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Russo-Ukraine War - 05 September 2022 - Day 194

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A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While GlobalSecurity.org takes utmost care to accurately report this news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]

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The UK Ministry of Defence reported that despite its effects to contain recent Ukrainian offensive action, Russia's main effort in Ukraine almost certainly remain its Donbas offensive operation. Its principal axes of advance in the Donbas remain at Avdiivka near Donetsk City and, 60km to the north, around Bakhmut. Although Russia has had the most success in this sector, its forces have still only been advancing around 1km per week towards Bakhmut.

The political goal of the Donbas operation almost certainly remains to secure the whole of Donetsk Oblast, which would enable the Kremlin to announce the 'liberation' of the Donbas. Russian forces have highly likely repeatedly missed deadlines to achieve this aim.

The Ukrainian authorities have claimed that Russian forces are now under orders to complete this mission by 15 September 2022.The force is highly unlikely to achieve this, which will further complicate Russia's plans to run referendums on the occupied areas joining the Russian Federation.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russian forces continue to focus its efforts on establishing full control over the territory of the Donetsk oblast, maintaining the temporarily captured districts of the Kherson oblast, part of the Kharkiv oblast, Zaporozhye oblast, and Mykolaiv oblast. There is still a threat of massive air and missile strikes on military and civilian infrastructure throughout the territory of Ukraine. In the waters of the Black Sea, the carriers of the enemy's Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles are still in readiness for use.

During the current day, Russian forces carried out more than 40 attacks from MLRS and more than 25 airstrikes aimed at hitting military and civilian objects on the territory of Ukraine.

Russian forces carried out airstrikes on the Zalyman areas of the Kharkiv oblast; Dmytrivka, Bogorodichne, Zaytseve, Kodema, Soledar, Yakovlivka, Krasnohorivka of the Donetsk oblast and Dorozhnyanka of the Zaporizhya oblast.

The situation in the Volyn and Poliske directions has not changed significantly. In the Siverskyi direction, border areas of settlements of Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts were shelled.

In other directions, Russian forces, using available means of fire damage, continued shelling military and civilian infrastructure, namely:
in the Kharkiv direction, the enemy shelled the areas of the settlements of Udy, Odnorobivka, Sosnivka, Dementiivka, Nove, Pytomnyk, Borshchova, Ruska Lozova, Ruski Tyshky, Petrivka, Momotove, Bayrak, Slobozhanske, Husarivka, Mospanove, and Chepil;

in the Slovyansk direction - Krasnopillya, Virnopillya, Dibrivne and Bohorodychne;
in the Kramatorsk direction - Donetske, Piskunivka, Kryva Luka, Siversk and Spirne;
in the Bakhmut direction - Mykolaivka, Vesele, Bilohorivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Kodema, Zaitseve and Mayorsk;
in the Avdiyivka direction – Oleksandrivka, Avdiyivka, Vodyane, Krasnohorivka and Maryinka;
in the Novopavlivskyi direction – Vilne Pole, Vremivka, Novomykhailivka and Kermenchyk;
in the Zaporizhyea direction – Zelene Pole, Novosilka, Novopil, Hulyaipole, Chervone, Kamyanske.

In the South Buh direction, Russian forces are concentrating on the defense of previously occupied lines and positions, continued shelling in the areas of Kvitneve, Shevchenkove, Lyubomirivka, Novohrihorivka, Posad Pokrovske, Ukrainka, Prybuzke, Lymany, Lupareve, Myrne, Oleksandrivka and Tavriyske settlements.

According to available information, the command of the military units of the 1st army corps of the russian occupying forces is taking measures to forcibly transfer the personnel of conscript service to a contract, which makes it impossible for them to be released from military service within three years. In addition, one-time payments for signing such contracts do not apply to this category, which significantly reduces the morale and psychological state of personnel.

Russian forces continue to commit illegal actions in the Kherson oblast. Thus, the russian occupiers turned off the Kakhovskaya HPP, which caused the blackout of part of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhya oblasts.

Ukrainian defense forces continue to conduct a defensive operation, maintain the defined boundaries and prevent the invaders from advancing deep into the territory of Ukraine.
Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled enemy offensive attempts in the areas of the settlements of Bilohorivka, Hryhorivka, Pokrovske, Bakhmutske, Lozove, Spartak, Soledar, Zaitseve and Semihirya, and in the Kramatorsk direction they had tactical success and knocked the enemy out of the positions he had previously occupied.

The Air Force Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine repels enemy missile and air strikes, effectively covers critical objects on the territory of Ukraine.

During the current day, in order to support the actions of the lsnd groups, the aviation of the Defense Forces carried out more than 15 strikes aimed at destroying the manpower, combat and special equipment, as well as other military objects of the enemy. Missile troops and artillery of the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue fire support for the actions of land groups of troops.

According to updated data, Russian losses have been confirmed. As a result of a successful fire attack in the area of ​​Kupyansk settlement of Kharkiv region, Russian forces lost more than 100 servicemen killed and wounded, two combat vehicles were destroyed. In the city of Kherson, more than 30 servicemen and 3 enemy tanks were hit; and an anti-aircraft missile complex and six Russian trucks were destroyed in the area of ​​the Antoniv bridge and crossing.

The successful actions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces led to the disabling of crossings in the Kherson area and once again nullified the aggressor's attempts to resume the transfer of troops across the Dnipro River.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that during the day, Ukrainian troops repeatedly shelled cities and infrastructure in the territories liberated by the allies. Most of the blows fell on New Kakhovka. This area was attacked at least 12 times, and fragments from missiles shot down by air defense forces fell on the territory of the city and surrounding villages. In nearby Tavriysk, five people were injured in the impact on the mill , there are seriously injured. At the same time, there were no soldiers in the vicinity.

In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) resumed shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and Energodar. Arrivals of shells were noted in the area of ​​one of the special buildings of the station and in other places. There were no casualties, but a container with distilled water was damaged near the second power unit. The consequences of the impact are already being eliminated, there is no threat to the technological process.

Also, the nationalists again shelled the border regions of the Russian Federation. According to the governor of the Kursk region Roman Starovoit , the village of Tetkino was under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At least 12 shells fell on the territory of the settlement. Nevertheless, the militants did not achieve what they wanted - there were no casualties among the civilian population. Damage information is being updated.

At the same time, the Russian military is responding to the aggressive steps of the Kyiv regime with the systematic destruction of the military infrastructure and personnel of the enemy.

The situation in the LDNR

In Donbass, active clashes are observed on the Donetsk ring road between the villages of Peski and Pervomayskoye, where the 11th regiment of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) operates. As reported, after a powerful artillery preparation, the Allies managed to enter Pervomaiskoye, and to the north of Pesky, due to artillery fire, the Armed Forces of Ukraine left strongholds near the runway of the Donetsk airport.

Also, the troops of the Kyiv regime are suffering losses in other areas. RIA Novosti, citing one of the commanders of the People's Militia of the DPR , reports the destruction of a convoy of Ukrainian equipment of at least 10 vehicles. A few days ago they were transporting ammunition for artillery and were defeated near Avdiivka.

As the interlocutor of the publication stated, these shells were intended for the shelling of Donetsk, which does not stop for a day. Today, the capital of the DPR has repeatedly become the target of militants, Gorlovka was also attacked during the day. As a result, one civilian was injured.

The remaining caches of ammunition and unexploded mines also pose a threat to the lives of the civilian population. The special forces of the Russian Guard discovered one of the caches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Severodonetsk, where they found shells for Grad multiple launch rocket systems, an RPG-22 grenade launcher, artillery shells, mortar and anti-tank mines, cartridges and other explosive items.