The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that during the day the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) continued unsuccessful attempts to advance in the Donetsk, Krasnoliman and South Donetsk directions.

According to the official representative of the department, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, in the Donetsk direction, thanks to the actions of the defending units of the South group of forces, ten enemy attacks were successfully repelled in the area of the settlements of Belogorovka, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Yagodnoye, Kleshcheevka, Pervomaiskoye, Opytnoye and Vodiane located in the DPR.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 290 servicemen killed and wounded in this sector, two infantry fighting vehicles, nine vehicles, two pickup trucks, an Acacia self-propelled artillery mount, Msta-B and D-30 howitzers, as well as a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount.

Along with this, a field ammunition depot of the 54th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Vyemka (DPR).

In the Krasnoliman direction, as a result of the work of units of the Center group of forces, as well as air and artillery strikes, units of the 21st and 67th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the area of the settlements of Nevskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova (LPR).

  • Briefing by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

Among other things, four enemy attacks were repelled in the area of the settlements of Novovodiane (LPR) and Yampolovka (DPR). In the area of the settlement of Chervonaya Dibrova (LPR), the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were suppressed.

In this area, more than 135 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, two D-30 howitzers and one D-20 were destroyed during the day.

In the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the Vostok group of forces repelled two enemy attacks in the area of the settlement of Urozhayne (DPR) during the day. In the area of the settlement of Priyutne (Zaporozhye region), the activities of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were suppressed.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in the Zaporozhye direction, an accumulation of manpower and equipment of the 106th Territorial Defense Brigade in the area of the settlement of Lugovskoye (Zaporozhye region) was hit.

During the fighting in this sector, up to 200 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one tank, four infantry fighting vehicles, four armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, two Msta-B howitzers and one D-20 were destroyed.

Along with this, an ammunition depot of the 47th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the Orekhov area (Zaporozhye region).

In the Kupyansk direction, aviation and artillery of the Zapad group of forces hit the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlements of Berestove and Timkivka (Kharkiv region). The Russian military also repelled an enemy attack in the area of the settlement of Novoselovskoye (LPR).

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the enemy lost up to 30 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three vehicles, Hyacinth-S and Acacia self-propelled artillery mounts, a D-20 howitzer, as well as a US-made M777 artillery system. Along with this, an ammunition depot of the 67th Territorial Defense Brigade was destroyed in the Peschanoye area (Kharkiv region).

In the Kherson direction, up to 50 Ukrainian soldiers, three vehicles, an Msta-B howitzer, as well as an M777 artillery system were destroyed during the day.

The work of aviation, missile forces and artillery

Aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day hit 85 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 102 districts.

In addition, fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft near the settlement of Grigorovka and a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force in the area of the settlement of Novogrodovka (DPR).

In turn, air defense systems shot down two Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force. Along with this, five HIMARS multiple rocket launchers were intercepted during the day and 14 Ukrainian drones were destroyed.