July 2, 2023

Russian Defense Ministry: up to 665 Ukrainian troops killed in 24 hours

Russian Defense Ministry

The AFU continued to attempt offensive actions in Donetsk, Krasny Liman and South Donetsk directions. 

In Donetsk direction, during active defence activities, the units of the Yug Group of Forces have successfully repelled 11 enemy attacks close to Artyomovsk, Vodyanoye, Novobakhmutovka, Severnoye, Pervomayskoye and Maryinka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

As a result of the attacks, launched by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems, the enemy has lost up to 360 Ukrainian servicemen, 6 tanks, 8 infantry fighting vehicles, 5 motor vehicles, 1 U.S.-manufactured M119 towed gun, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system and 1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.

In addition, ammunition depots of the 92nd mechanised and 95th airborne assault brigades of the AFU have been destroyed close to Seversk and Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of active actions by the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, air strikes, artillery and heavy flamethrower system fire, 3 enemy attacks by units of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade and the 66th Mechanised Brigade have been repelled close to Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Chervonaya Dibrov and Nevskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).

In addition, manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit near Terny, Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic). The activities of 1 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed close to Kuzmino (Lugansk People’s Republic).

The enemy losses were up to 95 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 tank, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 1 armoured fighting vehicle, 1 pickup truck, and 2 D-30 howitzers.

In South Donetsk direction, courageous and coordinated actions of the Vostok Group of Forces, air strikes and artillery fire have repelled an attack by the enemy near Nikolskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Close to Vremevka salient, 1 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group has been neutralised close to Rovnopol (Donetsk People’s Republic).

In addition, an AFU manpower and hardware concentration area has been hit close to Makarovka (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of the active actions by Operational-Tactical aviation of the Vostok Group of Forces, AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas of the units of the 33rd Mechanised Brigade have been hit near Pyatikhatka and Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy losses were up to 150 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, 1 tank, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, as well as 1 FH70 howitzer.

In Kupyansk direction, as a result of active actions by the Zapad Group of Forces, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery, 2 enemy attacks have been repelled near Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).

In addition, Russian troops inflicted fire on manpower and hardware concentration areas of the 14th and 37th mechanised brigades of the AFU close to Novomlynsk, Dvurechnaya, Sinkovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region) and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).

The activities of 1 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed close to Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People’s Republic).

The enemy losses were up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 armoured fighting vehicle, 2 pickup trucks, and 1 D-20 howitzer.

2 ammunition depots of the units of the 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade have been destroyed near Kislovka.

In Kherson direction, the destruction of the AFU units that landed on Antonovsky Island in the Antonovsky Bridge area has been completed.

The enemy losses were up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 motor vehicles and 2 U.S.-manufactured M777 howitzers.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 79 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 108 areas.

In Kharkov region, AFU military hardware delivered from the central and western regions of Ukraine has been hit in places of unloading at railway stations close to Balakleya and Chuguev. The control points of the AFU 28th and 54th mechanised brigades have been hit close to Aleksandro-Shultino, Razdolovka and Vesyoloye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Air defence facilities have shot down 1 Su-25 aircraft of Ukrainian Air Force near Novoandreevka (Zaporozhye region). 4 HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system projectiles and 1 HARM anti-radar missile have been intercepted. 

In addition, 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed close to Soledar, Krasnaya Gora, Yakovlevka, Volodino, Egorovka, Orlinskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Kuibyshevo (Zaporozhye region), Belogorovka and Novokrasnyanka (Lugansk People’s Republic).

In total, 445 airplanes, 240 helicopters, 4,859 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,472 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,134 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,300 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,365 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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