Group strike with precision weapons: Russian Aerospace Forces hit Ukrainian energy and gas production facilities

Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a group strike with high-precision long-range air-launched weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against energy infrastructure facilities and the gas production industry of Ukraine. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

“As a result of the strike, the work of defense industry enterprises producing and repairing weapons, military equipment and ammunition was disrupted. All strike targets achieved. The designated objects were hit,” the message said.

In addition, operational-tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Russian Armed Forces at the Voznesensk airfield (Nikolaev region) destroyed three Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.

An illumination and guidance radar, a combat control vehicle, a low-altitude detector, three launchers of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, and two ammunition depots were also destroyed. In addition, the assembly and storage workshop of unmanned aerial vehicles, manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 126 districts were hit.

During the day, air defense systems shot down 178 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as 23 rockets from the HIMARS and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems.

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Situation on the front line

In the Kupyansk direction, the active actions of units of the Western Group of Forces repelled five counterattacks by assault groups of the 57th motorized infantry and 95th airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village. Sinkovka village (Kharkov region) and Terny (DPR).

The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to 25 military personnel and four vehicles. During the counter-battery fight, the Msta-B howitzer, the D-20 gun, the Gvozdika self-propelled artillery unit, the Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle, the Nota electronic warfare station, as well as the Ukrainian Armed Forces' ammunition depot were hit.

In the Donetsk direction, units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous positions and defeated formations of the 24th, 53rd mechanized, 56th motorized infantry, 5th, 92nd assault, 79th and 80th air assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near N. villages Krasnogorovka, Chasov Yar, Krasnoe, Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka and Novomikhailovka (DPR).

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 300 military personnel, two armored combat vehicles, eight cars, two D-20 guns, a D-30 howitzer, a D-44 cannon, a Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station, as well as two warehouses with artillery ammunition.

In the Avdeevsky direction, units of the Center group of troops improved the situation along the front line and defeated units of the 24th and 47th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the 109th defense brigade near the village. Novgorodskoe, Mayorsk and Rozovka villages (DPR). Not far from n. The villages of Leninskoye, Tonenkoye, Vodyanoye, Berdychi and Pervomaiskoye (DPR) repelled nine counterattacks by assault groups of the 25th Airborne, 59th Motorized Infantry and 68th Jaeger Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The enemy lost up to 300 troops, two armored combat vehicles, two cars, as well as a reconnaissance and electronic warfare station.

In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of troops improved the tactical situation and inflicted fire damage on manpower and equipment of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 102, 108, 128th military defense brigades in the areas of the village. villages of Vodyanoye, Staromayorskoye (DPR), Komsomolskoye and Malinovka (Zaporozhye region). At the same time, they repelled a counterattack by assault groups of the 127th Terrestrial Defense Brigade near the village. Priyutnoye village (Zaporozhye region).

Enemy losses amounted to up to 85 military personnel, two tanks, five vehicles, two howitzers - M777 and M198 made in the USA, as well as an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

In the Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr group of troops inflicted fire on accumulations of manpower and equipment of the 65th mechanized, 128th mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 126th defense brigade near the village. villages of Rabotino, Kamenskoye, Lobkovoe (Zaporozhye region) and Ivanovka (Kherson region).

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to up to 50 military personnel, three vehicles, a US-made M777 howitzer, an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery mount and a D-20 gun.