, the Russians continued to fire on military and civilian targets using tank guns and various types of artillery:
- On the Kharkiv front, including attacks from Russian Federation territory: in the areas of Kudiivka, Hoptivka, Strilecha, Vilkhuvatka, Anyskyne, Synok, Kamianka, Prystin and Dvorichna;
- On the Sloviansk front: areas in and around Horokhovatka and Bakhtyn;
- On the Kramatorsk front: Kryva Luka, Pyskunivka, Raihorodok, Staryi Karavan, Mykolaivka, Dronivka, Rozdilne, Siversk, Verkhnokamianske, Sviatohirsk, Sosnove, Oleksandrivka and Yaremivka;
- On the Bakhmut front: Bilohorivka, Rozdolivka, Vyimka, Odradivka, Soledar, Mykolaivka Druha, Bakhmut, Bakhmutske, Yakovlivka, Vesela Dolyna, Vesele and Maiorsk;
- Russian forces did not undertake active combat operations on the Avdiivka, Zaporizhzhia and Novopavlivka fronts, but Avdiivka, Vesele, Opytne, Netailove, Zelene Pole, Poltavka and Novopil came under Russian fire;
- On the Pivdennyi Buh front, Russian forces fired on Ukrainian positions along the entire line of contact; in addition, they fired on over 26 towns and villages on this front.
The Ukrainian defence forces [collective name for all Ukrainian military formations involved in the ongoing combat in this country] have successfully repelled Russian attacks and inflicted significant losses on Russian forces near Bakhmut, Zaitseve, Avdiivka, Mykolaivka Druha and Novomykhailivka.
In the course of 16 September, aircraft of the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out several airstrikes on Russian occupying forces, striking nine areas where Russian military personnel and equipment were amassed, as well as three strong points, one rear command post and two air defence system positions.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’ air defence units on different fronts destroyed one Russian Su-24 jet, three cruise missiles and an unmanned aerial vehicle [UAV].
Ukraine’s missile forces and artillery units fired on areas where Russian reserves were concentrated and on an unloading station. Russia’s total losses have yet to be confirmed.
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