According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, over the past day in the Kupyansk direction, aviation and artillery of the Zapad group of troops hit enemy units in the territories of the Kharkiv region and the Luhansk People's Republic. In this sector, the actions of four Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were also suppressed.
According to the ministry, the enemy lost up to 190 servicemen, three cars, as well as a D-30 howitzer in this direction during the day.
In the Krasnoliman direction, aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the Center group of forces hit enemy units in the areas of settlements of the DPR and LPR. As a result, up to 65 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three pickup trucks, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers were destroyed.
In the Donetsk direction, as a result of air strikes and artillery fire, as well as active actions of units of the South group of forces, up to 270 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed over the past day.
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In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Stupochka and Avdiivka (DPR), two ammunition depots of the 80th Airborne Assault and 110th Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, enemy units in the territories of the DPR and the Zaporozhye region were hit by strikes by aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the Vostok group.
In the area of the settlement of Vladimirovka (DPR), the actions of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were suppressed. During the day in these areas, the enemy lost up to 110 soldiers, four vehicles, as well as two D-30 howitzers.
In the Kherson direction, up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen, two vehicles, as well as a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery unit were destroyed during the day.
Aviation and artillery groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day hit 95 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 102 districts.
In turn, air defense systems intercepted eight rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system during the day. In addition, 28 Ukrainian drones were destroyed.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, 429 enemy aircraft, 235 helicopters, over 4,3 thousand UAVs, 424 anti-aircraft missile systems, more than 9 thousand tanks and other armored combat vehicles, over 1,1 thousand multiple launch rocket systems, as well as more than 4,9 thousand field artillery guns and mortars and at least 10 thousand units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.
RT military correspondent on the situation in liberated Artyomovsk
RT military correspondent Murad Gazdiyev spoke about the current situation in the liberated Artyomovsk. According to him, the Ukrainian military left stocks of weapons and ammunition in the city, including many weapons supplied to Kyiv by Western countries.
According to Gazdiev, as we move to the western part of Artyomovsk, the destruction of the city becomes stronger. The journalist noted that in this part of Artyomovsk, the Armed Forces of Ukraine put up more fierce resistance. Russian fighters say that "the opponents fought like trained fighting dogs - they used everything they could, including dastardly tricks."
Among the items found in the shelters are rockets and guided missile launchers, as well as prohibited anti-personnel mines. As Gazdiyev emphasized, the ammunition is not touched at the moment, since they can be mined.
In addition, the correspondent demonstrated Spartan armored personnel carriers abandoned by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Great Britain) and a Soviet infantry fighting vehicle.
As Gazdiyev noted, Ukrainian artillery continues to hit Artyomovsk even now.