Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-09-21
The danger is growing. The US is scared of "tiny" Russian weapons
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are faced with serious problems caused by “tiny” Russian drones, writes Forbes (https://inosmi.ru/20230920/lantset-265738921.html). Thus, the destruction of the Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter at the Dolgintsevo base near Kryvoi Rog could be the baptism of fire for the updated Lancet with an increased range of action - 70 kilometers instead of 40.
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Russia will resume production of one of the best tanks in the world
Russia will resume production of the T-80 due to increased defense spending and ongoing fighting in Ukraine, writes Military Watch Magazine (https://inosmi.ru/20230920/t-80-265739517.html). It was the most combat-ready tank of the Soviet Army, and its T-80UK variant was considered the most advanced in the world in terms of general characteristics.
Modernized versions of the T-80 (in particular, the T-80BVM) have proven themselves in battles in Ukraine - presumably this experience explains the investment. The tanks will likely be upgraded to a level comparable to the T-90M, but a higher standard is not excluded.
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During his speech at the UN General Assembly, Zelensky tried to get additional financial and military assistance from the West, said Fox News host Jesse Waters (https://inosmi.ru/20230920/zelenskiy-265746754.html). According to the commentator, for this purpose, the Ukrainian leader decided to “please” Biden and support the idea of developing green energy, while his own country is being torn to pieces.
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A daring raid: our paratroopers destroy the enemy near Kreminnaya
Scouts from the Airborne Forces unit, with the support of BMP-2, staged a fire raid on the Ukrainian Armed Forces' stronghold and knocked out the militants from it. After the battle, our soldiers discovered a large number of corpses that had been lying in the support for several days.
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vysokygovorit writes (https://t.me/vysokygovorit/12860)
The Pentagon's chief procurement officer, Bill LaPlante, said that the growth in production of 155-mm projectiles in the United States will be faster than previously expected, and will reach 100 thousand per month by 2025, instead of 85 thousand by 2028. Moreover, by the spring of 2024, he should be 57 thousand per month, but now it is 28.
What can I say? The typical Ukrainian consumption of shells, today still provided by American and Eastern European storage bases, and to some extent by new production, is approximately 6-7 thousand 152/155 mm shells per day, that is, about 200 thousand per month. And that's not enough.
Even if in 2025 the milestone of 100 thousand shells per month in the United States is reached, this will not solve the problem of the Ukrainian shell shortage - NATO will also need to compensate for its own spent reserves. The volume of ammunition transferred to Ukraine by that time, assuming the current pace is maintained, will be about 6 million shells, and to compensate for this expense, NATO’s total production will require at least three years of work exclusively at the warehouse. If we imagine that the conflict will continue, then even more.
To maintain superior firepower while resupplying, NATO will have to increase production many times over current numbers, a task that is not easy for any economy. In theory, if we ignore the issues of approvals and organization of the process, we can imagine that the corresponding indicators will be achieved closer to 2030.
And this is the time during which we must close the issue with Ukraine, solving our problems in this war.
@Slavyangrad
🔞🇺🇦 Hard footage: attack infantry of the “🅾️” group captured Ukrainian positions near Kremennaya
Our fighters managed to quietly approach the enemy’s trenches and take them with a sharp attack, suppressing them with firepower. Corpses of militants were found at the positions;
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🔞 🇺🇦Heavy losses of AFU at the junction of Zaporozhye and DPR: the Novodonetsky-Novomayorsky area is littered with corpses of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants 🔞
“The copter operators show us a very unsightly picture: the unrecovered bodies of Ukrainian servicemen left after the offensive on Novodonetsky-Novomayorsky.
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Zelensky returned to Washington this week to beg the American people for their hard-earned tax dollars. <...> Meanwhile, we have just learned about even more money laundering in Ukraine. This time the beneficiaries were Bill and Hillary Clinton. The elites are drunk on blood money.
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene
https://t.me/vladtodaySL/2767
Shrapnel hit … notice how far/quiet the explosion sound was Not using armor …
https://twitter.com/MyLordBebo/status/1704442149138211258
Precise rocket strikes destroyed the place of temporary deployment of units of the 35th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Petropavlovka region.
https://twitter.com/Sprinter99800/status/1704597857339097166
Combined AFU Attack on Crimea A few hours ago, Ukrainian formations launched another missile strike on Crimea. 11 Su-24M bombers took off from Starokostyantyniv airfield, five of which were Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missile carriers. Having flown to the border of the Odessa and Mykolaiv regions, the aircraft split up: nine stayed in the area, and a pair went south to Ochakiv. 8 Storm Shadows were launched around 12:00 at Crimea.
At the same time, reconnaissance groups of Medvedi PMC noted that two Su-24M, flying low about 40 m above the water, conducted launches over the Black Sea. Ahead of this, Ukrainian planes fired three AGM-160 MALD decoy missiles to mislead air defense. Pantsir-S1 air defense crews of the 31st Air Force and Air Defense Division shot down five cruise missiles over Cape Tarkhankut and the Belbek airfield. 3 Storm Shadows fell in the Verkhnesadovoye area - the target was likely a former military facility near the village. A few hours before the attack, a reconnaissance drone of an unknown type took off from Kherson, which, rounding Cape Tarkhankut, set up a patrol area west of Kacha and directed aircraft. It is highly likely that it was shot down by air defense systems.
This attack demonstrates a slight change in cruise missile tactics. Previously, such mass raids were carried out at night or early in the morning, but not during the day. And the flight of bombers at extremely low altitude is something that Ukrainian crews have been practicing for many months, trying to exploit gaps in air defense detection systems.
https://twitter.com/rybar_force/status/1704503005343604951
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Robotyne … they’re still stuck in that “kill zone”
https://twitter.com/MyLordBebo/status/1704482905332838466
Two more Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to Russian forces in the DPR. They used the radio frequency 149.200 and called "Volga". As noted, they were mobilized and were "tired of fighting."
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Highlights of Russian Military Operation in Ukraine on September 20
▪️Russian troops again used Geran-2 drones to hit enemy facilities in the rear.
In the Poltava region, strikes suspended the operation of the Kremenchuk oil refinery.
▪️The AFU once again carried out a combined attack on the Crimean peninsula.
A total of eight Storm Shadow missiles were launched: five were intercepted by air defenses, while the remaining three fell near Verkhnesadovoye.
▪️For the first time in a long time, the enemy used a drone to attack the Krasnodar region.
An enemy drone hit a fuel tank at a Rosneft gas station in Sochi: a major fire broke out at the facility.
▪️The AFU continue shelling the border areas of Belgorod region.
Nine settlements came under fire: one person was killed and two others wounded.
▪️On the southern flank of Bakhmut's defenses, the AFU again attempted to advance near Klishchiivka.
Russian troops promptly uncovered the enemy's plans and suppressed them with concentrated artillery fire.
▪️There is a relative calm in the Vremivka sector: the sides are rotating and preparing to resume fighting.
Episodic unsuccessful sorties by the AFU have been recorded north of Pryyutne and near Staromaiors'ke.
▪️In the Orikhiv sector, the AFU command has concentrated its main efforts on breaking through the defenses near Verbove.
At the moment, Russian units are successfully holding off enemy attacks.
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Key points from Lavrov's speech at the UN Security Council:
📌 The risks of global conflict are increasing.
📌 The West today selectively applies the principles of the UN Charter to suit its selfish geopolitical interests.
📌 Characters chosen by the U.S. played a central role in the 2014 coup d'état in Ukraine.
📌 Lavrov pointed out that the Kiev regime openly advocates for the 'extermination of Russians,' and Western countries support it.
📌 Western support for the Kiev regime after the referendums in Crimea and Donbass violates the principle of self-determination.
📌 Western nations appear reluctant to engage in constructive discussions.
📌 The West avoids substantive conversations about the causes of the conflict in Ukraine because it lacks valid arguments.
📌 In late 2013, Victoria Nuland publicly acknowledged that "Washington had spent $5 billion to cultivate politicians in Kiev who are aligned with the West."
📌 Sergey Lavrov, during his address at the UN Security Council, reminded everyone that since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the USA and its allies have consistently and overtly interfered in Ukraine's internal affairs.
#source (https://t.me/SolovievLive/210405)
“What the fuck, overheated? Of course, you turned on the devil machine, fuck.”
Footage of the intense battle of Pskov paratroopers with the support of the T-90M Proryv tank in the Kremennaya area from our subscribers.
Against the backdrop of machine gun fire, mobilized military personnel, among whom are Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Avars, Russians, and Belarusians, manage to joke, load weapons, and conduct effective fire on a stray platoon of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which accidentally entered the paratroopers’ positions.
#source (https://t.me/milchronicles/2627)
Battles for Kleshcheevka: ours hunt down and destroy enemy assault groups
The fighting on the southern flank of Artyomovsk continues.
In footage from Kleshcheevka, scouts observe the movements of the enemy and, together with artillerymen, destroy them, keeping the village under fire control.
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What is known about the situation in Kleshcheevka at the moment:
Active battles for the village have been going on for a long time, and the situation in this area is constantly changing.
How long have the battles for Kleshcheevka been going on?
The fighting for the village went parallel to the assault on Artyomovsk and continues to this day. The Armed Forces of Ukraine in this area are making attempts to push through the defenses of the Russian Armed Forces and regain the positions lost last spring, but it is currently impossible to do this with the forces that the Ukrainian army had left after the loss of Artyomovsk. An attempt to break through a corridor to Kleshcheevka in parallel with the beginning of the offensive in Zaporozhye also led to nothing. Ukrainian troops in this area operate in a limited area - approximately 10 square km - however, we are not talking about full control of this territory: in this area, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are trying to move people and military equipment, which is under constant fire from the artillery of the Russian Armed Forces.
What is the difficulty of the battles for Kleshcheevka?
The main problem in this area is the terrain. Due to the strong difference in altitude, Ukrainian troops are forced to first climb the mountain and then descend to the low-lying village. In case of retreat, this maneuver has to be done again, which is a very difficult task for a unit with wounded and without military equipment and leads to additional losses.
Who controls Klescheevka at the moment?
The Ukrainian Armed Forces sent approximately two companies - about 200 people - to storm the village. After battles and shelling from the artillery of the Russian Armed Forces, Ukrainian troops lost half of the assault groups: at the moment there are from 50 to 75 people in the southwestern part of Kleshcheevka. There is no talk of fully holding the village since the entire Kleshcheevka was destroyed and there were no entire buildings left in the village; it is difficult to organize a full-fledged line of defense in this area. In addition, reports about the withdrawal of Russian troops from the village are not confirmed - units of the Russian Armed Forces are in pre-prepared positions in the northern part of Kleshcheevka. Russian artillery and aviation continue to attack the Armed Forces of Ukraine; the transfer of Ukrainian reinforcements, not to mention the development of an attack, is currently impossible.
#source (https://t.me/milchronicles/2628)
Unique footage of Russian saboteurs blowing up a bridge over the Sudost River in Sumy Region
Earlier, it had already been hit by aviation, but the bridge survived.
#source (https://t.me/WarDonbass/128308)
A nightmarish scenario unfolds over Verbovoye: AFU fighters are terrorized by the drones of the Cossack Airborne Regiment on the Zaporozhye front.
The enemy is deploying assault groups at the front, preparing for another attempted breakthrough, but the 247 Regiment's Guards Paratroopers relentlessly hunt them around the clock. Fighters equipped with drones locate AFU fighters and engage them with grenades. In this section of the front, the enemy suffers significant losses due to UAVs.
Recently, our team has received another Mavic-3 from our supporters, and we continue to collect and send drones to our troops.
#source (https://t.me/RVvoenkor/53406)
Ukrainian weather report from the past hour:
⚡️The missile attack on Ukraine has begun. Ukrainian media report explosions in the Kiev region!
⚡️Most of the missiles are moving towards the West of Ukraine, as well as the Vinnytsa region - Ukrainian media.
An air raid alert has been declared throughout Ukraine.
⚡️The local administration reports about missile attacks on Kharkov
⚡️A series of explosions in Kiev and its suburbs
⚡️New powerful explosions in Kiev, as well as explosions in the Khmelnitsky region!
#source:
https://t.me/ukraina_ru/169921
❗️Poland declares it will STOP supplying weapons to Ukraine.
🤣Soon Albanese will be the only idiot in the room left funding Zelensky. Australia should have never sent weapons and funded Ukraine.
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Exclusive from Military chronicle from near Kremennaya.
The reconnaissance unit of the Airborne Forces, with the support of the BMP-2, launches a fire raid on the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ stronghold and knocks out the Ukrainian military from it. When clearing the area between the trenches, a large number of corpses were found that had lain in the outpost for at least several days.
Over the past few weeks, airborne units have been actively dislodging Ukrainian troops from positions in the forests west of Kremennaya. The winged infantry actively uses reconnaissance UAVs and silent weapons, directs aircraft and corrects the work of artillery.
#source (https://t.me/boris_rozhin/98107)
The power of modern Germany, clearly. Speech by Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the UN General Assembly in New York. Empty hall.
Germany, squeezed dry by the Americans and ruled by idiots, is of no interest to anyone. And an order to Scholz, if necessary, can be given through Washington.
#source:
https://t.me/SergeyKolyasnikov/52147
5 missile strikes recorded in Slobodsky district of Kharkov
The targets of the attack were industrial workshops with storage areas for equipment and weapons in the area of the Mashgidroprivod plant, reports Directive for Ukraine .
Local sources report that ambulances have arrived.
#source (https://t.me/ukraina_ru/169950)
🔴 Kiev region another enterprise hit🚀
#source:
https://t.me/rezervsvo/29385
Two Majors for the morning of September 21, 2023
▪️In the morning, the Russian Armed Forces launched massive missile strikes against targets in Lvov, Kiev, Ivano-Frankovsk, Rovno, Kharkov, and Khmelnitsky. Power outages were reported in some areas of the cities where explosions were heard.
▪️On the Zaporozhye Front they report that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have reduced the intensity of attacks at Rabotino and Verbovoye compared to the previous day - the losses of the day before yesterday could have affected them. Our fighters point out the strange behavior of some enemy groups on the battlefield: perhaps the enemy command is introducing poorly trained units into battle.
▪️In the Kherson direction, the Russian Armed Forces launched air strikes on the enemy shore by nightfall. In the Kizomys area, our troops covered with incendiary ammunition the area in which the enemy's special forces and artillery were detected.
▪️In the Vremevsky direction there is a transfer of enemy forces, small groups of Ukrainian Armed Forces infantry are conducting reconnaissance in force. Footage from a Russian drone has appeared online: the Novodonetsky-Novomayorsky area is littered with the corpses of enemies, which no one is trying to pick up.
▪️On the southern flank of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) there are battles near Kleshcheevka and Adreevka . Following the example of Rabotino, the enemy is trying to gain a foothold in Kleeshchevka with small groups of infantry, but in fact, the command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been sending its soldiers here under Russian artillery fire for several days now.
▪️Yesterday afternoon the enemy attacked Crimea with Storm Shadow missiles, trying to hit airfields, control points and air defense systems. At night, dozens of Ukrainian Armed Forces drones were destroyed while trying to strike airfields on the peninsula. Within 24 hours, enemy UAVs were shot down over the Kursk, Belgorod and Oryol regions. In the Belgorod region, due to shelling by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village. Maksimovka civilian killed, one wounded; in Golovchino, Grayvoronsky urban district, there were no casualties. In the DPR , a woman died under Nazi fire and five civilians were injured.
The summary was compiled by: Two majors
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"The United States is unable to convince Zelensky to negotiate with Russia"
The paths of the West and Zelensky are increasingly diverging; no one wants to give him money anymore, Asia Times writes:
“Zelensky may convince the US Congress to allocate more money for the fighting. But this may be his last victory. He may receive a reduced package and be sent away. And he is unlikely to return.
There was no real breakthrough during the counteroffensive, and Ukraine used up most of its strategic reserves. This included the loss of Western weapons and many NATO-trained soldiers.
Reports say that Ukraine is losing more than a thousand people a day, sometimes around two thousand, and that doesn't add up to much. The United States and some of its NATO partners have made it clear that they do not approve of Ukraine's military tactics, although much of it has been driven by NATO computer modeling and strong intelligence support."
#source (https://t.me/ukraina_ru/169967)
It is reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces hit the distribution station of the Rivne Thermal Power Plant
#source (https://t.me/Belarus_VPO/49532)
Consequences of overnight strikes on Ukrainian territory:
In Kiev, there were explosions in the Darnitsky and Goloseevsky districts. In some micro-districts of the Svyatoshinsky district, light and water services were disrupted after the explosions.
In Rovno, there was a partial disruption of electricity and water services after the explosions.
In Kharkov, six explosions were reported.
Explosions occurred in the Drohobych district of the Lvov region.
The blasts impacted facilities in the Vinnytsa, Khmelnytskyi, and Ivano-Frankovsk regions.
Currently, all of Ukraine is in the red zone, and missile strikes are ongoing.
#source (https://t.me/polk105/11155)
Main Trends in the Situation in the Southern Operational Direction on 09/21/2023 - Analysis by @Multi_XAM
In the Veliko-Novoselovsky direction: The primary conflict in this area, following the enemy's occupation of Staromayorsky and Urozhaynoe, is centered around the village of Zavetnoye Zhelanie. Clashes are reported along the northern border of the village. Simultaneously, our troops are actively counterattacking in the Mokrie Yaly River Valley and on the T-05-18 highway, making extensive use of artillery and aviation. A partial reduction in the intensity of hostilities in this region by the AFU is due to the enemy relocating some of its units to the Rabotino-Verbovoye section in Zaporozhye. Currently, the enemy forces comprise the 35th and 36th Marine Brigades, the 7th Battalion "Arey," the 22nd Separate Rifle Battalion, as well as separate units from the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade and aerial reconnaissance groups operating with the support of the Omega special forces.
In the Zaporozhye direction: Heavy fighting has persisted in the Rabotino-Verbovoye area for the past few days. The AFU, with the aim of breaching our defenses and advancing toward Tokmak, have amassed an unprecedented number of units here, including the 46th Airmobile Brigade, 33rd, 47th, 65th, 116th, and 118th Mechanized Brigades, the 71st Jaeger Brigade, the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade, the 3rd Spartan Brigade, the 14th Chervona Kalina Brigade, the 15th Kara-Dag Brigade, the 78th Airborne Assault Regiment, the "Skala" Battalion, the 3rd Battalion "Volyn," and units from the 73rd Marine Center of the SSR, along with up to three aerial reconnaissance groups.
Presently, the AFU is focusing its efforts on the assault of Novoprokopovka in a bid to approach our primary line of fortifications, known as the "Surovikin Line." Combat operations continue on the T-04-08 highway. The APU is striving to advance toward the Verbovoye. Our Air Forces have attacked the forward positions of the AFU in Rabotino and Malaya Tokmachka, impeding the enemy's advance. Nearly all pro-Ukrainian sources are reporting heavy fire from our side. The enemy persists in its strategy of dividing units, as previously mentioned (https://t.me/multi_XAM/750).
The enemy has succeeded in exerting significant pressure on our advanced formations following the transfer of reserves from other directions to this sector. The enemy's forces and capabilities concentrated in the Rabotino-Verbovoye sector are arguably comparable only to those on the Bakhmut front, specifically on its southern flank and in the center.
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (21 September 2023)
▫️ Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with long-range airborne precision weapons and strike drones against military industrial facilities, as well as centres for radio-technical reconnaissance and the training of sabotage groups of the AFU. The goal of the strike has been achieved. All the targets have been engaged.
◽️ In Zaporozhye direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/30692), 2 attacks of AFU 71st Jaeger and 47th Mechanised brigades near Novopokrovka and Rabotino (Zaporozhye) were repelled by actions of the Russian Group of Forces units, air strikes and artillery fire.
▫️️ Also, a cluster of manpower of the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the AFU near the locality of Verbovoye (Zaporozhye) was hit by fire.
▫️ ️Up to 50 servicemen, 2 AFVs, including Bradley IFV, and 3 motor vehicles were eliminated.
▫️ Also, 2 U.S.-made M777 artillery systems, 3 D-30 howitzers, and 1 U.S.-made M119 gun were hit during counter-battery warfare.
▫️ In Donetsk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/30693), units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, repelled 5 attacks by AFU near Orekhovo-Vasilyevka Kurdyumovka, Klescheevka, Veseloye, and Khimik (DPR).
▫️ Up to 300 servicemen killed and wounded, 2 AFVs, 5 motor vehicles, 1 Olkha MLRS, as well as 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system have been eliminated.
▫️In Kupyansk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/30694), the Zapad Group of Forces units supported by aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on the enemy near Sinkovka (Kharkov) and Novosyolovskoye (LPR).
▫️ The enemy's losses were up to 20 servicemen, 2 motor vehicles, and 1 U.S.-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system.
▫️ In Krasny Liman direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/30696), coordinated actions of the Tsentr Group of Forces, as well as helicopters strikes and artillery fire repelled 3 attacks launched by AFU assault groups near Chervonaya Dibrova and Shipilovka (LPR).
▫️ In addition, strikes were delivered at clusters of enemy manpower and hardware near Grigorovka, Torskoye (DPR) and Serebryansky forestry.
▫️ The AFU losses amounted to more than 75 servicemen, 2 AFVs, 2 pickup trucks, as well as one D-30 howitzer.
▫️In South Donetsk direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/30695), the Vostok Group of Forces, supported by helicopters and artillery inflicted fire damage on AFU units near Prechistovka (DPR) and repelled one enemy attack close to Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye).
▫️ Up to 110 servicemen, 1 AFV, 4 motor vehicles, 1 Uragan MLRS, as well as 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system have been eliminated.
◽️ In Kherson direction, over 45 servicemen, three motor vehicles, and 1 U.S.-made M777 howitzer have been neutralised.
▫️ 1 SRG of the AFU 126th Territorial Defence Brigade has been obliterated close to Pereyaslavsky Island.
▫️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 102 areas during the day.
◽️ 1 U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar station was destroyed near Kalinovo (DPR).
◽️ Air defence systems have intercepted 5 Storm Shadow cruise missiles, 4 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 1 HARM anti-radiation missile.
▫️ 75 UAVs were obliterated in the areas of Mirnoye, Tokmak, Chervonogorka, Pologi (Zaporozhye), Volnovakha, Artyomovsk, Zolotarevka (DPR), Golikovo, Lisichansk (LPR), Olshana (Kharkov), as well as Novaya Sburyevka, Sagi, Geroyskoye (Kherson).
Russian Defence Ministry (https://t.me/mod_russia_en)
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Russia-Ukraine Reports - 2023-09-22
📰 Kyiv does not need French Mirage 2000 fighters because they are an outdated model, an adviser to the command of the Ukrainian air force said. https://t.me/CyberspecNews/42838
