179 combat engagements in a day: how the Ukrainian army holds the front.
23.09.2025
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Journalist
Shostal Oleksandr
23.09.2025
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In the last day, there were 179 combat engagements during which Ukrainian troops firmly held back the enemy. Defenders inflict significant losses on the occupiers, constantly repelling their attempts to advance further into Ukraine.
The enemy forces carried out three missile strikes and 67 air attacks, launching 136 guided bombs. Additionally, the enemy conducted 4888 shellings, including 134 from multiple launch rocket systems, and used 6222 kamikaze drones. The most airstrikes were recorded over Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Lviv regions.
The defense forces destroyed two command posts, artillery systems, ammunition depots, and other enemy facilities. The actions of the Ukrainian forces support decisive resistance to illegal armed formations.
Situation in different directions
- North-Slobozhansky direction: 11 combat engagements, nine air strikes, and 192 shellings.
- South-Slobozhansky direction: repelled 12 enemy attacks.
- Kupiansk direction: four attacks from the occupiers.
- Lyman direction: 20 enemy attacks.
- Seversky direction: seven assaults repelled.
- Kramatorsk direction: seven combat engagements.
- Toretsk direction: 17 enemy attacks.
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