Liberation of settlements in Kharkiv region continues – General Staff

The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck two Russian control points and eight areas of concertation of enemy manpower and military equipment, the liberation of settlements in the Kharkiv and in the Southern Buh directions continues. In Kherson, the enemy is attempting to increase its presence by moving reserves.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said this in its latest operational update posted on Facebook.

Thus, according to the General Staff, as of 18:00 on September 10, the Russian troops continue to focus their efforts on establishing full control over the territory of Donetsk region, maintaining the captured territories and disrupting the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in certain directions.

The enemy conducts aerial reconnaissance, continues to fire at the positions of Ukrainian units, takes measures to restore the lost position, and moves its troops for this purpose. The threat of air and missile strikes remains on the entire territory of Ukraine.

During the day, the invaders launched 9 missile and 10 air strikes on military and civilian facilities of Ukraine. In particular, Slavhorod, Velyka Pysarivka, Velyki Prohody, Avdiivka, Siversk, Kostyantynivka, Bakhmut, Nevelske, Maryinka, Velyka Novosilka, Dnipro, Neskuchne, Vilne Pole, Poltavka, Mali Shcherbaky, Mykolaiv, Bilohirya, Sukhyi Stavok, an Bruskinske came under enemy fire.

In the Volyn and Polissia directions, the situation has not changed significantly. According to the General Staff, in order to maintain the troops of Belarus in combat readiness, military exercises were extended.

In other directions, the enemy struck military and civilian infrastructure using tanks, combat vehicles, mortars, barrel and jet artillery.

In the Siverskyi direction, the invaders struck near Bilopillia and Linove of Sumy region, in the Kharkiv direction — in the areas of Liutivka, Tymofiivka, Dementiivka, Prudianka, Zolochiv, Sosnivka, Duvanka, Udy, Kostiantynivka, Peremoha, Velyki Prokhody, Borshchova, and Zamulivka.

In the Sloviansk direction, Russian troops shelled the areas of Sloviansk, Dolyna, Krasnopillia, Mykilske, Velyka Komyshuvaha, Dibrivne, Karnaukhivka, Dovhenke, and Dmytrivka.

In the Kramatorsk direction, the districts of Serebrianka, Kryva Luka, Rai-Oleksandrivka, Pyskunivka, Sydorove, Siversk, Ivano-Daryivka, Rozdolivka, and Spirne came under enemy fire, in the Bakhmut direction — the districts of Zaitseve, Mykolaivka Druha, Vesela Dolyna, Soledar, Bakhmutske, Bakhmut, Bilohorivka and Vesele.

In the Avdiivka direction, Russian troops struck near Krasnohorivka, Avdiivka, Opytne, Vodiane, Karlivka, and Pervomaiske; in the Novopavlivka direction – near Maryinka, Novomykhailivka, Mykilske, Vuhledar, Shevchenko, Velyka Novosilka, Bohoiavlenka, Neskuchne, and Vremivka.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, the enemy hit the districts of Novoandriivka, Huliaipole, Charivne, Rivnopillia, Novosilka, Vilne Pole, Chervone, Malynivka, Orikhiv, Novopil and Vremivka.

In the Southern Buh direction, the invaders shelled the areas of Stepova Dolyna, Oleksandrivka, Myrne, Liubomyrivka, Kyselivka, Veselyi Kut, Velyke Artakove, Blahodativka, and Vysokopillia. In total, more than 12 settlements came under artillery fire in this direction.

As reported, the Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 52,250 Russian invaders between February 24 and September 10.