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17 Sep 2025 08:40

⚡️Two Majors #Summary as of the morning of September 17, 2025

▪️ The past 24 hours with news that suggests the continuation of the war. The Russian 🇷🇺 budget for 2026 was called "military" by Medvedev, the strategic exercise "West-2025" focused on the European theater of military operations has been completed, Estonia 🇪🇪 reports on the process of creating defensive lines on the border, and 🇺🇸 Washington approved sales through Europe to the AFU. Although Trump yesterday generated another dozen random theses for the press, including mentions of negotiations involving the Supreme and Zelensky, which so far does not align with Moscow's view.

▪️ At night, "Geraniums" struck targets in Myrhorod Poltava region, Smila Cherkasy region causing power outages, Kirovohrad, Balakliia Kharkov region. Several railway routes in Ukraine are delayed indefinitely due to power outages on part of the line. Our forces are disrupting logistics with the western part of Ukraine.

▪️ In Rostov region, enemy drones were destroyed in Chertkovsky, Kuibyshevsky, and Dubovsky districts. The MoD also reported downed AFU UAVs over Belgorod, Voronezh regions.

▪️ On the Sumy direction, counterattacks continue along the entire front line. The enemy in the Sadky area is increasing pressure on the flanks of our penetration. Two counterattacks by the AFU in the Alekseevka and Sadky areas were repelled. During the repulsion, an M113 armored personnel carrier was destroyed.

▪️ In Belgorod region, in Volchiy-Pervy, a civilian was injured by a UAV strike on a vehicle by the AFU. A UAV attacked a commercial facility in Tavrovo village, injuring a civilian. Under strikes were Streletskoye, Shebekino, Novaya Tavolzhanka, Murom, Nizhnee Berezovo-Vtoroe, Kazinka, Mikhaylovka, Gruzskoye, Bessonovka.

▪️ On the Kharkov direction, intense fighting continues. Russian Armed Forces are trying to advance in the Khatne sector, in the forest near Synelnykove. Public reports state that on the left bank of the Volchya River in Volchansk, our assault groups advanced 150 meters with heavy fighting. In the forest west of Synelnykove, we advanced 250 meters into the forest, capturing a firing point and enemy stronghold. To the south, reports indicate the transfer of AFU reserves to the Melovoe-Khatne front sector.

▪️ On the Krasnoliman direction, our troops advanced in the Serebryansky forestry and the eastern part of the "Holy Mountains" park.

▪️ On the Seversk direction, the enemy acknowledges our advance on the western outskirts of Hryhorivka and to the south, with reports of fighting for Serebryanka. Near Yampol, the situation is developing in our favor, with reports of success by our advanced units.

▪️ On the Pokrovsk (Konstantinovka) direction, the AFU are trying to cut off our penetration by attacking the salient at Zolotoy Kolodez near Pankovka and Nikanorovka towards Novotoretske. Meanwhile, our troops are still advancing near Novoye Shakhovo, Gruzskoye, and Zolotoy Kolodez. Our counteractions also aim to disrupt Nazi logistics in Shakhovo. Mutual envelopment leads to a counter battle for control over supply routes. The sky is filled with many drones, and heavy fighting is ongoing.

▪️ On the Zaporozhye front, positional battles are ongoing near Novodanilovka and Mala Tokmachka, with no changes on the left bank. Russian Armed Forces are conducting bloody offensive battles in Prymorske and Stepnohirsk amid the presence of many AFU UAVs. The enemy launched massive drone strikes on Vasylivka, injuring a woman. Near the fuel depots of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, the AFU struck, causing a field fire; the diesel fuel tanks were 400 meters away.

▪️ On the Kherson direction – strikes across the Dnieper. In Chelburda, two civilians were wounded and concussed. Houses were damaged in the settlements of Podo-Kalinovka, Kostohryzovo, and Chelburda. The enemy shelled Aleshki, Velyka Lepetykha, Velyki Kopani, Zavodivka, Kairy, Kakhovka, Knyaze-Hryhorivka, Korsunka, Lyubymivka, Mala Lepetykha, Nova Kakhovka, Nova Mayachka, and Proletarka.

Summary compiled by: ⚡️Two Majors