Allied forces over the past ten days have destroyed 170 foreign mercenaries during a special military operation in support of the republics of Donbass, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said at a conference call at the Russian Defense Ministry.

“As a result of the successful offensive of the Russian army and units of the people's republics, the number of foreign mercenaries and employees of private military companies operating in the country has decreased.

Over the past ten days, 170 mercenaries have been destroyed, 99 have refused to participate in hostilities and left the territory of Ukraine," Shoigu said.

He also added that the special operation will end with the complete fulfillment of the tasks set by the Supreme Commander of the Russian Federation: “Today, our main priorities are to preserve the life and health of subordinate personnel, to eliminate the threat to the safety of the civilian population.”

The head of the Defense Ministry also said that the West, hoping to drag out the Ukrainian conflict, continues large-scale arms supplies to the Kyiv regime.

Thus, more than 28,000 tons of military cargo was delivered to Ukrainian territory.

“According to reports, some of the foreign weapons supplied by the West to Ukraine are “spreading” across the Middle East region, and also end up on the black market,” Shoigu added.

Brief of the Ministry of Defense

The point of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries was destroyed in the Nikolaev region, said the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

“In the city of Kharkov, up to 150 Ukrainian servicemen and 12 units of military equipment of the 93rd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed by high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

In addition, during the day, high-precision weapons hit two command posts in the areas of the settlements of Zvanovka and Ivano-Daryevka of the Donetsk People's Republic, four warehouses with ammunition and rocket and artillery weapons in the Krasnoe district of the Kharkiv region, as well as manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 18 districts , including the point of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Limany, Nikolaev region, ”he said.

  • Report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the course of the special operation for July 5

As part of the counter-battery fight, four Ukrainian artillery platoons of Uragan and Grad multiple rocket launchers, one artillery platoon of Giacint-B howitzers were hit.

Aviation, missile forces and artillery attacked three command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two warehouses of ammunition and rocket and artillery weapons, one radar station of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, as well as manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 63 districts.

In the Kherson region, as a result of an air battle, a Russian fighter shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.

In addition, Russian air defense systems shot down three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and also intercepted three Tochka-U tactical missiles and eight MLRS shells.

  • © Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Shelling of the Kursk and Bryansk regions by Ukraine

On the morning of Tuesday, July 5, Ukrainian armed forces shelled the village of Zernovo, Bryansk region, said the governor of the region, Alexander Bogomaz.

“This morning, Ukraine fired artillery at the village of Zernovo, Suzemsky district.

About 18 shots were recorded.

There were no casualties.

Operational services are working on the spot, ”he wrote in his Telegram channel.

In the Kursk region, several border settlements of the Glushkovsky district were shelled from the Ukrainian side.

According to Governor Roman Starovoit, “arrivals were recorded in the village of Markovo, shells are exploding again in the village of Tyotkino.”

“The results of the morning shelling: according to preliminary information, there were no casualties.

In the village of Popovo-Lezhachi, damage to some houses was recorded, windows were broken in them, and facades were damaged.

There is no electricity in Tetkino and Popovo-Lezhachi, we are preparing to solve this problem, ”the head of the Kursk region wrote on the Telegram channel.