In the Kupyansk and Krasnolimansky directions of a special military operation, more than 300 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed per day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

According to the official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, in the Kupyansk direction, air and artillery strikes of the Zapadnaya group of troops hit the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region.

In total, up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored fighting vehicle, three pickups, two cars, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery installation, a D-20 howitzer, as well as a Polish-made Krab self-propelled howitzer were destroyed in this direction.

In turn, in the Krasnolimansky direction, attacks by assault and army aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Center" group of troops hit enemy units on the territory of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics.

During the day, more than 235 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, four pickups, a D-20 howitzer, two Acacia and Gvozdika self-propelled artillery installations, as well as the M777 artillery system produced by the United States were destroyed in this direction.

  • Briefing by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

In the Donetsk direction, as a result of active actions of units, air strikes and artillery fire of the Southern Group of Forces, up to 160 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored fighting vehicles and four vehicles were destroyed per day.

Three ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a self-propelled artillery installation "Acacia", a howitzer D-20, two combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Grad" and "Uragan", as well as an artillery system M777 and a self-propelled howitzer M109 Paladin made in the United States were also hit.

In the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions, air and artillery strikes of the Vostok group of troops hit the forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Ugledar and Prechistovka (DPR). Units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one sabotage and reconnaissance group were also hit on the territory of the Zaporozhye region.

In total, the enemy lost up to 75 troops, three armored fighting vehicles, four pickups and an Acacia self-propelled artillery installation in this direction.

In addition, more than 35 Ukrainian servicemen were killed in the Kherson direction. Along with this, the enemy lost six cars and a D-30 howitzer.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit 101 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and equipment in 197 districts. Along with this, positions were opened on the territory of the DPR and three radar stations of Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems were destroyed.

In addition, the fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Air Force of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region. Air defense systems intercepted 15 rockets of HIMARS, Uragan and Ylkha multiple launch rocket systems during the day, and also destroyed seven Ukrainian drones.

The Russian military repelled several attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The head of the press center of the Vostok group, Alexander Gordeev, said that the Russian military repelled four attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the South-Donetsk direction.

According to Gordeev, 17 HIMARS MLRS rockets, one Smerch shell and two Uragan shells were shot down.

Meanwhile, the representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted, the enemy continues unsuccessful attempts to counterattack the forward positions of the Russian troops. According to him, one counterattack and three reconnaissance by combat were repulsed.

As Gordeev specified, as a result, an armored car, two pickups and up to a platoon of militants were destroyed. In addition, two drones were shot down: Leleka-100 and Furia.

Rosgvardia prevented sabotage in the LPR

During the work on the territory of the LPR, the Rosgvardeytsy found small arms, hand grenades, an improvised explosive device and more than 1.7 thousand cartridges in an unfinished house, the press service of the department said.

As noted in Rosgvardia, the ammunition could be used to commit a sabotage and terrorist act, since the cache was located near the routes of movement of troops.