The Russian Armed Forces continue to advance in the DNR and prepare for a referendum.

This is the main thing from the evening summary of the General Staff of the AFU on September 22.

The Russian army continues to concentrate its efforts to occupy the entire territory of the Donetsk region, the military department reports.

"In certain directions, Russian troops are conducting regrouping activities, introducing reserves, as well as conducting aerial reconnaissance. The Russian army is advancing in the areas of Kupyansk, Zaitsevo and Novomikhailovka," the AFU General Staff wrote, in particular.

The combined army carried out four missile and 17 air strikes, as well as 24 rocket launcher attacks on objects in the areas of 30 settlements.

Work on the preparation and conduct of the referendum has been intensified, the Ukrainian General Staff summarized.

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