Russia loses 580 soldiers, 6 tanks and 28 artillery systems in one day of war in Ukraine — General Staff

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff shared their regular report, as below.

The total Russian combat losses from February 24, 2022, to September 11, 2023, amounted to:

• personnel - about 269,210 (+580 per day) 
• tanks - 4,560 (+6)
• armored fighting vehicles - 8,767 (+12)
• artillery systems - 5.839 (+28)
• MLRS - 760
• air defense systems - 512 (+3)
• aircraft - 315
• helicopters - 316
• vehicles and tank trucks - 8,370 (+32)
• ships/boats - 19
• UAV operational-tactical level - 4,628 (+35)
• special equipment - 877 (+5)
• cruise missiles - 1,455

The final data is being clarified.

Russia plans to mobilize up to 700,000 people in the near future

The General Staff informs that due to catastrophic losses in the army in Russia’s remote regions and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, a massive forced mobilization of the population will begin in the near future. The armed forces plan to draft 400,000 to 700,000 people.

It noted that about 40,000 residents of the Chechen Republic are planned to join the Russian army. They are likely to be used as "barrier units" behind Russian troops.

At the same time, among the population of Moscow and St. Petersburg, the numbers of planned mobilization again remain minimal. Ordinary citizens - residents of Russian regions - will once again go to the front as "cannon fodder" and be pushed to their deaths by Kadyrov's "executioners."

The General Staff emphasized that perhaps the only way for the Russian military to survive is to voluntarily surrender to the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

Russian troops launch 44 MLRS attacks at Ukraine

Last night, Russia launched another missile and air strike against Ukraine. Information on the consequences of this terrorist attack is currently being clarified.

During the day, Russian troops launched 5 missile attacks and 87 air strikes, as well as 44 MLRS attacks at both the positions of Ukrainian troops and civilian objects in the country. 

In addition, they attacked Ukraine with 33 Shahed-136/131 type “kamikaze” drones, 26 of which were destroyed by air defense. As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, more than 100 private homes and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.

Russian forces targeted 19 settlements and 2 islands among Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions.

About 100 settlements in Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions came under Russian artillery fire.

Over 30 combat clashes take place in the frontline in one day

In the area of the northern Ukrainian border with Belarus, the operational situation has not changed. 

In the northeastern border area, Russian forces maintain a grouping of troops covering the state border, conducting active sabotage activities in the border areas to prevent the deployment of Ukrainian troops to threatened areas.

In Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian Defense Forces have had partial success near Klishchiivka, Donetsk region, pushing Russian troops out of their positions and consolidating their own positions; fierce fighting continues. In addition, Russian troops tried to break through the Ukrainian defense near Orikhovo-Vasylivka, Klishchiivka and Kurdyumivka, Donetsk region, to no avail.

In Avdiivka, Marinka, and Shakhtarsk directions, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have the initiative, conduct assault operations and win back Ukrainian land meter by meter. Ukrainian defenders are successfully holding the line near Keramik, Avdiivka, Sieverne, Marinka and Rivnopil in the Donetsk region, where Russian troops made about 20 unsuccessful attempts to force Ukrainian units out of their positions over the past day. All attacks resulted in significant losses in manpower and equipment for Russian troops.

In Melitopol direction, the Ukrainian Defence Forces are conducting an offensive operation, inflicting significant losses in manpower and equipment on the occupying forces, and are consolidated on the gained ground.

In Kherson direction, the Ukrainian Defence Forces continue to conduct counter-battery operations, destroy Russian depots and successfully strike at the enemy's rear.

Ukrainian Armed Forces strike 11 times at Russian personnel concentrations

During the day, Ukrainian aviation carried out 11 strikes on concentrations of Russian weapons and military equipment.

In addition, Ukrainian missile troops destroyed 8 Russian artillery pieces.

• Late on Saturday evening, September 9, Russian terrorists launched an attack UAVs at Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down more than 20 drones. Read about events here.