Russian military command may not be willing or able to accept the current scale and rate of vehicle loss in the coming months and years given the constraints in Russia’s defence industrial production, limits to Russia’s Soviet-era vehicle stockpiles, and the Russian military’s failure to achieve operationally significant territorial advances through mechanized maneuver – ISW.
The Russian seizure of Vuhledar follows a series of costly, failed Russian assaults near the settlement over the past 2.5 years. Some Russian sources expressed doubts that Russian forces will be able to rapidly advance and achieve operationally significant breakthroughs immediately following this capture – ISW.
Ukraine suffered daily drone attacks throughout September. Russian forces launched 1,339 Shahed-type UAVs on Ukraine, 1,107 of which were shot down. Electronic warfare devices jammed others.
Russian forces have damaged 1,663 and destroyed 222 Ukrainian medical facilities since February 2022.
A report that Russia is developing a China-backed attack drone program for the war in Ukraine is “deeply concerning,” a European Union spokesperson, Nabila Massrali, said. “If these reports are accurate, this would mean that Chinese companies are providing Russia with lethal assistance,” she added.
Former US President Donald Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for not making concessions to Russia, giving his strongest indication to date he would stop backing Kyiv if he wins the US presidential election. Trump, speaking at a campaign event, said Ukraine should have “given up a little bit” to appease Moscow.
Le 21 septembre, le SBU ukrainien a frappé l'aérodrome de Shaykovka, dans l'oblast russe de Kaluga, en ciblant les bombardiers Tu-22M utilisés pour les frappes de missiles. L'opération a également touché deux arsenaux russes, dont un important dépôt de missiles nord-coréens, provoquant des incendies et des détonations.
Les forces russes ont lancé une attaque aérienne sur Sumy le 21 septembre, blessant une personne et privant d'électricité une partie de la ville. L'attaque a provoqué des incendies et endommagé des maisons dans des zones résidentielles et industrielles. Une panne d'électricité a touché le quartier de Baranivka.
Nearly 50% of Russians support withdrawing troops from Ukraine and negotiating a peace agreement, even without achieving the Kremlin’s military objectives, according to a joint survey conducted by independent pollsters ExtremeScan and Chronicles.
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