Russia airstrikes with FAB-500 bombs, Ukrainian forces suffer heavy losses

The acting leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, announced on September 22 that the Russian army had pushed Kiev forces back to their original positions in the direction of Krasny Liman.

“In the Krasny Liman area, the enemy carried out a number of actions, conducting reconnaissance in the settlements: Torskoye, Nevskoye, Ternoye, Novoogorovka. However, powerful Russian artillery fire pushed the Ukrainian troops back to their original positions.”

Mr. Pushilin also said that the Russian army has also carried out actions by air to disrupt and hinder the movement of Kiev forces in this direction.

Kiev forces have suffered some heavy losses in recent attacks in the direction of Krasny Liman. Russian troops damaged or destroyed two Stridsvagn 122 tanks near Svatovo-Kremennaya. The tanks were reportedly abandoned by soldiers after they became stuck in mud. Both were later targeted by Lancet drones.

World - Russia airstrikes with FAB-500 bombs, Ukrainian forces suffer heavy losses

Ukrainian military equipment destroyed by Russian suicide drones.

The situation for Kiev forces in the south of Donetsk is no better. The leader of the We Are With Russia movement, Vladimir Rogov, said that the Russian army repelled several attacks near Zavetnoye Zhelaniye and captured a number of Ukrainian strongholds.

“We achieved successes in the Vremevka area. Despite the enemy’s superiority, our troops counterattacked and advanced several hundred meters in the area of the village of Zavetnoye Zhelaniye. All Ukrainian attacks were repulsed. The Ukrainian forces could not retake the lost positions. Along the Mokryie Yaly River valley, our forces also advanced and captured a number of enemy strongholds,” Vladimir Rogov told TASS .

In addition, several Russian airstrikes also hit Kiev forces in Donetsk. A precision-guided missile launched from a Kh-38 aircraft targeted a Ukrainian position near Ugledar. Two upgraded FAB-500 bombs hit a troop deployment point near Seversk.

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Powerful air strikes by Russian air force.

In response to the mounting losses, Ukraine is stepping up its attacks on Russian territory. Early on September 22, two drones were shot down off the coast of the Crimean Peninsula and a third was intercepted over the Krasnodar region.

The Ukrainian counteroffensive, which began more than three months ago, has had little success. Kiev’s forces have yet to penetrate Russian defenses in any direction. With winter approaching, bad weather could force them to halt operations for weeks.

HOA AN (According to SF, AVP, TASS)

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