Special military operation

Situation in Lisichansk. Woman holding bundle of broken branches near city hospital building.

LPR People's Militia in Lugansk Oblast. Servicemen of the "August" tank battalion of the LPR People's Militia at combat positions

Azot chemical plant in Sievierodonetsk. A vehicle destroyed by shelling on the premises of the Azot chemical plant

Positions of Russian Federation servicemen in Kherson Oblast. Servicemen of the Russian Airborne Forces at a combat position

Antonov Bridge in Kherson. A road and pedestrian bridge across the Dnieper River, connecting Kherson with the left bank

Positions of Odesa Brigade servicemen in Kherson Oblast. Servicemen of the Odesa Brigade at a combat position

Demining of the Azovmash plant in Mariupol. Russian Armed Forces sappers during demining operations in one of the workshops of the Azovmash machine-building plant

Sappers' work in the DPR. A BMR-3M armored demining vehicle during demining operations in the area of Mariupol airport

Destroyed Drama Theater in Mariupol. The Mariupol Drama Theater, destroyed as a result of shelling

Commander of the DPR army's "Somali" unit, Mikhail Tolstykh, call sign "Givi," on the territory of the destroyed airport

Svobodne village, which has come under DPR control. A serviceman of the DPR People's Militia on the territory of the village

Combat operations of the 2S7M "Malka" self-propelled artillery system in the LPR. Russia. LPR. Combat operations of the 2S7M "Malka" self-propelled artillery system while performing fire missions to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU) positions during the special military operation. In response to the appeal from the leaders of the Donbas republics for assistance, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are conducting a special military operation in Ukraine

Training of mobilized citizens in Yekaterinburg. Russia. Yekaterinburg. Servicemen called up as part of partial mobilization during combat training at the "Sverdlovsky" training ground. During combat cohesion training, servicemen are taught combat tactics using a Kalashnikov assault rifle. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on September 21 on conducting partial mobilization in the country

Training of mobilized citizens in the SMO zone. Training of servicemen called up as part of partial mobilization in the rear areas of the special military operation zone. During the training, servicemen practice night firing standards with AK-74 and AK-12 assault rifles, T-80 tank crews practice engaging enemy targets at night, and BRM-2AM combat reconnaissance vehicle crews fire cannons and machine guns at targets at a range of 500 to 900 meters

Training of mobilized citizens in the SMO zone. Training of servicemen called up as part of partial mobilization in the rear areas of the special military operation zone. During the training, servicemen practice the use of T-80 and T-72 tank weaponry, perform control exercises for driving tracked vehicles, and practice control firing with Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifles from various positions