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Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding Russian invasion as of 6 p.m
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,
28 September 2023 19:25
https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/operatyvna-informatsiia-heneralnoho-shtabu-zbroinykh-syl-ukrainy-stanom-na-1800-28092023-shchodo-rosiiskoho-vtorhnennia
Day 582 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.
During the day of September 28, there were 19 combat engagements. Also, last night, the occupiers attacked Ukraine with 39 Shahed-136/131 kamikaze drones, 31 of which were intercepted by Ukrainian air defense. The enemy launched a total of 76 air strikes, 40 MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged.
The operational situation in east and south of Ukraine remains difficult.
VOLYN and POLISSYA axis: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.
SIVERSHCHYNA and SLOBOZHANSHCHYNA axis: the adversary maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. The enemy continues to shell Ukrainian settlements from the territory of russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine.
More than 35 settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Klyusy, Turya, Pokrovske, Popivka, Karpovychi, Medvedivka (Chernihiv oblast), Iskryskivshchyna, Andriyivka, Stepok, Taratutyne, Oleksandrivka (Sumy oblast), Pletenivka, Vovchanski Khutory, Kruhle (Kharkiv oblast).
KYANSK axis: the adversary launched air strikes near Kruhle, Kupyansk, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast) and Novoselivske (Luhansk oblast). More than 10 settlements, including Krasne Pershe, Fyholivka, Novomlynsk, Synkivka, Kyslivka, Kotlyarivka (Kharkiv oblast) came under artillery and mortar fire of the adversary.
LYMAN axis: the Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled an enemy attack in the vicinity of Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast). Torske, Siversk, Spirne, Vesele (Donetsk oblast) were the targets of enemy air strikes. The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10 settlements, including Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Verkhniokamyanske, Spirne, Vesele, Fedorivka (Donetsk oblast).
BAKHMUT axis: the enemy launched air strikes near Kostyantynivka and Bila Hora (Donetsk oblast). More than 20 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Bohdanivka, Ivanivske, Klishchiyivka, Andriyivka, Kurdyumivka (Donetsk oblast). The enemy continues to increase the density of minefields.
AVDIYIVKA axis: the enemy made 3 unsuccessful attempts to regain the lost ground in the area south of Avdiyivka (Donetsk oblast). The adversary launched an air strike near Avdiyivka. The Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully repelled an enemy attack in the vicinity of Nevelske (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at about 10 settlements, including Stepove, Avdiyivka, Tonenke, Sjeverne, Pervomaiske, Nevelske (Donetsk oblast).
MARYINKA axis: during the day of September 28, Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled 6x enemy attacks in the immediate vicinity of Maryinka (Donetsk oblast). The occupiers fired artillery at about 10 settlements, including Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Antonivka, Katerynivka, Yelyzavetivka, Kurakhove (Donetsk oblast).
SHAKHTARSKE axis: the Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled an enemy attack in the vicinity of Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast). The enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Urozhaine and Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast). Around 10 settlements, including Vodyane, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast), came under enemy artillery and mortar fire.
ZAPORIZHZHIA axis: the enemy attempted to regain the lost ground in the vicinity of Chervone (Zaporizhzhia oblast), to no success. The invaders launched air strikes in the vicinities of Mala Tokmachka and Robotyne (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 30 settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Hulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Novodanylivka, Orikhiv, Preobrazhenka, Novoyakovlivka (Zaporizhzhia oblast) and Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk oblast).
KHERSON axis: the adversary launched an air strike in the vicinity of settlement of Mykolaivka (Kherson oblast). More than 10 settlements came under enemy artillery and mortar fire, including Antonivka, Romashkove, Zolota Balka (Kherson oblast), and the city of Kherson.
At the same time, the Ukrainian defense forces continue their offensive operation on Melitopol axis and offensive (assault) operations on Bakhmut axis, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on the occupation forces, exhausting the enemy all along the front line.
During the day of September 28, the Ukrainian Air Force launched 13 air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, 1 strike on an anti-aircraft missile system and 2 strikes on electronic warfare stations of the adversary. Also, Ukrainian defenders shot down 2 operational-tactical reconnaissance UAVs.
The Ukrainian missile troops hit 1 anti-aircraft missile system, 11 artillery systems and 1 ammunition depot of the occupiers.
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VIDEO SUMMATION
28 Sep: Ukrainians MAKE RUSSIANS FLEE 2nd Line of Defense. Russians PULLED BACK 30 km | Ukraine War
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9-28-2023 4:30 p.m. EDT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb1fYymPaIQ
Today, the war in Ukraine is once again locked on the country’s southern front lines. Following Kiev’s offensive plans on the Donetsk and especially Bakhmut flanks, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have refocused on Zaporizhia, leading to increased clashes in Orikhiv. Most recently, Ukrainian forces advanced from Robotyne to Novoprokopivka, just south of this settlement. The Russians, on the other hand, chose to deploy in Novoprokopivka after the breach of the 1st main defense line between Robotyne and Verbove. But Kiev did not hesitate to drive its army into this settlement.
Ukraine’s 82nd Air Assault Brigade, equipped with Western armored vehicles and main battle tanks, played a key role in the clashes in Verbove and Novoprokopivka after Robotyne. The brigade, which controls a significant portion of the best infantry armored vehicles delivered by NATO, notably 40 German tracked Marder infantry fighting vehicles and 90 US-made Stryker wheeled infantry fighting vehicles, made critical moves for Kiev in the recent clashes in Novoprokopivka. Both Marder and Strkyer vehicles are equipped with excellent day/night sensors and sights, automatic cannons and enough space for an infantry squad, giving the brigade a clear advantage over Russian forces in the Novoprokopivka clashes. In fact, this superiority is concretely proven by satellite images published today.
The analysis of the satellite images confirms that the main battles on the Southern Front are now concentrated in these two areas. According to the images, there was a noticeable shift of fire towards both Verbove and the southern part of Novoprokopivka. The images also showed signs of fire and shelling, indicating recent clashes. Combat experts analyzing the latest satellite imagery noted that the advance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces towards Ocheretyne was noticeable, which, according to the experts, indicated that the Russians had lost their positions near Verbove and Novoprokopivka. Clear traces of fire inside Verbove and on its western outskirts confirmed previously published images showing clashes between Ukrainian forces and Russian occupation forces on the outskirts of the area.
Taking all this data into account, the Ukrainian Defense Forces had indeed forced the Russians to abandon their positions near Verbove and Novoprokopivka on the Zaporizhzhia front. That is, the Russians abandoned their positions in the settlements of Verbove and Novoprokopivka and were forced to flee from these areas. Therefore, the Ukrainian Armed Forces were now focusing on expanding the bridgehead on the Zaporizhia front, conducting a counter-offensive offensive against Novoprokopivka and Verbove. Kiev’s goal here was to reach the front lines much deeper than Zaporizhia. That is, Ukraine’s counteroffensive forces were still advancing on the southern Zaporizhia front, hoping to exploit gaps in Russia’s defensive lines to make a significant breakthrough towards the Tokmak strategic objective and encourage Moscow to send reinforcements.
Ukraine’s recent gains in Verbove, Novoprokopivka and around the settlement of Zaporizhzhia had raised hopes that after more than three months of slow and costly progress toward Russia’s so-called Surovikin Line through occupied southern Ukraine, the long-awaited breakthrough could soon be realized. Reports among Russian Telegram milbloggers suggesting that Kiev troops had reached the northern outskirts of Novoprokopivka, about 12 kilometers south of the town of Orikhiv, where Ukraine’s southward advance began, also raised the prospect of a complete collapse of the main Russian defense in Zaporizhia. Meanwhile, Ukrainian infantry and armored units are believed to be advancing towards the bulge developing in the Russian defensive lines at Verbove, 18 miles southeast of Orikhiv. Here recent battlefield reports point to significant Russian casualties and the prospect of a sustained Ukrainian breakthrough.
In fact, the regional strategic prize in Zaporizhia is the town of Tokmak, located some 19 kilometers from the current front line and serving as an important rail, command and logistics center for the defense of Russian forces. The town is surrounded by newly constructed defense networks in preparation for a possible Ukrainian breakthrough to the north. Kiev sources have already suggested that Russian reinforcements have been directed towards the Tokmak area in response to the advance of Ukrainian forces. Among the troops believed to be in the area were elements of the 42nd Motorized Rifle Division, 71st Motorized Rifle Regiment and 70th Motorized Rifle Regiment.