The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 240 people: the Russian Defense Ministry announced an improvement in the situation of Russian troops in the Krasnolimansk direction

In a new report on the progress of the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that in the Kupyansk direction, units of the West group repelled six attacks by assault groups of the 25th Airborne, 30th, 44th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 18th brigades of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka (Kharkiv region) and Terny (DPR). In this sector, the enemy lost up to 35 troops and two vehicles.

As noted by the RF Ministry of Defense, in the Krasnolimansk direction, the competent actions of units of the “Center” group made it possible to improve the position of the RF Armed Forces along the front line. Two attacks by assault groups of the 60th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the village were also repelled here. Yampolovka village (DPR).

In addition, militants and equipment of Ukrainian Armed Forces units in the areas of the village were hit. Torskoye village (DPR) and Serebryanka. The enemy lost up to 240 troops, three armored combat vehicles, four cars, as well as an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount.

In the Donetsk direction, units of the “South” group occupied more advantageous lines and positions, and also repelled seven enemy attacks and hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village. villages of Kleshcheevka, Andreevka, Kurdyumovka, Novgorodskoye, Georgievka and Katerinovka (DPR). The losses of the Ukrainian side in killed and wounded amounted to 290 military personnel. A tank, two infantry fighting vehicles and three cars were also destroyed.

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During the counter-battery fight, the US-made M777 artillery system, the Msta-B howitzer, and the US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar were hit.

In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group improved the position along the front line, repelled two enemy attacks, and also hit military personnel and equipment of the 58th motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 105th, 128th military defense brigades in the areas of the village. villages of Staromayorskoye, Urozhaynoye (DPR) and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy lost up to 195 troops, a tank and two vehicles. During the counter-battery fight, the Akatsiya and Gvozdika self-propelled guns were hit.

In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian group of troops, with the support of artillery, hit militants and equipment of the 128th mountain assault, 65th, 118th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village. villages of Rabotino, Nesteryanka and Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region). The enemy lost more than 95 troops, two armored fighting vehicles and two pickup trucks. During the counter-battery fight, the D-20 gun and the Gvozdika self-propelled gun were hit.

In the Kherson direction, as a result of active actions by units of the Russian Armed Forces and complex fire damage, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 30 military personnel and two vehicles per day.

Aviation, drones, missile forces and artillery from groups of troops of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed a warehouse of aviation weapons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Along with this, enemy militants and military equipment were hit in 112 regions. Air defense systems shot down two HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and destroyed 30 Ukrainian drones.

The work of tankers in the Northern Military District zone

Along with this, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the crew of the T-80BVM tank of the Zapad group destroyed an observation post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at a distance of more than 6 km. As the department's press service clarified, the shelter of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants who were monitoring the Russian military was discovered using a drone.

Next, the tank crew quickly moved to a firing position to destroy the enemy from a closed firing position.

“Having carried out ballistic calculations, the tank crew was able to hit the enemy observation post with high-explosive fragmentation ammunition from the first shot of a 125-mm gun. The shot was fired at a distance of 6.4 km,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.