Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 1,330 Ukrainian casualties in the last day
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and hit two mechanised brigades and one assault regiment of the AFU near Kondratovka, Miropolye, and Andreyevka (Sumy region).
In Kharkov direction, units of one territorial defence brigade were hit near Staritsa and Maryino (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 205 troops, two motor vehicles, two ammunition depots, and three materiel depots.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian units engaged three mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one airmobile, one air assault brigade of the AFU, and two national guard brigades close to Kovsharovka, Sinikha, Novoosinovo, Monachinovka, Nechvolodovka, and Glushkovka (Kharkov region).
In Kupyansk direction, two attacks of the 92nd Assault Brigade and the 116th Mechanised Brigades of the AFU were repelled near Bladatovka and Kupyansk-Uzlovoy (Kharkov region). Up to 15 militants have been neutralised.
Being unable to break into the city of Kupyansk (Kharkov region), the AFU attempted to mark its alleged presence in the city by means of a UAV, which intended to set up a Ukrainian flag on the city administration building. Both flag and unmanned aerial vehicle were neutralised.
The enemy’s losses in the area of responsibility of the Zapad Group of Forces amounted to up to 200 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, and 15 motor vehicles of the AFU. Four ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Russian troops hit four mechanised brigades of the AFU and one marine brigade near Nikiforovka, Konstantinovka, Nikolayevka, Rayskoye, Kramatorsk, and Slavyansk (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 160 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, one British-made AS-90 self-propelled artillery system, and two ammunition depots.
The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of three heavy mechanised, two mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one airmobile brigade, two air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, four national guard brigades, and one Azov special forces brigade close to Toretskoye, Dobropolye, Artemovka, Vodyanskoye, Grishino, Belitskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Novopavlovka, Gavrilovka, and Novopodgorodnoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The enemy losses amounted to more than 400 troops, one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one French-made VAB armoured personnel carrier, five armoured fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, one 155-mm British-made AS-90 self-propelled artillery system, and one electronic warfare station.
hevchenkovskoye, Zaliznichnoye, Priluki, Novoukrainka, Zhovtnevoye, Golubkovo, Samoylovka (Zaporozhye region), and Aleksandrovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The AFU lost more than 290 troops and 18 motor vehicles. Two materiel depots were destroyed.
As a result of intensive and resolute actions, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces liberated Belogorye (Zaporozhye region).
Russian troops inflicted losses on units of one mountain assault brigade the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Orekhov, Kirovo, Yurkovka (Zaporozhye region) and Sadovoye (Kherson region).
Up to 75 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, 21 motor vehicles, one artillery gun, one MLRS system, and two ammunition depots have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on the Ukrainian military defence industry, energy and transport infrastructure used in the interests of the AFU, as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 149 areas.
Air defence systems shot down two guided aerial bombs and 130 fixed-wing UAVs.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
670 aircraft,
283 helicopters,
108,406 unmanned aerial vehicles,
645 anti-aircraft missile systems,
27,057 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
1,638 MLRS combat vehicles,
32,498 field artillery guns and mortars,
51,456 units of support military vehicles.