Russian troops continue offensive operations after the liberation of the settlement of Pavlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

“During the battles for Pavlovka, Russian troops destroyed up to 1,400 Ukrainian servicemen, two Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, an Mi-8 helicopter, 12 tanks, 27 infantry fighting vehicles and up to 30 other armored combat vehicles,” he said. during the briefing, the official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

Along with this, six artillery pieces were destroyed, including two US-made M777 artillery systems, more than 25 vehicles for various purposes and 28 drones.

As stated in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, an attack by two company tactical groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of one of the settlements of the Luhansk People's Republic was thwarted in the Kupyansk direction.

“As a result of artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems, enemy units were stopped and thrown back to the starting line,” Konashenkov said.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, up to 100 Ukrainian servicemen, eight tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, five armored personnel carriers and six vehicles were destroyed in the process.

In turn, in the Krasnolimansky direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine made unsuccessful attempts to attack with two company tactical groups in the direction of the settlements of the LPR.

During the day, up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, four armored combat vehicles and five pickup trucks were destroyed in this direction.

Aviation, missile troops and artillery hit six command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv and Kherson regions, the DPR and LPR, as well as 82 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 178 districts.

In addition, an enemy ammunition depot was destroyed on the territory of the DPR.

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Air defense systems destroyed seven drones in the Kherson region, the LPR and the DPR in a day.

In addition, three HIMARS multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) projectiles were also intercepted in the Kherson region.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 333 aircraft, 176 helicopters, more than 2.5 thousand drones, 388 anti-aircraft missile systems, over 6.6 thousand tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 891 MLRS combat vehicles, more than 3 5 thousand field artillery guns and mortars, as well as over 7.2 thousand units of special military vehicles.

The work of the National Guard in the Zaporozhye region

The press service of the Russian Guard announced the disposal of ammunition found on the territory of the Zaporozhye region.

As stated in the department, a local resident contacted the Rosguards performing tasks in the region, who reported the discovery of objects similar to ammunition.

"The demining team of the Russian Guard that arrived at the scene identified the body of the 9M27K Uragan MLRS rocket and 23 fragmentation submunitions," the Russian Guard said.

It is noted that all dangerous items were destroyed in compliance with the necessary security measures.

The situation on the line of contact in the LPR

Andrey Marochko, an officer of the People's Militia of the LPR, said that Kyiv was gathering armored vehicles in several sectors of the front.

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According to him, the strengthening of the Ukrainian grouping by armored groups was recorded in the direction of Svatov, Kremennaya, Lisichansk and Popasna.

As Marochko noted, the Armed Forces of Ukraine regularly make attempts to break into these settlements.

“The data obtained from the intercepted documents and undercover sources, as well as the nature of the enemy’s behavior, indicate that at the moment the main efforts of the Ukrainian troops are thrown into the Luhansk direction,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

According to Marochko, Kyiv is currently considering the conduct of hostilities in the direction of the LPR as one of the priorities.