Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have successfully repelled five attacks by AFU assault groups close to Kurdyumovka, Avdeevka, and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 200 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, eight motor vehicles, one D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station.
One ammunition depot of the AFU 28th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Dyleevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces repelled three attacks by assault groups of the 38th AFU Marine Brigade and the 128th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Novomayorskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
In addition, aviation and artillery have hit one column of armoured vehicles of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Vodyanoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 160 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, as well as three Msta-B howitzers.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian grouping of troops, aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems have repelled one attack by the 47th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 145 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, three motor vehicles, and one UK-manufactured Stormer HVM SAM system.
In addition, in the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, U.S.-manufactured M119, as well as Msta-B and D-20 howitzers have also been destroyed.
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of coordinated actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, Army Aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, three attacks by assault groups of 63rd and 67th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been repelled west of Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, and one D-20 howitzer.
In Kupyansk direction, the attacks, launched by aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the AFU manpower and hardware close to Stroyevka, Sinkovka, Kislovka, and Peschalnoye (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 80 soldiers, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.
One ammunition depot of the AFU 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade has been destroyed near Tabayevka (Kharkov region).
In Kherson direction,the enemy losses were up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, three motor vehicles, two D-30 howitzers, as well as one Bukovel-AD anti-drone electronic warfare system.
In addition, one control centre for Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles has been destroyed near Berislav (Kherson region).
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 132 areas.
In addition, one ST-68 air target detecting and tracking radar was destroyed near Trudovoye (Zaporozhye region).
One command post of the 100th Territorial Defence Brigade has been hit close to Serebryanka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Air defence facilities have intercepted three HIMARS and Olkha projectiles.
In addition, 46 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down close to Belogorovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Petrovskoye, Evgenovka, Artyomovsk (Donetsk People’s Republic), Ocheretovatoye, Novoye, Mirnoye, Kharkovo (Zaporozhye region), Novaya Kakhovka, and Sagi (Kherson region).
In total, 467 airplanes, 248 helicopters, 6,628 unmanned aerial vehicles, 437 air defence missile systems, 11,779 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,149 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,331 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 12,905 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.