After the failure near Nikolaev, the Ukrainian Armed Forces took the offensive near Kharkov.

After the failure near Kherson and in the Nikolaev-Kryvyi Rih direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine turned their attention to the Kharkov region, where they concentrated their shock fists and launched a counterattack in the Balakleya area. According to some reports, the strength of the Ukrainian group could reach nine thousand soldiers, some of whom were trained in NATO countries. Active battles continue, the Russian army repulses the attack.

“Even at night, our comrades, who were sent to repel the attack of the enemy (Ukrainian army) near Balakleya, were warned. Our troops carry out a counterattack in the direction of Shevchenkovsky, where the enemy is rushing. The reserves arrived and immediately entered the battle. Balakliya is blocked by the enemy, who bypassed him and went deep into our lands, ”says. Message Telegraph channel “Military correspondents of the Russian spring”.

Previously, Ukrainian troops in this direction attempted to attack the Russian borders, but were unsuccessful. The Russian army launched a counterattack – the infantry attacked the ground, while domestic fighters and attack aircraft hit the “accumulation of enemy personnel and armored vehicles.” The number of the Ukrainian grouping can reach 9 thousand people, it includes the personnel army and forces of both the defense and the MTR..

In addition, the Kharkov region administration denied the reports that Balakleya had partially surrendered.

“VGA President Vitaly Ganchev did not comment on the partial surrender of Balakleya! “This is a lie and a provocation,” he said.

The WarGonzo project reported that Kupyansk in the Kharkiv region was attacked from HIMARS MLRS, six missiles penetrated. also there reportedThe Ukrainian army they are trying to develop an attack on the settlement. Shevchenkovo ​​to Kupyansk – apparently the Ukrainian army has the goal of cutting off the supply of the Russian group in the Izyum area and surrounding it..

Against the background of the activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in various fields, the statement was made by the head of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg. According to him, the war in Ukraine enter a critical stage.

“The war in Ukraine is entering a critical phase. Winter is coming and it will be difficult – hard for the Ukrainian people and the armed forces fighting for their freedom; It’s hard for those of us who support them,” Stoltenberg wrote in an article for the Financial Times.

status in DPR

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported About taking control of the codema settlement in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).

“As a result of successful offensive operations in the Donetsk People’s Republic, units of the Russian armed forces completely liberated the Kodema settlement from the Ukrainian army,” the statement said.

DPR People’s Militia also reported About the final clearing of the Sand and the ascent to the outskirts of Pervomaisky.

Nikolaev-Kryvyi Rih failure

The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Ukrainian Armed Forces did not carry out attacks in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction during the day due to heavy losses. The Russian Aerospace Forces, rocket troops and artillery continued to carry out high-precision attacks in this direction on units and reserves of the Ukrainian army.

“During the day in the Nikolaev-Kryvyi Rih direction, no offensive operation was carried out by Ukrainian troops, due to large losses in manpower and equipment,” the ministry said in a statement.

During the day, the manpower and military equipment of the 46th aircraft brigade in the settlements of Belogorka, Sukhoi Stavok and Andreevka struck the command of the 24th mechanized brigade in the Olenivka district of the Nikolaev region with high-precision strikes. The 61st infantry brigade in the Visunsk and Yavkino districts of the Kherson region and Mykolaiv region. Against the background of heavy personnel losses, the 57th motorized infantry brigade in the Kherson region Belaya Krinitsa and Mykolaiv region Veliky Artakovo regions refused to perform combat duties and left their posts without permission.

A Ukrainian MiG-29 was destroyed in the Tokarevo region of the Kherson region, and a Ukrainian Su-25 was shot down in the Komsomolskoye region of the Mykolaiv region. During the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost four tanks, six infantry fighting vehicles and five other armored vehicles in this direction, more than 150 soldiers.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine has been trying to make a breakthrough in this direction for more than a week since August 29. The most active phase lasted about five days, in particular, it was reported about the attempts of the Ukrainian sabotage groups to infiltrate the Zaporozhye NPP and Energodar during the visit of the IAEA delegation. According to the head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, Kyiv is trying to create an illusion with its offensive in front of the Western partners who supply Ukraine with weapons.