The press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the defeat of a number of Ukrainian targets over the past 24 hours.
According to the department, aviation, drones, missile forces and artillery from groups of Russian Armed Forces hit the assembly and storage sites of the drones. In addition, in 136 districts, manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged.
Air defense systems destroyed 210 Ukrainian UAVs during the day, and also shot down 21 rockets from the HIMARS and Vampire multiple launch rocket systems.
Situation on the contact line
In the Kupyansk direction, units of the “West” group inflicted fire on the personnel of the 32nd and 60th motorized infantry brigades of the Ukrainian troops in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka (Kharkov region) and Terny (DPR). The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 20 military personnel and three vehicles.
Along with this, two US-made M777 and M198 howitzers, two D-20 guns, a Giatsint-S self-propelled gun, a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery counter-battery radar station and two Enklav-N electronic warfare stations were hit.
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, 56th motorized infantry, 28th, 30th mechanized, 46th and 81st airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of villages of Zaliznyanskoye, Bogdanovka, Chasov Yar, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka (DPR).
Also on russian.rt.com, Saldo reported the destruction of a group of Ukrainian Armed Forces military personnel on the right bank of the Dnieper
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 military personnel, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles and three vehicles.
During the 24-hour counter-battery fight, the US-made M109 Paladin self-propelled gun, the M198 howitzer, the German-made PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery mount, the Gvozdika self-propelled gun, the D-30 howitzer, the Nota and Enklav-N electronic warfare stations, as well as a warehouse were hit. artillery ammunition of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In the Avdeevsky direction, as a result of successful actions, units of the Center group improved the situation along the front line, inflicted fire defeat on Ukrainian Armed Forces formations and repelled nine counterattacks by assault groups of the 24th, 47th, 53rd mechanized, 25th airborne, 59th motorized infantry brigades Armed Forces of Ukraine in areas n. villages Shumy, Leninskoye, Tonenkoye, Vodyanoye, Pervomaiskoye and Berdychi (DPR).
As the Russian Ministry of Defense clarified, the enemy lost up to 255 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles and six vehicles. In addition, during the counter-battery fight, the M109 Paladin self-propelled gun, the M777 howitzer, and the Gvozdika self-propelled gun were hit.
In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of forces improved their tactical position and repelled three counterattacks by assault groups of the 128th Terrestrial Defense Brigade in the area of the village. Staromayorskoe village (DPR).
The enemy lost up to 60 military personnel, two armored personnel carriers, three pickup trucks, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled gun, and a Gvozdika self-propelled gun.
In the Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr group of troops hit concentrations of militants and equipment of the 65th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 121st military defense brigade in the areas of the village. Rabotino village (Zaporozhye region) and Osokorovka (Kherson region). The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 40 military personnel and two armored combat vehicles.
RT military correspondent Roman Kosarev spoke with JCCC representative Sergei Pereverzev, who spoke about the methods used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces during shelling of Donbass. In particular, he mentioned that ambulances and other emergency services are often a priority target for Ukrainian troops.
“Nothing stops them, they don’t care. They often make repeated raids. If, for example, there is a fact of using a UAV, local emergency services, be it an ambulance or the Ministry of Emergency Situations, arrive. The armed forces are carrying out a second raid with the aim of destroying emergency personnel, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs,” said a representative of the JCCC.
According to him, along with drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, they use prohibited types of ammunition, in particular cluster-type shells, Lepestok mines and other weapons.