The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the interception of an American JDAM bomb during a special military operation in Ukraine. Until now, this ammunition has not been mentioned in the reports of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

"Air defense systems intercepted four HIMARS missiles and one US-made JDAM guided aerial bomb during the day," said Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the department.

In addition, air defense forces destroyed 16 Ukrainian drones.

Meanwhile, aviation and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation over the past day hit 86 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 102 districts.

According to the Ministry of Defense, a US-made AN / TPQ-50 counter-battery radar was destroyed in the Zaporozhye region. In addition, an ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the Sumy region.

The situation in different areas of the NWO

In the Kupyansk direction, air and artillery strikes of the Western Group of Forces hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located on the territory of the Lugansk People's Republic and the Kharkiv region. The enemy lost up to 40 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three cars, and a D-30 howitzer.

In the Krasnoliman direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery of the Center group of troops hit enemy units on the territory of the LPR. More than 50 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, an armored combat vehicle, three pickup trucks, as well as two Msta-B howitzers were destroyed.

  • Briefing by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

In the Donetsk direction, assault detachments fought in the western part of Artyomovsk, while units of the airborne troops constrained the enemy's actions on the flanks.

Air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the Southern Group of Forces hit enemy units in the areas of several settlements of the DPR. Over the past day, aviation made nine sorties in this area, artillery completed 63 fire missions.

During the day in the Donetsk direction, the enemy lost more than 385 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and mercenaries, one tank, four armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers.

In the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, air strikes and artillery of the Vostok group of forces hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of settlements of the DPR and the Zaporozhye region.

The enemy's losses per day in these areas amounted to over 70 Ukrainian soldiers, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, as well as a Hyacinth-B howitzer.

In the Kherson direction, up to 40 Ukrainian soldiers, three vehicles, a Hyacinth-B howitzer and an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed during the day.

RT military correspondents - about the work of tankers

RT military correspondent Valentin Gorshenin prepared a story about the work of tankers in the NWO zone. The servicemen, in particular, spoke about the attacks of drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the driver with the call sign Krasny, UAVs work on Russian combat vehicles at almost every exit.

"It's easy to escape from it. Because the wind can blow it away from behind, and we are maneuvering, "the military explained.

  • RT military correspondent Valentin Gorshenin - about the work of tankers in the NWO zone

Speaking about a specific case of defeat by a UAV, he noted that he undertook a maneuver, but the drone still got the car. As a result, the grille was bent, but the tank was practically not damaged. He also spoke about the design of Ukrainian UAVs.

"The drone itself, just an ordinary cumulative projectile from an RPG is attached to it. When it hits, the projectile burns through the armor, "he explained.

Tankers told about a case when they were able to evacuate wounded colleagues under ATGM strikes and mortar shelling.

"We dragged [the wounded] man. I put him on my knees, began to beat him on the cheeks so that he would not close his eyes. We got to Pervomaisk, where we were already loaded onto another car to the doctors, "recalls the gunner-operator with the call sign Knife.

The wounded was the commander of another tank with the call sign Terminator. He, in turn, told the military correspondent RT that the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine occurred at the moment when they entered Popasna in a column.

"They knocked out the tank in front, knocked me out, smashed the caterpillar, we could not roll back," the soldier said. According to him, during these events, he received a shrapnel wound to his right hand.