The press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that in the Kupyansky direction, units of the “West” group repelled an attack by an assault group of the 57th motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Sinkovka (Kharkiv region).
According to the Russian side, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 20 military personnel, two vehicles, as well as the Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
In the Donetsk direction, units of the "South" group, as a result of active actions, occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 3rd assault, 79th air assault, 56th motorized infantry, 24, 28, 30th mechanized, 46 1st and 81st airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village. Belogorovka village (LPR), Kleshcheevka, Andreevka, Minkovka, Maksimilyanovka and Novomikhailovka (DPR).
According to Russian Defense Ministry estimates, the Ukrainian side lost up to 175 military personnel, a tank, two armored fighting vehicles, including a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, and three vehicles. During the counter-battery fight, two Polish-made Krab self-propelled guns, a Rapira anti-tank gun, as well as Nota and Enklav-N electronic warfare stations were hit.
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In the Avdeevsky direction, as a result of successful actions, units of the Center group of troops improved the situation along the front line and repelled ten counterattacks by assault groups of the 25th Airborne, 59th Motorized Infantry, 53rd, 47th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village. settlements of Novgorodskoye, Umanskoye, Tonenkoye, Semyonovka, Pervomaiskoye and Berdychi (DPR).
The enemy lost up to 120 troops, six tanks, two armored combat vehicles and two cars. During the counter-battery fight, the Akatsiya self-propelled gun, the D-20 howitzer, the Rapier anti-tank gun, as well as the US-made AN/TPQ-48 counter-battery radar were hit.
In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group improved the tactical position and inflicted fire damage on the formations of the 102, 121 and 128th defense brigades in the areas of the village. Malinovka village (Zaporozhye region), Staromayorskoe and Makarovka (DPR). The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 110 military personnel and three vehicles.
In the Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr group of troops inflicted fire on accumulations of manpower and equipment of the 28th, 65th and 118th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village. Rabotino village, Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region) and Tyaginka (Kherson region). The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 40 military personnel and nine pickup trucks here.
Aviation, drones, missile forces and artillery from groupings of Russian Armed Forces hit manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 142 regions.
Air defense systems destroyed 103 Ukrainian drones. 31 rockets from the HIMARS, Vampire and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems were also shot down.
Along with this, the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense spoke about the defeat of another American-made Abrams tank by the forces of the Grad system of the Dnepr group.
“The Abrams burns very well, even from a hit from a Grad,” the press service of the Ministry of Defense quotes the commander of the Grad MLRS control platoon with the call sign Czech.
As the department clarified, infantry and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the rear areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region.