Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (19 June 2023)
The Russian Armed Forces launched a long-range sea-based high-precision weapons strike against foreign-manufactured military hardware storage sites.
All the assigned targets have been neutralised. The goal of the attack has been reached.
During the day, the most active AFU offensive attempts were in South Donetsk and Donetsk directions.
In South Donetsk direction, as a result of competent and self-sacrificing actions of the Vostok Group of Forces units, aviation and artillery, three attacks by AFU combined units have been repelled close to Vremevka salient.
The enemy losses were one tank, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, as well as a foreign-manufactured combat engineer vehicle.
In addition, two enemy attacks have been repelled, during which two tanks, 10 infantry fighting vehicles and two armoured fighting vehicles have been hit near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were over 100 Ukrainian servicemen, three tanks, 10 infantry fighting vehicles, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and D-20, Msta-B and D-30 howitzers.
In Donetsk direction, active actions of the Yug Group of Forces have successfully repelled four enemy attacks close to Pervomayskoye, Petrovskoye and Staromikhailovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were over 340 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, as well as D-20 and Msta-B howitzers.
One ordnance depot of the AFU 5th Assault Brigade has been destroyed near Ivanovskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In Kupyansk direction, as a result of the strikes, launched by Army Aviation, artillery and the units of the Zapad Group of Forces, the actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been prevented close to Timkovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system.
In Krasny Liman direction, aviation and artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces have hit enemy units near Kuzmino, Makeevka (Lugansk People’s Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.
The activities of three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been disrupted close to Yampolovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Chervonaya Dibrova and Kremennaya (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 105 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers.
In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were over 40 Ukrainian servicemen, four motor vehicles and one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 93 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 102 areas.
Two artillery depots have been hit: the AFU 1513th artillery ammunition depot and the 65th Mechanised Brigade close to Zaporozhye.
Air defence facilities have shot down one Mi-8 helicopter of Ukrainian Air Force near Orekhov (Zaporozhye region).
5 HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system projectiles have been also intercepted.
In addition, 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down close to Mikhailovka, Pyatikhatka, Pologi (Zaporozhye region), Kirillovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Nikolayevka, Zmiyovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Staraya Zburyovka (Kherson region) and Velikiy Vyselok (Kharkov region).
In total, 444 airplanes, 240 helicopters, 4,700 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,192 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,125 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,163 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,047 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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