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Situation update of General Staff of UAF regarding Russian invasion as of 6 p.m., September 29, 2023
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
29 September 2023 18:56
https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/news/operatyvna-informatsiia-heneralnoho-shtabu-zbroinykh-syl-ukrainy-stanom-na-1800-29092023-shchodo-rosiiskoho-vtorhnennia
Day 583 of the russian full-scale military aggression against Ukraine continues.
During the day of September 29, there were 33 combat engagements. The enemy launched a total of 5 missile and 38 air strikes, 19 MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the russian terrorist attacks have killed and wounded civilians. Private 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. The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 25 settlements, including Buchky (Chernihiv oblast), Volfyne, Yastrubyne, Kindrativka, Volodymyrivka, Bilovody, Stepok, Novodmytrivka (Sumy oblast), Kozacha Lopan, Strilecha, Vovchansk, Budarky, and Topoly (Kharkiv oblast).
KUPYANSK AXIS: the adversary launched air strikes in the vicinities of Komisarove, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Pishchane, and Senkove (Kharkiv oblast). Synkivka, Tabaivka, and Berestove (Kharkiv oblast) came under artillery and mortar fire.
LYMAN AXIS: the enemy launched air strikes near Kopanky (Kharkiv oblast), Nevske (Luhansk oblast), Spirne, and Serebryanka (Donetsk oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 10 settlements, including Nevske, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Torske, Hryhorivka, Vyimka, Vesele, and Pryvillya (Donetsk oblast).
BAKHMUT: the adversary made unsuccessful attempts to regain the lost position in the vicinity of Klishchiyivka (Donetsk oblast). russian forces launched an air strike near Bohdanivka (Donetsk oblast). More than 15 settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Vasyukivka, Hryhorivka, Chasiv Yar, Bila Hora, and Zalizne (Donetsk oblast). The reported density of minefields is increasing.
AVDIYIVKA AXIS: the adversary made unsuccessful attempts to regain the lost position in the vicinity of Avdiyivka (Donetsk oblast). The Ukrainian defenders repelled an enemy attack in the area south of Tonenke (Donetsk oblast). The invaders fired artillery and mortars at around 10 settlements, including Stepove, Avdiyivka, Tonenke, Sjeverne, Pervomaiske, and Nevelske (Donetsk oblast).
MARYINKA AXIS: during the day of September 29, Ukrainian defense forces successfully repelled more than 10 enemy attacks in the vicinity of Marinka (Donetsk oblast). Also, the Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled enemy attacks in the vicinity of Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast). The adversary launched air strikes near Krasnohorivka and Maryinka (Donetsk oblast). The settlements of Oleksandropil, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Pobjeda, and Novomykhailivka (Donetsk oblast) were under artillery and mortar fire of the occupiers.
SHAKHTARSKE AXIS: the Ukrainian defenders successfully repelled an adversary attack in the area west of Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast). The enemy launched air strikes in the vicinities of Vuhledar, Velyka Novosilka, Urozhaine, and Staromaiorske (Donetsk oblast). Around 10 settlements, including Vodyane, Vuhledar, Prechystivka, Velyka Novosilka, Staromaiorske, and Rivnopil (Donetsk oblast), came under artillery and mortar fire.
ZAPORIZHZHIA: adversary made unsuccessful attempts to regain the lost position in the vicinities of Robotyne and Verbove (Zaporizhzhia oblast). The occupiers launched air strikes near Novodarivka, Robotyne, Novodanylivka, and Orikhove (Zaporizhzhia oblast). More than 25 settlements, including Levadne, Malynivka, Hulyaipole, Mala Tokmachka, Orikhiv, Stepnohirsk (Zaporizhzhia oblast), and Nikopol (Dnipropetrovsk oblast), came under artillery and mortar fire.
KHERSON AXIS: the adversary launched an air strike near Olhivka (Kherson oblast). The enemy fired artillery and mortars at more than 15 settlements, including Havrylivka, Respublikanets, Mykolaivka, Antonivka, Kizomys (Kherson oblast), and Ochakiv (Mykolaiv oblast).
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 29, Ukrainian Air Force launched 11 air strikes on the concentrations of troops, weapons, and military equipment, 2 air strikes on the anti-aircraft missile systems of the adversary.
The Ukrainian missile troops hit 1 concentration of troops, weapons, and military equipment, 1 anti-aircraft missile system, 13 artillery systems, and 1 electronic warfare station of the adversary.
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29 Sep: Russians Admit: THEY SHOT DOWN OWN FIGHTER JETS (Thought They Were Ukrainian Missiles)
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I am Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia. In this video I will tell you what happened on the five hundred eighty third day of the war.
Day 583: Sep 29
Today, there are a lot of important updates from the Tokmak direction.
FIRST of all, after several days of relentless shaping operations, Ukrainians increased the physical pressure on the southern line and started pushing Russians further south. However, the intensity of ground attacks is still not at its peak. As reported by Ukrainian fighters on the ground, one of the goals is to ensure the preservation of the personnel – otherwise, the storming operation cannot last for long.
Another reason why Ukrainians are utilizing careful tactics here lies in the topography of the region. If we look at the topographic map, we can see that Ukrainians are controlling the tactical heights above the settlement. Operating at a higher elevation allows Ukrainians to find and establish greater and greater fire control over the lowlands, slowly driving the enemy out of the outskirts of the village.
Ukrainian drone operators from the 46th Assault Brigade released a video showing how they are attacking Russian positions in the northern part of the settlement. By the way, this is exactly where the 2 Ukrainian soldiers died when they moved around the Russian defense and opened fire at the exposed Russian flanks.
The fact that Ukrainians have released not a lot of videos with clearing operations suggests that Ukrainians learned their mistakes and are paying much more attention to this area than previously – annihilating all Russian troops that try to move into the region.
Russian military analysts, however, claimed that Ukrainian assault units exhausted their offensive capabilities during the previous series of attacks when Ukrainians entered the village from the north and northeast. In particular, it was reported that the Ukrainian 47th Mechanized Brigade lost its combat capability and was completely moved out of the region.
Ukrainian fighters from multiple detachments that are operating in the region promptly disproved such claims and reported that not only does the 47th Mechanized Brigade continue conducting its operation but also that today was actually one of the most successful days in the week because they managed to push Russians further south.
And the fighters from the 47th Mechanized Brigade itself released the footage of the recent storming operation north of Novoprokopivka. As can be seen, the assault units were successfully delivered to the contact line with Bradleys, after which they quickly assumed positions in the trenches.
The landing operation was conducted with the fire support of tanks in the back that unleashed fire on the Russian strong points, suppressing the enemy fire. As noted by many analysts, the Ukrainian crew inside the tank is also purposefully leveraging the folds in terrain and the tree line to complicate the aiming of the Russian ATGM crews.
As of now, the immediate tactical goal of the Ukrainian assault units is to establish total control over the northern part of the village. This will automatically drive Russians out of the central part of the village because it is located in the lowlands and split the control over the village equally. This is precisely the same tactic the Ukrainians used when they pushed Russians out of Robotyne.
In order to complicate Ukrainian advances, Russian forces continue conducting airstrikes, predominantly using FAB-500 air bombs. Under such conditions, Ukrainian fighters once again underscored the necessity of operating in small units. This way, Russians simply cannot inflict a lot of losses at a time and have to raise their aviation and use such powerful weapons in trying to hit 3 or 4 troops in a trench line, which is also hard to hit precisely.
Unfortunately for Russians, there are even bigger problems with conducting these low-efficiency strikes. Today, Russian sources confirmed that Russian forces accidentally shot down their own fighter jet that was on a mission to conduct an air strike. The pilots did not survive. Later, released footage showed how the intercepted jet fell on the ground.
Russian analysts concluded that the “Identification, Friend or Foe” once again malfunctioned, and Russians thought that it was a Strom Shadow missile. And this explanation is quite plausible because today, Ukrainians indeed launched Storm Shadow missiles on the Russian military bases in Berdyansk.
In any case, friendly fire remains one of the leading causes of death, according to Russian statistics.
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