Ukrainian forces reportedly conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Russia on the night of September 10 to 11 and on September 11.
Russian forces conducted a series of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine on the night of September 10 to 11.
Murmansk Oblast Governor Andrei Chibis claimed that Russian authorities closed two airports in Murmansk Oblast due to Ukrainian drone activity and later claimed that Russian forces downed three Ukrainian drones over Murmansk Oblast.[25] Russian media stated that Russian forces downed a likely modified Ukrainian S-200 air defense missile near a gas distribution station in Yefremovsky Raion, Tula Oblast.[26] The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces downed several drones over Belgorod, Kursk, and Oryol oblasts throughout the day on September 11.[27]
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The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 34 projectiles between September 10 and 11, including one Iskander-M ballistic missile from Krasnodar Krai; two S-300 air defense missiles from occupied Donetsk Oblast; six Kh-31P anti-radar missiles from airspace over the Black Sea in the direction of Snake Island, and 25 Shahed-136/131 drones from Kursk Oblast, Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai, and occupied Cape Chauda, Crimea.[60] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 20 drones over Kyiv, Kherson, Cherkasy, Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, and Poltava Oblasts, and that five drones were "lost," likely meaning they did not reach their intended targets due to Ukranian electronic warfare (EW) suppression or technical issues. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration Head Serhii Lysak reported that Russian forces destroyed an unspecified enterprise Kamyanskyi Raion, causing a fire and an unspecified number of casualties.[61] Ukrainian First Deputy Prosecutor General Oleksiy Khomenko stated that Russian forces launched over 1,000 strikes on 200 energy infrastructure facilities since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022.[62]
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- Russian forces began counterattacks along the western edge of the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast and reportedly seized several settlements northeast and south of Korenevo on September 10 and 11.
- Available visual evidence suggests that Russian forces counterattacking in Kursk Oblast are operating in company-sized units and may be using elements of more combat-experienced units to conduct counterattacks.
- Russian forces may intend to temporarily bisect the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast before beginning a more organized and well-equipped effort to push Ukrainian forces out of Russian territory.
- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrived in Kyiv on September 11 and reiterated support for Ukraine but did not clarify current Western policy on Ukraine’s ability to strike military objects in Russia with Western-provided weapons.
- The People's Republic of China (PRC) continues to promote its alternative peace plan for the war in Ukraine.
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his support for Ukraine on September 11.
- Russian forces recently advanced southeast of Kupyansk, near Toretsk, and near Pokrovsk.
- Ukrainian Kharkiv Group of Forces Spokesperson Colonel Vitaly Sarantsev reported on September 11 that Russian forces are replenishing their tactical, operational, and strategic reserves.
- Russian occupation authorities illegally held regional elections in occupied Crimea on September 6 to 8 and likely fabricated increased voter turnout numbers to claim that residents broadly support Russia's illegal occupation of Crimea.
Russian forces began counterattacks along the western edge of the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast and reportedly seized several settlements northeast and south of Korenevo on September 10 and 11. The size, scale, and potential prospects of the September 11 Russian counterattacks in Kursk Oblast are unclear and the situation remains fluid as of this report. It is premature to draw conclusions about Russia’s new counterattacks and ISW will continue following the situation. Geolocated footage published on September 11 indicates that Russian forces retook positions east of Zhuravli (northeast of Korenevo).[1] Additional geolocated footage published on September 10 indicates that elements of the Russian 51st Airborne (VDV) Regiment (106th VDV Division) advanced north and northeast of Snagost (south of Korenevo) during a company-sized mechanized assault.[2] ... Russian sources claimed that elements of the Russian 51st VDV Regiment and 155th Naval Infantry Brigade (Pacific Fleet, Eastern Military District [EMD]) advanced northwest of Snagost and seized Krasnooktyabrskoye; advanced west of Snagost and seized Komarovka and Vishnevka; advanced southwest of Snagost and seized Apanasovka and 10-y Oktyabr; advanced southeast of Snagost and seized Obukhovka; and advanced south of Snagost and seized Byakhovo, Vnezapnoye, and Gordeevka.[5]
Russian forces may intend to temporarily bisect the Ukrainian salient in Kursk Oblast before beginning a more organized and well-equipped effort to push Ukrainian forces out of Russian territory.
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Russian forces recently advanced southeast of Kupyansk amid continued fighting along the Kupyansk-Svatove-Kreminna line on September 10. Geolocated footage published on September 10 indicates that Russian forces advanced marginally north of Stelmakhivka (southeast of Kupyansk).
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Russian forces have likely seized Lysivka (southeast of Pokrovsk) and made further advances southeast of Pokrovsk amid continued offensive operations in this direction on September 11.
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Both Russian and Ukrainian forces recently marginally advanced near Toretsk amid continued fighting in the area on September 11. Geolocated footage published on September 10 indicates that Ukrainian forces recently marginally advanced within northeastern Toretsk. Additional geolocated footage published on September 11 indicates that Russian forces advanced along Tsentralna Street in eastern Toretsk,
The map of Ukraine's existing mineral deposits with marked position of deep conductive anomalies axis's: I-Carpatian; II-Kirovogradskaya; III-Ryasnopolskaya; IV-Donbaskaya (according to O. Ingerov, 2004).
