The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that in the Donetsk direction, the main efforts in the hostilities were concentrated in the area of Artemovsk.

"The assault detachments of the Wagner PMC continued their battles to seize the quarters in the central part of Artemovsk and push the enemy to the western outskirts of the settlement. On the flanks, the actions of the assault squads are supported by units of the airborne troops, "the information report says.

The Defense Ministry explained that aviation and fire support for offensive actions is provided by missile troops and artillery of the Southern Group of Forces, as well as operational and tactical aviation.

"Over the past day, for these purposes, in the area of the city of Artemovsk, aviation completely 11 sorties, and missile troops and artillery performed 48 fire tasks," Konashenkov explained.

Earlier, the acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, also pointed out that the fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are trying to stay in the western part of Artemovsk. The day before, he also reported that more than 75% of the city's territory is under the control of Russian forces.

At the same time, according to the Telegram channel "Military Chronicle", the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing to retreat from Artemovsk. It is indicated that the commanders of platoons and companies report to the command about the imminent actual encirclement of the settlement by Russian forces.

  • Fighters of the PMC "Wagner" advance to the railway station in the west of Artemovsk

Situation on the areas of the SVO

As indicated in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the total losses of Ukrainian troops per day in the Donetsk direction amounted to more than 450 servicemen and mercenaries, three tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, six armored fighting fighting vehicles, six cars, howitzers D-20 and Msta-B, as well as two radar stations of counter-battery warfare AN / TPQ-50 produced by the United States.

In the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions, aviation strikes and artillery fire of the Vostok group of troops eliminated up to 30 Ukrainian fighters, one pickup truck, the Msta-B howitzer, as well as the Acacia self-propelled artillery installation.

In the Kherson direction, during the fire defeat, up to ten Ukrainian servicemen, two cars, two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery installations, a D-30 howitzer and a Grad MLRS combat vehicle were destroyed.

In the Kupyansk direction, air strikes and artillery fire of the Western Group of Forces destroyed more than 30 military Armed Forces of Ukraine, three tanks, two cars, as well as a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery installation.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, assault aircraft strikes, artillery fire and active actions of the units of the Center group of troops eliminated more than 90 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, a pickup truck, as well as a D-30 howitzer.

In addition, operational-tactical aviation, missile troops and artillery defeated 74 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and equipment in 97 districts.

In addition, the target guidance radar of the Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, the artillery ammunition depot of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare radar station manufactured by the United States were destroyed.

In turn, air defense assets intercepted four HIMARS multiple rockets and one GLSDB guided rocket.

Readiness for a counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Units of the Russian Armed Forces are ready for a counteroffensive of the Kiev regime in any of the directions. This was announced on the air of the TV channel "Russia 1" by the adviser to the acting head of the DPR Yan Gagin.

"We are ready, we have a fairly layered defense, forces and means are ready. And I think that in all the expected directions of this offensive, we are quite ready for it, "RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.