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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...

      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...

      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...

      Russians soldiers hit Ukraine’s central city with rockets, there are dead and injured
      Sep29

      Russians soldiers hit Ukraine’s central city with rockets, there are dead and injured

      The Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration said that Russian troops launched a rocket attack on the city of Dnipro, three people were killed and five were injured on the night of September 29, 2022. Source: The Head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration Valentyn Reznichenko “Russians fired missiles at...

      Russia caused damage to the road infrastructure of the Kharkiv region for more that $1B
      Sep28

      Russia caused damage to the road infrastructure of the Kharkiv region for more that $1B

      The First Deputy Head of the State Agency of Highways of Ukraine noted on September 28, 2022, that the amount of damage to the road infrastructure in the Kharkiv region (east of Ukraine), as a result of Russian aggression was UAH 46 billion (more than $1 billion). 25 billion is the amount of damage caused in liberated Ukrainian territories of the...

      Russian soldiers were shooting cars with civilians for 6 hours in Kyiv’s region: video
      Sep28

      Russian soldiers were shooting cars with civilians for 6 hours in Kyiv’s region: video

      Ihor Klymenko, head of the National Police of Ukraine noted on September 28, 2022, that five servicemen of the Russian Federation were informed of the suspicion of shooting cars with civilians in Hostomel (Kyiv region) committed on February 25, 2022. 11 people were killed and 15 injured. Source: Ihor Klymenko, head of the National Police of...

      Ukraine pressed its counteroffensive in the north-east of the country, – UK intelligence
      Sep28

      Ukraine pressed its counteroffensive in the north-east of the country, – UK intelligence

      British Ministry of Defence noted on September 28, 2022, that the Armed Forces of Ukraine continued to conduct offensive operations. They are advancing near the Siverskyi Donets and Oskil rivers, there are also battles in the south of the country. Source: British Ministry of Defence “Ukraine has pressed its offensive operations in the...

      Ukraine can use Western weapons to regain territories, annexed by Russia, – US Secretary of State
      Sep28

      Ukraine can use Western weapons to regain territories, annexed by Russia, – US Secretary of State

      US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on September 27, 2022, that the United States was not opposed to Ukraine using Western weapons to return territories where the Russian Federation organized pseudo-referendums. Source: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Antony Blinken was responding to a question from the media about whether the United...

      People are forced to vote in Russian referendum under threat of mobilization in nuclear city
      Sep27

      People are forced to vote in Russian referendum under threat of mobilization in nuclear city

      The Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine noted on September 27, 2022, that Russian soldiers, who controlled the situation in Ukraine’s nuclear city of Enerhodar, prohibited the residents from entering the territory controlled by Ukraine and outside the city. Source: The Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence...