Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 21, 2026俄罗斯攻势评估,2026年9月21日
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized Ukraine’s eagerness to establish an energy ceasefire with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized Ukraine’s eagerness to establish an energy ceasefire with Russia and announced that he will meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session. Zelensky stated on September 20 that he spoke with Trump by phone and that the two agreed to meet during the United Nations General Assembly session in New York City.[1] Axios reported on September 20, citing sources familiar with this phone call, that Trump and Zelensky discussed Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries, and Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service Head Rustem Umerov stated that Zelensky will likely meet with Trump on Tuesday, September 22.[2] Trump stated on Truth Social on September 21 that Russia has “lost control of its diesel oil industry due to its war in Ukraine.”[3] Zelensky responded to Trump’s Truth Social post on September 21, emphasizing that Ukraine is willing to engage in a mutual ceasefire of strikes on energy and food infrastructure and is ready to work with its partners amidst strong diplomatic proposals.[4]
The predictable September 18-20 State Duma election results continue the Kremlin’s efforts to militarize the Russian government and particularly the United Russia Party and to portray public support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war effort in Ukraine and potential future aggression against NATO. United Russia won 355 out of 450 seats (about 78 percent) in the Duma as per preliminary election results on September 21, an eight percent increase from the 315 Duma seats United Russia currently holds.[5] Both figures are well above the 226 threshold for an absolute majority. United Russia Party General Council Secretary Vladimir Yakushev stated on September 21 that 49 veterans had won seats on the United Russia ticket, accounting for about 11 percent of the total number of Duma seats.[6] Yakushev retracted an earlier statement in which he claimed that 86 veterans and two members of the Russian military patriotic youth education movement Yunarmiya won seats and that United Russia mandates in the Duma. Kremlin-coopted war correspondent and United Russia Party candidate Yevgeny Poddubny stated on August 19 that United Russia intended to elect between 40 and 100 veterans to the State Duma in the 2026 elections.[7] 49 seats are on the lower end of Poddubny’s range but still constitute just under 14 percent of the total United Russia presence in the Duma, according to the preliminary results. These veterans represent a significant bloc that will support Putin’s efforts to militarize United Russia, the broader State Duma, and the Russian government as a whole.
Russian officials continue to project the election results as a successful referendum on the war in Ukraine and Putin’s broader foreign policy. Chief of the Yunarmiya General Staff and United Russia member Captain Vladislav Golovin emphasized voter turnout in the elections (57 percent in preliminary results) and claimed that the voter turnout level and presence of election observers confirm the Russian government’s legitimacy.[8] Russian state media outlet Moskovsky Komsomolets published an opinion piece on September 21 arguing that Putin won a “new national referendum” on support for the war in Ukraine.[9] Russian Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko celebrated the elections as showing Russian citizens “understanding” of Putin’s policies and the Russian values that Russia is fighting for.[10] This article and statement follow statements from Russian Security Council Deputy Chairperson and United Russia Chairperson Dmitry Medvedev and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on September 20 that the election results will confirm Russian parties’ and voters’ support for Putin’s policies, including foreign policy.[11] Putin will likely use the Duma election results to justify increased demands on Russian society, such as mobilization in some form, and claim societal approval for further aggression against Ukraine and potential future aggression against NATO.
Russia is expanding the production of key composite materials used in Geran-type strike drones and is constructing underground facilities at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to protect its drone production from Ukrainian strikes. Russia is taking steps to expand its polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based carbon fiber production capacity at the Alabuga-Volokno facility, a subsidiary of Russian state nuclear energy agency Rosatom, by 500 tons per year by 2029, according to Politico.[12] This production could allow Russia to produce an additional 28,000 Geran strike drones per year, a 78 percent increase over current annual production. Alabuga-Volokno is part of Russia’s Geran drone production complex at the Alabuga SEZ in the Republic of Tatarstan. Satellite imagery captured between May and July 2026 shows clearing operations for the expansion project adjacent to Alabuga-Volokno’s current carbon fiber factory, according to a Ukrainian official speaking to Politico. An entry on a Russian government website from May 2026 confirmed that Alabuga-Volokno planned to build a new carbon fiber production line with a capacity of up to 500 tons per year at this facility.[13] Russian forces extensively use carbon fiber for the airframe of delta-wing Geran-1, Geran-2, Geran-3, and Geran-4 drones and for the fuselage skin, wings, and tail assembly of the jet-powered Geran-5 drone.[14] A People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-owned company supplied Alabuga-Volokno with 46 tons of PAN precursors to produce carbon fiber earlier in 2026.[15] A Ukrainian open-source intelligence (OSINT) channel reported on September 19, citing satellite imagery collected on an unspecified date, that Russia has constructed 42,000 square meters (4.2 hectares) of underground space for future production facilities.[16] The underground workshop is part of a broader construction site at the Alabuga SEZ covering about 500 hectares that Russia began developing in late April 2026, and Russia is building the new carbon fiber facility next to a passive air defense perimeter of lattice towers constructed between May and July 2026.[17]
European intelligence officials warned that Russia may take openly aggressive action against NATO in the next several months while Baltic State officials continue to emphasize that there are no signs of preparations for an imminent attack. Czech Security Information Service (BIS) Head Lieutenant General Michal Koudelka stated to the Guardian in an article published on September 20 that Russia may conduct a military operation against NATO in a matter of “months, not years,” and that this activity could involve increased drone activity in NATO countries, a “limited incursion,” or false-flag incidents.[18] Latvian State Security Service (VDD) Director General Normunds Mežviets also acknowledged that Russia is preparing unspecified actions against Europe but stated that the VDD has not observed signs of an “imminent attack.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized Ukraine’s eagerness to establish an energy ceasefire with Russia and announced that he will meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session.
The predictable September 18-20 State Duma election results continue the Kremlin’s efforts to militarize the Russian government, particularly the United Russia Party, and to portray public support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war effort in Ukraine and potential future aggression against NATO.
Russia is expanding the production of key composite materials used in Geran-type strike drones and is constructing underground facilities at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to protect its drone production from Ukrainian strikes.
European intelligence officials warned that Russia may take openly aggressive action against NATO in the next several months while Baltic State officials continue to emphasize that there are no signs of preparations for an imminent attack.
Neither Ukrainian nor Russian forces advanced.
Russia launched 172 drones against Ukraine overnight.
Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian military assets on September 21.
We do not report in detail on Russian war crimes because these activities are well-covered in Western media and do not directly affect the military operations we are assessing and forecasting. We will continue to evaluate and report on the effects of these criminal activities on the Ukrainian military and the Ukrainian population and specifically on combat in Ukrainian urban areas. We utterly condemn Russian violations of the laws of armed conflict and the Geneva Conventions and crimes against humanity even though we do not describe them in these reports.
Ukrainian Operations in the Russian Federation
Ukrainian forces continued their long-range strike campaign against Russian military assets on September 21. Ukrainian forces struck bunkers and hangars at the Tsimbulova drone port near Tsimbulova, Oryol Oblast (roughly 175 kilometers from the frontline), according to geolocated satellite imagery published on September 21.[19]
Russian Supporting Effort: Northern Axis
Russian forces continued offensive operations in northern Sumy Oblast on September 20 and 21 but did not advance.[20]
Russian forces are resuming attempts to infiltrate northern Sumy Oblast from Sudzha, Kursk Oblast, using pipelines. A spokesperson for the Ukrainian 8th Airborne Corps reported on September 20 that Russian forces have not been able to advance in Sumy Oblast and have reverted to the practice of moving through the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhhorod gas pipeline that connects Sumy Oblast and Sudzha, Kursk Oblast.[21] The spokesperson stated that Russian forces have attempted to conduct two infiltration missions through this pipeline over the past week. ISW has observed that Russian forces have conducted at least two such infiltration missions in Sumy Oblast since September 13, including one with a platoon-sized group.[22]
Ukrainian forces continued their intermediate-range and frontline strike campaigns against Russian military assets in Kursk and Belgorod oblasts. The Ukrainian General Staff reported on September 21 that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian manpower concentration near Stary Khutor, Belgorod Oblast (roughly 6 kilometers from the frontline).[23] Ukrainian forces also struck the Seymskaya 110 kV electrical substation east of Kursk City, Kursk Oblast (roughly 105 kilometers from the frontline) on September 17, according to geolocated imagery published on September 20.[24]
Russian Supporting Effort: Kharkiv Oblast
Russian forces recently advanced in Vovchansk. Ukrainian forces struck Russian positions in southern Vovchansk, indicating that Russian forces recently advanced in the area, based on geolocated footage published on September 21.[25]
Russian forces continue to make aggrandized claims of their advances northeast of Kharkiv Oblast. The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) claimed on September 21 that Russian forces seized Pilna and Novooleksandrivka (both northeast of Kharkiv City).[26] Russian milbloggers credited the Russian 128th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade (44th Army Corps, Leningrad Military District [LMD]) with the seizure of Novooleksandrivka and the Russian 82nd Motorized Rifle Regiment (69th Motorized Rifle Division, 6th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Leningrad Military District [LMD]) with the seizure of Pilna.[27] ISW has observed evidence to assess that Russian forces are operating as far as 10 kilometers away from Pilna and 25 kilometers away from Novooleksandrivka.
Russian forces recently conducted an infiltration mission north of Velykyi Burluk. Russian servicemembers operated south of Blahodatne during what ISW assesses was a Russian infiltration mission based on geolocated footage published on September 20.[28] A Russian milblogger acknowledged on September 20 that Russian forces do not control Blahodatne.[29]
Russian Supporting Effort: Oskil River
Russian forces continued offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction on September 20 and 21 but did not advance, as Ukrainian forces counterattacked.[30]
Both Ukrainian and Russian forces are slowing down their offensive operations in the Kupyansk direction. A commander of the Ukrainian unmanned systems company operating in the Kupyansk direction reported on September 21 that both Ukrainian and Russian forces are gradually slowing down their offensive operations and that the offensive tempo intensity in the area will drop by one hundred percent by mid-October 2026.[31] The commander stated that Kupyansk remains a stronghold for Ukrainian forces despite constant Russian strikes. The commander stated that Russian forces are constantly trying to reinforce their positions in the area and to advance in small infantry groups, but noted that there is no large Russian assault concentration in the Kupyansk direction at this time as the Oskil River inhibits Russian advances in the area. The commander added that Ukrainian forces have disrupted Russian transport logistics within 20 kilometers of the frontline.
Russian forces continued limited offensive operations in the Borova direction on September 20 and 21 but did not advance, as Ukrainian forces counterattacked.[32]
Russian Main Effort: Capture Ukraine’s Fortress Belt and complete the seizure of Donetsk Oblast
Russian Subordinate Main Effort #1 – Encircle the Fortress Belt from the northwest
Ukrainian forces recently advanced or maintained positions northeast of Lyman. Russian forces struck Ukrainian positions southeast of Stavky in areas where Russian sources previously claimed that Russian forces maintained positions, according to footage published on August 21 and geolocated on September 20.[33] A source reporting on the Russian Western Grouping of Forces claimed on September 21 that Ukrainian forces continue to pressure Russian forces on the southern approaches to Lyman and that fighting continues near Dibrova and toward Yampil (both southeast of Lyman).[34]
Russian Subordinate Main Effort #2 – Advance on the Fortress Belt from the east
Russian forces continued offensive operations east of Slovyansk near Kryva Luka and toward Mykolaivka on September 20 and 21 but did not advance.[35] A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces are infiltrating toward northeastern Mykolaivka from Pyskunivka (northeast of Mykolaivka) and toward southern Mykolaivka from Rai-Oleksandrivka (southeast of Mykolaivka) but are struggling to advance in the area.[36] Russian forces likely view Mykolaivka as a primary tactical objective because its potential seizure would facilitate Russian assaults westward towards Slovyansk, bypassing difficult canalizing terrain features.
Russian forces continue to intensify drone and artillery strikes against Slovyansk, preparing the battlespace for future offensive operations. The chief of artillery of a Ukrainian brigade operating in the Slovyansk direction reported on September 21 that Russian forces are constantly building up their capabilities, including increasing aviation, drones, and artillery activity in the area.[37] The chief stated that Russian forces are attempting to reach the Mykolaivka-Orikhuvatka line (south of Mykolaivka) but that Russian forces have failed to reach either settlement thus far.
A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces recently advanced east of Kramatorsk. A Russian milblogger claimed on September 21 that elements of the Russian 17th Tank Regiment (70th Motorized Rifle Division, 18th Combined Arms Army [CAA], Southern Military District [SMD]) seized Vasyutynske.[38]
Russian forces continued to employ “human safari” tactics on prior dates, purposefully hunting civilians in Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka. Russian forces struck civilians in Druzhkivka and Kramatorsk based on geolocated footage published on September 10 and 20.[39] ISW continues to assess that Russia’s use of first-person view (FPV) drones to strike civilian targets in the Ukrainian near rear is indicative of a pervasive culture within the Russian military that seeks to both weaponize and institutionalize intentional civilian harm as a purposeful tool of war.[40]
Russian Subordinate Main Effort #3 – Advance on the Fortress Belt from the south
Russian forces continued prioritizing offensive operations near Kostyantynivka and to the west and southwest of the settlement on September 20 and 21 but did not advance.[41]
Russian forces continue heavy airstrikes to facilitate advances on the southern flank of the Fortress Belt. Russian airstrikes recently destroyed a bridge in Krasnotorka (south of Kramatorsk), according to geolocated footage published on September 21.[42] Russian forces conducted five FAB-500 glide bomb strikes against a purported Ukrainian position in Staroraiske (west of Druzhkivka), according to additional geolocated footage published on September 20.[43]
Russian Subordinate Main Effort #4 – Encircle the Fortress Belt from the southwest
Russian forces continue efforts to reach Dobropillya using infiltration tactics and heavy airstrikes. Russian forces infiltrated into southwestern Dobropillya, according to geolocated footage published on September 20.[44] Russian forces conducted four FAB-500 glide bomb strikes against a purported Ukrainian position in Bilozerske (north of Dobropillya), according to additional geolocated footage published on September 20.[45] Russian glide bomb strikes likely aim to degrade Ukrainian positions such that Russian infiltrators can more readily move between Ukrainian forces, concentrate larger numbers of personnel, and exert control over new areas.
A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces seized Zolotyi Kolodyaz (northeast of Dobropillya) and entered Novovodyane (northwest of Zolotyi Kolodyaz) and seized a total of 29 square kilometers in the area.[46] Ukrainian military observer Kostyantyn Mashovets reported on September 20 that Ukrainian forces still control Zolotyi Kolodyaz and several other settlements in the surrounding area, refuting the Russian claim of seizing Zolotyi Kolodyaz and advancing beyond the settlement.[47]
Russian forces are intensifying offensive operations in the Pokrovsk direction to reach the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast administrative border. The spokesperson of a Ukrainian brigade operating in the Pokrovsk direction reported on September 21 that Russian forces have doubled and sometimes tripled their assaults in the brigade’s area of responsibility (AoR), which includes Kotlyne (southwest of Pokrovsk), Udachne (west of Kotlyne), and Serhiivka (northwest of Udachne).[48] These settlements are nine, five, and one kilometers from the Donetsk-Dnipropetrovsk Oblast administrative border, respectively. The Russian effort to advance beyond Pokrovsk has largely stalled after the seizure of Pokrovsk itself in February 2026.[49] Russian forces operating southwest of Pokrovsk are likely intensifying their assaults in the area to take advantage of a perceived or actual localized opportunity to advance and achieve informational effect. The location of these efforts does not clearly support a current Russian operational objective unless the Russian high command imagines that it can conduct a very wide encirclement of Dobropilliya from the south. These efforts are too far north of Novopavlivka to support a plausible encirclement of that settlement, and Russian forces have largely deprioritized offensive operations in the Novopavlivka direction, in any event. They are therefore most likely opportunistic, but ISW will continue to monitor developments in this area.
Ukrainian forces continued their intermediate-range strike campaign against Russian military assets and logistics in occupied Donetsk Oblast. The Ukrainian General Staff reported on September 20 that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Kasta 20E2 (39N6) radar near Pikuzy (roughly 120 kilometers from the frontline) on September 20 or overnight on September 21 and a Russian Nebo-U radar and drone storage, preparation, and launch sites in occupied Donetsk Oblast between September 14 and 20.[50] Ukrainian forces conducted a series of strikes against Russian armored vehicles northwest and northeast of occupied Donetsk City (roughly 55 kilometers from the frontline), based on geolocated footage published on September 17.[51]
Russian Supporting Effort: Advance into Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Neither Ukrainian nor Russian forces reported ground activity in the Novopavlivka direction on September 21.
Russian forces continued limited offensive operations in the Oleksandrivka direction on September 20 and 21 but did not advance.[52]
The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Ukrainian forces struck a Russian ground control station near occupied Dniproenerhiya (east of Oleksandrivka and roughly 7 kilometers from the frontline) on September 20 or overnight on September 20 to 21.[53]
Ukrainian drone surveillance and clear weather conditions are hindering Russian infiltration missions in the Oleksandrivka direction. A spokesperson for a Ukrainian brigade operating in the Oleksandrivka direction reported on September 21 that Russian forces decreased the tempo of their infiltration missions due to clear weather, which enables effective Ukrainian drone surveillance.[54] The spokesperson reported that Russian forces might attempt to increase their infiltration efforts once the weather changes. The spokesperson noted that Russian forces are continuously mining routes both deep in the Ukrainian rear and on the frontline.
Order of Battle: Elements of the Russian 348th Motorized Rifle Regiment (41st Combined Arms Army [CAA], Central Military District [CMD]) are operating in the Oleksandrivka direction, according to audio that Ukraine’s Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) intercepted on September 21.[55] ISW last observed elements of the Russian 348th Motorized Rifle Regiment operating in the Toretsk direction (southeast of Kostyantynivka) in April 2025.[56]
Russian Supporting Effort: Southern Axis
Russian forces continued limited offensive operations northwest and southwest of Hulyaipole on September 20 and 21 but did not advance.[57]
Russian forces continued offensive operations west of and toward Orikhiv on September 20 and 21 but did not advance.[58] Russian sources continued to claim that Russian forces are infiltrating western and central Orikhiv, contrary to all available evidence.[59]
Ukrainian forces continue to interdict Russian logistics at the tactical and low-operational levels in occupied Zaporizhia Oblast. The Ukrainian 7th Corps reported on September 21 that Ukrainian forces conducted airstrikes against four bridges near occupied Polohy (about 26 kilometers from the frontline), significantly reducing Russian forces’ ability to transport personnel, heavy vehicles, and ammunition to the Orikhiv direction.[60] Geolocated footage published on September 20 shows Ukrainian forces using fiber-optic sleeper drones to strike Russian vehicles in occupied Pokrovske (31 kilometers from the frontline), Tokmak (about 39 kilometers from the frontline), and Ilchenkove (16 kilometers from the frontline).[61]
Neither Russian nor Ukrainian sources reported ground activity in the Kherson direction on September 21.
Geolocated footage published on September 21 shows a Ukrainian airstrike against a purported Russian field command post east of occupied Ushkalka (northeast of Kherson City along the southern bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir).[62]
Russian Air, Missile, and Drone Campaign
Note: The Ukrainian military ceased regularly reporting the numbers of Russian missiles fired and the number of missiles intercepted as of August 11.[63]
Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of September 20 and 21. The Ukrainian Air Force reported on September 21 that Russian forces launched 172 Shahed- (64 of which were jet-powered) and Gerbera-type strike drones, Parodiya-type decoy drones, and Banderol/Dan-T loitering munitions from the directions of Oryol, Kursk, and Belgorod cities; Shatalovo, Smolensk Oblast, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai; Millerovo, Rostov Oblast; occupied Donetsk City; and occupied Hvardiiske, Crimea.[64] The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Ukrainian forces downed 147 drones and one Banderol/Dan-T loitering munition, that unspecified air vehicles struck 14 locations, and that air vehicle debris fell on four locations. Ukrainian officials reported that Russian forces struck residential, commercial, critical, railway, warehouse, industrial, educational, and energy infrastructure in Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Sumy, Zaporizhia, and Zhytomyr oblasts.[65]
Russian forces are increasingly launching jet-powered Shahed drones against Ukraine while also using new routes and leveraging weather conditions to evade Ukrainian air defenses. Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Ihnat stated on September 21 that Russian forces have launched over 7,700 Shahed-type jet-powered drones against Ukraine thus far, including 1,900 drones in September 2026 alone.[66] Ihnat stated that Ukraine’s interception rate of jet-powered drones remains at about 60 percent. Ihnat reported that Russian forces are deliberately leveraging foggy and cloudy weather and using new flight paths in their strike packages in order to complicate Ukrainian air defenses.[67]
Significant Activity in Belarus
Nothing significant to report.
Note: ISW does not receive any classified material from any source, uses only publicly available information, and draws extensively on Russian, Ukrainian, and Western reporting and social media as well as commercially available satellite imagery and other geospatial data as the basis for these reports. References to all sources used are provided in the endnotes of each update.
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乌克兰总统泽连斯基强调乌克兰渴望与俄罗斯达成能源停火协议,并宣布他将在联合国大会期间与美国总统特朗普会面。泽连斯基于9月20日表示,他已与特朗普通了电话,双方同意在纽约联合国大会期间会面。[1] 据Axios 9月20日援引知情人士报道,特朗普和泽连斯基讨论了乌克兰对俄罗斯炼油厂的袭击,乌克兰对外情报局局长鲁斯捷姆·乌梅罗夫表示,泽连斯基很可能在9月22日星期二与特朗普会面。[2] 9 月 21 日,特朗普在 Truth Social 上表示,俄罗斯“由于在乌克兰的战争而失去了对其柴油石油行业的控制”。[3] 泽连斯基在 9 月 21 日回应了特朗普在 Truth Social 上的帖子,强调乌克兰愿意就能源和食品基础设施的袭击进行相互停火,并准备在强有力的外交提议下与伙伴合作。[4]
9月18日至20日举行的国家杜马选举结果不出所料,延续了克里姆林宫将俄罗斯政府,特别是统一俄罗斯党军事化的努力,并以此展现公众对俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京在乌克兰的战争行动以及未来可能对北约发动的侵略的支持。根据9月21日公布的初步选举结果,统一俄罗斯党在杜马450个席位中赢得了355个(约占78%),比其目前拥有的315个席位增加了8%。[5] 这两个数字都远高于获得绝对多数所需的226个席位。统一俄罗斯党总书记弗拉基米尔·雅库舍夫在9月21日表示,有49名退伍军人代表统一俄罗斯党赢得了席位,约占杜马总席位的11%。[6] 雅库舍夫收回了他早前的说法,即有86名退伍军人和两名俄罗斯军事爱国青年教育运动“青年军”的成员赢得了席位,并且统一俄罗斯党在杜马拥有合法席位。克里姆林宫收买的战地记者、统一俄罗斯党候选人叶夫根尼·波杜布尼于8月19日表示,统一俄罗斯党计划在2026年国家杜马选举中选出40至100名退伍军人进入该党。[7] 根据初步结果,49个席位虽然低于波杜布尼的预期,但仍占统一俄罗斯党在杜马总席位的近14%。这些退伍军人代表着一个重要的政治集团,他们将支持普京将统一俄罗斯党、整个国家杜马乃至整个俄罗斯政府军事化的举措。
俄罗斯官员继续将此次选举结果解读为对乌克兰战争和普京更广泛的外交政策的一次成功公投。俄罗斯联合共和国陆军总参谋长、统一俄罗斯党成员弗拉迪斯拉夫·戈洛温上尉强调了此次选举的投票率(初步结果为57%),并声称投票率和选举观察员的存在证实了俄罗斯政府的合法性。[8] 俄罗斯国家媒体《莫斯科共青团员报》9月21日发表的一篇评论文章认为,普京赢得了一场关于支持乌克兰战争的“新的全民公投”。[9] 俄罗斯联邦委员会主席瓦伦蒂娜·马特维延科称赞此次选举表明俄罗斯公民“理解”了普京的政策以及俄罗斯为之奋斗的价值观。[10]本文及声明紧随俄罗斯联邦安全会议副主席兼统一俄罗斯党主席德米特里·梅德韦杰夫和外交部长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫于9月20日发表的声明之后。梅德韦杰夫和拉夫罗夫表示,选举结果将证实俄罗斯各政党和选民对普京政策(包括外交政策)的支持。[11] 普京很可能会利用国家杜马选举结果,为加大对俄罗斯社会的要求(例如以某种形式动员民众)辩护,并声称社会已批准其进一步侵略乌克兰以及未来可能侵略北约。
俄罗斯正在扩大用于“格朗”(Geran)型攻击无人机的关键复合材料的生产,并在阿拉布加经济特区(SEZ)建造地下设施,以保护其无人机生产免受乌克兰的袭击。据Politico报道,俄罗斯正采取措施,计划到2029年将其位于阿拉布加-沃洛克诺工厂(俄罗斯国家原子能公司Rosatom的子公司)的聚丙烯腈(PAN)基碳纤维产能扩大500吨/年。[12] 这项产能的提升将使俄罗斯每年能够额外生产28,000架“格朗”攻击无人机,比目前的年产量增长78%。阿拉布加-沃洛克诺工厂是俄罗斯位于鞑靼斯坦共和国阿拉布加经济特区的“格朗”无人机生产综合体的一部分。一位乌克兰官员告诉Politico,2026年5月至7月期间拍摄的卫星图像显示,在阿拉布加-沃洛克诺现有碳纤维工厂附近,正在进行扩建项目的清理工作。 2026年5月,俄罗斯政府网站上的一篇文章证实,阿拉布加-沃洛克诺公司计划在该工厂建造一条新的碳纤维生产线,年产能可达500吨。[13] 俄罗斯军队广泛使用碳纤维制造三角翼“格兰-1”、“格兰-2”、“格兰-3”和“格兰-4”无人机的机身,以及喷气式“格兰-5”无人机的机身蒙皮、机翼和尾翼组件。[14] 2026年初,一家中国国有企业向阿拉布加-沃洛克诺公司提供了46吨聚丙烯腈(PAN)前体,用于生产碳纤维。[15] 9月19日,乌克兰一家开源情报(OSINT)频道援引未指明日期收集的卫星图像报道称,俄罗斯已建造了4.2万平方米(4.2公顷)的地下空间,用于未来的生产设施。[16]该地下车间是阿拉布加经济特区一个占地约 500 公顷的大型建筑工地的一部分,俄罗斯于 2026 年 4 月下旬开始开发该工地,并在 2026 年 5 月至 7 月期间建造的由格子塔组成的被动防空圈旁边建造了新的碳纤维设施。[17]
欧洲情报官员警告称,俄罗斯可能在未来几个月内对北约采取公开的侵略行动,而波罗的海三国官员则继续强调,目前没有迹象表明俄罗斯正在准备发动迫在眉睫的袭击。捷克安全情报局(BIS)局长米哈尔·库德尔卡中将在9月20日发表于《卫报》的一篇文章中表示,俄罗斯可能在“几个月内,而不是几年内”对北约发动军事行动,而且这一行动可能包括在北约国家增加无人机活动、“有限入侵”或制造假旗行动。[18] 拉脱维亚国家安全局(VDD)局长诺蒙德斯·梅日维茨也承认,俄罗斯正在准备对欧洲采取未指明的行动,但他表示,VDD尚未发现“迫在眉睫的袭击”迹象。
乌克兰总统泽连斯基强调乌克兰渴望与俄罗斯建立能源停火,并宣布他将在联合国大会期间与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普会面。
9 月 18 日至 20 日国家杜马选举结果不出所料,延续了克里姆林宫将俄罗斯政府(特别是统一俄罗斯党)军事化的努力,并展现了公众对俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京在乌克兰的战争努力以及未来可能对北约发动的侵略的支持。
俄罗斯正在扩大用于 Geran 型攻击无人机的关键复合材料的生产,并在阿拉布加经济特区 (SEZ) 建造地下设施,以保护其无人机生产免受乌克兰的打击。
欧洲情报官员警告称,俄罗斯可能在未来几个月内对北约采取公开的侵略行动,而波罗的海国家官员则继续强调,没有迹象表明俄罗斯正在准备发动迫在眉睫的袭击。
乌克兰军队和俄罗斯军队都没有推进。
俄罗斯连夜向乌克兰发射了172架无人机。
9月21日,乌克兰军队继续对俄罗斯军事目标发动远程打击行动。
我们不会详细报道俄罗斯的战争罪行,因为西方媒体已对此进行充分报道,而且这些罪行不会直接影响我们正在评估和预测的军事行动。我们将继续评估并报道这些犯罪活动对乌克兰军队和乌克兰民众的影响,特别是对乌克兰城市地区战斗的影响。我们强烈谴责俄罗斯违反武装冲突法和日内瓦公约的行为以及反人类罪行,尽管我们并未在这些报告中详细描述这些罪行。
乌克兰在俄罗斯联邦的行动
9 月 21 日,乌克兰军队继续对俄罗斯军事目标进行远程打击。根据 9 月 21 日发布的地理定位卫星图像显示,乌克兰军队袭击了奥廖尔州齐姆布洛瓦附近齐姆布洛瓦无人机港的掩体和机库(距离前线约 175 公里)。[19]
俄罗斯的支持行动:北方轴心
9月20日和21日,俄军继续在苏梅州北部发动进攻行动,但并未取得进展。[20]
俄军正恢复从库尔斯克州苏贾镇利用管道渗透乌克兰北部苏梅州的行动。乌克兰第八空降军发言人于9月20日报告称,俄军在苏梅州的推进受阻,已恢复使用连接苏梅州和库尔斯克州苏贾镇的乌连戈伊-波马雷-乌日霍罗德天然气管道进行渗透。[21] 该发言人表示,俄军在过去一周内曾两次试图通过该管道进行渗透。ISW观察到,自9月13日以来,俄军在苏梅州至少进行了两次此类渗透行动,其中一次动用了一个排级规模的兵力。[22]
乌克兰军队继续对库尔斯克州和别尔哥罗德州的俄罗斯军事目标进行中程和前线打击。乌克兰总参谋部9月21日报告称,乌克兰军队袭击了别尔哥罗德州斯塔里胡托尔附近的一处俄军兵力集结地(距前线约6公里)。[23] 根据9月20日公布的地理定位图像,乌克兰军队还于9月17日袭击了库尔斯克州库尔斯克市以东的塞姆斯卡娅110千伏变电站(距前线约105公里)。[24]
俄罗斯的支持行动:哈尔科夫州
俄罗斯军队最近在沃夫昌斯克取得了进展。乌克兰军队袭击了沃夫昌斯克南部的俄罗斯阵地,根据 9 月 21 日发布的地理定位视频,这表明俄罗斯军队最近在该地区取得了进展。[25]
俄军持续夸大其在哈尔科夫州东北部的推进。俄罗斯国防部于9月21日宣称,俄军已占领皮尔纳和新列克桑德里夫卡(均位于哈尔科夫市东北部)。[26] 俄罗斯军事博客作者认为,新列克桑德里夫卡的占领归功于俄军第128独立摩托化步兵旅(列宁格勒军区第44军),而皮尔纳的占领则归功于俄军第82摩托化步兵团(列宁格勒军区第6集团军第69摩托化步兵师)。[27] 情报与安全局(ISW)观察到的证据表明,俄军的活动范围远至距离皮尔纳10公里,距离新列克桑德里夫卡25公里。
俄罗斯军队最近在韦利基布尔卢克北部进行了一次渗透行动。据 ISW 根据 9 月 20 日发布的地理定位视频评估,俄罗斯军人在布拉霍达特内南部进行了一次渗透行动。[28] 一位俄罗斯军事博主在 9 月 20 日承认,俄罗斯军队并未控制布拉霍达特内。[29]
俄罗斯的支持行动:奥斯基尔河
9月20日和21日,俄军继续向库皮扬斯克方向发起进攻,但未能取得进展,因为乌克兰军队进行了反击。[30]
乌克兰和俄罗斯军队都在放缓库皮扬斯克方向的进攻步伐。9月21日,一名在库皮扬斯克方向作战的乌克兰无人系统公司指挥官报告称,乌克兰和俄罗斯军队正在逐步放缓进攻步伐,预计到2026年10月中旬,该地区的进攻强度将下降100%。[31] 该指挥官表示,尽管俄罗斯持续进行打击,库皮扬斯克仍然是乌克兰军队的据点。该指挥官指出,俄罗斯军队不断试图加强其在该地区的阵地,并以小股步兵部队的形式推进,但他同时指出,由于奥斯基尔河阻碍了俄军在该地区的推进,目前俄军在库皮扬斯克方向没有大规模的进攻集结。该指挥官还补充说,乌克兰军队已经切断了俄军在距离前线20公里范围内的运输后勤。
9月20日和21日,俄军继续在博罗瓦方向进行有限的进攻行动,但并未取得进展,因为乌克兰军队进行了反击。[32]
俄罗斯主要目标:夺取乌克兰要塞带并完成对顿涅茨克州的占领
俄军下属主要行动一:从西北方向包围要塞带
乌克兰军队近期在莱曼东北部推进或维持了阵地。根据8月21日发布的视频(9月20日进行了地理定位),俄军袭击了斯塔夫基东南部的乌克兰阵地,而此前俄罗斯方面声称俄军在该地区驻扎。[33] 9月21日,俄罗斯西部军区的消息来源称,乌克兰军队继续向莱曼南部的俄军施压,战斗在迪布罗瓦附近以及扬皮尔方向(均位于莱曼东南部)仍在继续。[34]
俄军第二主力行动——从东面进攻要塞带
9月20日至21日,俄军继续在斯拉维扬斯克以东、克里瓦卢卡附近以及尼古拉耶夫卡方向发动进攻,但并未取得进展。[35] 一位俄罗斯军事博客作者声称,俄军正从皮斯库尼夫卡(位于尼古拉耶夫卡东北部)向尼古拉耶夫卡东北部渗透,并从赖-奥列克桑德里夫卡(位于尼古拉耶夫卡东南部)向尼古拉耶夫卡南部渗透,但在该地区推进受阻。[36] 俄军可能将尼古拉耶夫卡视为主要战术目标,因为一旦夺取该地,俄军便可绕过地形崎岖、难以推进的通道,向西进攻斯拉维扬斯克。
俄军持续加强对斯拉维扬斯克的无人机和炮击,为未来的进攻行动做准备。9月21日,在斯拉维扬斯克方向作战的乌克兰旅炮兵指挥官报告称,俄军正在不断提升自身能力,包括增加该地区的航空、无人机和炮兵活动。[37] 该指挥官表示,俄军正试图抵达尼古拉耶夫卡-奥里胡瓦特卡一线(尼古拉耶夫卡以南),但迄今为止尚未抵达任何一处定居点。
一位俄罗斯军事博主声称,俄罗斯军队最近向克拉马托尔斯克以东推进。9月21日,一位俄罗斯军事博主声称,俄罗斯第17坦克团(第70摩托化步兵师,第18集团军,南部军区)的部分兵力占领了瓦休廷斯克。[38]
此前,俄罗斯军队继续采用“猎杀平民”战术,蓄意在克拉马托尔斯克和德鲁日基夫卡猎杀平民。根据9月10日和20日公布的地理定位视频,俄罗斯军队袭击了德鲁日基夫卡和克拉马托尔斯克的平民。[39] 情报与安全研究所(ISW)继续评估认为,俄罗斯使用第一人称视角(FPV)无人机袭击乌克兰近后方的平民目标,表明俄罗斯军队内部存在一种普遍的文化,即试图将蓄意伤害平民武器化和制度化,作为一种有目的的战争手段。[40]
俄军下属主要行动#3——从南部向要塞带推进
9月20日和21日,俄军继续优先在科斯蒂安蒂尼夫卡附近以及该定居点的西部和西南部进行进攻行动,但并未取得进展。[41]
俄军继续进行猛烈的空袭,以推进“要塞带”南翼的推进。根据9月21日公布的地理定位视频显示,俄军空袭摧毁了克拉斯诺托尔卡(克拉马托尔斯克以南)的一座桥梁。[42] 根据9月20日公布的另一段地理定位视频显示,俄军对斯塔罗赖斯克(德鲁日基夫卡以西)一处疑似乌克兰阵地进行了五次FAB-500滑翔炸弹袭击。[43]
俄军下属主要行动#4——从西南方向包围要塞带
俄军继续尝试利用渗透战术和猛烈空袭攻占多布罗皮利亚。根据9月20日公布的地理定位视频显示,俄军已渗透至多布罗皮利亚西南部。[44] 9月20日公布的另一段地理定位视频显示,俄军对位于比洛泽尔斯克(多布罗皮利亚以北)的一处疑似乌克兰阵地进行了四次FAB-500滑翔炸弹袭击。[45] 俄军的滑翔炸弹袭击很可能是为了削弱乌克兰阵地,以便俄军渗透人员能够更便捷地穿梭于乌克兰军队之间,集中更多兵力,并控制新的区域。
一位俄罗斯军事博主声称,俄军占领了佐洛蒂·科洛迪亚兹(位于多布罗皮利亚东北部),并进入了新沃迪亚内(位于佐洛蒂·科洛迪亚兹西北部),占领了该地区共计 29 平方公里的土地。[46] 乌克兰军事观察员科斯蒂安廷·马绍韦茨于 9 月 20 日报告称,乌克兰军队仍然控制着佐洛蒂·科洛迪亚兹和周边地区的其他几个定居点,驳斥了俄罗斯占领佐洛蒂·科洛迪亚兹并推进到该定居点以外的说法。[47]
俄军正加紧在波克罗夫斯克方向的攻势,以期抵达第聂伯罗彼得罗夫斯克州行政边界。9月21日,一支在波克罗夫斯克方向作战的乌克兰旅的发言人报告称,俄军在该旅责任区(包括科特林(波克罗夫斯克西南)、乌达奇涅(科特林以西)和谢尔盖夫卡(乌达奇涅西北))的进攻力度增加了一倍甚至两倍。[48] 这些城镇分别距离顿涅茨克-第聂伯罗彼得罗夫斯克州行政边界9公里、5公里和1公里。自2026年2月占领波克罗夫斯克以来,俄军向波克罗夫斯克以外推进的行动基本停滞。[49] 在波克罗夫斯克西南方向作战的俄军很可能正在加紧该地区的进攻,以利用其认为的或实际存在的局部推进机会,并取得信息战成效。除非俄军最高指挥部认为可以从南部对多布罗皮利亚进行大规模包围,否则这些行动的地点并不明显支持俄军当前的作战目标。这些行动地点位于新巴甫洛夫卡以北太远,不足以支持对该定居点进行有效的包围,而且无论如何,俄军已经基本降低了向新巴甫洛夫卡方向发起进攻的优先级。因此,这些行动很可能是机会主义的,但ISW将继续监测该地区的局势发展。
乌克兰军队继续对被占领的顿涅茨克州境内的俄罗斯军事设施和后勤基地进行中程打击。乌克兰总参谋部9月20日报告称,乌克兰军队于9月20日或9月21日夜间袭击了位于皮库兹附近(距前线约120公里)的俄罗斯Kasta 20E2(39N6)雷达站,并在9月14日至20日期间袭击了位于被占领的顿涅茨克州境内的俄罗斯Nebo-U雷达站以及无人机的储存、准备和发射基地。[50] 根据9月17日公布的地理定位视频,乌克兰军队对位于被占领的顿涅茨克市西北部和东北部(距前线约55公里)的俄罗斯装甲车辆进行了一系列打击。[51]
俄罗斯支援行动:进军第聂伯罗彼得罗夫斯克州
9月21日,乌克兰和俄罗斯军队均未报告在诺沃巴甫利夫卡方向发生地面活动。
9月20日和21日,俄军继续在奥列克桑德里夫卡方向进行有限的进攻行动,但并未取得进展。[52]
乌克兰总参谋部报告称,乌克兰军队于 9 月 20 日或 9 月 20 日至 21 日夜间袭击了位于被占领的第聂伯罗涅日亚附近(奥列克桑德里夫卡以东,距前线约 7 公里)的一个俄罗斯地面控制站。[53]
乌克兰无人机侦察和晴朗的天气阻碍了俄罗斯在奥列克桑德里夫卡方向的渗透行动。9月21日,在奥列克桑德里夫卡方向作战的乌克兰旅发言人报告称,由于天气晴朗,有利于乌克兰无人机进行有效侦察,俄罗斯军队降低了渗透行动的频率。[54] 该发言人表示,一旦天气变化,俄罗斯军队可能会加大渗透力度。发言人指出,俄罗斯军队正在乌克兰后方纵深地带和前线不断布雷。
作战序列:根据乌克兰军事情报总局 (GUR) 于 9 月 21 日截获的录音,俄罗斯第 348 摩托化步兵团(第 41 合成集团军 [CAA],中央军区 [CMD])的部分兵力正在奥列克桑德里夫卡方向作战。[55] 2025 年 4 月,ISW 最后一次观察到俄罗斯第 348 摩托化步兵团的部分兵力在托列茨克方向(科斯蒂安蒂尼夫卡东南)作战。[56]
俄罗斯的支持行动:南方轴心
9月20日和21日,俄军继续在胡利亚波列西北和西南方向进行有限的进攻行动,但并未取得进展。[57]
9月20日和21日,俄军继续在奥里希夫以西和以北地区发动进攻行动,但并未取得进展。[58] 俄方继续声称俄军正在渗透奥里希夫西部和中部地区,但这与所有现有证据相悖。[59]
乌克兰军队继续在被占领的扎波罗热州战术和低作战层面切断俄军的后勤补给。乌克兰第七军于9月21日报告称,乌克兰军队对被占领的波洛吉(距前线约26公里)附近的四座桥梁进行了空袭,显著削弱了俄军向奥里希夫方向运送人员、重型车辆和弹药的能力。[60] 9月20日公布的地理定位视频显示,乌克兰军队使用光纤潜伏无人机袭击了被占领的波克罗夫斯克(距前线31公里)、托克马克(距前线约39公里)和伊尔琴科韦(距前线16公里)的俄军车辆。[61]
9月21日,俄罗斯和乌克兰方面均未报告赫尔松方向有地面活动。
9 月 21 日发布的地理定位视频显示,乌克兰对位于被占领的乌什卡尔卡(赫尔松市东北部,卡霍夫卡水库南岸)以东的一个据称是俄罗斯野战指挥所的地方进行了空袭。[62]
俄罗斯空袭、导弹和无人机行动
注:自 8 月 11 日起,乌克兰军方停止定期报告俄罗斯发射的导弹数量和拦截的导弹数量。[63]
9月20日和21日夜间,俄罗斯军队对乌克兰发动了一系列无人机袭击。乌克兰空军9月21日报告称,俄罗斯军队从奥廖尔、库尔斯克和别尔哥罗德市方向,以及斯摩棱斯克州沙塔洛沃、克拉斯诺达尔边疆区滨海-阿赫塔尔斯克、罗斯托夫州米列罗沃、被占领的顿涅茨克市和克里米亚被占领的赫瓦尔季斯克方向,发射了172架“沙赫德”(其中64架为喷气式)和“格贝拉”型攻击无人机、“帕罗迪亚”型诱饵无人机和“班德罗尔/丹-T”巡飞弹。[64] 乌克兰空军报告称,乌克兰军队击落了147架无人机和1枚“班德罗尔/丹-T”巡飞弹,不明飞行物袭击了14个地点,飞行物残骸落在4个地点。乌克兰官员报告称,俄罗斯军队袭击了第聂伯罗彼得罗夫斯克州、哈尔科夫州、基辅州、尼古拉耶夫州、敖德萨州、苏梅州、扎波罗热州和日托米尔州的居民区、商业区、重要设施、铁路、仓库、工业设施、教育设施和能源设施。[65]
俄罗斯军队正越来越多地向乌克兰发射“沙赫德”(Shahed)喷气式无人机,同时利用新的航线和天气条件来规避乌克兰的防空系统。乌克兰空军发言人尤里·伊格纳特上校于9月21日表示,迄今为止,俄罗斯军队已向乌克兰发射了超过7700架“沙赫德”型喷气式无人机,仅2026年9月就发射了1900架。[66] 伊格纳特指出,乌克兰对喷气式无人机的拦截率仍然在60%左右。伊格纳特报告称,俄罗斯军队故意利用雾天和阴天,并在其攻击编队中使用新的飞行路线,以增加乌克兰防空系统的难度。[67]
白俄罗斯的重大活动
没有什么重大事项需要报告。
注:ISW 不接收任何来源的机密材料,仅使用公开信息,并广泛参考俄罗斯、乌克兰和西方媒体的报道和社交媒体,以及市售卫星图像和其他地理空间数据作为报告的基础。所有参考资料均列于每份更新报告的尾注中。
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