Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a massive strike with long-range high-precision weapons, sea-based weapons, and unmanned aerial vehicles against Ukrainian defence industry facilities as well as the infrastructure of military airfields.
The objectives of the strike were achieved. All the designated targets were hit.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces defeated formations of one mechanised brigade and one motorised infantry brigade, two assault regiments and one air assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Pisarevka, Varachino, Kondratovka, Ivolzhanskoye, Stepnoye, and Alekseyevka in Sumy region.
In Kharkov direction, Russian troops hit units of one motorised infantry brigade, one heavy mechanised brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the border guard detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Vilcha, Bologovka, Sinelnikovo, and Volchansk in Kharkov region.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine losses were up to 175 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, 13 motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 gun, one electronic warfare station, and four ammunition depots.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved their tactical situation on the front line. Russian troops are mopping suburban areas up in Kirovsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigades and two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade close to Peschanoye, Moskovka, Novosergeyevka, Petrovka (Kharkov region), Volchy Yar, Novoselovka, Yampol, and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 230 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, 18 motor vehicles, seven electronic warfare stations, and nine ammunition depots.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved their situation on the front line and continued to destroy the enemy blocked south of the Kleban-Byk Reservoir in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of three mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one mountain assault brigade, and assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade close to Ivanopolye, Berestok, Seversk, Slavyansk, Alekseyevo-Druzhkovka, Kleban-Byk, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy lost up to 260 servicemen, a tank, 12 vehicles and three field artillery pieces. A radio-electronic warfare station, three ammunition and fuel depots were destroyed.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued to advance deep into enemy defences. Servicemen defeated formations of four mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one territorial defence brigade near Chervonoye, Novogrigorovka, Poltavka (Zaporozhye region), Stepovoye and Verbovoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The Armed Forces of Ukraine losses were more than 305 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, 10 motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces defeated manpower and hardware of one air assault brigade, one mountain assault brigade, and one infantry brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade close to Belogorye, Stepovoye (Zaporozhye region), Nikolayevka, Antonovka, and Lvovo (Kherson region).
The enemy losses were up to 55 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles , one unmanned boat, seven electronic warfare stations, and two ammunition depots.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces inflicted fire damage on a traction substations used to transport weapons and military hardware by rail to combat zones in Donbass, assembly and storage sites for unmanned boats and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, and their launch areas as well as temporary deployment areas of the AFU and foreign mercenaries in 147 areas.
Air defence systems shot down six guided aerial bombs, six projectiles of U.S.-made HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems and Czech-made Vampire systems as well as 230 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
667 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
87,130 unmanned aerial vehicles,
631 anti-aircraft missile systems,
25,273 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,592 MLRS combat vehicles,
30,010 field artillery guns and mortars,
42,797 support military vehicles.