Timeline of war: day 205 of russia's war in Ukraine
Key events
Ukrainian army's successes
📌 In the Donetsk region, Ukraine's defense forces successfully repelled attacks in Odradivka, Zaytseve, Bakhmut, Vesela Dolyna, Avdiyivka, and Novomykhailivka settlements.
📌 The Armed Forces in the south destroyed 71 occupiers, five tanks, and the "Grad" rocket salvo fire system. In addition, the Ukrainian military attacked an ammunition warehouse in the Berislav district, the Kakhovsky Bridge, and five pontoon crossings.
📌 In the morning in Kherson Oblast, our Defenders shot down a russian Su-25. They also "landed" a helicopter and a UAV in the eastern direction.
📌 According to the General Staff, as a result of effective high-precision strikes in the areas of Kherson, Vasylivka, Perevalsk, and other settlements, the corpses of russian soldiers were taken away in overcrowded trucks.
📌 Within a day, the Armed Forces destroyed 5 ammunition warehouses, two bases, and the headquarters of the russian occupiers in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
📌 The Armed Forces of Ukraine pushed out troops from the settlements of Sosnove and Studenok near the Siverskyi Donets River. The Ukrainian military is advancing across the Oskil River in the Kharkiv region and strengthening its position in the village of Hryanykivka, writes the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). There was no confirmation from the General Staff yet.
📌 In the morning, cotton blossomed in occupied Kherson. It is known about the explosion near the city administration. The building of the appeals court, where the commander's office of the occupiers was located, was on fire. There is still no official information about the injured civilians.
📌 A powerful explosion was also heard in the building of the "General Prosecutor's Office of the LNR" in the center of Luhansk. The "general prosecutor" and his "deputy" died. There was also noise at the airfield in temporarily occupied Melitopol, where the occupiers had set up a military base.
📌 A difficult day for the occupiers. In the temporarily occupied town of Berdyansk, the death of the "deputy mayor of housing and communal services" and his wife, who headed the "territorial election committee," were confirmed.
russia's crimes
📌 Over the past day, the infrastructure of more than 30 settlements has been damaged by air and missile strikes and the use of anti-aircraft missiles by the enemy. The enemy launched 11 missile strikes, 15 air strikes and fired 96 rocket-propelled artillery strikes at objects on the territory of Ukraine.
📌 12 people were injured as a result of yesterday's shelling in the Kharkiv, Kupyansk, and Izyum districts of the Kharkiv region. Among them were two boys – 12 and 13 years old.
At night, russian troops attacked two districts of Kharkiv. Two adults and two children — 5 and 17 years old — were injured.
📌 At night, Ukraine's air defense forces landed a rocket flying in Odesa's direction. During the day, the air defense system was activated in the Dnipro and Cherkasy regions.
📌 A 57-year-old woman was injured due to shelling in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region. In the city, 11 high-rise and private buildings, lyceums, kindergartens, a social service center, several businesses, gas pipelines, and power lines were damaged.
📌 The russian military has again hit the critical infrastructure of Kryvyi Rih. There were severe destructions of hydro-technical structures, and besides, after the russists' strike on the dam, the water in the Ingulets River turned red.
📌 Two men – 48 and 52 years old – died from shelling by russian troops in Velyka Kostromka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Another one is wounded.
📌 As a result of russian shelling in Sumy Oblast, a transformer at an electrical substation was damaged. 21 settlements were cut off.
📌 Donetsk region:
- At night, Smerch and S-300 anti-aircraft missile struck Selidov — 1 dead and 5 wounded. Missiles damaged 32 five-story buildings, a school, a gymnasium, and a kindergarten.
- In Paraskoviivka, Soledar community, a house was destroyed by shelling, and another 5 were damaged.
- Avdiivka, Maryinka, Krasnohorivka, Novomykhailivka and Heorhiivka were under fire.
📌 A mass grave of Ukrainian soldiers and 460 burials of civilians were discovered in de-occupied Izyum, the Kharkiv region.
More than 400 bodies were found at the mass burial site today. Of the bodies exhumed today, 99% showed signs of violent death.
📌 As of the morning of September 16, at least 1,137 children were injured in Ukraine due to the full-scale armed aggression of the russian federation: 384 children died, and more than 753 had injuries of various degrees of severity. Children were the most affected in the Donetsk region.
📌 Yulia Paevska ("Taira"), who was in russian captivity for 3 months, testified before the Helsinki Commission. She spoke about the horrors of the russian blockade of Mariupol and about staying in inhumane conditions in captivity of the occupiers.
📌 And 10 torture chambers have already been discovered in the liberated settlements of the Kharkiv region. One of the torture chambers was located in Balaklia — in the local police station, where about 40 people were kept in cells. Six more — in Izyum. People were kept in terrible conditions for up to 48 days and abused. Locals were interrogated and electrocuted, tortured with hammers and whips.
📌 The remains of the Iranian UAV Shahed-136 (russian marking Geran-2) were discovered in Nikopol. This is the second documented use of Iranian UAVs by the russian military.
Life considering war
📌 According to the study of the psychological state of the population, which the Ministry of Health published, more than 90% of surveyed Ukrainians had manifestations of at least one of the symptoms of PTSD, and 57% of citizens are at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder.
📌 About 5 million Ukrainians returned to Ukraine from the EU, the European Commission calculated.
📌 In Ukraine, the activity of the "Opposition Platform – For Life" ("OPZZH") party is finally banned. On September 15, the Administrative Court of Cassation rejected the party's appeal, finally banning the activities of the pro-russian political force.
📌 People's deputy Andrii Derkach is wanted. He is suspected of treason and illegal enrichment. According to the investigation, over the past two years, the people's deputy received at least 567,000 dollars from the russian federation for "subversive activities" against Ukraine.
📌 The first case of monkeypox was confirmed in Ukraine. The person was hospitalized with a mild course of the disease. Read everything you need to know about monkeypox in Rubryka's material.
Solutions for victory
Support of foreign partners
💡 In Estonia, a citizen of the russian federation, who insulted Ukrainian-speaking refugees on the beach in Tallinn, was deprived of his permanent residence permit. This is just the beginning.
💡 Latvia introduces restrictions on crossing the Latvian border for russians with Schengen visas. The decision will enter into force on September 19. Earlier, Estonia announced the same.
💡 And as of today, russia will no longer be a party to the European Convention on Human Rights.
💡 A new package of military aid to Ukraine worth $600 million from the USA was approved. It includes ammunition for HIMARS, night vision goggles, demining equipment, and 105mm and 155mm precision artillery shells. The money will also be used for military education.
By the way, the Pope called it "morally acceptable" to supply weapons to Ukraine to protect against russian invasion.
💡 The IAEA Council adopted a resolution calling on the russian federation to end its occupation of the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The document was adopted by 26 votes, and 7 countries abstained. russia and China opposed it.
💡 The British band Bring Me The Horizon created charity bandanas "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!". All money from their sale will be given to the Kyiv animal shelter.
💡 The Federal Republic of Germany will allocate 12 million euros to help 8,500 Ukrainians who survived the Holocaust.
💡 Ukraine reached agreements with American mining companies on supplying 2 billion cubic meters of gas over the next two quarters.
Ukrainians, let's unite!
💡 Taras Yanush, a vocational school student in Lviv Oblast, developed a vehicle for the Ukrainian military. The self-made model of the all-wheel drive off-road buggy Tyrex has already been tested and is preparing to be transferred to the front. Ukrainian defenders will be able to practice maneuvers and move more confidently on the front line.
💡 Mobile boiler houses, which are necessary during the war, are planned to be installed in large cities of the Mykolayiv region.
💡 Zhytomyr volunteer Lyudmila Subyn teaches children to weave camouflage nets for the helmets of Ukrainian soldiers. Classes are held in schools, and anyone who wants to, can participate in the process.
💡 A consolidated detachment of Vinnytsia police officers was sent to the territories liberated from the russians. One of the priority tasks is to restore a sense of security and peace to the local population affected by russian aggression.
💡 Bionic arm prosthetics were performed for the first time in Lviv. A Ukrainian military man received the prosthesis. The "Nezlamni" rehabilitation center is a very ambitious project in Lviv. The aim is to make the center one of the best in the world for prosthetics.
💡 We managed to raise funds for 82 modern ambulances through the UNITED24 platform. The first 18 resuscitation vehicles are already saving the lives of Ukrainians in the regions. Thousands of Ukrainians, as well as "OKKO," "Epicenter K," "Freedom Finance," and "AstraZeneca," joined the fundraiser.
