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      Operational report September 29, 2022 by the General Staff of AFU on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
      Sep30

      Operational report September 29, 2022 by the General Staff of AFU on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

      All maps are provided by the Institute for the Study of War and AEI’s Critical Threat Project. The 218th day of the Russia-Ukraine War: official operational information by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on 29.09.2022. Russia is still concentrating its efforts on attempting to fully occupy the Donetsk oblast and retain the lands...

      Active front line is 850 kilometers long, – the General Staff of Ukraine
      Sep29

      Active front line is 850 kilometers long, – the General Staff of Ukraine

      According to Oleksiy Hromov, the Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ukrainian army is restraining Russian troops in a land area with a total length of 3,390 km, and the active front line is 850 kilometers as of September 29, 2022. Source: Oleksiy Hromov, the Deputy Chief of the...

      Almost all men have been mobilized in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine’s east
      Sep29

      Almost all men have been mobilized in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine’s east

      The Spokesperson for the Main Intelligence Agency of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine Vadym Skibitsky said on September 29, 2022, that Ukraine’s task was to inflict Russia’s greatest losses on the battlefield, which, along with sanctions and political isolation, would have an impact on the Russian economy and society. Source: The...

      Finland closes its border to Russian tourists from September 30
      Sep29

      Finland closes its border to Russian tourists from September 30

      Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Pekka Haavisto said on September 29, 2022, that the Finnish government has decided to significantly limit passenger traffic on the eastern border with Russia from tomorrow. Source: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Pekka Haavisto “The restrictions will come into effect tomorrow, and they will be...

      It is vital for Ukraine to return all lands captured by Russia, – Office of Ukraine’s President
      Sep29

      It is vital for Ukraine to return all lands captured by Russia, – Office of Ukraine’s President

      Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine said on September 29, 2022, that if Russia announced the annexation of the occupied territories of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, nothing would change on the battlefield. Source: Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of the...

      Ukrainian troops liberate Luhansk region in country’s east and capture Russian soldiers
      Sep29

      Ukrainian troops liberate Luhansk region in country’s east and capture Russian soldiers

      The Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security of Ukraine reported on September 29, 2022, that Ukrainian defenders did not stop at the liberated territories of the Kharkiv region and continued to liberate their land from Russian troops. Source: The Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security of Ukraine The Armed...

      Belarus is preparing to welcome 20,000 mobilized Russians, – Ukraine’s intelligence
      Sep29

      Belarus is preparing to welcome 20,000 mobilized Russians, – Ukraine’s intelligence

      The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine noted on September 29, 2022, that Belarus was preparing places to accommodate 20 thousand mobilized soldiers from the Russian Federation. Source: The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine It is stated that the mobilized soldiers should replenish...

      USA allocates $1.1B in military aid to Ukraine: package includes 18 HIMARS systems
      Sep29

      USA allocates $1.1B in military aid to Ukraine: package includes 18 HIMARS systems

      The US Department of Defense announced on September 28, 2022, a new $1.1 billion military aid package to Ukraine, which includes 18 high mobility artillery rocket systems, or HIMARS. Source: The US Department of Defense In addition to 18 HIMARS and their ammunition, the package includes: 150 armored high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles...

      New EU sanctions against Russia will apply to more than 1,300 individuals and organizations
      Sep29

      New EU sanctions against Russia will apply to more than 1,300 individuals and organizations

      EU High Representative Josep Borrell said on September 28, 2022, that new sanctions would apply to those involved in the occupation and illegal annexation of Ukrainian territories by Russia. Source: EU High Representative Josep Borrell The new package of sanctions against Russia proposed by the European Commission will apply to more than 1,300...

      US called the results of Russian referendums in Ukraine “completely fabricated”
      Sep29

      US called the results of Russian referendums in Ukraine “completely fabricated”

      US State Department noted on September 28, 2022, that the results of pseudo-referendums that Russia conducted in occupied Ukrainian territories were “completely fabricated”. Source: US State Department spokesperson  Ned Price “This is the will of Moscow, not the free will of Ukraine or its people,” said State Department...