Russian forces attempted a mechanized assault using two BTR-80 APCs with 20 servicemembers in the Hulyaipole direction, but Ukrainian forces destroyed the vehicles before they reached the line of contact.
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The spokesperson of a Ukrainian brigade operating in the Hulyaipole direction reported on September 23 that Russian forces attempted a mechanized assault using two BTR-80 armored personnel carriers (APCs) with a total of 20 servicemembers in the Hulyaipole direction. The spokesperson stated that Ukrainian forces identified and destroyed the vehicles before Russian forces were able to reach the line of contact.
On the Huliaipole front, the Russians attacked Ukrainian positions 10 times. They attempted to advance towards the settlements of Rizdvianka and Kopani.
The Defense Forces of Ukraine detected and destroyed a Russian depot containing artillery shells in Huliaipole, Zaporizhzhia region.
Pilots of the 225th Separate Assault Regiment, working in coordination with the 7th Air Assault Corps, struck the target.
Following the strike, around 60 artillery shells of 155mm caliber detonated.
The ammunition truck was successfully struck directly inside the shelter with a single FPV drone strike.
The 422nd Regiment's middle strike drones have provided practical fire control up to 50 kilometers behind the front line, stopping serious movement and making supplies to the front line much harder.
Two men were wounded in Zaporizhzhia during an overnight Russian attack which also sparked a major fire at the Amstor shopping center.
In the Hulyaypil sector, the occupiers attacked our defenders’ positions ten times. The enemy attempted to advance toward the towns of Rizdvyanka and Kopani.
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