The Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian military continued successful offensive operations in the Donetsk direction of a special military operation.

As the official representative of the department, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, stated during the briefing, as a result of air strikes and artillery fire, the enemy’s irretrievable losses amounted to 70 servicemen.

One tank, three armored fighting vehicles and four vehicles were also destroyed.

A day earlier, the Ministry of Defense announced that as a result of a successful offensive in the Donetsk direction, the settlement of Podgorodnoye (DPR) was liberated.

In addition, units of the Airborne Forces blocked Soledar from the northern and southern parts of the city.

In the Kupyansk direction, Russian troops launched artillery and army aviation strikes against units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region and the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).

Along with this, five enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups were destroyed in the Kharkov region.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 30 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles and three pickup trucks in this direction.

As a result of the active actions of the Russian troops, in combination with the complex fire destruction of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasnolimansky direction, more than 100 Ukrainian servicemen, four armored combat vehicles and three vehicles were destroyed in a day.

In the South-Donetsk direction, up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and three vehicles were destroyed.

Aviation, missile forces and artillery hit two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region, one of which is located in the area of ​​​​the city of Zaporozhye controlled by Kyiv, as well as 76 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 123 districts.

During the counter-battery fight, three Ukrainian Grad multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) combat vehicles, two US-made M777 and M109 Paladin artillery systems and two 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers were destroyed at firing positions.

Along with this, the US AN / TPQ-50 counter-battery radar was hit.

In turn, the fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.

Air defense assets destroyed five drones in the air, as well as three rockets of the HIMARS and Alder systems.

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Rosgvardia neutralized a cache with weapons in the Zaporozhye region

The press service of the Russian Guard reported on a set of special events based on information received from local residents in the Zaporozhye region.

In the course of this work, the fighters of the Russian Guard seized more than 30 weapons and ammunition, including high-explosive fragmentation shells, grenade launchers, hand grenades of various types, TNT checkers, rounds for the OG-9M1 grenade launcher, night sights and more than 2 thousand rounds of ammunition.

In addition, according to the department, local residents pointed to the house where the accomplice of the Armed Forces of Ukraine used to live.

The fighters found F-1 grenades, AK magazines, 5.45 mm cartridges and several sets of APU uniforms there.

Investigative Committee - on the presence of foreign mercenaries in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Investigative Committee stated that they continue to identify and document the facts of participation in hostilities on the side of Ukraine of foreign mercenaries.

The relevant information was published by the press service of the department following the operational meeting of the UK, which was held in Donetsk.

As told in the UK, from the testimony of one of the prisoners of war it follows that there were instructors from Canada at the training ground in the city of Nikolaev, who took part in the training of Ukrainian military personnel.

In addition, the UK mentioned the testimony of another prisoner of war, according to whom, back in 2021, instructors from the UK were engaged in military training of his colleagues.

They carried out training according to the rules of warfare, including various tactics.