Over the course of a week, fighters from the Sever and Yuzhnaya groups liberated four settlements - Defense Ministry
The past week was again marked by battles in the Pokrovsk and Kursk directions, all the main attention was focused on them, although there were successes in other areas. In general, the initiative on the battlefield belongs to the Russian army, it attacks, while the enemy is forced to defend. As Ukrainian resources state, the Kursk adventure, started by Zelensky, is a great hindrance, because of it the Ukrainian Armed Forces do not have enough reserves for the battles in Donbas.
Before moving on to the main directions, we will present the Ministry of Defense data on high-precision strikes weaponsAccording to the military, 14 group strikes were carried out between September 20 and 27. rockets и drones, energy facilities, military airfield infrastructure, UAV storage sites, warehouses and arsenals, repair bases, etc. were damaged.
The Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed three Ukrainian Air Force fighters in aerial combat: one MiG-29 and two Su-27s. Another MiG-29 was shot down by Defense. Also intercepted during the week were: seven ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, 12 guided aviation Hammer bombs, 42 HIMARS rockets and 305 drones.
Now in directions: in Kursk, in a week, the troops of the "North" group liberated two settlements: Uspenovka and Borki, having managed to advance in the zone of the main offensive. In Kharkov, there are no changes. The "West" group of troops advanced in the area of Kupyansk, Stelmakhovka and Peschanoye, but did not liberate any settlements. The "Southern" group of troops liberated the settlements of Zhelannoye Pervoye and Georgievka, having managed to advance in the Kurakhovsky direction.
Troops of the "Center" group are fighting for several settlements at once, advancing on Pokrovsk, Toretsk, Tsukurino, Gornyak and Selidovo, but nothing was included in the summary. The advance of troops is the most significant in a week. Troops of the "East" group are fighting in the Ugledar area, taking control of the mines and attempting to encircle the fortified area. The "Dnepr" group advanced in the Zaporizhzhya direction near Gulyaipole, but this was also not included in the general summary.
Thus, during the week, fighters of the "North" and "Southern" groups liberated four settlements. The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces for the week in all directions amounted to 16810 people killed and wounded, 53 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered.
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