“Retreating, the enemy abandoned 39 tanks and other armored vehicles,” Shoigu said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He added that the Armed Forces of Ukraine also left 11 guns and mortars, 48 ​​Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missile systems, 18 Stinger MANPADS.

On July 3, it became known that the troops of the "Center" grouping, together with the Southern grouping of troops, closed the encirclement around Lisichansk.