⚔️ Defense Forces failed to gain a foothold in and around Novomaiorske

👷 Both attempts to march in and occupy the village in the lowlands ended with a retreat to their original positions. Despite the fact that many people started talking about controlling part of the village, and some people even said they had full control, it was almost impossible to gain a foothold in the village. Photo/video recording is not always a guaranteed foothold, and one should be careful with this.

😶 In general, Novodonetske and Novomaiorske are real cursed villages. Last year there were a couple of attempts to occupy them and all failed. Over the summer, there were several attempts again and all failed. And here we are again. In addition, staying in these low-lying villages is a real hell. It's a lowland and everything is shot at, and the main enemy is right along the Kermenchyk-Yevhenivka line. In the summer, BM-21 'Grad' were steadily working from the latter, and it was extremely difficult to hit them.

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🦅Soldiers of the 82nd Brigade destroyed a ruzzian tank on the northern outskirts of Novoprokopivka village

⚔️Active fighting in the area of Novoprokopivka and Verbove continues, Ukrainian Defense Forces are conducting active offensive actions, not giving the enemy any time to spare

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🇵🇱Polish President Andrzej Duda said that the statement about "stopping the supply of weapons to Ukraine" was distorted - "the words of the Prime Minister were interpreted in the worst way."

🎤In an interview with the Polish TV channel TVN24, Duda said:

💬 "In my opinion, the prime minister simply said this: we are not going to give Ukraine the new weapons that we are currently buying as part of the modernization of the Polish army."

💬 "We both had the same position. We cannot give our new weapons, which we are now buying for billions of dollars for the Polish army to strengthen it, to strengthen Poland's security, to anyone else. We can't."

💬 "I myself will be the first to oppose the transfer of these new weapons that we are now receiving from South Korea or the United States, such as new Abrams, or Patriots, or HIMARS."

❔Earlier it was stated that the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs was surprised by the statement of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki that Warsaw was no longer supplying Ukraine with weapons because it was rearming itself. In many ways, this position was not consistent with the Ministry of Diplomacy.

🇪🇺European Commission to recommend starting EU membership talks with Ukraine next month - Bloomberg

🗓 After the Commission submits its recommendation, EU leaders are expected to sign it at a summit in December.

💬As interim steps, the commission may insist on progress in some priority areas, including the fight against corruption and reforms of the rule of law and the economy.

🇪🇸Early next month in Granada, EU leaders will discuss the enlargement process and preparations for the accession of new members, including the Western Balkans and Moldova. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, said that the EU should continue to integrate while opening the door to new candidates "to give us geopolitical weight and ability to act."

⚔️ The enemy is gradually being pushed back from Klishchiivka

🛤 Fighting is already taking place near the railroad tracks. These events are confirmed by the head of the press service of the Eastern Group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Ilya Yevlash: "Heavy fighting is taking place near the railroad. The railroad is under constant shelling, both by them and by us. I cannot say that they [the katsaps] directly control the railroad completely. However, we are trying to gain a foothold in order to completely repel the occupiers."

🚀He also added that fire control over the Bakhmut-Horlivka highway is in line with the situation. For the f***ers, traveling along the road is becoming deadly every day.

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🔄 Update at the end of the day.

Situation on the frontlines as of the end of the day on September 22, 2023

▶️ On the Belarusian, Siverskyi and Bilhorod directions — no changes.

▶️ On the Svatove direction — the situation near Novoiehorivka has stabilized again after the latest enemy attacks. More details later. In general, the enemy is increasing its artillery influence in the area.

▶️ On the Bakhmut direction — the enemy has been pushed back from Klishchiivka, and the fighting is happening already on the railroad tracks. The enemy tried to improve the tactical position near Zaliznyanske and Berkhivka, according to preliminary information, but was unsuccessful, and the fighting continues.

▶️ On the Avdiivka direction — no changes. Katsaps are building up the engineering and fortification structures south of Donetsk.

▶️ On the Berdiansk direction — no changes. The enemy is pulling up reserves and trying to bring them in as the existing forces are depleted. The front line here is quite stable.

▶️ On the Zaporizhzhia direction — The area south of Novopokrovka has been updated, where heavy fighting continues. The situation is similar to the south-west of Verbove. The katsaps brought in significant reserves at the beginning of the month, and given their type, it would be strange to expect them to be on the defensive. The information about breaking through the lines is just information speculation. The enemy has a tiered defense that does not end with the last trench.

▶️ On the Tavria direction — no changes.

🗂 Analytical note. Over the past few days, the Defense Forces have had minor successes south of Bakhmut and near Novoprokopivka. The katsaps are trying to remind us of their existence by using artillery superiority and periodic suicidal assaults.

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🦁Thank you, grandfather, for crushing the ruzzian nit

🫡Volodymyr Zelensky together with
Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and the entire Canadian Parliament gave a standing ovation and thanked 98-year-old veteran of the Galicia Division Yaroslav Hunk for his fight against the russian invaders during World War II.

🔖For reference:

🦁14th Grenadier Division "Galicia" (of the Waffen-SS) - a division that existed in 1943-1945 - was staffed mainly by Galicians of the Greek Catholic denomination and would become the basis for the formation of Ukrainian military units to fight the Soviet Union, whose experience would be useful in the confrontation of Ukrainian insurgents against the Communists in later years.

✅The Deschene Commission, which was established to investigate the possible presence of war criminals in Canada, in its conclusion recognized that no member of the Galicia Division had been found guilty of committing war crimes during World War II.

✅The Nuremberg trials also did not recognize the Division as involved in the commission of crimes, as it was not mentioned in the indictment and not a single soldier of the Galicia Division was convicted.

🔋For more interesting details, go read about the history of the Division on Google.

⚔️ Fighting moved to the outskirts of Novoprokopivka

📹 In one of the ruzzian videos, our fighters are ambushed on the territory of a rural collective farm. The katsap entered from behind our fighters. This episode should be taken into account so that it becomes a lesson for all our stormtroopers.

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🖕🏻"By the way, the International Red Cross can go to hell, they are terrible freaks."

👤Military medic Orest Hrytsiuk, who was held captive by the ruzzians for 9 months, told in an interview how representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Muscovy participated in the abuse of prisoners of war

💬 "They came there, their Russian representatives... We walked around and sang songs, and they filmed it all on videо, they were laughing there, slapping us on the shoulders and calling us all kinds of bad names. These are representatives of the International Red Cross." — Orest notes.

🚫 Yes, this is the very "pseudo-humanitarian" organization that has not yet studied International Humanitarian Law, being a part of it, calling the Russian-Ukrainian war a mere "conflict" rather than aggression, which is an international war crime.

🚫 This is the organization that helps the occupiers under the guise of "humanitarian aid" facilitated deportations from Mariupol, supporting families whose husbands went to occupy Ukraine, joining putin's projects that not only morally support the occupiers, but also provide them with various equipment and means of warfare.

⚡️ We hope that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine will clarify the circumstances of this egregious situation and force the ICRC representatives to explain the actions of their representatives in russia.

🇷🇺 A successful hit on ruzzian positions near the railroad east of Krasnohorivka (Marinka)

📹In June, there was footage of paratroopers from the 79th Brigade capturing these positions. Apparently, the katsaps managed to regain them.

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🇫🇷🇳🇪French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will withdraw its troops from Niger by the end of the year

🗣"We are ending military cooperation with the de facto authority in Niger because they no longer want to fight against terrorism," Macron said.

🤦‍♂️The President added that the decision to cease "cooperation" was made "because we are not there to get involved in internal politics and be hostages to the coup leaders." The withdrawal of troops will occur in coordination with the junta to ensure "everything happens peacefully."

🤷‍♂️The leaders of the junta, seemingly, welcomed this decision:

✍️"This Sunday, we celebrate another step toward the sovereignty of Niger. French troops and the French ambassador will leave Niger by the end of the year <...> Imperialistic and neo-colonial forces are no longer welcome on our national territory," said a statement from a spokesperson on state television.

👤 Preliminary data shows that about 1,500 French military personnel remain in Niger.

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⚔️ Summer Offensive Campaigns. Summary. The katsaps

🔄 Today, we'll analyze both our and the enemy's summer campaigns. Broadly, the front line has remained unchanged since November '22, when the enemy withdrew from the right bank of the Kherson region. The enemy's retreat across the Dnipro River was unexpected but marked the last strategic change in the front. You might mention the fights for Bakhmut, which drained significant resources from both sides but didn't lead to any strategic changes.

🇷🇺 Let's start with the enemy's offensive on the Svatove direction, which began in May with the loss of Masiutivka by our forces. The enemy advanced on multiple fronts: Masiutivka-Vilshana, Novoselivske-Kolomyichyha, Raihorodka-Novovodyane, and Serebryansk forestry.

◀️Masiutivka-Vilshana - the katsaps successfully took Masiutivka and pushed our forces back by 2.5 km. Near Vilshana, our frontline position in the village was effectively destroyed, and the front shifted to the vicinity of Synkivka. However, it didn't escalate seriously thanks to reinforcements like the 67th Mechanized Brigade and 95th Air Assault Brigade.

◀️Novoselivske-Kolomyichyha - the enemy managed to concentrate forces for an assault on our "mixed" units, taking Kuzemivka station and two-thirds of Novoselivske. However, transferring the area's control to the 25th Airborne Brigade led to stabilization and halted the enemy advance.

◀️Raihorodka-Novovodyane - in July, the katsaps launched a heavy infantry assault with technological support, causing serious damage to our units in that sector. Poor preparation and lax security were the main reasons for our losses. The introduction of the 68th Jaeger Brigade and newly-formed 43rd Mechanized Brigade averted a potential tragedy.

◀️Serebryansk forestry - the enemy continues to launch assaults throughout 2023. The introduction of a new brigade in early summer caused several issues, which the 95th and other "firefighting" units had to address. The "Azov" brigade has now arrived, reducing the enemy's chances of success. But the katsaps achieved two minor goals: creating a buffer zone for Kreminna and deteriorating our strategic position in Bilohorivka. We're effectively squeezed from three sides.

🔄 Conclusion. Without additional personnel and quick equipment replenishment, the enemy stands little chance of achieving any strategic success. The only chance they have is to hold onto the captured territories. They'll grab that chance. The muscovites only know how to advance blindly, and they also need resources for that. Occupying Bakhmut may have media value, but it doesn't influence the strategic or even political situation. After the fights for the city, nobody even considered negotiations. On the contrary, the Ukrainian military leadership is motivated to continue combat operations, including for Bakhmut.

⚔️ Summer Offensive Campaigns. Summary. Defense Forces 1/2

👤 In the Defense Forces, there were two strikes this summer – near Bakhmut and in the south. By the way, the southern strike had two locations – targeting Tokmak and cutting off the Vremivka protrusion.

◀️Bakhmut direction - according to spokespersons, the goal is to encircle Bakhmut. In the last four months, south of the city, Andriivka and Klishchiivka were successfully de-occupied, providing opportunities for further strikes towards the highway to Horlivka. The situation is not so good on the northern front, where initially everything started quite successfully, but a strategic mistake to advance into the fortified lowlands of Berkhivka proved costly. The initiative there has even switched to the enemy side now. Attempts to breach the enemy's defense near Zaliznyansky and Rozdolivka did not yield significant success. Bakhmut is not surrounded, contrary to media claims. For the enemy, it is a stronghold where thousands of f***ers are concentrated. It's worth mentioning the collaboration with the 3rd, 5th, and 80th brigades, which under the cover of "Adam" Joint Tactical Group achieved success now being capitalized upon by all media outlets.

◀️South. Vremivka Protrusion - the task of cutting off the protrusion was successfully carried out, although nothing more was achieved. In the first month, there were enough images on the network of our damaged columns from newly formed brigades, which were supposed to break through the defense in a Guderian-Gota style. The tragedy of the 37th Marine Brigade near Novodonetsk also negatively impacted the situation. Due to mistakes made on June 5-7, all subsequent offensive actions were extremely difficult. Other brigades had to incur unnecessary losses, as the enemy's armored fist from Kermenchik disrupted all plans in that direction.

◀️ South. Robotyne - the Robotyne operation, initially planned for just a few days, stretched over three months and attracted attention not just in Ukraine but globally. Even a drunkard in the muscovy suburbs understood the significance of Leopards and Bradleys appearing near Mala Tokmachka. However, hoping for a blitzkrieg was futile. The katsaps considered this area as a likely breakthrough point for us, and accordingly, it had been dug up and mined during winter and spring. Official communication also played a nasty joke. While in May, katsaps in Tokmak were saying goodbye to their families, the first images of damaged Leopards instilled fear in us as well. Consider the situation with two top tanks that instead of providing infantry cover went into the bushes to simulate being stuck.

🔽By mid-August, the enemy started to retreat and introduce reserves. Our troops showed much heroism: deep penetrations ended up being rolled back due to the lack of success on the flanks. At least two such instances are known. Robotyne came under our control, but we have so far failed to expand it by taking Verbove and Kopani, or to drive the wedge deeper. The latter is a consequence of the former, as we continue to suffer losses in equipment due to the peculiarities of the frontline. Lastly, it's worth mentioning the 47th Mechanized Brigade, which became a victim of its own media exposure. The brigade truly showed the best performance among the newly formed ones, often acted coolly and did not retreat. Over time, the issue of excessive media exposure was resolved. In September, it was reported that the brigade commander Staff was replaced. Regardless, blaming him would be unfair. He and his brigade were driving forces in that direction.

⚔️ Summer Offensive Campaigns. Summary. Defense Forces 2/2

🔄 Conclusion. It was a tough summer for the Defense Forces, but the defensive campaign for Bakhmut was no walk in the park either. Of course, we didn't achieve strategic successes, but the Robotyne protrusion holds potential. The only condition is time, and there's practically none. A new defensive line is already being built east of Tokmak. The enemy is fortifying the Krasna Polyana-Volnovaha-Donetsk line. Never underestimate the enemy's engineering capabilities. On the other hand, 2023 demonstrated the superiority of Ukrainian infantry in equal battles. Where there was a lack of intelligence and artillery, the quality of infantry evened things out. The summer has shown that the war will not end on our terms in 2024. Ukraine needs to prepare for new challenges that will have to be faced soon.