AFU liberate 7 settlements and clear 9 more settlements on Dobropillia axis — Syrskyi

During the counter-offensive operation on the Dobropillia axis, the Defense Forces of Ukraine liberated seven settlements, and also inflicted heavy losses on the army of the aggressor country, russia.

Syrskyi reported this today, September 19.

"The operation of the Defense Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk Region, on the Dobropillia axis, is ongoing. The advance of our troops into the enemy's defense depth is from 3 to 7 kilometers. Control has been restored in seven settlements, nine have been cleared of enemy sabotage groups," — Syrskyi wrote on Telegram.

He added that since the beginning of the operation, the Ukrainian military has liberated 160 square kilometers of territory, another 171 square kilometers have been cleared of enemy sabotage groups.

As a result of the actions of the Ukrainian military, the enemy lost 2,456 personnel, of which 1,322 are irretrievable losses. It was also possible to significantly replenish the "exchange fund". Syrskyi did not specify how many occupiers were captured.

In addition, the occupiers lost 817 units of weapons and military equipment, including 12 tanks, 5 multiple launch rocket systems and 37 armored combat vehicles.

As Ukrainian News Agency reported, OSINT analysts discovered a new site for launching strike drones over Ukraine. The occupiers built it in the Bryansk Oblast in recent months.

As a reminder, today, September 19, it became known that russian soldiers received clear instructions from the command to shoot civilians in Kupiansk.

Also today, the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck the logistics hub of the 810th Marine Brigade of the russian army, located in the Kursk Oblast.