The Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to break through the defenses of Russian troops in the Donetsk direction in the Artyomovsk region, failing to achieve the goals of the offensive and suffering significant losses in the South Donetsk direction. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

So, during the day, the fighters of the Southern Group of Forces successfully repelled eight attempts to attack the assault detachments of the 56th motorized infantry, 57th mechanized and 24th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the 3rd assault brigade.

"The enemy did not achieve the goal of the offensive. There are no wedges in our defense," Konashenkov stressed.

During the fighting, up to 415 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, nine armored combat vehicles, six vehicles, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, and an Msta-B howitzer were destroyed during the day.

Yuzhno-Donetsk direction

In addition, the decisive actions of the units of the Vostok group of forces, aviation, missile forces and artillery strikes repelled three attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Vremevsky salient, which were carried out by the forces of two battalion tactical groups in the areas of the settlements of Neskuchnoye (DPR) and Levadnoye (Zaporozhye region).

An attack by an assault unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Novodonetsk (DPR), which is under the control of the Russian Armed Forces, was also repulsed. In addition, most of the convoy of Ukrainian armored vehicles advancing in the direction of the Oktyabr state farm was destroyed.

  • Briefing by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction amounted to over 190 servicemen, eight tanks, including two French-made AMX-10 wheeled tanks, 20 armored combat vehicles, 12 vehicles, a US-made M777 artillery system, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, D-20 and D-30 howitzers, as well as a Hyacinth-B cannon.

In addition, an ammunition depot of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a US-made AN / TPQ-36 counter-battery radar were destroyed in this direction.

The situation in other areas of the NWO

In the Kupyansk direction, the activities of three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were suppressed.

Air strikes and artillery fire of the Western Group of Forces destroyed over 50 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, as well as a US-made Paladin self-propelled artillery mount.

In the Krasnoliman direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the Center group of forces destroyed more than 70 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, five vehicles, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, as well as a D-20 howitzer.

In addition, in the area of the Serebryansky forestry, the activities of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were suppressed.

In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage over the past day, up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, five armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a US-made M777 artillery system, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, and an Msta-B howitzer were eliminated.

Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit the command and observation posts of the 67th mechanized and 44th artillery brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Air defense systems shot down a Su-27 fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force in the DPR, a MiG-29 fighter in the Zaporozhye region, destroyed 22 Ukrainian drones and intercepted 24 rockets of the HIMARS, Uragan and Alder multiple launch rocket systems.