Victory Chronicles-DAY 931

The State Security Service (SSU) of Ukraine has determined the route of the missile that Russia used to strike the Okhmatdyt hospital in July. 

The missile, identified as an X-101 with the serial number 3152637961012, was launched from the Saratov region of Russia (372 miles away from the state border of Ukraine). It was fired from a Tu-95MS aircraft that took off from a military airfield near Olenegorsk in the Murmansk region. The missile entered Ukrainian airspace near the Chernihiv region, flew to Konotop, turned right, turned around, and hit the children’s hospital in Kyiv. 

The SSU concludes that the missile’s flight path was specifically programmed to bypass Ukrainian air defense systems and safely hit the target. The investigation has collected evidence of the involvement of the 22nd Guards Heavy Bomber Division of the Long-Range Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the attack. The incident resulted in the deaths of two people and injured 35, including nine children. 

A criminal proceeding has been opened under the violation of laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder.

Russian regional authorities have reported that the Murmansk region, located above the Arctic Circle and about 1,500 kilometers away from Ukraine, was attacked by drones. This attack led to temporary flight restrictions in the area. The Murmansk region is home to the Olenya airbase, where Russian strategic bombers used to strike Ukraine are stationed, as well as the Russian Northern Fleet naval base in Severomorsk. The governor of the region, Andrey Chibis, announced that three drones were shot down over the Murmansk region. As a result, the airports of Murmansk and Apatity were temporarily closed.

The Public Relations Service of the 38th Separate Marine Brigade has released a photo report of the Marines’ training. “The Marines of the 38th Separate Marine Brigade know their stuff! Water is one of the three elements over which the Marines have dominance. Perfect movements, perfect technique and confidence on the water are the key to successfully completing a combat mission,” the Public Relations Service said in a statement.

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine is using modern demining equipment to reduce risks and speed up the process of clearing Ukraine of explosive ordnance. Recently, the Rescue Service sappers inspected territories in Pokrovsk and Kramatorsk districts, covering an area of 10.44 hectares. They found and destroyed 29 units of explosive ordnance. 

Ukrainian forces conducted a large series of drone strikes in Russia on the night of September 9 to 10. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed that Russian forces intercepted 144 Ukrainian drones in total, including 72 drones over Bryansk Oblast, 20 drones over Moscow Oblast, 14 drones over Kursk Oblast, 13 drones over Tula Oblast, eight drones over Belgorod Oblast, seven drones over Kaluga Oblast, five drones over Voronezh Oblast, four drones over Lipetsk Oblast, and one drone over Oryol Oblast.

Footage published on September 10 reportedly shows the aftermath of a drone strike in Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast, and Ramenskoye Urban Raion Acting Head Eduard Malyshev claimed that Ukrainian drones damaged two buildings in the raion. Moscow Oblast Governor Andrei Vorobyov claimed that Russian forces shot down 14 drones near Podolsk, Ramenskoye, Lyubertsy, Domodedovo, and Kolomna. Domodedovo Urban Raion Head Yevgenia Krustaleva claimed that falling drone debris blocked a section of the Kashirskoye Highway from Domodedovo to Moscow City.

Russian Federal Aviation Agency Rosaviatsiya stated that it introduced temporary restrictions at the Vnukovo, Domodedovo, and Zhukovsky airports near Moscow City and limited airport operations in Kazan, Tatarstan Republic in response to the drone strikes. Tula Oblast authorities stated that drone debris fell on an unspecified fuel and energy facility in an unspecified location in Tula Oblast but did not damage the facility. Russian milbloggers criticized Russian regional authorities for claiming that falling “debris” caused damage to infrastructure during the strikes and reiterated calls for Russian authorities to allow the Russian military, Rosgvardia, border guards, and private security companies to create mobile fire groups to repel drone strikes.

Junior Sergeant Dmytro Savin, with the call sign Direktor, died on May 20, 2024, in the town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, while performing a combat mission. He managed to save his fellow fighters, but was hit by an enemy UAV munition drop and sustained life-threatening injuries.

Dmytro was 34 years old. He was born in the city of Radyvyliv, Rivne region. He graduated from the State University of Economics and Technology of Transport with a degree in Transportation Organization and Management (Railway Transport). He lived in the town of Vasylkiv near Kyiv. He worked at the railroad for 15 years. He was a leading engineer in the Department of Development and Ordering of Passenger Cars for the Organization of Domestic and International Passenger Transportation.

At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, he joined the territorial defense of Vasylkiv. Together with his father, he took an active part in the city’s defense. Later, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 

From January 2023, he served in the Artan Special Forces of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. In the spring, he was seriously wounded while performing a mission in the Kharkiv sector. Without leaving his combat positions, he blindly found a radio station in a broken dugout and called for help, which saved his seriously wounded fighters-in-arms from the rubble. The Commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine awarded him the Golden Cross. He returned to his unit, and at the end of August 2023, he and his fighters-in-arms defended Zmiinyi Island. For this, he was awarded the Medal for Combat Merit.

“He was very dedicated both in civilian life and in military service,” said the defender’s family. Dmytro is survived by his parents. 

*Dmytro’s story on the Heroes Memorial – a platform for stories about the fallen defenders of Ukraine.

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