Ukrainian troops carry out raids in the Dnieper Delta: they hold positions near Dacha (10 km south of Kherson) and at the Antonivskyi Bridge on the left bank of the Kherson Region. This is stated in the text of the regular operational update of specialists of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW), posted on the official portal of the institution.
According to the document, on September 22, Ukrainian forces advanced south of Bakhmut and in the western part of the Zaporizhzhia Region. Geolocation footage released on September 22 shows that Ukrainian forces were advancing southeast of Klishchiivka (7 km southwest of Bakhmut).
A russian military blogger claimed that Ukrainian troops had moved slightly north of Novoprokopivka and were now about 800 meters from the outskirts of the village in Zaporizhzhia. This is in line with the ISW estimate.
The General Staff of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian troops continued to conduct offensive actions in the Melitopol (western Zaporizhzhia Region) direction and in the Bakhmut direction, depleting and inflicting losses on russian troops along the entire front.
Key ISW findings for September 22:
- Ukrainian troops on September 22 launched drone and cruise missile strikes on the occupied Crimea and significantly damaged the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet Command in Sevastopol.
- Russian information space attracted attention to the Ukrainian strike on Sevastopol on September 22.
- Ukrainian forces advanced south of Bakhmut and reportedly advanced in the western part of the Zaporizhzhia Region on September 22.
- On September 21, the U.S. Department of Defense announced a new security assistance package that provides for the provision of USD 325 million in military equipment to Ukraine.
- It is reported that the United States will soon transfer to Ukraine long-range tactical missile systems (ATACMS).
- Russian attempts to deepen divisions between Ukraine and its Central European partners appear to have failed, as Polish Prime Minister Andrzej Duda confirmed the strength of Polish-Ukrainian relations on September 22.
- The Ukrainian military promptly denied russia's claim that Wagner PMC forces are operating in the occupied Kherson Region.
- It is reported that the Federal Security Service of russia is checking high-ranking officials of the russian guard regarding their possible involvement in the insurrection of the Wagner group on June 24.
- Russian troops conducted offensive operations in the Kupiansk area, near Bakhmut, along the Avdiivka-Donetsk line, as well as in the west of the Donetsk Region and, reportedly, advanced into the administrative border area of the Donetsk-Zaporizhzhia region.
- The russian government plans to increase defense spending by RUB 4.4 trillion (USD 46 billion) in 2024.
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