Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (4 June 2023)
The Russian Armed Forces launched a long-range air-based high-precision weaponry strike against the enemy targets at the military airfields.
The goal of the attack has been reached. The command posts, radar stations, Ukrainian aviation equipment, as well as ammunition depots, have been hit.
In Kupyansk direction, the attacks, launched by aviation and the artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the enemy manpower and hardware near Novomlynsk, Sinkovka, Olshana and Timkovka (Kharkov region).
In addition, the actions of four Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been prevented close to Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Rozovka, Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic) and Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, three motor vehicles, two pickup trucks and one D-20 howitzer.
In Krasny Liman direction, the attacks, launched by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery of the Tsentr Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of AFU units near Yampolovka, Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Makeevka, Poschanka, Nevskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic), as well as Serebryansky forestry.
One Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group has been neutralised close to Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, D-20 and D-30 howitzers, as well as two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.
One ammunition depot of the AFU 63th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Serebryanka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In Donetsk direction, the active combat operations continue with the Akhmat special units in Maryinka tactical area and the units of the 1st Army Corps of the Yug Group of Forces close to Avdeevka.
The enemy losses were up to 200 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, one Grad MLRS, two U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers.
In addition, the ammunition depots of the Liman operational-tactical group and the AFU 128th Mountain Assault Brigade have been eliminated close to Slovyansk and Minkovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, the attacks, launched by aviation and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces have resulted in the neutralisation of the enemy units near Pavlovka, Shevchenko (Donetsk People’s Republic), Chervonoye, Poltavka, Preobrazhenka and Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 240 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, nine motor vehicles, one Msta-B howitzer, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system and one Grad multiple-launch rocket system.
The ammunition depots of the 11th Artillery Brigade and the 65th Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been destroyed close to Temirovka and Preobrazhenka (Zaporozhye region).
In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 96 artillery units of the AFU at their firing positions, manpower and military hardware at 73 areas.
One Ukrainian UAV assembly facility near Dnepropetrovsk has been hit by high-precision ground-based weapons.
The command and observation posts of the 102nd Territorial Defence Brigade and the 24th Mechanised Brigade battalions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been hit close to Poltavka (Zaporozhye region) and Dzerzhinsk (Donetsk people’s republic).
In addition, the AFU control posts have been hit close to Slovyansk (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Sumy.
Air defence facilities have intercepted two Storm Shadow cruise missiles, two Tochka-U tactical missiles and 14 HIMARS and Uragan multiple-launch rocket system ballistic missiles.
In addition, 21 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down close to Vrubovka, Lozovsky, Kremennaya (Lugansk People’s Republic), Orlinskoye, Maly Kremenchik, Volodino (Donetsk People’s Republic), Zhovtnyovoye (Kharkov region), Novaya Kakhovka, Lyubimovka, Andreevka (Kherson region), Rabotino (Zaporozhye region), and also over the Black Sea waters.
In total, 432 airplanes, 236 helicopters, 4,473 unmanned aerial vehicles, 424 air defence missile systems, 9,382 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,112 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 4,996 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 10,656 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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