Timeline of war: day 208 of russia’s war in Ukraine

Ukrainian army's successes

📌 The situation in the southern operational zone remains tense with powerful dynamics but is controlled by the Defense Forces. The Armed Forces of the russian federation strike at the places of concentration of forces and equipment and destroy ammunition stocks and new logistical routes that the russian military provides.

📌 At night, the Armed Forces in the south struck:

• enemy warehouses in the Bashtan district of Mykolaiv Oblast,
• 2 points of control of the troops and positions of the occupiers' air defense forces in the Berislavsky and Kakhovsky districts,
• the concentration of weapons and equipment near Lviv,
• the electronic warfare station near Kherson,
• the pontoon crossing in Nova Kakhovka.

📌If this continues, the Institute for the Study of War analysts believe that the Ukrainian military will be able to get the major part, if not the entire western part of the Kherson region, in the coming weeks. According to ISW, the Armed Forces of Ukraine also continue to seize positions on the eastern bank of the Oskil River in the Kharkiv region.

🇺🇦 The Ukrainian flag was raised in the village of Yarova in the Donetsk region! Also, the defense forces completely cleared the town of Bilohorivka, the Luhansk region of the russian invaders.

📌 According to the General Staff, 90% of the personnel of the 64th brigade of the russian army, which was involved in the torture and murder of Ukrainians in Bucha, has been liquidated. The military unit is being prepared for disbandment.

📌 Over the past week, 14 ammunition warehouses, 16 bases, and 2 russists command posts/headquarters were destroyed.

📌 And today, at around 8 a.m., the Ukrainian Armed Forces Air Force "landed" a russian Su-25 attack aircraft in the Kherson region.

Around 2 p.m., an enemy UAV was shot down in the Kamiansk district of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

In the Mykolaiv Oblast, the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down the russian Kartograf UAV. The drone is designed for aerial photography and video shooting.

📌 The Armed Forces of Ukraine made its trophy the best battle tank of the russian army — the t-90 M "Proryv." These tanks began to enter the combat units of the russian federation only in 2020. Inside, the tank is also intact, and all the equipment has been preserved. This greatly increases the value of the trophy.

📌 In Kadiivka (ex-Stakhaniv), an uncontrolled part of Ukraine, of Luhansk Oblast  — a missile struck the House of Culture. Ukrainian media outlets note that russians were in the building.

📌 Explosions again at the airfield in occupied Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia.

russia's crimes

📌 Six residents of Kharkiv Oblast were blown up on mines on September 18. As a result of russian shelling, an 11-year-old boy was wounded in Kupyansk, and a 65-year-old woman was injured in the Chuhuiv district.

📌 At night, there were eight "hits" in Zaporizhzhia; the targets were infrastructure objects. In the morning, the enemy launched another rocket attack on the city. The rocket hit the green zone.

The occupiers also targeted one of the villages of the Zaporizhzhia district. A 70-year-old woman was injured. 12 houses were damaged.

📌 In Sumy Oblast, a civilian and about 100 animals died due to shelling. On Sunday, the russians opened fire twice; a total of 52 approaches were recorded.

📌 Today, after midnight, the enemy shelled Mykolaiv. An apartment building was destroyed, and several windows were broken. In addition, about 300 meters of contact cable of the tram network were damaged.

Also, russian troops shelled the center of the city of Nova Odesa in Mykolaiv Oblast. Private houses, shopping stalls, a pharmacy, and a store were damaged.

📌 Another act of nuclear terrorism — on the night of September 19, the South Ukrainian NPP (Mykolaiv Oblast) was fired upon, and the missile fell 300 m from the nuclear reactors. The shock wave damaged the NPP buildings, breaking over 100 windows.

📌 In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Zelenodol community was shelled by heavy artillery during the day. A 58-year-old woman was injured.

At night, the russians shelled the Nikopol and Marhanets communities three times with heavy artillery and the "Grades." More than 40 shells were fired.

Towards evening, the russians shelled Kryvyi Rih with MLRS. "Without losses," said the head of the Regional State Administration Vilkul.

📌 Donetsk region:

In the morning, a massive attack was made on the front-line town of Avdiivka. The city center was affected.

In addition, at night, the occupiers shelled Toretsk, New York, and Kramatorsk. One person was killed in Toretsk as a result of shelling.

📌 7 citizens of Sri Lanka were held captive by the russians, who were in Kupyansk at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the russian federation. In May, the russians took them to a prison in Vovchansk. Documents were taken from the prisoners; their nails were pulled out, and they were beaten and fed twice a week.

📌 The "authority" of occupied Kherson announced that classes in schools, universities, and kindergartens were canceled in Kherson from September 19 to 21 due to the "danger of shelling." The Ukrainian authorities warn that the occupiers may be preparing provocations.

Terror and pressure on the population of Kherson continue. The occupiers stand at the ends of the street and start meeting each other, searching every house and demanding to check their phones. A drone watches this from above.

📌 Polovtsian women in Izyum on Mount Kremenets. Historical monuments stood for more than 1000 years until barbarians from russia destroyed them.

📌 There was an explosion in occupied Melitopol yesterday evening. This is probably the result of the FSB clearance,  the city's mayor, Ivan Fedorov, said. "According to preliminary data, in the course of the "clashes," they eliminated one of the police collaborators – the so-called "chief of the People's Militia of the GBR." It should be clear to everyone who betrayed Ukraine: the russians do not need you. After they use you, you become expendable material".

📌 Today, the russian federation shelled occupied Donetsk — 13 people were killed. The hit was in the area of ​​the stop at Baku Commissioners Square. The russian military is once again terrorizing civilians, and the armed forces are traditionally blamed for the shelling.

📌 In the so-called "LNR," a representative of the OSCE was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Dmytro Shabanov was detained in "lnr" in April together with his colleague.

📌 In russia, military hospitals refuse to treat the wounded. Hospitals. Refuse. The wounded. Medical care. For own wounded mercenaries and "volunteers," "Homeland will always abandon you, son."

Life considering war

📌 Following "Monobank," "Nova Poshta" removed the russian language from digital services and completely switched to Ukrainian.

📌 Oschadbank and Privatbank will start working again in the liberated settlements of the Kharkiv region from September 19-20.

📌 McDonald's is finally opening! The first three institutions will start working on the left bank of Kyiv from September 20. Initially, establishments will work only for delivery. Halls, express windows, and McDrive will open in October. Why is this important? This is trust, stability, jobs, and taxes.

Support of foreign partners

💡 The UN Secretary-General called on Ukraine and russia to exchange prisoners on the principle of "all for all."

💡 France, Sweden, USA, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Romania submitted statements to the International Criminal Court in The Hague about the genocide being carried out by russia against Ukrainians.

💡 ⚡️Germany supplied Ukraine with two Mars II MLRS and 50 Dingo armored vehicles. Four Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled guns are next in line. The German side will also provide Ukraine with additional ammunition for them.

💡 From today, the Baltic countries and Poland do not let russians in. Even those who have Schengen visas issued by third countries. Also, since September 19, the simplified issuance of visas for russians has been suspended in Switzerland.

Ukrainians, let's unite!

💡 Ukrainian scientists have created a variety of hemp that can be used to make body armor, gunpowder, and parachutes.

💡 In the Kyiv region, between the settlements of Andriyivka and Chervona Hirka, a bridge that the occupiers blew up was rebuilt across the Zdvizh River.

💡 40 models took part in the "Blazhenna" charity fashion show, which took place in Uzhgorod Castle. An event was held to raise money for rehabilitating Ukrainian military personnel at the Transcarpathian Regional Clinical Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery.

💡 In Kropyvnytskyi, children with disabilities made 350 trench candles for Ukrainian soldiers.

💡 Sant'Egidio.ua community in Ivano-Frankivsk announces the second collection of toys for children of immigrants. Toys are accepted in good condition (so that you yourself enjoy playing with them). Meeting place: September 20, Chornovola St., 5, Saint Egidius Community. Or by mail: Nova Poshta No. 5, Ivano-Frankivsk, Babushkin Bohdan, 0996337023.

Toys are also collected in the Kropyvnytskyi Regional Center for Art-Therapeutic Assistance — for the psychological room in which they will work with children of war. Bring to DNZ 73, "Red flower" ave. Kinnyi, 3. The size of the toys is 15-70 cm.