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Russo-Ukraine War - 08 September 2022 - Day 197

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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, in Kherson Oblast, Ukrainian brigades continue to conduct offensive operations. Ukraine has probably destroyed a military pontoon bridge at Darivka, which Russian forces had deployed after the nearby road bridge was severely damaged.

The Darivka crossing is one of the main routes between the northern and southern sectors of Russia's military presence along the Dnipro river. Ukraine's systematic precision targeting of vulnerable crossing points likely continues to impose pressure on Russian forces as they attempt to contain Ukrainian attacks: it slows their ability to deploy operational reserves and resupply materiel from the east.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Russia continues to focus efforts on establishing full control over the territory of the Donetsk region and holding temporarily occupied districts of Kherson, part of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv regions. It continuously conducts air reconnaissance of the BPLA, continues to take measures to improve the logistics supply of its troops.

During the current day, the enemy caused:

4 rocket strikes on the settlements of Konstantinivka, Cirkuna, Berezneguvate and Kharkiv, there are casualties among the civilian population;
15 air strikes on military and civilian objects in the areas of Temirivka, Krasnogorivka, Volodymyrivka and Novomykhaylivka.

Russian forces have carried out over 10 shelling from the jet systems of the zalpovogo fire " hail " and " hurricane " across the settlements of sebryanka, platonivka and tavríjske.

In Volyn and Polísʹkomu directions, the atmosphere remains unchanged. Designated units of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus continue to perform their tasks in the border regions with Ukraine. There remains a threat of the task of rocket and aviation strikes on Ukrainian territory from airspace and the territory of this country.

In other directions, Russian forces continued the fire impact on military and civilian objects:

In the síversʹkomu direction - in the areas of the settlements of senʹkívka chernihiv region and miropílʹsʹke, great prikil and passageways of sumy region;
in the Kharkiv direction, from barrel and jet artillery, in the areas of Uda, Svetlychne, Nové, Male Vesele, Russian Tyshki, Cherkasy Tyshki, Victory, Old Saltiv, Bayrak and Konstantinovka;
in the Slavic direction - Slavic, Virnopillya, Valley, Krasnopillya and New Dmitrívka;
in the Kramatorsʹkomu direction - in the areas of the settlements prišyb, pereí тівzne, spírne and rozdolívka;
in the Bakhmutsʹkomu direction - in the areas of Yakovlivka, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Merry Valley, Zaitseve, New York and Merry;
In the avdííí вкиvsʹkomu direction - in the areas of avdíí пряvki, pervomajsʹkogo, water and experienced;
in the Novopavlívsʹkomu direction - in the areas of Krasnogorívka, Maryinka, Velika Novosílka, Vugledar, Novomajorske and Egorívka;
in the Zaporizhzhia direction - near Novoandrívka, Novopol and Vremivka;
in the South Buzʹkomu direction - in the areas of the settlements of Bila Krynytsia, Pervomaiskke, Lyubimivka, Ternoví Podi, Green Guy, Petrivka, Stepova Valley, Pravdine, Tavriyske, Mirolyubivka and Ivanivka.

As a result of the successful actions of the guerrilla movement, in cooperation with the Defense Forces artillery, Russian units have significant logistical problems in the temporarily occupied territories of the Kherson region.
In order to counter the leakage of information about the movement of occupation units at the railway station of the settlement Sokologirne, the armed forces of the Russian Federation have intensified filtering measures.
In the temporarily occupied territories of Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, in preparation for the so-called "referendums", Russian forces urge locals who have left outside the temporarily occupied territory to return to the c Voíh homes until October 1. In case of refusal housing Russian zagarbniki threatens to "nacíonalízuvati".
In the occupied part of the Chuguyiv district of Kharkiv region, Russian forces have launched active forced mobilization measures of the local population. Men of conscription age are detained and sent to vovchansk, to the so-called "recruiting center".

Ukrainian Defense Forces units hold positions and prevent enemy promotion. Ukrainian military successfully repelled enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Konstantinívka, Dovgenʹke, Díbrívne, Grigorívka, Soledar, Pervomajske, Nevelske, Maryinka and Kamyanka.
Ukrainian Missile troops and ground artillery continue to perform counter-battery combat missions, breach of management and logistics systems, impacting enemy manpower and combat equipment.

During the current day, to support ground groups, the Ukrainian Defense Force aviation carried out more than 12 strikes, hitting 2 platoon strong points, 6 areas of focus of life force and military equipment and 2 anti-aircraft missile complexes. The Ukrainian air defense units destroyed two bpla. The opponent's losses are being clarified.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that, to date, a number of settlements in the regions of Ukraine liberated by Russia have been attacked by nationalists. In particular, the most resonant case was the hit of the Tochka-U tactical missile on residential buildings in Novaya Kakhovka.

As the head of the administration of the Kakhovka district Vladimir Leontyev said in an interview with RIA Novosti , at the moment it is known about three dead and six wounded. The victims were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. At the same time, the number of victims may increase, since the removal of the rubble has not yet been completed. As previously reported, one rocket destroyed two houses, the second caused a fire in a garage cooperative.

In addition, Ukrainian neo-Nazis launched two strike drones at the building of a former bus station at a checkpoint in Vasilyevka, Zaporozhye region. At that time, there were about 50 civilians there, but by a lucky chance, there were no casualties.

The response of the Russian troops to the provocative attacks are attacks on Ukrainian nationalists and the systematic continuation of the liberation of Donbass.

The situation in the LDNR

Currently, active fighting continues in the areas of Seversk and Soledar of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). The latter, as previously reported in the leadership of the People's Militia of the DPR, was able to enter the allied forces.

Now the artillery of the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR), on a tip from scouts, is intensively shelling the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) in these areas, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the official representative of the NM LPR Ivan Filiponenko . All this helps to avoid unnecessary casualties among the personnel.

Nevertheless, it is impossible to completely avoid losses in conflict conditions. As stated in Donetsk, 4 servicemen of the NM DPR were killed in battles with neo-Nazis, 13 more were injured.

In addition, during the day, two civilians became victims of shelling from the Ukrainian side, and nine were injured. The targets of the UAF attacks were seven settlements of the republic, including Donetsk itself. As usual, part of the shells hit residential areas, as a result, 15 houses were damaged.