Based on the Airbus satellite images shared by UK MoD, it appears that that #Russian Navy Pr.636.3 Improved-KILO class submarine was hit about here.

Downward penetrating warhead may have penetrated main pressure hull, and almost certainly mangled TT etc. #OSINT

https://twitter.com/CovertShores/status/1702649047167688729

https://twitter.com/CovertShores/status/1702649545719447591

„Worek” pod Rabotino?
From Think Poland: "Cauldron at Robotyne?"

For several days now I have been observing quite an interesting change on the front line in Zaporozhye, in the area of the Ukrainian breakout near Orekhovo-Rabotino-Verbovo. I didn't write because I needed time to verify sources.

Well, as I wrote to you, the Russian General Staff, i.e. Stavka, sent reserves to the area of the Ukrainian breakout of the Zaporozhye front, including two elite paratrooper divisions - VDV - Vazdushno-Desantnye Troops, whose motto is "Nobody but Us".

They also provided support for the Russian 42nd Mechanized Rifle Division, which had been repelling furious attacks by the overwhelming Ukrainian forces commanded by General Oleksandr Tarnavsky for over three months. The 9th, 10th Corps and the "Marun Group" were consistently "cutting" a "breach" in the Russian defensive front in Zaporizhia near Orekhov.

And here, for two weeks, an "interesting movement" began. The attacking elite Ukrainian units were restrained by the "BARS" battalions and the regiments of the 42nd Division and marines from the 810th Guards Marine Brigade. However, the supporting regiments of the 7th Guards Assault Division began to move to the second line.

In their place, the Stavka transferred from Kremennaya the 201st Mechanized Rifle Regiment, formed from soldiers mobilized in the Luhansk region, as well as the 6th Cossack Mechanized Rifle Regiment, also from former rebel troops from the LPR. Additionally, two regiments of reservists from general mobilization, the 1152nd and 1429th Mechanized Rifle Regiments, also arrived.

To slow down the attack of the elite Ukrainian 82nd Assault Brigade and 46th Assault Brigade, Stavka transferred the 76th Guards Assault Division.

What happened next?

Quietly, the regiments of the 76th Guards Assault Division found themselves on the left flank of the "Orekhovsky sack" and, fearing their attack on the base of the "bag", the Ukrainian command had to send here the 65th and 116th Independent Mechanized Brigades as well as the 3rd National Guard Brigade "Spartan" and special forces from 73rd Naval Forces Special Operations Center.



At the same time, paratroopers from the 7th Guards Air Assault Division (Mountain) also went to the base of the "bag", but from the opposite, right (eastern) side. There they joined the 22nd Spetsnaz Brigade and the 100th Independent Reconnaissance Brigade. These forces, together, made a strong attack on Saturday night and were successful in throwing back the Ukrainian troops and thus narrowing the base of the "bag".

And so the sluggish effects of the Ukrainian units attacking at the bottom of the "bag" and pushing between Rabotino and Verbowe had to slow down, because Russian paratroopers began to "press" on the flanks. And already in Poland and Germany, several analysts-propagandists were drawing maps and writing analyzes about the disruption of the Russian defense front. For what? On what basis?

I wrote about the dangers of conducting an attack on such a narrow front strip and so deep in my analysis of September 2, published on Facebook. It is precisely from what the Russian paratroopers achieved near Orekhov that the latest attacks of "rabies" and the "pouring slop" on them by on-duty pro-Kiev propagandists pretending to be impartial war analysts, including a certain German citizen of Polish origin, or my favorite - "Buzdyganek". Something didn't go their way and the "masks" of feigned professionalism and objectivity fell off with a bang. 😆

The forces of the corrupted nefarious Bandera regime lead by the puppet 🤡 Zelensky are now trapped in the Robotyne - Verbove cauldron.
Nowhere to go, can't move forward nor retreat without suffering casualties. 🤣

Nice write-up by the Poles. 😊

🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers from tactical group "Adam" destroyed a 🇷🇺Russian tank

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...770082483495386

🇺🇦Ukrainian military personnel from 1 separate special purpose brigade destroyed a 🇷🇺Russian BTR-82A in the village of Raihorodka, Luhansk region.

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...752640700973558

frontline update:

NATO's Ammo Shortage Worries Worsen; Prices Skyrocket As Ukraine Burns 10,000 Shells Per Day

Chair Of NATO’s Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer has warned western nations that even an increased defence spending may not ensure security since ammunition prices have shot up since the Ukraine war. “Prices for equipment and ammunition are shooting up. Right now, we are paying more and more for exactly the same… That means that we cannot make sure that the increased defence spending actually leads to more security. Long term stability needs to prevail over short term profits,” he said.

War profiteers and sycophants rejoice...

Putin's Friend Erdogan Breathes Fire Against European Union; 'Will Part Ways...' | Watch

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country could part ways with the European Union. Erdogan's comments came after an EU report criticised Turkey for 'democratic shortcomings including censorship laws'. The report was adopted by the European Union amid Turkey's bid for Bloc's membership. The powerful president of Turkey said that Ankara would evaluate the situation.

Zelensky To Fund Russian War In Ukraine? How Putin Will Make Ukrainian President 'Pay' | Watch

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s luxurious home in Crimea is among 100 properties that the Russian-installed government is planning to sell to further fund President Putin’s invasion of Kyiv. Zelensky reportedly owns a three-room penthouse in the coastal town of Livadia in Crimea which was annexed by Russia in 2014. The Russian-installed authorities in February this year nationalised around 500 properties belonging to senior Ukrainian politicians and business tycoons.

For those that question why the AFU hasn't reached Mariupol already. Just take a look at this video.

Again and again: this war is not a videogame where you respawn time after time.

https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1702797107185213561

🇺🇦Ukrainian soldiers from the "Birds of Magyar" unit destroyed a 🇷🇺Russian T-72B3 tank in the Donetsk region.

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...932107515801785

Strike by the Russian Armed Forces on a tank repair plant in Kharkov

In the morning, Russian troops launched a missile attack on targets in the Kholodnogorsk district of Kharkov. One of the targets was the Kharkov Armored Plant (KhBTZ) on Bolshaya Panasovskaya Street.

🔻Since the start of the SMO, the company has been continuously repairing armored vehicles: the sounds from the running of tank engines and loading vehicles onto the platforms of the nearby Kharkiv-Sortirovochnaya station were heard by all Kharkov residents living nearby.

Russian missiles were already flying into the plant, most often into empty, abandoned premises. However, this time the Russian Armed Forces hit just one of the two workshops where the main production activities were carried out.

🔻Another blow hit the workshop of a neighboring reinforced concrete products plant. It also turned out to be very accurate: it was there that the equipment that had previously been repaired at KhBTZ was parked.

Observant local residents could notice military activity at the facility, at least by the tracks of tracks on the asphalt at the gates of the enterprise. It is curious that in this case the Russian Armed Forces could “punch out a strike”: judging by the sounds of detonations, ammunition was also stored in the workshop.

❗️ The targets hit were truly of great importance to the enemy. Typically, the Ukrainian authorities do everything possible to restore such structures after arrivals.

In particular, in mid-August, a missile attack damaged the second workshop of the main production activity of KhBTZ, but work on it was resumed three weeks later.

Last night, Ukrainian drones again tried to attack the Russian rear regions: thanks to the successful work of the anti-aircraft gunners, significant damage and casualties were avoided.

▪️ In the Moscow region, air defense crews intercepted three drones over the territories of the Domodedovo and Ramensky districts, as well as over the Istra urban district.

According to preliminary information, there were no casualties or damage. At the Moscow airports Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo, Zhukovsky and Domodedovo, more than 30 flights were delayed and six were cancelled; they are currently operating as normal.

▪️ Another Ukrainian drone fell on the territory of an oil depot in the city of Oryol: an open burning of a fuel tank occurred in the Zheleznodorozhny district. The emergency services personnel who arrived at the scene managed to quickly extinguish the fire.

▪️ Representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense also reported the interception of four aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles over the northwestern and eastern coasts of the Crimean Peninsula.

Special Military Security Services of 🇺🇦Ukraine attack 🇷🇺Russian armored vehicles using FPV kamikaze drones

https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/...941634768351717

Over the past 4 days 🇺🇦 has continued to take positions south of Robotyne.
🇺🇦 has also advanced along 🇷🇺 trenches in the Russian first line of defence to the edge of Verbove.

South of Bakhmut, 🇺🇦 has taken back control of more of Klishchiivka, while 🇷🇺 attempts to hold on to the northern edge.

Andriivka is now in the grey zone after 🇷🇺 was forced to withdraw. Awaiting confirmation of 🇺🇦 taking up positions in the village.

https://twitter.com/War_Mapper/status/17030...1225572362?s=20

North's Kim Enjoys Ballet In Russia After Inspecting Nuke Bombers, Discussing Weapons Deal | Watch

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was in a lighter mode on the last day of his Russia trip. He visited an university in far east Russia, before heading to an aquarium to watch a seal show. Last night, he enjoyed a ballet performance at a local theatre in Vladivostok after meeting Russian defence minister and inspecting nuclear bombers. The Associated Press reported that Kim and Sergei Shoigu discussed weapons cooperation fuelling West's concerns over an arms deal amid the Ukraine war.

Russia says air defenses destroyed two drones off western coast of Crimea
"About 1:15 a.m. Moscow time on September 17, an attempt of the Kiev regime to perpetrate a terrorist attack with drones on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped," the ministry said

MOSCOW, September 17. /TASS/. Two Ukrainian drones were destroyed by air defenses near Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

"About 1:15 a.m. Moscow time on September 17, an attempt of the Kiev regime to perpetrate a terrorist attack with drones on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped. Duty air defenses destroyed two Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles off the western coast of the Crimean Peninsula," the ministry said.

On September 14, the Russian Defense Ministry said 11 Ukrainian drones were destroyed over Crimea.

Russia says its forces disrupted Ukrainian troops rotation in south Donetsk area
According to Oleg Chekhov, the battlegroup’s spokesman, counterbattery fire destroyed mortar units west of Makarovka, north of Vladimirovka, in Ugledar and north of Nikolskoye

MOSCOW, September 17. /TASS/. Forward units of the battlegroup Vostok have foiled an attempt to rotate certain Ukrainian units in the south Donetsk area, Oleg Chekhov, the battlegroup’s spokesman, told TASS.

"In the south Donetsk area, forward units of the battlegroup Vostok, supported by artillery, foiled an attempt to rotate Ukrainian units near Novodonetskoye. As a result of offensive operations, two groups of Ukrainian infantry were eliminated north of Pekhotnoye and northwest of Staromayorskoye. Artillery fire destroyed pickup trucks carrying nationalists in Konstantinovka and Uglesborochnaya," Chekhov said.

According to the spokesman, counterbattery fire destroyed mortar units west of Makarovka, north of Vladimirovka, in Ugledar and north of Nikolskoye.

"Bomber, ground attack and army aviation hit clusters Ukrainian troops and equipment in the areas of Prechistovka, Urozhaynoye and Staromayorskoye," Chekhov said.

russian air defense has been taking a severe hit this week...
that on top of other losses from ships to territories.

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As it is said: "Today at around 12:30 in the temporarily occupied Svitlodarsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully "demilitarized" two Buk-M3 anti-aircraft missile complexes."

"Both SAMs were trying to protect the nearby headquarters of the Russian occupation airborne forces' brigade and division."

https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/...107935486742905

https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/...134331600826701

The parade of previously unknown Russian air defense system losses continues. Presumably 9A316 of the 9K317 Buk-M2. Zaporizhzhia oblast. June 2023. ~37km from the front line, in June. (47.181417, 35.674528)

https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/...132925657600309

US pursuing war against Russia — Lavrov on supplies of longer-range missiles to Kiev
According to Russian Foreign Minister, the US controls the military actions in Ukraine

MOSCOW, September 17. /TASS/. The US controls the military actions in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a commentary for the program called "Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" that comes out on the Rossiya-1 television channel, adding that Washington is in fact pursuing a war against Russia by supplying weapons.

"No matter what it says, it (the US - TASS) controls this war, it supplies weapons, munition, intelligence information, data from satellites, it is pursuing a war against us," the minister said as he commented on possible supplies of longer-range missiles to Ukraine by the US. An excerpt of the commentary was posted by journalist Pavel Zarubin on his Telegram channel.

Lavrov added that possible supplies of longer-range missiles to Kiev by Western countries will not change the essence of what is going on in Ukraine. "I am unable to comment on their statements <…> but the fact that it will not change the essence of what is going on in Ukraine is obvious. While what is going on is that Ukraine has been prepared, has long been prepared for inflicting strategic defeat to Russia using its hands and its bodies," the minister said.

Putin's Cruise Missiles, Iranian Shahed Drones Ravage Odesa; Russia Fights Ukraine For Andriivka

Russia unleashed cruise missiles and Iranian-made Shahed drones in a fresh attack on Odesa overnight. Ukraine's Air Force said that it managed to shoot down six drones and missiles each. An agricultural facility was hit in the aerial blitz, sparking a fire. Meanwhile, Russia disputed Ukraine's claims of seizing control of Andriivka village near Bakhmut. The Russian defence ministry said that it was still in control of the area.

Aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle intercepted over Voronezh Region — top brass
According to Russia’s Defense Ministry, "on September 17, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack on the territory of the Russian Federation by an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle was thwarted"

MOSCOW, September 17. /TASS/. Kiev has made an attempt to attack facilities on Russian territory by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was shot down over the Voronezh Region, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported.

"At about 9:40 a.m. Moscow time on September 17, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack on the territory of the Russian Federation by an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle was thwarted. The Ukrainian drone was intercepted over the territory of the Voronezh Region," the ministry said.

Governor of the Voronezh Region Alexander Gusev reported via his Telegram channel that there were no casualties or damage as a result of interception of the drone using radioelectronic combat forces.