The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces have defeated manpower and hardware of the 57th Motor Infantry Brigade, the 71st Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, the 36th Marine Brigade, 113th and 125th territorial defence brigades and the 13th National Guard Brigade close to Volchansk, Neskuchnoye, Malye Prokhody, Staritsa, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).
In addition, one counterattack by a group of the Vostok Special Operations Forces’ centre has been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 140 soldiers, one Tunguska anti-aircraft gun combat vehicle, eight pickup trucks, one 152-mm D-20 gun, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more advantageous positions and defeated formations of 14th, 63rd, 115th, 116th mechanised brigades of the AFU and the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade close to Sinkovka and Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Grigorovka, Torskoye, and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic).
During the day, two counterattacks by the 3rd Assault Brigade of the enemy have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 540 soldiers, one armoured fighting vehicle, and four motor vehicles.
In addition, in the course of counter-battery warfare, one Czech-made Vampire multiple-launch rocket system launcher, one 155-mm US-made M777 howitzer, one 152-mm U.S.-made Msta-B howitzer, one 105-mm U.S.-made M119 gun, and one 100-mm U.S.-made Rapira anti-tank gun have been hit.
Three AFU field ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have completely liberated Novy district of Chasov Yar locality (Donetsk People’s Republic) and improved the situation along the front line.
In addition, AFU 24th, 30th, 93rd mechanised, 56th motorised infantry, 81st airmobile brigades, 109th, 114th, and 119th territorial defence brigades have been hit near Vasyukovka, Kalinina, Chasov Yar, Konstantinovka, Krasnogorovka, Raigorodok, and Vesyoly Gai (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Four counterattacks by formations of the 46th Airmobile Brigade, the 79th Air Assault Brigade, and the 214th ‘Opfor’ Battalion of the AFU have been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 450 troops, two tanks, three armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and ten pickup trucks.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, three 152-mm D-20 guns, one 105-mm U.S.-made M119 gun, two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-48 counter-battery warfare station have been hit.
Four AFU field ammunition depots have been also destroyed.
The units of Tsentr Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. Russian troops have defeated formations of 31st, 118th mechanised, 79th air assault, 142nd infantry brigades of the AFU, and the 2nd Brigade of the National Guard near Kirovo, Yevgenovka, Selidovo, Voskhod, Vozdvizhenka, and Progress (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In addition, five counterattacks by assault detachments of 95th air assault, 23rd, 41st, 47th mechanised, and 68th jaeger brigades of the AFU have been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 420 troops, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley IFV, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one 155-mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 gun, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 105-mm U.S.-made M119 gun, and one 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun have been hit.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken more favourable lines and also defeated manpower and hardware of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 120th, 125th, and 128th territorial defence brigades of the AFU close to Velikaya Novosyolka, Rovnopol, Vremevka, and Novoukrainka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Russian troops have repulsed three counterattacks by assault detachments of 108th and 123rd territorial defence brigades.
The AFU losses were up to 145 servicemen, one armoured personnel carrier, six motor vehicles, one 155-mm UK-made FH-70 howitzer, and one 155-mm U.S.-made M198 howitzer.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have defeated the 141st Infantry Brigade, the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, and the 35th Marine Brigade near Nesteryanka and Novopokrovka (Zaporozhye region), and Tokarevka (Kherson region).
The enemy losses were up to 45 troops, six motor vehicles, one German-made IRIS-T-SLM anti-aircraft missile launcher, one 155-mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, one 152-mm U.S.-made Msta-B howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have destroyed one Mi-24 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force at a base airfield, one workshop of an enterprise for the manufacture of tank guns and large-calibre ammunition, as well as clusters of enemy manpower in 125 areas.
The Black Sea Fleet forces have destroyed three uncrewed boats of the Ukrainian Navy during the day.
Air defence facilities have shot down three HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system projectiles, as well as 39 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 625 airplanes, 277 helicopters, 27,160 unmanned aerial vehicles, 537 air defence missile systems, 16,490 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,363 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 11,272 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 23,289 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.