The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published a new summary of the course of a special military operation in Ukraine.

According to the ministry, in the Kupyansk direction, air and artillery strikes of the Zapadnaya group of troops hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of a number of settlements of the Kharkiv region and the Lugansk People's Republic.

As a result of the work of the Russian military in this direction, the enemy lost more than 40 soldiers, an armored fighting vehicle, two vehicles, as well as an ammunition depot of the 113th Territorial Defense Brigade.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, in the course of active actions of the units of the "Center" group of troops, air and artillery strikes, the enemy's manpower and equipment were hit in areas on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.

During the day, more than 70 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, an infantry fighting vehicle, an armored fighting vehicle, three pickups, a D-30 car and a howitzer were destroyed.

In the Donetsk direction, the active actions of the units of the Yuzhnaya group and artillery fire destroyed up to 135 Ukrainian soldiers, three armored fighting vehicles, four pickups, one car, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle, a D-30 howitzer, as well as an ammunition depot of the 53rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

  • Briefing by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

In the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions, air and artillery strikes of the Vostok group of troops hit the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Ugledar and Novomikhaylovka (DPR). The total losses of the enemy in these areas amounted to 65 servicemen, two armored fighting vehicles, two pickups, three cars and two D-20 howitzers.

In the Kherson direction, up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored fighting vehicles, ten cars, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle and an Acacia self-propelled artillery installation were destroyed.

Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for the day hit 82 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and equipment in 112 districts.

As stated in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in the Kharkiv region, the position was opened and the Ukrainian radar station for detecting low-flying air targets 36D6 was destroyed. In addition, an AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar produced by the United States was destroyed on the territory of the DPR.

Air defense systems intercepted five himars multiple rockets and a Tochka-U tactical missile during the day. Along with this, 14 Ukrainian drones were destroyed during the day.

Detention of an accomplice of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Soldiers of Rosgvardia detained in the suburbs of Mariupol a former soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, suspected of aiding Ukrainian nationalists, the press service of the department reported.

According to operational information, the detainee could transmit to the enemy the coordinates of the location and routes of movement of Russian troops. Rosgvardeytsy checked the living quarters and outbuildings for the presence of weapons and explosives.

It is reported that the suspect managed to destroy his military uniform and documents. He was handed over to law enforcement for further investigation.

Attempt of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to cross the Kakhovka reservoir

The acting head of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said that Russian artillerymen sank a barge with the landing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which swam across the Kakhovka reservoir. According to Saldo's estimates, the enemy's losses could amount to several dozen people.

He noted that the territory is under the constant control of the military. If enemy groups are detected on the water, small arms fire is opened on them, and if necessary, from artillery.

According to Saldo, this attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to cross the Kakhovka reservoir was the largest in recent times.

"And in terms of the number of casualties, it is even more unsuccessful and unsuccessful than usual. Nevertheless, the enemy command constantly drives its people to slaughter, using the same tactics of littering with bodies as in Artemovsk, "Saldo wrote in Telegram.

He expressed confidence that the Russian system of control and repulsion of enemy attacks has been worked out and functions as a well-coordinated mechanism.