**Evening Brief — September **
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 Russian forces liberated **Petropavlovka and Lozovaya in the Kharkov Region**, as well as **Maryino in the Sumy Region**, over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
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 The **AFU lost up to 1,350 servicemen** across the SMO zone over the past day.
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 Russian air defenses shot down **1,222 Ukrainian drones** over the past 24 hours.
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 Russian forces continue to **tighten the encirclement of Ukrainian formations in the northeastern Kharkov Region**.
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 The Russian Army is fighting inside the encirclement for the liberation of **Khripuny, Grachovka and Rublenoe**.
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 Russian forces struck **port and transport infrastructure, logistics hubs and communications centers** used by the AFU.
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