Russian military personnel occupied more advantageous positions along the front line in the Donetsk direction of the special operation.

This is stated in the report of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

In the areas of Verkhnekamensky, Sporny, Kurdyumovka and Novomikhailovka (DPR), formations of the 79th Airborne Assault, 5th Assault Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and 4th Brigade of the National Guard were hit.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 280 military personnel, a tank, three armored combat vehicles and five vehicles, and two enemy ammunition depots were destroyed.

During the counter-battery fight, the Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount and the D-30 howitzer were hit.

In the Avdeevsky direction, units of the Russian Armed Forces also occupied more advantageous lines and positions.

Fire damage was caused to the personnel and equipment of the 24th, 110th mechanized, 71st Jaeger brigades, as well as the 103rd defense brigade.

In the areas of Orlovka and Tonenky (DPR), two counterattacks of assault groups of the 78th separate air assault regiment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled.

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 310 military personnel, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles and eight vehicles.

In addition, during the counter-battery fight, the following were hit: a US-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery mount, a D-20 howitzer, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, as well as two D-30 howitzers.

In the Kupyansk direction, units of the Western Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line.

Military personnel of the Russian Armed Forces repelled three counterattacks by units of the 32nd mechanized and 57th motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​the village of Sinkovka, Kharkov region.

During the day, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 110 military personnel, two tanks and three vehicles in this area.

An enemy ammunition depot was destroyed, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled gun and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts were hit.

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In the South Donetsk sector, Russian units inflicted fire damage on the personnel and equipment of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 128th military defense brigade in the Ugledar and Staromayorsky areas of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 150 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, two D-20 howitzers, and the Gvozdika self-propelled gun. 

In the Kherson direction, the manpower and equipment of the 65th Mechanized, 128th Mountain Assault Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 126th Terrestrial Defense Brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Rabotino, Stepovoe (Zaporozhye region) and Ivanovka (Kherson region).

The enemy lost up to 45 troops and three vehicles.

During the counter-battery fight, an M777 artillery system made in the USA, a Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery mount made in Germany, two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts, and a D-30 howitzer were hit.

Within 24 hours, operational-tactical aviation, drones, missile forces and artillery destroyed the control post of the 47th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the village.

Zhelannoe village in the DPR, two fuel depots, two ammunition depots, a UAV control center of the 71st Jaeger Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Novokalinovo (DPR), as well as enemy manpower and military equipment in 136 areas.

Air defense systems shot down three US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems.

In addition, 130 Ukrainian drones were destroyed.