The Russian Aerospace Forces, missile troops and artillery are inflicting massive fire strikes on units and reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in all operational directions.

This was stated during a briefing on September 14 by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

Over 150 Ukrainian servicemen, eight Ukrainian tanks, 13 infantry fighting vehicles and 11 other armored vehicles were destroyed in the course of unsuccessful offensive actions by a number of Ukrainian units in the Nikolaev-Kryvyi Rih direction.

High-precision strikes by Russian aviation on temporary deployment points and combat positions of a number of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) destroyed up to 250 Ukrainian servicemen and more than 20 pieces of military equipment.

In the Zaporozhye region, as a result of high-precision strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces, up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen and five units of military equipment were destroyed.

“In the Kharkiv region, in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Balakleya and Kupyansk, massive fire strikes were inflicted on manpower and military equipment of the 14th and 93rd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The losses of the enemy amounted to 150 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, as well as more than ten pieces of military equipment,” Konashenkov said.

  • Briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Aviation, rocket troops and artillery attacked a number of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, territorial defense brigades and the Kraken nationalist formation on the territory of the DPR, Zaporozhye and Nikolaev regions.

In addition, four depots of rocket and artillery weapons and ammunition were destroyed on the territory of the DPR, as well as in Kharkov and Izyum.

In the area of ​​​​the settlement of Krasny Liman on the territory of the DPR, a Ukrainian combat vehicle of a multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) "Hurricane" was destroyed.

In addition to this, a US-made counter-battery radar (AN / TPQ-64) and a radar for illumination and guidance of the Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system were destroyed in the Nikolaev region.

In the Kherson region, fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter with a sabotage and reconnaissance group on board.

Air defense systems shot down four Ukrainian drones in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions in a day, and a Tochka-U ballistic missile was also shot down in the Kherson region.

33 MLRS shells were intercepted, including seven Alder system ammunition and 26 American HIMARS missiles.

The destruction of the amphibious assault of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the detention of SBU accomplices

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also published footage of the destruction of the amphibious assault forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​the Zaporizhzhya NPP.

As stated in the department, during a planned combat sortie, a group of Ka-52 helicopters received an order to prevent the transfer of units of special operations forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine across the Dnieper and destroy the advancing enemy forces in the ZNPP area.

The helicopter crew found a barge with military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at a distance of 15 km.

  • The Russian Ministry of Defense showed footage of the defeat of the landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​the Zaporizhzhya NPP by Ka-52 helicopters

“Two Vikhr guided missiles were fired at the facility.

From the leading side, a hit was recorded in the bow, and from the slave - in the stern of the barge.

The surface target was hit, ”the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Meanwhile, the National Guard reported about the detention in the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions of more than 130 people involved in the activities of nationalist organizations, the SBU and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Ten caches of weapons and ammunition have been discovered.

In particular, departmental units seized an NLAW anti-tank guided missile, an 82-mm mortar, two 14.5-mm Vladimirov heavy machine guns, 33 grenade launchers and more than 70 rounds for them, one MLRS projectile, 13 missiles for Metis portable anti-tank missile systems and Fagot, over 130 firearms.

In addition, 55 hand grenades of various modifications, five Molotov cocktails, more than 16 thousand ammunition of various calibers for small arms and 4.5 kg of narcotic substances were found.

Along with this, 8.4 kg of TNT and more than 20 mines and artillery shells were neutralized.