Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (2 July 2023)
The AFU continued to attempt offensive actions in Donetsk, Krasny Liman and South Donetsk directions.
In Donetsk direction, during active defence activities, the units of the Yug Group of Forces have successfully repelled 11 enemy attacks close to Artyomovsk, Vodyanoye, Novobakhmutovka, Severnoye, Pervomayskoye and Maryinka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
As a result of the attacks, launched by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems, the enemy has lost up to 360 Ukrainian servicemen, six tanks, eight infantry fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one U.S.-manufactured M119 towed gun, one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system and one Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.
In addition, ammunition depots of the 92nd mechanised and 95th airborne assault brigades of the AFU have been destroyed close to Seversk and Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of active actions by the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, air strikes, artillery and heavy flamethrower system fire, three enemy attacks by units of the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade and the 66th Mechanised Brigade have been repelled close to Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Chervonaya Dibrov and Nevskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).
In addition, manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit near Terny, Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The activities of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed close to Kuzmino (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 95 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armoured fighting vehicle, one pickup truck, and two D-30 howitzers.
In South Donetsk direction, courageous and coordinated actions of the Vostok Group of Forces, air strikes and artillery fire have repelled an attack by the enemy near Nikolskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Close to Vremevka salient, one Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group has been neutralised close to Rovnopol (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In addition, an AFU manpower and hardware concentration area has been hit close to Makarovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of the active actions by Operational-Tactical aviation of the Vostok Group of Forces, AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas of the units of the 33rd Mechanised Brigade have been hit near Pyatikhatka and Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 150 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, as well as one FH70 howitzer.
In Kupyansk direction, as a result of active actions by the Zapad Group of Forces, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery, two enemy attacks have been repelled near Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).
In addition, Russian troops inflicted fire on manpower and hardware concentration areas of the 14th and 37th mechanised brigades of the AFU close to Novomlynsk, Dvurechnaya, Sinkovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region) and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The activities of a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed close to Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, one armoured fighting vehicle, two pickup trucks, and one D-20 howitzer.
Two ammunition depots of the units of the 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade have been destroyed near Kislovka.
In Kherson direction, the destruction of the AFU units that landed on Antonovsky Island in the Antonovsky Bridge area has been completed.
The enemy losses were up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles and two U.S.-manufactured M777 howitzers.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 79 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 108 areas.
In Kharkov region, AFU military hardware delivered from the central and western regions of Ukraine has been hit in places of unloading at railway stations close to Balakleya and Chuguev.
The control points of the AFU 28th and 54th mechanised brigades have been hit close to Aleksandro-Shultino, Razdolovka and Vesyoloye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Air defence facilities have shot down one Su-25 aircraft of Ukrainian Air Force near Novoandreevka (Zaporozhye region).
Four HIMARS multiple-launch rocket system projectiles and one HARM anti-radar missile have been intercepted.
In addition, 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed close to Soledar, Krasnaya Gora, Yakovlevka, Volodino, Egorovka, Orlinskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), Kuibyshevo (Zaporozhye region), Belogorovka and Novokrasnyanka (Lugansk People’s Republic).
In total, 445 airplanes, 240 helicopters, 4,859 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,472 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,134 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,300 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,365 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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