Russia-Ukraine war: Frontline update as of September 9
Illustrative photo: 195 enemy assaults were recorded per day, most of them in Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka directions (GettyImages)
Over the past day, 195 combat clashes were recorded on the front between Ukraine’s Defense Forces and Russian troops. More than half of the enemy attacks took place in the Pokrovsk and Novopavlivka directions, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports
According to the Ukrainian military, the enemy carried out one missile strike and 74 airstrikes against Ukrainian positions and settlements, using five missiles and dropping 148 guided aerial bombs.
The Russian army also employed 5,516 kamikaze drones and conducted 4,989 shelling attacks, including 86 with MLRS.
Enemy airstrikes targeted, among others, the areas of the settlements of Prymorske in the Zaporizhzhia region and Mykolaivka in the Kherson region.
In response, Ukrainian aviation, missile forces, and artillery struck five command posts and one enemy artillery system.
Situation on fronts
- Northern-Slobozhanskyi and Kursk directions: 11 combat clashes recorded yesterday. The enemy carried out 12 airstrikes, dropping a total of 25 guided aerial bombs, and conducted 207 artillery shelling attacks, including 18 with MLRS.
- Southern-Slobozhanskyi direction: Five clashes took place in the areas of Vovchansk and Stroivka.
- Kupiansk direction: Nine enemy assaults recorded during the day. Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled attacks near Myrne, Kupiansk, Petropavlivka, and towards Novoplatonivka.
- Lyman direction: 14 enemy attacks as Russian forces tried to advance near Kolodiazi, Novomyhailivka, Hlushchenkove, Torske, and towards Shandryholove.
- Siversk direction: Seven enemy assaults against Ukraine’s Defense Forces positions near Hryhorivka, Serebrianka, Vyimka, and towards Yampil.
- Kramatorsk direction: Four clashes took place near Minkivka, Stupochky, Bila Hora, and towards Bondarne.
- Toretsk direction: Nine enemy attacks near Toretsk, Pleshchiivka, Shcherbynivka, Katerynivka, and Poltavka.
- Pokrovsk direction: Ukrainian defenders repelled 64 Russian attacks near Rodynske, Myroliubivka, Promin, Zvirove, Kotlyne, Udachne, Novopidhorodne, Dachne, Novoukrainka, Sukhyi Yar, Shakhove, Molodetske, and towards Pokrovsk, Toretsk, Novoekonomichne, and Novopavlivka.
- Novopavlivka direction: Ukraine’s Defense Forces repelled 51 enemy assaults near Filiia, Yalta, Piddubne, Tolstoi, Lisne, Oleksandrohrad, Sichneve, Komyshuvakha, Novoivanivka, Zelenyi Hai, Maliivka, Novohryhorivka, Zelene Pole, Zaporizke, Obratne, Olhivske, Poltavka.
- Huliaipole and Orikhiv directions: No offensive actions recorded.
- Prydniprovskyi direction: Ukrainian units repelled four enemy attacks towards the Antonivskyi Bridge.
- Volyn and Polissia directions: no signs of enemy offensive group formations detected.
Russian army losses
Over the past day, Russia lost 950 military personnel.
Ukrainian forces also destroyed:
- 1 tank,
- 3 armored fighting vehicles,
- 32 artillery systems,
- 1 MLRS,
- 226 tactical-level UAVs,
- 72 military vehicles,
- 2 units of special equipment.
