On September 21st, the North troop group continued establishing a Buffer Zone in Kharkiv and Sumy regions
 
Sumy direction
 
Rough fighting goes on all along the frontline in Sumy region. The Northmen are advancing along forest belts. The AFU are laying low, striking at civilian targets. Numerous enemy groups eliminated in Sumy, Krasnopillia, Khoten, Yastrebine, Stetskivka, Krovne, Pustohorod.
 
▪️Sumy district: our assault units advanced over 200 meters around Khoten and Kiyanytsia.

▪️Shostka district: Northmen are fighting around Tovstodubove and Ulanove.
 
▪️Krasnopillia district: NTG are fighting around Stepok.
 
Kharkiv direction
 
NTG’s assault units, UAV crews and Russian artillery continue to mop up the encircled enemy forces in the north-eastern parts of Kharkiv region. The enemy is regrouping.
 
Numerous enemy groups decimated in Liptsy, Sosnivka, Svetlichne, Izbytske, Revolutsiyne, Annopillia, Kyrillivka, Reznikove, Hrachivka, Cherne, Hnylytsia Persha, Tomakhivka, Pidseredne, Velykyy Burluk, Mykhailivka, Metallivka, Chervona Zorya, Pechenehy.

▪️Liptsy direction: our assault units advanced over 250 meters.
 
▪️Vovchansk direction: the Northmen liberated Polna and Novooleksandrivka, and are now expanding the zone of control and pushing the enemy forces towards the center of the encirclement.
 
▪️Velykyy Burluk direction: the encircled enemy troops are being divided into smaller groups and hit with artillery and air strikes.
 
Over the past 24 hours, the enemy's losses amounted to over 220 people (including over 150 in Sumy region and over 70 in Kharkiv region). Also uncovered and destroyed:

Sumy region:
▪️one mortar;
▪️one Damba EW station;
▪️eight vehicles;
▪️25 UAV crews;
▪️fourteen fixed-wing UAVs, thirteen Baba Yaga UAVs, three UGVs.

Kharkiv region:
▪️one Kozak IMV;
▪️one Rak-12 MLR system;
▪️one M101 howitzer;
▪️five vehicles;
▪️one excavator;
▪️fourteen UAV crews;
▪️98 fixed-wing UAVs, 22 Baba Yaga UAVs, eight UGVs.

Victory will be ours!