In the Yuzhnodonetsk direction, the press center of the Vostok group reported that aviation and artillery units targeted temporary deployment points of five Ukrainian brigades. The information was released by Oleg Chekhov, who heads the press center for the group of Russian troops. According to his briefing, Ukrainian unit locations included the 127th, 128th, and 129th regional defense brigades, with sites in Poltavka, Green Field, Makarovka, Staromayorsky, and Zolotaya Niva. He also cited the 79th air assault brigade as being affected, along with strikes against positions in Novomikhailovka and the 72nd mechanized brigade in the Konstantinovka vicinity. These details are attributed to the military spokesman and reflect one perspective on recent engagements in the region. (Source: TASS)
Chekhov noted that, in the same sector, the Vostok forces halted the activities of three Ukrainian reconnaissance groups positioned north of Novodonetsk, Marfopol, and Priyutnoye. He asserted that efforts to relocate Ukrainian troops were prevented and that vehicles carrying militants were destroyed in the process. (Source: TASS)
The head of the press center added that Vostok units, supported by artillery, repelled an infantry assault by a Ukrainian group in the Staromayorsky area. He also described a counter-battery engagement resulting in the loss of one D-20 artillery piece in the Vremevka region and two mortar teams in Pavlovka and areas north of Nikolskoye. (Source: TASS)
Earlier reporting indicated that Ukrainian forces attempted to advance toward the Zaporozhye direction on the evening of September 26, with Russian forces reportedly succeeding in repelling the effort. (Source: TASS)
Additionally, a former Ukrainian service member later expressed confusion about the underlying causes of the ongoing conflict, noting a lack of clarity regarding its origins. (Source: Various news briefings)