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[Regnum] An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 was recorded off the coast of Kamchatka. This was reported on September 11 by the Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center "Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences" (RAS).
The tremor was registered by experts on September 11 at 7:54 Moscow time, its epicenter was at a depth of 72.8 km.
“Distance from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: 175 km. <…> Magnitude: 5.7,” says the message published on the RAS Telegram channel.
On September 10, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 occurred in the Tuapse District of Krasnodar Krai, the epicenter of which was at a depth of 10 km. The tremors were felt by residents of Maikop, Krasnodar and Sochi, there were no casualties or damage.
On September 8, the head of the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk seismic station, Elena Semenova, reported that seismologists recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 in the area of the city of Severo-Kurilsk on Sakhalin, which occurred in the Pacific Ocean at 08:25 local time, and the epicenter was located 93 km to the east of the city, on Paramushir Island, at a depth of 36 km.
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[Korrespondent] Ukrainian units carried out active operations in the areas of several settlements in the Sumy region.
Since the beginning of the current day, 88 combat clashes have occurred on the front. The Ukrainian army has made progress in the Sumy region, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported in an operational report on Thursday, September 11.
Thus, in the Severo-Slobodskoy and Kursk directions, two military clashes took place, one of which is still ongoing.
"At the same time, our units carried out active operations in the areas of several settlements in the Sumy region. They were successful, advancing up to 150 meters in some areas and inflicting losses on the enemy in manpower," the statement said.
In the Yuzhno-Slobodskoy direction, eight combat battles took place in the Vovchansk area and in the Otradnoye direction. Three enemy attacks are ongoing.
In the Kupyansk direction, two combat clashes are continuing. In total, the enemy advanced four times in the areas of Kupyansk, Petrovpavlovka, Novaya Kruglyakovka and in the direction of Kurilovka.
There were 10 combat clashes in the Liman direction, four of which are still ongoing. The enemy attacked in the areas of Shandrigolovoe and Drobishevo.
In the Seversky direction, the enemy carried out seven attacks in the areas of Grigoryevka, Serebryanka, Dronovka, Vyemka. Another combat clash continues.
In the Kramatorsk direction, one attack by the occupiers was repelled near Stupochki.
In the Toretsk direction, an enemy attack near the settlement of Poltavka was stopped.
In the Pokrovsk direction, Russian troops tried to advance 28 times in the areas of the settlements of Nikanorovka, Mayak, Novoekonomichnoe, Rodinskoye, Mirolyubovka, Lisovka, Zvirovo, Kotlin, Udachnoye, Muravka, Dachnoye, Filiya and in the direction of the settlement of Pokrovsk. Our defenders have already repelled 24 attacks. The fighting continues.
In the Novopavlovsk direction, nine enemy attacks were repelled near the settlements of Ivanovka, Filiya, Zelenyi Gai, Tolstoy, Maliyevka, Komyshuvakha, Olgovskoye, Poltavka and in the direction of Novoivanovka. Five more enemy attacks are ongoing.
In the Dnieper direction, the aggressor carried out one useless attack.
The enemy did not conduct offensive operations in the Gulyai-Polye and Orekhov directions.
Let us recall that in the course of 24 hours on September 10, Russia lost almost 900 fighters killed and wounded. The total number of Russian losses is approaching 1.1 million people.
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[NewsFront] 21:17 Ministry of Defense RF:
UAV crews of a separate special forces battalion of the Southern Military District destroyed automobile and armored vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
Specialists from the Rubicon Center destroyed enemy equipment, ground-based robotic systems, elements of communication systems, fortifications, temporary deployment points, and UAVs in the area of the special military operation.
19:56 The Russian army advanced east of Nelepovka in the Konstantinovsky direction, –MAP.
19:07 In the period from 14:00 Moscow time to 17:30 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroye d13 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:
12 UAVs – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
1 UAV – over the territory of the Kursk region.
17:18 During the liberation of the village of Sosnovka, fire support was provided to fighters of the 36th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Vostok group of forces provided artillery and strike UAV crews.
16:29 Arrivals of FAB-250 along the air traffic route of the 33rd Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement. Konstantinovka, –video.
16:18 The crew of the T-90M Proryv tank of the Zapad group of forces from a closed firing position destroyed UAV control point in the Krasnolimansk direction.
15:38 In the Northern direction of the Russian Armed Forces applied new tactics for controlling the enemy's rear areas - creating a "kill zone" on logistics routes using a "mother" drone.
14:26 In the period from 11:00 Moscow time to 14:00 Moscow time, air defense systems on duty destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
13:51 Crews of the BMPT "Terminator" of the "Center" group of forces are getting ready to carry out combat missions at a training ground in the rear area of the Special Operations.
12:29 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of September 11, 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct the Special Military Operation.
Units of the North group of forces defeated formations of two mechanized brigades, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Alekseyevka, Sadki, Yunakovka and Mogritsa in the Sumy region.
In the Khar'kov direction, units of the motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Dergachi and Melove in the Khar'kov region.
The enemy lost up to 175 servicemen, a tank, two combat armored vehicles, 11 cars and a US-made 155mm howitzer M777. Two electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
Units of the "West" group of forces improved their tactical position. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade and a national guard brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Izyumskoye in the Khar'kov region, Krasny Liman and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 230 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, 25 cars, a Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, and three field artillery guns. Four electronic warfare stations and six ammunition depots were destroyed.
The units of the "Southern" group of troops occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated the formations of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Druzhkovka, Berestok, Stepanovka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 200 troops, a US-made HMMWV armored vehicle, six vehicles, and an artillery piece. Two electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
Units of the "Center" group of forces improved the situation along the front line. The manpower and equipment of four mechanized, infantry, two airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a naval infantry brigade and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Rodinskoye, Muravka, Dimitrov and Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 520 servicemen, a Leopard tank made in Germany, an armored combat vehicle, six cars and a field artillery gun.
Units of the "East" military group, as a result of active offensive actions, liberated the settlement of Sosnovka in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
Formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a marine brigade and a territorial defense brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Chervone in the Zaporizhia region, Ivanovka, Verbove, Kalinovskoye and Vishneve in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 265 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, nine cars and an electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade, coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Stepnogorsk, Mala Tokmachka in the Zaporizhia region, Olhivka and Antonivka in the Kherson region.
The enemy's losses amounted to 50 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier and 10 vehicles. Three electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were destroyed.
12:17 Calculation of the Strela-10 air defense missile system of the Center group of forces destroyed UAV "Shark" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnoarmeysk direction.
11:28 Between 8:00 a.m. Moscow time and 11:00 a.m. Moscow time, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type over the territory of the Belgorod region.
11:12 Artillerymen of the "East" group of forces destroyed control points for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
In the area of the settlement of Ivanovka in the Dnipropetrovsk region, reconnaissance officers recorded the flight of a heavy enemy hexacopter and tracked it to the landing point. Artillery crews of the "East" force group carried out targeted strikes at the identified coordinates.
10:16 Dnipropetrovsk region. Assault groups of the 36th Army liberated the eastern part of Novonikolaevka –MAP
08:33 Commander of the SMERSH assault company reported, that the Group of Forces "West" successfully strikes the Armed Forces of Ukraine, clearing buildings, strongholds, forest belts and the western outskirts of the settlement of Kirovskoye.
During the active offensive actions of the Russian Armed Forces in Kirovsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine retreat in disarray, and a large number of personnel surrender. In addition, an Orthodox church, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine used as a firing position, has been liberated.
08:16 Seversk direction. Assault groups are advancing to the southern outskirts of Seversk. New positions have been taken south of Novoselovka –MAP
08:14 Calculation of the 152mm towed howitzer "Giatsint-B" of the "Southern" group of forces destroyed temporary deployment point and control point for Ukrainian Armed Forces drones in the Konstantinovsky direction.
07:22 During the past night, air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed 17 Ukrainian aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles:▫️
Six – over the territory of the Voronezh region,
Five – over the territory of the Belgorod region,
Two – over the territory of the Bryansk region,▫️
Two – over the territory of the Kursk region,▫️
One – over the territory of the Lipetsk region,
One – over the territory of the Tambov region.
06:31 Anti-tank crew of the "East" group of forces destroyed a long-term firing point of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
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[REGNUM] In recent days, there has been information about the active advancement of Russian troops along the western borders of the DPR in the adjacent territories of the Dnepropetrovsk region, where a buffer is being created to secure the Russian region.
On September 11, the Ministry of Defense officially confirmed that fighters from the Russian Armed Forces group "Vostok" during the offensive captured the village of Sosnovka (Sinelnikovsky district of the Dnepropetrovsk region) near the border with the DPR.
The village was taken after motorized riflemen from the 36th Separate Guards Brigade drove the enemy out of the settlement of Khoroshye and created a powerful bridgehead in the area.
According to information from the field, the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried several times to counterattack and stop the advancing Russian troops from the area of the village of Voronoe. Units of the 225th assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces used American armored vehicles, but this did not bring results.
Sosnovka became the tenth settlement taken by Russian troops in the Dnipropetrovsk region. Two of them - Dachnoye and Filiya - were occupied by units of the "Center" group of troops.
Novosyolovka, Zaporizhzhya, Novogeorgievka, Voronoye, Yanvarskoye, Maliyevka, Khoroshye and Sosnovka are all on the account of the military personnel of the Vostok group.
Further south, the Vostok advance units began an assault on the settlement of Novonikolaevka. According to reports from the field, the front line runs through the center of the settlement.
The Russian Armed Forces in the Dnepropetrovsk "buffer" are building on their success, advancing toward the large village of Velikomikhailovka, the enemy's main defense hub in this section of the front. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are concentrating their forces here in order to stabilize the LBC (line of combat contact) as much as possible, a frontline source for Regnum noted.
“Currently, the enemy’s advanced fortification lines are being built along the Volchya and Voronaya rivers; Velikomikhailovka is located at the place where they meet,” the source notes.
He also points out: "There are currently large forces concentrated in this area, which are sometimes thrown into counterattacks, but more likely they are preparing for defensive battles. There are reports that foreign mercenaries are also operating in our area, but this is no longer news."
Ukrainian sources believe that in the near future the Russian Armed Forces may begin an offensive in the direction of Velikomikhailovka and Malomikhaylovka, which lies to the north. Taking these "inhabitants" will mean the formation of a significant buffer zone near the borders of the DPR.
KUPYANSK: SUPPLY ROUTE CUT OFF
Another eventful section of the front is Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region. At the end of last week, the Russian General Staff confirmed earlier reports: the northern outskirts of the city are under our control.
Over the past week, the enemy has made several attempts to improve its position in Kupyansk, but to no avail. The Russian offensive continues in the central areas of the city. Moreover, according to a number of sources, half of Kupyansk has already come under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.
Our advanced units reached the city center, coming very close to Dzerzhinsky (Svatovskaya) Street in the area of the city administration.
According to some reports, Russian fighters control up to one and a half kilometers of the P07 highway, which was previously used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to supply the group on the left bank of the Oskol River, in the eastern part of Kupyansk. Taking control of the highway threatens to encircle and completely destroy the enemy forces located in the industrial zone of Zaoskolye.
Although official Ukrainian Armed Forces sources remain silent on the situation in Kupyansk, numerous testimonies from the ground confirm that Russian troops are clearing the northern and central areas of the city and gradually expanding their zone of control.
At the same time, the enemy began to withdraw forces from the eastern part of Kupyansk along existing logistics routes. The Ukrainian Armed Forces Command attempted to change the situation by transferring some forces from Donbass to Kupyansk, which led to a sagging of the defense in this section of the front.
KONSTANTINOVKA AND DRUZHKOVKA: THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW ENVIRONMENT
Throughout the past week, Russian troops continued their offensive in the Konstantinovsky direction in the north-northwest of the DPR. As they advanced, units of the Southern Group of Forces liberated the village of Markovo, which is located northwest of the city of Chasov Yar and east of the Seversky Donets-Donbass Canal.
According to information from the field, the assault on Markovo was a difficult task, since the settlement is located between dominant heights, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces have deployed firing points.
The approaches to the village were protected by several lines of minefields and barbed wire.
But as a result of the week-long battles, the enemy lost 1,460 fighters here, 13 combat armored vehicles, fifty cars and 19 field artillery pieces.
Markovo became the second settlement that was liberated by fighters of the “Yug” group in the Konstantinovsky direction since the beginning of September.
The offensive in this area is slowly but surely forming the contours of a new encirclement in which enemy forces in the cities of Konstantinovka and Druzhkovka may find themselves.
Earlier, the enemy was driven out of the village of Fyodorovka, eight kilometers from the city of Seversk. The Ukrainian Armed Forces group holding the "Seversky salient" is currently under pressure from three sides.
Krasnoarmeyskoye direction: unsuccessful "flag-pointing" of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Active fighting continues in the direction of the city of Krasnoarmeysk (Pokrovsk). Here the enemy attempted to launch a counteroffensive, but it was stopped. The air force's target was the position of our troops in the area of the village of Udachnoye, west of Krasnoarmeysk.
The advance group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was able to enter the territory of the settlement and raise the Ukrainian flag over one of the buildings. However, the "flag-waving" group was identified and destroyed.
Russian troops then launched a counter-offensive, regaining full control over the town.
It is noteworthy that earlier the Ukrainian Armed Forces command reported some successful counter-offensive operations in the Pokrovsk area.
However, in reality, everything boiled down to a demonstrative installation of flags followed by a retreat or destruction of the “flag bearers”.
"GROUPS OF TWO OR THREE"
The Ukrainian military itself acknowledges the worsening situation for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The units on the front lines have suffered heavy losses in recent weeks, a source told Parisian Le Figaro.
In some areas, the defense is held by groups of two or three soldiers, whose positions are separated by 100–200 meters. The Ukrainian Armed Forces cannot organize a continuous front line, as a result of which they often suffer defeat.
Earlier, information appeared on the Internet about Kyiv's plans to additionally mobilize over 120 thousand people into the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. These reports are accompanied by discussions about the quality of recruits supplied by the TCC, and concerns that the "busified" reinforcements will be inclined to give up their positions.
Both Western media and Ukrainian sources agree that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are unlikely to successfully stabilize the front with the forces they have.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Polish authorities have decided to redeploy about 40 thousand soldiers to the border with Russia and Belarus in the coming days. This was announced on September 11 by Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland Cezary Tomczyk.
According to him, the decision is connected with the Russian-Belarusian military exercises "West-2025", which will start in Belarus on September 12. Tomczyk said that Warsaw had been preparing for these exercises for several months, while the Polish armed forces held their own exercises with the participation of more than 30 thousand people.
“Polish and NATO soldiers are needed for an adequate response to the Zapad-2025 exercises <…> In the coming days, there will be about 40,000 of our soldiers on the border,” the Anadolu agency reports him as saying.
Earlier, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the closure of the border with Belarus for an indefinite period. He said that Warsaw regards the joint exercises "West-2025" as training for an "attack" on Poland, promising to apply special measures if the alleged provocations from the Belarusian side are repeated.
Commenting on the closure of the Polish-Belarusian border at Warsaw's initiative, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that Poland, in the eyes of its own citizens, has lost to Belarus in matters of freedom and democracy.
Joint Russian-Belarusian exercises will be held from September 12 to 16. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko previously noted that the exercises are defensive in nature. Their goal is to test the capabilities of the Russian Federation and Belarus to ensure the military security of the Union State and readiness to repel possible aggression.
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[Regnum] The Polish authorities have decided to redeploy about 40 thousand soldiers to the border with Russia and Belarus in the coming days. This was announced on September 11 by Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland Cezary Tomczyk.
