❗️ From the 12 to 18 September, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out two massive and five group strikes, which hit enterprises of the defence, metallurgical, motor, and electronic industries, logistics and distribution centres of military cargo, fuel-power, railway and road infrastructure facilities used for the interests of the AFU, manufacturing workshops and storage areas of unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned ground vehicles, and their components, ammunition, fuel and materiel depots, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.
 
🔥 In addition, the strikes disabled a number of facilities of the infrastructure of the Ukrainian ports, which provided reception and storage of military cargo, as well as fuel and lubricants used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
 
🔥 During the week, 12 dry cargo ships, two sea ferries (Ro-Ro type), one tanker, and one tugboat operating in the interests of the AFU were hit.
 
💥 Last week, units of the Sever Group of Forces continued to tighten the inner ring of encirclement and expand the outer one around the enemy's formations in Kharkov region.
 
🚩 As a result of resolute actions, the Group's units established control over the settlements of Chernyakov, Shirokoye, Shevchenkovo, Olkhovatka, and Malaya Volchya (Kharkov region). All enemy's attempts to break through the encirclement were thwarted.
 
▪️ Over the past week, more than 390 troops, eight armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, two quadricycles, and 15 UGVs have been neutralised.
 
💥 In Sumy and Kharkov regions, strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two tank brigades, four mechanised brigades, two motorised infantry brigades, two airmobile brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, and four territorial defence brigades.
 
▪️ In total, the enemy lost more than 1,505 troops, three tanks, 19 armoured fighting vehicles, 91 motor vehicles, four field artillery guns, and three electronic warfare and counter-fire radars in the Sever Group's area of responsibility.
 
↗️ During the week, units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous tactical position. Russian troops engaged formations of four mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, two marine brigades, and two territorial defence brigades.
 
▪️ The enemy losses in this direction amounted to more than 1,480 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, 96 motor vehicles, 11 field artillery guns, six electronic warfare and signal intelligence stations.
 
🚩 Last week, units of the Yuzhnaya Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line and yesterday, by active actions, liberated Verolyubovka in the Donetsk People's Republic.
 
💥 Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, two airmobile brigades, two motorised infantry brigades, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade.
 
▪️ Over the past week, the enemy lost more than 1,240 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, 141 motor vehicles, and 10 field artillery guns in the Yuzhnaya Group's area of responsibility.
 
🚩 Over the last week, as a result of active offensive actions, the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Veseloye and, yesterday, Zolotoy Kolodez (Donetsk People's Republic).
 
💥 During the week, strikes were delivered at formations of four mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, three marine brigades, one special military brigade, and five national guard brigades.
 
▪️ The enemy losses in this direction amounted to more than 2,865 troops, 17 armoured fighting vehicles, 83 motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, and five electronic warfare stations.

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🔹 Russian Defence Ministry