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Latest information on the situation on the front line as of September 22 (updated)
2026-09-23
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[NewsFront] 20:41 Ivanovo paratroopers covered a concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry near Orekhovo in the Zaporizhzhia region was attacked with fire.

20:22 During the day, in the period from 8:00 Moscow time to 20:00 Moscow time, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 17 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of the Kursk and Belgorod regions, the Republic of Crimea, as well as over the Black Sea.

18:41 Today in the afternoon the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continued application strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on logistics centers and port infrastructure of Ukraine, as well as sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

As a result of the strikes, the following were injured:

logistics centers "Palma" and "New Line" in Odessa;

In the port of Odessa, a dry cargo ship delivered military cargo to supply the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

17:30 Dnepr drone operators are getting rid of enemy UAVs, video

14:40 Fighters of the Center group continue to encircle Ukrainian Armed Forces units in Dobropillia, video.

12:12 Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue conducting a Special Military Operation.

Units of the North military group in the Khar'kov region continue to tighten the encirclement and expand the external control zone.

Enemy personnel and equipment were defeated in the encirclement ring in the areas of Krasny Yar, Potikhonovo, Buzovo, Reznikovo, Khripuny, Varvarovka, and Grachovka in the Khar'kov region. All attempts to break out of the encirclement were thwarted.

The losses of the blocked Ukrainian Armed Forces formations amounted to 40 servicemen and an armored combat vehicle.

Active military operations are underway to expand the external control zone in the areas of the settlements of Podsrednee, Novoselovka, Petrovpavlovka and Prikolotne in the Khar'kov region.

In the Khar'kov region, the manpower and equipment of four mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, two assault regiments, an unmanned aerial systems regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, two territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Sosnovka, Svitlichnoye, Izbitskoye, Liptsy, Mykhailivka, Kyrylivka, and Velykyi Burluk in the Khar'kov region.

In the Sumy region, the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Khotyn and Stetskovka in the Sumy region and the city of SUMY.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces, the enemy lost over 215 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 12 vehicles, a field artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.

Units of the "West" force grouping have improved their position along the forward edge. They have inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of two mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Chervony Oskol, Putnikovo, Blagodatovka, and Osinovo in the Khar'kov region, and Lozove and Vovchiy Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 200 servicemen, a tank, 13 vehicles, two field artillery pieces, and two electronic warfare stations.

Units of the Southern Group of Forces have taken up more advantageous positions and lines. Formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade, an assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a marine brigade, and a territorial defense brigade have been defeated near the settlements of Bylbasovka, Vysokoivanovka, Kramatorsk, Slavyansk, Druzhkovka, Vasilevskaya Pustosh, Nikolaevka, and Klinovoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 170 soldiers, a German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, two US-made HMMWV armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, and three field artillery pieces.

Units of the Center Group of Forces, through decisive action, completed the encirclement of a major Ukrainian Armed Forces stronghold in the city of Dobropillia in the Donetsk People's Republic. Encircled were units of two National Guard brigades and the "Skala" assault regiment. Within 24 hours, the encircled units suffered losses of up to 50 service members. All enemy attempts to break out of the encirclement were thwarted.

In addition, the manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades, a regiment of unmanned aerial systems of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a marine brigade and three National Guard brigades were damaged in the areas of the settlements of Belozerskoye, Starorayskoye, Andreyevka, Gornyak, Yakovlevka, Novovodanoye, Pervomayskoye, Svyatogorovka and Novogrigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In total, in the area of responsibility of the Center group of forces, the losses of Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 420 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, five combat armored vehicles, 12 cars, a field artillery gun, and five electronic warfare stations.

Units of the "East" force group advanced deep into the enemy's defenses. They defeated the personnel and equipment of the assault and airborne assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and a marine brigade near the settlements of Velykomykhailivka and Ivanivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, and Holubkovo, Obshche, Vasilkove, Yehorivka, Nikolskoye, and Vasynivka in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 270 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, 10 vehicles, and two artillery pieces.

Units of the Dnipro Forces Group improved their position along the forward edge. Formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated near the villages of Orekhov, Yurkivka, and Yulievka in the Zaporizhzhia region. The enemy lost up to 40 soldiers and 21 vehicles.

10:24 Crews of the UAV-K "Geran-4 Seeker" struck three radar stations and a radio relay station for communications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk and Odessa regions.

09:51 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted a massive strike using land-, sea-, and air-based precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against enterprises in the metallurgical and chemical industries, the fuel and energy sector, and the military-industrial complex, as well as against Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Vinnytsia, and Odessa regions, as well as against sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The following were injured as a result of the strike:

in the city of Kyiv:

an industrial enterprise (Fire Point LLC) that produced components and warheads for the FP-5 Flamingo long-range cruise missiles;

a warehouse for fuels and lubricants (OOO Grandterminal), used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces as a logistics hub for receiving and distributing diesel fuel;

in the Dnipropetrovsk region:

a metallurgical plant in Krivoy Rog that produced metallurgical products for military production;

a pipe rolling plant (Interpipe Steel) in Dnepropetrovsk, which is a manufacturer and supplier of rolled metal products for the production of components (fuselages, power plants, wings and other elements) for long-range UAVs;

an enterprise for the production of solid rocket fuel and gunpowder (PJSC Sovrahim) in the settlement of Pavlograd, which produced warheads and rocket fuel components for the FP-9 ballistic missiles of the Fire Point company;

three Sirius Extrusion logistics centers in Dnepropetrovsk, which carried out the storage and distribution of goods intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces;

in Vinnytsia region:

railway infrastructure facility in Vinnytsia;

in Poltava region:

The oil refinery in Kremenchuk is a key enterprise in the fuel and energy complex of Ukraine, carrying out primary oil refining and producing fuel to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;

the tobacco factory "JTI Ukraine" in the village of Kremenchuk, at whose production facilities the production of ammunition for small arms intended to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is organized;

in Odessa region:

two logistics centers in Odessa and the Nova Poshta logistics center in Illichivsk, which carried out the storage and distribution of military and dual-use cargo intended for the Ukrainian Armed Forces;

In the port of Reni in the Odessa region, port infrastructure facilities are used for unloading and storing military cargo and fuel and lubricants intended to supply the Ukrainian army.

In addition, a dry cargo ship, which was delivering military cargo to the port of Odessa, was hit during the sea crossing.

09:41 Russian Armed Forces surround Dobropillya, –MAP

09:05 Russian Aerospace Forces crews using FAB-1500 hit attacks on enemy UAV control centers near the village of Khotyn in the Sumy region and Druzhkovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). Result: all targets were destroyed.

08:39 Units of the Center group of forces, as a result of active and decisive actions completed encirclement of a major defensive center of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the city of Dobropillya in the Donetsk People's Republic and are developing a further offensive in the direction of Aleksandrovka.

Units of the 4th and 15th Brigades of the Ukrainian National Guard and the 425th Assault Regiment "Skala" have been encircled. The encircled enemy formations are being destroyed.

08:10 Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as a result of a massive blow high-precision weapons from land, sea, and air bases, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, have struck enterprises in the metallurgical and chemical industries, the fuel and energy sector, and the military-industrial complex, as well as Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, and Odessa regions, as well as sea vessels deployed in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

07:51 During the past night, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed 297 unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territories of Belgorod, Bryansk, Volgograd, Voronezh, Kursk, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Ulyanovsk regions and the Republic of Crimea.

07:32 Changes on map over the past 24 hours:

Settlement of Polnaya was liberated (+2 km2)
Settlement of Novoandreevka was liberated (+19 km2)
Advance south of the city of Dobropillya (+3.9 km2)

Posted by:badanov

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