The Russian military in the Donetsk direction of the SVO destroyed more than 155 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the past day, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said.

"In the Donetsk direction, during the active actions of units and artillery fire of the Southern Group of Forces, more than 155 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored fighting vehicles, five cars, as well as a D-30 howitzer were destroyed," said the official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

According to the Ministry of Defense, in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, air and artillery strikes of the Vostok group of troops hit the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar and Novomikhaylivka (Donetsk People's Republic). The total losses of the enemy in these areas amounted to 70 servicemen, three vehicles and a D-30 howitzer.

In turn, up to 35 Ukrainian soldiers, ten cars, as well as the self-propelled howitzer "Gvozdika" were destroyed in the Kherson direction.

In the Kupyansk direction, air and artillery strikes of the Zapadnaya group of troops hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located in the areas of settlements of the Kharkiv region. The enemy lost up to 55 troops, two armored fighting vehicles and two vehicles.

  • Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the course of a special military operation in Ukraine

In the Krasnolimansky direction, air strikes, artillery fire and active actions of the units of the "Center" grouping hit the enemy's manpower and equipment located on the territory of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics. During the day, more than 85 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two armored cars, three pickups and a D-20 howitzer were destroyed. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation over the past days hit 76 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and equipment in 112 districts.

In addition, air defense assets intercepted six HIMARS and Vilkha multiple rockets, as well as one HARM anti-radar missile. Along with this, 11 enemy drones were destroyed.

Group Vostok

The press center of the Vostok group told details about the work of the Russian military in a number of areas.

According to the representative of the press center, the Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery gun was destroyed in the South-Donetsk direction with the help of the Lancet loitering ammunition.

In addition, in the Zaporozhye direction, with the help of Orlan drones, an ammunition depot and an American-made counter-battery fighting station with a mortar crew were opened and destroyed.

In addition, as part of the counter-battery struggle, the Hyacinth-B gun crew destroyed an enemy howitzer in a firing position, detected with the help of an autosonics complex.

Reports of RT military officers from the front line

RT's war correspondents continue to cover the situation on the front lines. Soldiers of one of the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation told the military commander Valentin Gorshenin about the assault on the settlement.

According to the military, serious fighting is taking place in the area of three nearby settlements: Pavlovka, Nikolsky and Ugledar. According to the soldier, their unit moved to provide assistance and complete the assault.

  • The plot of the military officer RT Valentin Gorshenin

According to him, contact with the enemy was very dense: it happened that the Ukrainian and Russian military were in neighboring houses.

"Every day, house by house, street by street, they moved, pushed, until at a certain point they reached the final line," the soldier said.

In addition, according to him, fighters in their free time from performing tasks improve their skills in various areas.

"The group does not stop preparing even in between tasks. These are necessarily tactical exercises. This is not an instruction from above, we are working ourselves, "the military man explained.