The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian military had liberated the village of Dvurechnoye in the Kharkiv region.

“In the Kupyansk direction, as a result of offensive operations by units of the Western Group of Forces, the settlement of Dvurechnoye in the Kharkov region was completely liberated,” said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

During the day, air and artillery strikes hit the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Lugansk People's Republic (LPR) and the Kharkiv region.

According to the agency, in the Kupyansk direction, the enemy’s losses amounted to more than 70 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, two vehicles, a US-made M777 artillery system and a D-30 howitzer.

In turn, in the Krasnolimansky direction, aviation and artillery of the "Center" group of troops hit the enemy on the territory of the LPR.

Up to 100 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four armored combat vehicles, a D-20 howitzer, a Grad multiple rocket launcher (MLRS) combat vehicle, as well as a US-made AN / TPQ-50 counter-battery radar and an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.

In addition, in the Donetsk direction, during the offensive of the Southern group of troops, air strikes and artillery fire, up to 125 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two tanks, three armored combat vehicles, five vehicles, a D-30 howitzer, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle, and also two warehouses of ammunition and rocket and artillery weapons.

  • Briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

In the South-Donetsk direction, aviation and artillery of the Vostok group of troops inflicted a comprehensive fire defeat on the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the day, the enemy lost more than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, four pickup trucks, three US-made M777 artillery systems, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, as well as a D-20 howitzer and two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the Kherson direction, up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, one Msta-B howitzer, two D-30 howitzers and one ammunition depot were destroyed in a day.

Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Russian troops hit 89 enemy artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 122 areas in a day.

On the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the command post of the 93rd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit.

In addition, a warehouse of missile and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the Zaporozhye region.

In addition, fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force.

Air defense systems shot down 14 rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system in a day.

12 Ukrainian drones were also destroyed.

Reflection of the attack of saboteurs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the left bank of the Dnieper

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also spoke about repelling an attack by saboteurs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the left bank of the Dnieper.

According to the agency, scouts using a drone discovered an enemy sabotage and reconnaissance group, which made another attempt to approach the left bank of the Dnieper by boat.

As noted in the defense department, this territory is protected by units of Russian paratroopers and motorized riflemen.

As a result, the coordinates of the possible landing site of Ukrainian saboteurs were transferred to the command post of the battalion.

“The personnel immediately took up their prepared firing positions and destroyed the DRG approaching the shore with small arms fire,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The defense department added that the Russian military periodically conduct harassing fire on the opposite bank from small arms in order to prevent the enemy from approaching the water's edge.