One of the mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has completely lost its combat capability as a result of strikes by the Russian Armed Forces, said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

“On July 28, high-precision sea, air and land-based weapons defeated enemy reserves in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions.

As a result of the strikes, the 30th mechanized brigade, which was preparing to be sent to the Donbass at a training ground near the settlement of Lyutezh, Kyiv region, completely lost its combat capability, ”he said.

Also, according to him, critical losses were suffered by the 57th motorized infantry brigade, which was restoring combat capability in the Chernihiv region at the Goncharovskoye combined-arms training ground.

In addition, as a result of strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery, the installation of the Tochka-U tactical missile system, the warehouse of missile and artillery weapons and ammunition of the 81st airmobile brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Konstantinovka area, as well as manpower and enemy military equipment in 275 districts.

At the same time, the Su-35S of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed the launcher of the Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missile system, while the Su-34 destroyed the self-propelled firing system of the Buk-M1 air defense system.

In turn, Russian air defense systems shot down six drones, one Tochka-U ballistic missile and intercepted 12 MLRS shells.

  • The RF Armed Forces hit the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions with high-precision weapons

APU attack on grain storage in Zaporozhye

On the night of July 29, Ukrainian militants launched an artillery strike on grain warehouses in the Vasilyevsky district of the Zaporozhye region, the head of the military-civilian administration of the region Yevhen Balitsky said in his Telegram channel.

“Ukrainian Nazi formations launched an artillery strike on the grain warehouses of the new crop of the Vasilyevsky region tonight.

Their goal was to destroy the main collection point for grain crops, an important humanitarian facility,” he wrote.

Balitsky stressed that the destruction of the warehouse by the Ukrainian side will not affect the security of the domestic market and grain exports.

"Another confirmation that Kyiv is at war with ordinary people, trying to deprive them of bread, to create a humanitarian catastrophe," added the head of the Zaporizhzhya Regional State Administration.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation about the Ukrainian shelling of the pre-trial detention center in Yelenovka

The Ukrainian side fired from the US-supplied HIMARS pre-trial detention center in Yelenovka, where Ukrainian prisoners were kept, including militants of the nationalist Azov battalion.

This was stated in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

According to the agency, 40 Ukrainian prisoners were killed, more than 70 were injured.

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“At the pre-trial detention center in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Yelenovka, which contains Ukrainian prisoners of war, including militants of the Azov formation, a missile attack was launched from the American HIMARS multiple launch rocket system.

40 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed and 75 wounded,” the Russian Defense Ministry stressed.

Eight employees of the isolation ward received injuries of varying severity.

The Russian defense ministry called the shelling of the pre-trial detention center by the Armed Forces of Ukraine "a purposefully committed bloody provocation."

  • Consequences of the strike of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the detention center with Ukrainian prisoners of war in Yelenovka

The Russian Defense Ministry added that now a large number of Ukrainian servicemen voluntarily lay down their arms, as the Russian side humanely treats prisoners of war.

“This blatant provocation was committed to intimidate Ukrainian servicemen and prevent their surrender.

The circumstances of this provocation are being investigated, ”the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated.