Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (12 July 2023)
The AFU continued unsuccessful attempts at offensive actions in South Donetsk, Krasny Liman and Donetsk directions.
In Donetsk direction, as a result of the courageous and competent actions of the Yug Group of Forces’ units, aviation and artillery, 30 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled close to Zolotaryovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Spornoye, Kleshcheevka, Andreevka, Sol, Severnoye, Veseloye, Vodyanoye, Pervomaiskoye, Krasnogorovka and Petrovskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In addition, enemy manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit in two areas to the west of Andreevka and Kleshcheevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 335 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one U.K.-manufactured FH-70 towed howitzer.
In South Donetsk direction, as a result of coordinated actions by the defending units of the Vostok Group of Forces, aviation and artillery, an enemy attack by the units of the AFU 35th Marine Brigade have been repelled forward Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and also foiled an enemy combat reconnaissance actions near Ugledar (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU inflicted a comprehensive fire attack on an AFU manpower and hardware cluster close to Storozhevoye and Makarovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The activities of one Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed close to Sladkoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of the selfless actions by Russian troops, two enemy attacks have been repelled near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
In addition, Army Aviation and artillery struck enemy military personnel close to Marfopol, Rabotino and Lugovskoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were over 240 Ukrainian servicemen, nine infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers, six armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, as well as Msta-B and D-30 howitzers .
In addition, one ammunition depot of the AFU 33th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of the active actions by the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, aviation, artillery, and heavy flame thrower systems, two enemy attacks of the 63rd and 66th mechanised brigades of the AFU each with the strength of up to a motorised infantry platoon have been repelled close to Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Karmazinovka (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The activities of one Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed close to Terny (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In addition, enemy personnel have been hit near Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova and Kuzmino (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were over 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles and one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer.
In Kupyansk direction, the units of the Zapad Group of Forces, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery have successfully repelled three enemy attacks near Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).
AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Molchanovo, Novomlynsk, Ivanovka (Kharkov region) and Artyomovka (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The enemy were up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, and two motor vehicles.
In Kherson direction, assault groups of Russian troops continued reconnaissance and search operations on the islands close to Antonovsky Bridge.
The enemy losses were up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles, and two U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 74 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 107 areas.
One ammunition depot of the 1st Special Forces Brigade of the AFU has been destroyed near Volchansk (Kharkov region).
Fuel depots for Ukrainian military equipment have been destroyed close to Malodolinskoye and Chernomorsk (Odessa region).
The 5th National Guard Brigade’s battalion command and observation post has been hit near Yampol (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Fighter Aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down one Mi-24 airplane of Ukrainian Air Force near Cherevkovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Air defence facilities have intercepted 4 Storm Shadow cruise missiles.
15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle have been destroyed close to Grozovoye, Priyutnoye, Dorozhnyanka, Vladimirovka, Konstantinovka (Zaporozhye region), Blagoveshchenka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Chervonaya Dibrova, Verkhnekamenka, Chervonopopovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Tavolzhanka (Kharkov region) and Zburyevka (Kherson region).
In total, 455 airplanes, 242 helicopters, 4,981 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,668 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,137 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,421 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,626 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.