Summaries of groups of troops

The head of the press center of the Vostok group, Alexander Gordeev, said that the advanced units of the group, with the support of a mortar battery, destroyed the reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"In the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction, advanced units of the Vostok group, with the support of a mortar battery, destroyed an enemy reconnaissance group," he said.

According to Gordeev, at the same time, the crew of the TOS-1 heavy mortar system destroyed the enemy's platoon stronghold. In addition, the calculation of the Tulip self-propelled mortar destroyed the enemy's temporary deployment point.

In addition, the calculation of the Grad multiple launch rocket system destroyed the American-made M113 armored personnel carrier. Also, the crew of the tank destroyed the stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In addition to this, in the Zaporizhzhia direction, artillery fire and multiple rocket launchers destroyed the enemy's temporary deployment point and the accumulation of militants identified by aerial reconnaissance.

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In turn, the head of the press center of the Zapad group, Sergei Zybinsky, said that Russian artillerymen thwarted three attempts by Ukrainian troops to rotate units.

According to him, the strikes were carried out on the advanced positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Dvurechne, Sinkivka and Tabaevka.

"Fire from the Grad multiple rocket launcher system destroyed the 2S3 Acacia self-propelled artillery mount in the area of the Volchiy tract," Zybinsky added.

In addition, in the Kupyansk direction, assault and army aviation carried out ten strikes on the accumulation of manpower, weapons and military equipment of the 14th separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and three territorial defense brigades in the defense zone of the 1st Tank Army.

Along with this, the special forces soldiers of the Southern Group announced the destruction of a group of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of about eight people in the trenches in the Avdiivka direction.

"We worked from the AGS-17 (automatic easel grenade launcher. - RT), corrected the "bird". The enemy was in the trenches in the amount of seven or eight people. The target was hit, to the enemy from the AGS point 850-900 m, "RIA Novosti quotes the fighter.

According to the military, the enemy has intensified and is working simultaneously from several guns, including tanks and mortars.

Prevention of a terrorist attack in the Zaporozhye region

The FSB of Russia in the Zaporozhye region detained a Ukrainian who was planning an assassination attempt on one of the leaders of law enforcement agencies in the region.

According to the security forces, the victim was supposed to be the head of the police department in the village of Kirillovka. According to the FSB, the attack was planned by a 31-year-old citizen of Ukraine, who arrived in the Zaporozhye region to carry out sabotage and terrorist activities at the direction of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

It is noted that during the arrest, the attacker put up armed resistance, but was disarmed by FSB special forces. During searches, components for the manufacture of an improvised explosive device were found in his possession.

Shelling of the DPR

Over the past day, Ukrainian troops opened fire 45 times on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine said.

The enemy used multiple rocket launchers, as well as artillery of caliber 152 and 155 mm. 208 units of various ammunition were fired.

Several districts of Donetsk were under fire, as well as settlements such as Gorlovka, Makeyevka, Aleksandrovka, Yelenovka, Novopetrikivka, Oktyabrskoye and Vladimirovka.

One civilian was wounded, eight houses and one civilian infrastructure were damaged.