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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of September 19 (updated)
2026-09-20
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 20:28 Operators of UAV interceptors of the Zapad group cleansed the sky in the Krasnolimansky direction.

19:47 Artillerymen of the Southern group of forces fire from the 152mm Msta-B howitzer smashed to pieces shelter with Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel (Semenovka, Kramatorsk district).

19:02 Geran-4 Seeker UAV crews hit at three enemy logistics centers in the settlements of Dachnoye and Usatovo in the Odessa region and Kommunar in the Khar'kov region.

18:32 During the day, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on Ukrainian ports and sea vessels used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

As a result of strikes in the port of Chornomorsk in the Odessa region, a tanker-type vessel delivering fuel and lubricants for the Ukrainian Armed Forces was damaged.

16:22 "Geraniums" attacked two radar stations 35D6 and P-18 in the Khar'kov region, and in the Nikolaev region - the enemy's launch command post at the Voznesensk airfield.

13:32 Strike drone crews of the Novorossiysk paratroopers caught rotation and supply of provisions to the enemy in the Zaporizhzhia region.

12:14 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct the Special Military Operation.

Units of the North military group in the northeastern part of the Khar'kov region are tightening the encirclement and expanding the external control zone.

The destruction of enemy formations in the encirclement continues in the areas of the populated areas of Grachovka, Krasny Yar and Khripuny in the Khar'kov region.

As a result of decisive actions, the settlements of Loshakovo and Komissarovo in the Khar'kov region were taken under control, and battles are underway to liberate the settlement of Buzovo in the Khar'kov region.

Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian armed forces have suffered losses of up to 30 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, and two cars.

During the expansion of the external control zone, Ukrainian Armed Forces formations are being destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Petrovpavlivka, Novooleksandrivka and Prikolotne in the Khar'kov region.

In addition, in the Khar'kov region, fire damage was inflicted on the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Korbyny Ivany, Chernoglazovka, Bratenitsa, Podsrednee, and Velykyi Burluk in the Khar'kov region.

In the Sumy region, manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Khotyn, Rudnevka and Pushkarevka in the Sumy region.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces over the past 24 hours, the enemy lost up to 245 servicemen, three combat armored vehicles, and 12 cars.

Units of the "West" force grouping improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Bazalievka, Berezovka, and Chervony Oskol in the Khar'kov region and Rubtsy in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost over 210 servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, including two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 12 cars, a field artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and lines. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the mechanized, airmobile, and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlements of Vysokoivanovka, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, Nikolaevka, and Shabelkovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 145 servicemen, 19 vehicles, two artillery pieces and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the Center group of forces improved their tactical position and liberated the settlements of Maryevka and Gulevo in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a special forces brigade, and two National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Belozerskoye, Druzhkovka, Artema, Varvarovka, Starorayskoye, and Novoyavlenka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 410 servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, three self-propelled artillery units, and 11 vehicles.

Units of the "East" group of forces advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the village of Zelenaya Dibrova in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The manpower and equipment of two airborne assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the populated areas of Manvelovka, Malinovka, Kolomiytsy in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Petropavlivske and Obshcheye in the Zaporizhzhia region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 280 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 10 vehicles, and a field artillery gun.

Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their position along the forward edge. They defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' mechanized and mountain assault brigades near the villages of Orekhov, Preobrazhenka, and Dimitrovo in the Zaporizhia region.

11:47 Drone drivers worked out on a dry cargo ship and a tanker involved in the delivery of military cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces to the port of Odessa.

09:15 During the past night, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 344 unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Leningrad, Novgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, Oryol, Kaluga, Tula, Ryazan, Lipetsk, Vladimir, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Krai, Moscow region, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the Republic of Dagestan and over the waters of the Black Sea.

08:57 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on logistics centers and ports of Ukraine, ships deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as transport infrastructure facilities.

The following were injured as a result of the strike:

in the Kyiv region:

The customs and logistics center "Kopylov Logistics Park" in the village of Kopylov (41 km west of Kyiv), used for the storage and distribution of military cargo arriving in Ukraine from European countries.

in Odessa region:

A pontoon crossing of the Dniester River used for the transit of military cargo delivered to Ukraine from Romania and the port of Izmail;
in the port of Chornomorsk, a dry cargo vessel delivered military cargo.

In addition, two dry cargo ships were hit during the sea crossing, delivering cargo to the port of Odessa intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

08:50 Servicemen of the 11th Army Corps of the North group used the New drone "Mangas" for destroying shelters and personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

07:33 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Zolotoy Kolodez (+12.2 km2) was liberated
Verolyubovka was liberated (+19 km2)

07:06 Skat-350M reconnaissance UAV crews pointed artillerymen on enemy positions in the Krasnolimansk direction. Drone operators adjusted the 152mm Giatsint's fire until the target was completely destroyed.

Posted by:badanov

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