Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out concentrated strikes with long-range air- and sea-based precision weapons against airfields, command and deployment points of the AFU, assembly workshops and storage sites for unmanned boats, as well as missiles, weapons and military hardware from European countries and the USA.
The goal of the attacks has been reached. All the assigned targets have been neutralised.
The AFU continued unsuccessful attempts to conduct offensive actions in Donetsk, Krasny Liman and South Donetsk directions.
In Donetsk direction, as a result of coordinated actions of the defending units in close cooperation with aviation and artillery of the Yug Group of Forces, nine enemy attacks have been successfully repelled close to Avdeevka, Maryinka and north of Kirovo (Donetsk People’s Republic).
AFU units have been also struck near Vesyoloye, Bogdanovka, Predtechino, Dyleevka and Novgorodskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
One ammunition depot of the AFU 79th Airborne Assault Brigade has been destroyed near Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were over 210 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, seven infantry fighting vehicles, three armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, howitzers: D-20 and Msta-B, as well as one U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station.
In addition, over the past two days in this direction, units of the Russian troops foiled four attacks by the AFU near Kleshcheevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
During the fighting, as a result of the skilful use of anti-tank weapons with the support of Army Aviation, more than 120 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers and one Kozak armoured vehicle have been destroyed.
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, relying on a skilfully organised system of fire combined with engineering obstacle, have repelled an enemy attack forward Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).
During the battle, more than 15 Ukrainian servicemen, one infantry fighting vehicle and one motor vehicle have been destroyed.
In addition, as a result of actions by aviation and artillery, AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Nevskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic), Torskoye and Serebryanka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 185 Ukrainian servicemen, three armoured fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, two D-30 howitzers, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
One ammunition depot of the AFU 100th Territorial Defence Brigade has been destroyed near Yampol (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In total, since 23 July, the advance of the assault groups of the Tsentr Group of Forces near Sergeevka (Lugansk People’s Republic) has been up to 12 kilometres along the front and three kilometres deep into the enemy defence.
In South Donetsk direction, as a result active actions by aviation, artillery, and units of the Vostok Group of Forces, an attack by an assault group of the 35th Marine Brigade has been repelled close to Urozhainoye (Donetsk People’s Republic). The enemy losses were up to 16 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as two armoured fighting vehicles.
In addition, enemy manpower and hardware have been hit close to Ugledar and Makarovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The actions of one Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed near Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In Zaporozhye direction, after the failure of the AFU offensive north of Rabotino (Zaporozhye region), in which up to three battalion tactical groups from the strategic reserve brigades have been involved, the enemy, having suffered heavy losses, restored its combat capability overnight and did not take any active actions.
As a result of actions by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery, Ukrainian units have been hit close to Belogorye, Omelnik, Novodanilovka, Orekhov and Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region).
In addition, the actions of one Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been disrupted close to Stepanovka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 280 Ukrainian servicemen, 25 tanks, ten infantry fighting vehicles, three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one Czech-manufactured RM-70 Vampire multiple-launch rocket system and two UK-manufactured FH-70 howitzers.
In Kupyansk direction, the assault groups of the 7th Motorised Rifle Regiment of the Zapad Group of Forces continued offensive operations west of Kuzyomovka (Lugansk People’s Republic) and took more advantageous positions.
As a result of actions by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery, AFU units have been hit close to Sinkovka and Timkovka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were over 35 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one D-20 howitzer, as well as one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 25 servicemen, three motor vehicles, as well as two D-30 howitzers.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 109 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 123 areas.
In addition, aviation fuel depots have been destroyed near Starokonstantinov (Khmelnitskiy region).
Two radar stations for detecting P-18 targets have been destroyed close to Chuguevo and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
The fuel depot of the AFU 47th Mechanized Brigade has been hit close to Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).
Air defence facilities have shot down 5 projectiles launched by HIMARS MLRS.
In addition, 20 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed close to Belogorovka, Kremennaya (Lugansk People’s Republic), Gorlovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Vershina Vtoraya, Tokmak and Malye Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region).
In total, 457 airplanes, 244 helicopters, 5,291 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,966 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,140 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,636 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,920 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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