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Russo-Ukraine War - 07 September 2022 - Day 196

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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, over the last 24 hours, heavy fighting has taken place on three fronts: in the north, near Kharkiv; in the east in the Donbas; and in the south in Kherson Oblast. Russia's planned main effort is probably an advance on Bakhmut in the Donbas, but commanders face a dilemma of whether to deploy operational reserves to support this offensive, or to defend against continued Ukrainian advances in the south.

Multiple concurrent threats spread across 500km will test Russia's ability to coordinate operational design and reallocate resources across multiple groupings of forces.

Earlier in the war, Russia's failure to do this was one of the underlying reasons for the military's poor performance.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russia continues to focus its efforts on establishing full control over the territory of Donetsk oblast, maintaining the captured districts of Kherson, part of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya and Mykolaiv oblasts. The UAVs constantly conducts aerial reconnaissance, continues to take measures to improve the logistical support of its troops. During the current day, Russian forces launched more than 8 missile and 10 air strikes on objects on the territory of Ukraine. In particular, infrastructure was affected in the areas of Kharkiv, Tsyrkuny, Velyki Prohody, Slovyansk, Siversk, Kramatorsk, Bohoyavlenka, Kostyantynivka, Dorozhyanka, Olhivske, Bilohirka, Kostromka, Sukhy Stavok, Bezimenne, Andriivka and Bila Krynytsia.

The situation has not changed on the Volyn and Polissya directions. Certain units of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus continue to perform tasks in the border areas with Ukraine. There is still a threat of missile and air strikes on the territory of Ukraine from the airspace and the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

In other directions, the enemy continued to attack military and civilian objects by fire, namely:
on the Siverskyi direction from mortars and jet artillery in the areas of the settlements of Bleshnya, Hai, Senkivka of the Chernihiv oblast and Manukhivka, Yuryeve, Mykolaivka, Khodyne, Porohon, Vovkivka, Zapsillia, Stukalivka and Novovasylivka of the Sumy oblast;
in the Kharkiv direction from barrel and jet artillery in the areas of Duvanka, Sosnivka, Chornohlazivka, Myronivka, Kostiantynivka, Udy, Ruska Lozova, Pytomnyk, Cherkaska Lozova, Cherkasky Tyshky, Rusky Tyshky, Bazaliivka, Stary Saltiv, Kostyantynivka, and Peremoha;
in the Slovyansk direction from barrel and jet artillery in the areas of the settlements of Slovyansk, Dolyna, Krasnopillya, Mazanivka, Velyka Komyshuvakha, Dmytrivka, Brazhkivka, Sulihivka and Virnopillya;
in the Kramatorsk direction, shelling was recorded near Tetyanivka, Kryvya Luka, Ozerne, Zvanivka, Spirne, Ivano-Daryivka, Verkhnyokamyanske, Vesele, and Hryhorivka;
in the Bakhmut direction from mortars, barrel and jet artillery in the areas of the settlements of New York, Toretsk, Yuryivka, Oleksandropil, Zaitseve, Vesela Dolyna, Opytne, Mykolaivka Druha, Mayorsk, Odradivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Yakovlivka, Bilohorivka, Vyimka and Rozdolivka;
in the Avdiivka direction near Avdiivka, Opytne, Orlivka, Vodiane, Tonenke and Pervomaiske;
in the Novopavlivskyi direction from artillery of various types in the areas of Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Paraskoviyivka, Heorgiyivka, Mykilske, Vuhledar, Volodymyrivka, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Yehorivka, Petrivka, Solodke, Shevchenko, Velyka Novosilka, Novomayorske, Pavlivka, Vremivka ;
in the Zaporizhzhya direction from artillery in the areas of Novoandriivka, Mali Shcherbaky, Mala Tokmachka, Shcherbaky, Nesteryanka, Novodanylivka, Zaliznychne, Dorozhnyanka, Chervone, Poltavka, Malynivka, Olhivske, Bilohirya, Novopil, Vremivka, Vilne Pole and Shevchenko.

In the South Buh direction, Russian forces fired from barrel and jet artillery along the contact line. In addition, the settlements of Vesely Kut, Tavriyske, Lyubomirivka, Oleksandrivka, Stepova Dolyna, Blahodatne, Luch, Dniprovske, Luparevo, Shevchenkove, Myrne, Novohryhorivka, Kiselivka, Velyke Artakove, Bila Krynytsia, Ternivka, Sukhy Stavok, Olhyne, were also shelled by Russian artillery. Myrolyubivka, Lyubymivka, Petrivka, Velyka Kostromka and Ivanivka.

Russian occupation forces continue to violate all norms of international humanitarian law. For example, in Kupyansk, Kharkiv oblast, the Russian invaders are illegally detaining about 40 local citizens in the local police station. Local residents are forcibly evicted from the private sector of Kozatske settlement of Kherson oblast. Cases of placing weapons and military equipment in the courtyards of educational institutions are being recorded again.

Russian troops continue to suffer losses. In the Kherson region, near Hola Prystan, just last day, as a result of fire damage, Russian forces lost about 70 people, more than half of them were killed. Near the settlement of Tavriysk, two self-propelled artillery systems "Akatsiya" were destroyed, two more were damaged, the loss of manpower is being clarified. It also became known that one of Russia's artillery divisions operating in the Kherson direction has lost up to 60 percent of its personnel and equipment and is considered incapacitated. Due to logistics complications, Russian units lack fuel and ammunition.

Units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to hold their positions and prevent the enemy from advancing on the territory of Ukraine. It was possible to successfully repulse Russian attacks in the areas of Pytomnyk, Ruski Tyshky, Hryhorivka, Zaitseve, Mayorsk, Mykolaivka Druha, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Dolyna and Opytne settlements.

During the day, in order to support the actions of the land grouping, the aviation of the Ukrainian Defense Forces carried out more than 14 strikes on strongholds and places of concentration of the enemy's manpower and equipment. Air defense units Ukrainian troops destroyed two Su-25 aircraft, one Ka-52 helicopter and two UAVs in different directions. Missile troops and artillery of the Ukrainian land grouping continue to perform tasks of counter-battery combat, disruption of the command system and logistical support, fire damage to the enemy's manpower and combat equipment.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not carry out offensive operations in the Nikolaev-Kryvyi Rih direction due to large losses in manpower and equipment.

The Russian Aerospace Forces with high-precision strikes hit the command post of the 24th brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Olenovka region (Nikolaev region), the manpower and equipment of the 46th brigade in the areas of Belogorka, Sukhoi Stavka and Andreevka (Kherson region), as well as the 61st brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the regions Visunsk and Yavkino (Nikolaev region). An ammunition depot of the 406th brigade of Ukrainian troops was destroyed near Peremoga (Mykolaiv region).

Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces and air defense systems (air defense) in the Tokarevo region (Kherson region) destroyed the MiG-29, and in the Komsomolsky region (Nikolaev region) they shot down the Su-25 of the Ukrainian Air Force.

It is noted that due to heavy losses, the personnel of the 57th motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Belaya Krinitsa (Kherson region) and Veliky Artakovo (Mykolaiv region) refused to perform combat missions and left their positions without permission.

In total, 4 tanks, 6 infantry fighting vehicles and 5 other armored vehicles, 2 pickup trucks with machine guns and more than 150 servicemen lost per day in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the area of ​​Krivoy Rog (Dnipropetrovsk region), high-precision weapons destroyed a fuel storage facility for the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a volume of more than 5.5 thousand tons, and the stationing point of the Kraken national formation unit in Kharkov was defeated.

Concentrated fire strikes on the positions of the 113th Territorial Defense Brigade in the area of ​​Prishib, Yavorsky and Andreevka (Kharkiv region) killed up to 40 and wounded more than 80 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Aviation, missile forces and artillery hit 6 command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Chuguev, Dergachi, Prishib (Kharkiv region), Bakhmut, Soledar, Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic, DPR), as well as 47 artillery units, manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 143 districts . In the area of ​​​​Konstantinovka (DNR), workshops for the production of shells for the Ukrainian multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Alder" were destroyed. 3 weapons and ammunition depots were liquidated in the areas of Liman (Kharkiv region), Ocheretino (DPR) and Gulyaipol (Zaporozhye region), as well as a US-made counter-battery radar in the Zelenodolsk region (Dnipropetrovsk region).

During the day, air defense systems shot down 8 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkiv, Zaporozhye, Kherson regions and the DPR. 20 HIMARS and Vilkha MLRS shells were intercepted in the Kherson region, as well as a Tochka-U missile in the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).

During the day, 3 artillery shelling of Enerhodar (Zaporozhye region) was recorded. As a result of falling into a transformer substation, the city was de-energized. The radiation situation at the Zaporozhye NPP remains normal.

DNR

The people's militia of the DPR in the evening report reported that since the beginning of the day, Ukrainian armed formations have fired more than 170 rounds of 155- and 152-caliber barrel artillery, as well as 120-mm mortars, across the territory of the republic.

Shelling was carried out in the areas of 7 settlements. As a result of the attacks, 4 civilians were injured. 14 housing constructions and 2 civil infrastructure facilities were damaged.

Active fighting continues in the areas of Seversk, Soledar and Bakhmut. Also reported on the advance of the advancing units in the Mayorska area north of Gorlovka and in the area between Maryinka and Novomikhailovka.

Andrey Marochko , an officer of the People's Militia of the LPR , said that numerous cases of looting were recorded in the settlements of the DPR, which are still controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Thus, similar episodes are reported in Soledar and Bakhmut, where the Ukrainian military take away valuables, vehicles and food from residents.

DPR Foreign Minister Natalya Nikonorova said that Donetsk is negotiating the recognition of the republic with 7 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. According to the diplomat, Olga Makeyeva , DPR Ambassador to Moscow, held meetings on this issue with representatives of these states.

Nikonorova also said that the International Criminal Court had stopped accepting materials from the DPR on Ukraine's war crimes. In addition, she announced the imminent termination of the activities of the Special Commission for fixing and collecting evidence of war crimes of the Ukrainian authorities in Donbass in connection with the reorganization of the JCCC.

LC

Andrey Marochko, an officer of the NM of the LPR, said that the special services of Ukraine and the West have stepped up their activities to intimidate the population of the republic. Thus, the number of facts of telephone terrorism, threats in social networks and instant messengers has increased.

In addition, Marochko said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have increased the use of prohibited ammunition during shelling of the positions of LDNR units. The officer added that the Ukrainian military uses similar methods, including in areas where there are civilians.

Vitaly Kiselyov , an adviser to the head of the LPR Ministry of Internal Affairs , said that, together with the acting mayor of Lisichansk, he came under fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the vicinity of the city. As a result of the incident, no one was injured.