RUNNING UPDATES ON THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE - 05.09.2022

Latest updates:

Dima of the ‘Military Summary’ channel on events of the day in eastern Ukraine for 05.09.2022.

Daily report from the RYBAR journalist collective on events on front line activity for 05.09.2022.

(See below analysis immediately following by Alexander Mercouris.)

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The first piece of analysis on the events which have taken place across the Ukrainian battlefront today is from Alexander Mercouris of ‘The Duran’.

Kherson Offensive at Standstill, US Weapons Stocks Depleted, EU Throws Money at Gas Crisis-Inflation.

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Mapping update for 05.09.2022 from Dima of the ‘Military Summary’ channel.

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Update from the RYBAR journalist collective for 05.09.2022:

Battle for Kherson: the situation in the Posad-Pokrovsky and Aleksandrovsky sections,
as of 19.00 on September 5, 2022

Having concentrated to the north of Posad-Pokrovsky to the battalion tactical group formed from 24, 28 and 59 brigades, the Armed Forces of Ukraine today made another attempt to attack on the Ternovye line Pods - Green Guy - Blagodatnoe (Petrovskoe) .

The BTGr of the Armed Forces of Ukraine went on the offensive after active artillery preparation by a group of eight tanks: the main load fell on the sector of the 20th Motor Rifle Division of the RF Armed Forces.

With the support of special forces reconnaissance groups that carried out target designation, fire support for artillery and equipment of the 7th airborne division of the RF Armed Forces, Russian troops managed to destroy five tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, fourpickup and Hummer. Two commanders of the Yavorovskaya company of the 59th ombr of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were taken prisoner - one without both legs.

Units of 108 ARs of the Russian Armed Forces successfully worked on two Ukrainian Su-25s: one plane was shot down, the second was at least seriously shot down.

The offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Posad-Pokrovskoye is running out of steam at the moment.

On the Aleksandrovsky section of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, no active actions have been taken since August 30-31: everything is limited to occasional shelling.

UPDATES TO BE ADDED HERE AS AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

UPDATES TO BE ADDED HERE AS AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.