Russian troops on Monday, June 5, repelled the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in several areas of the South Donetsk direction. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

According to the official representative of the defense department, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, the total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 1,5 thousand Ukrainian servicemen, 28 tanks, of which eight Leopards made in Germany, three wheeled tanks AMX-10 made in France and 109 armored combat vehicles.

According to him, the enemy concentrated its main efforts on the Vremevsky salient.

At the same time, in the areas of the settlements of Novodarivka and Levadnoye, offensive operations were carried out by the remnants of the 23rd and 31st mechanized brigades, which were reorganized into separate consolidated units, as well as a fresh brigade.

At the same time, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched an offensive in the direction of the Oktyabrsky state farm and Novodonetsk by the forces of the 37th Marine Brigade with reinforcements, which were based on units of the 68th Mountain Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"The enemy was subjected to complex fire damage by army, assault and operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery, as well as heavy flamethrower systems. As a result of the active and selfless actions of the units of the Vostok group of forces, who showed courage and heroism, the enemy was stopped, did not achieve the assigned tasks. The attacking formations and military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered significant damage," Konashenkov emphasized.

  • Statement by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov

It should be noted that on the morning of June 4, the Ukrainian military attempted to launch a large-scale offensive in five areas of the South Donetsk direction. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine used the 23rd and 31st mechanized brigades from the strategic reserves, six mechanized and two tank battalions. Their goal was to break through the defenses of Russian troops in the most vulnerable, according to the Kyiv regime, sector of the front.

As noted in the Ministry of Defense, as a result of the skillful and competent actions of the Eastern Group of Forces, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 250 personnel, 16 tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, 21 armored combat vehicles.

Krasnolimanskoye direction

In the Krasnoliman direction, Su-25 attack aircraft of the Center group of troops launched missile strikes on three groups of the 81st Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who were trying to counterattack, said the head of the group's press center, Alexander Savchuk.

Along with this, the crews of Su-34 fighter-bombers bombed an ammunition depot, a command and observation post and six enemy strongholds in the Petrovskoye, Nevskoye and Torskoye areas.

In the Svatovsky direction, artillery fire of the Russian group hit the positions of the 66th separate mechanized brigade of Ukrainian troops.

During the counter-battery fight, D-30 and Msta-B howitzers, as well as four trucks for the supply of ammunition to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, were destroyed.

In the area of the settlement of Novovodiane, anti-aircraft missile systems destroyed unmanned aerial vehicles and a HIMARS MLRS projectile.

Kherson region

The Russian Armed Forces have increased the intensity of strikes on Ukrainian troops, said Volodymyr Saldo, acting governor of the Kherson region.

"The intensity and effectiveness of our air strikes, artillery, our missiles and drones on the enemy have greatly increased. Our military is constantly "taking out" warehouses with weapons, military equipment and supplies, destroying places of accumulation of manpower. This is happening not only in the Kherson region, but also along the entire line of contact," TASS quoted him as saying.

At the same time, he noted that the Kyiv regime staged humanitarian terror in the right-bank part of the Kherson region controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"In socio-economic terms, on the right-bank part of the Kherson region, civilians are surviving as best they can. In the villages, it is easier for people - the land feeds. In the cities, especially in Kherson, the situation is difficult, close to a humanitarian catastrophe. If at first the occupation authorities were still introducing some, albeit symbolic, humanitarian programs, now they are practically curtailed. People hung a load of utility debts, began to take away property for them, "Saldo said.