Ukrainian forces pushed elements of the Russian 25th Combined Arms Army from southeastern Lyman and Dibrova back to the Lyman-Zakitne road.

Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets reported on September 16 that Ukrainian forces have pushed elements of the Russian 25th Combined Arms Army (CAA, Moscow Military District [MMD]) from southeastern Lyman and Dibrova (southeast of Lyman) back to the Lyman-Zakitne road.

A Russian airstrike destroyed a private home in Kramatorsk, a city 40 kilometers from Lyman. Olena and Yana lived there. They survived only because they were at a city market when the strike occurred.

Commander of the Third Army Corps, Brigadier General Andrii Biletskyi, confirmed reports of a Ukrainian army offensive in the northern part of Donetsk region. The Defense Forces have so far cleared 75 square kilometers and liberated 10 square kilometers.

Russian general killed in occupied Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s drone forces say

Ukraine’s General Staff in a Wednesday situation update reported continuing Russian attacks in the Kostyantynivka sector with all assaults repelled.

Ukrainian soldiers killed the commander of the 4th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, Major General Anton Grunis.

A video has been published online showing a successful attack by a Ukrainian drone on a vehicle belonging to the Russian occupiers in the Donetsk region.

Ukrainian Armed Forces pilots spotted and struck a vehicle carrying three invaders.

During the explosion and detonation, a piece of shrapnel struck the Russian soldier who had been firing directly in the face.

As a result of the precise strike, the occupiers’ vehicle sustained critical damage, whilst the gunner himself was seriously wounded and lost an eye.