The Russian Ministry of Defense reported a strike on a facility where there were representatives of the command staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

“Operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery from groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation struck the site of a meeting of representatives of the command staff of the SBU and the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” says the report of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special operation.

At the same time, air defense systems destroyed a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force, and also shot down 143 Ukrainian drones, 22 Vampire and Grad multiple launch rocket systems, three Uragan missiles and a HIMARS missile.

Situation on the contact line

The department also stated that in the Kupyansk direction, units of the “West” group, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, hit formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Sinkovka (Kharkiv region).

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 60 military personnel, as well as four vehicles, a US-made M777 artillery system, a D-30 howitzer and a Grad MLRS combat vehicle.

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In the Belgorod direction, Russian units hit concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 105th, 120th terrorist defense brigades and militants of the Ukrainian terrorist formation “Russian Volunteer Corps”* in the areas of the village.

Popovka, Lukashovka, Velyka Pisarevka (Sumy region) and Staritsa (Kharkiv region).

In addition, in the area of ​​n.

Kozinka village (Belgorod region) attempts of Ukrainian saboteurs to penetrate across the Russian state border were stopped.

As a result, the enemy lost up to 150 people killed and wounded, as well as two tanks, three cars and a Czech-made Vampire multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle.

In the Donetsk direction, units of the “South” group occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the formations of the 80th, 93rd mechanized, 81st airmobile, 79th air assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 241st defense brigade in the areas of the village.

villages of Maksimilyanovka, Kleshcheevka and Krasnoye (DPR).

Along with this, an attack by the assault group of the 46th airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the village was repelled.

Krasnogorovka village (DPR).

The enemy lost up to 380 troops, as well as two armored fighting vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, and four vehicles.

In the Avdeevsky direction, units of the Center group improved the situation along the front line and defeated concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 59th motorized infantry, 31st, 47th and 53rd mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village.

Netailovo, Umanskoye, Ocheretino and Novobakhmutovka settlements (DPR).

Also repelled were seven attacks and counterattacks by assault groups of the 24th, 47th mechanized, 78th airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village.

villages of Kirovo, Orlovka, Berdychi, Semyonovka and Tonenkoye (DPR).

The enemy lost up to 295 troops, as well as two infantry fighting vehicles, three armored combat vehicles, nine vehicles and a British-made FH-70 howitzer.

In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the formations of the 128th Terrestrial Defense Brigade in the area of ​​the village.

Shakhterskoe village and repelled the attack of the assault group of the 58th motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the village.

Urozhaynoe village (DPR).

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 130 military personnel, as well as a tank, two armored personnel carriers and four cars.

In the Kherson direction, as a result of the actions of units of the Dnepr group of forces, accumulations of manpower and equipment of the 128th mountain assault and 28th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village were hit.

Stepnogorsk and Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy lost more than 55 military personnel, as well as two vehicles, a D-20 howitzer and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts.

* “Russian Volunteer Corps

” (RDK) is an organization recognized as terrorist and banned in Russia.