Over the past 24 hours, the Russian Armed Forces have advanced in three directions in the special operation zone, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported at a briefing. The military personnel improved their positions in the Avdeevsky, Donetsk and Yuzhno-Donetsk sectors. 

Situation on the line of contact

In the Kupyansk direction, units of the “West” group of forces defeated enemy manpower and equipment in the Stroevka area (Kharkiv region) and repelled three attacks by assault groups of the 60th mechanized and 95th air assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the settlement of Terny (DPR).

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, in one day the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 30 military personnel in this sector, as well as three vehicles, a 155-mm M777 howitzer made in the USA and two 152-mm D-20 guns.

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In the Donetsk direction, units of the “South” group occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the manpower and equipment of the 24th, 28th, 53rd mechanized and 5th assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the 241st defense brigade in the areas of the village. Chasov Yar, Kurdyumovka and Krasnogorovka villages (DPR).

Along with this, ten counterattacks of the formations of the 81st airmobile, 10th mountain assault, 67th, 72nd mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 4th brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of the village were repelled. Belogorovka village (LPR), Berestovoe, Krasnoe, Bogdanovka and Konstantinovka (DPR).

The enemy lost up to 390 troops, as well as Cossack and MaxxPro armored fighting vehicles and 19 vehicles. During the counter-battery fight, a US-made 105-mm M119 gun, a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, a 122-mm D-30 howitzer and a 100-mm MT-12 Rapier anti-tank gun were hit.

In the Avdeevsky direction, units of the Center group improved the position along the front line, defeated enemy formations and repelled nine counterattacks by assault groups of the 25th Airborne, 24th, 47th, 59th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the village. villages of Pervomaiskoye, Kirovo, Vodyanoye, Berdychi and Tonenkoye (DPR).

The enemy lost up to 305 military personnel, as well as two armored combat vehicles, three cars, a 155 mm M777 howitzer, a 152 mm D-20 gun, two 122 mm D-30 howitzers and a 122 mm Gvozdika self-propelled gun.

In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of troops improved the tactical position and hit the manpower and equipment of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of ​​the village. Vodyanoye village (DPR). In the area of ​​Urozhainy (DPR), a counterattack of the assault group of the 58th motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was repelled.

The enemy lost 155 military personnel here, as well as three vehicles and a 122-mm BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system combat vehicle.

In the Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr group of troops inflicted fire on the formations of the 65th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 121st military defense brigade in the areas of the village. Novodanilovka, Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region) and Respublikanets (Kherson region).

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 35 military personnel, as well as four vehicles, a 155-mm self-propelled gun AS-90 Braveheart made in Great Britain, a 152-mm D-20 gun and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

The Russian Armed Forces hit a hangar for the production and storage of Ukrainian UAVs

Meanwhile, aviation, drones, missile forces and artillery from groupings of the Russian Armed Forces hit a number of Ukrainian Armed Forces targets within 24 hours.

These include a hangar for the production and storage of UAVs and a weapons warehouse. In addition, in 131 districts, manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged.

Air defense systems shot down 164 Ukrainian drones and two US-made JDAM guided bombs.