Aviation, drones, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit the command post of the 5th Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the village of Krasnoye (DPR), as well as manpower and military equipment in 107 districts. This was stated by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Along with this, air defense systems shot down two S-200 anti-aircraft guided missiles converted to hit ground targets over the southern part of the Sea of Azov. In addition, 21 Ukrainian drones were destroyed.

Situation on the Line of Contact

In the Kupiansk direction, units of the Zapad group of troops in the course of active operations with the support of aviation and artillery repelled three attacks by assault groups of the 43rd and 57th mechanized brigades of the enemy in the areas of Ivanivka and Synkivka (Kharkiv region).

The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 30 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, as well as a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery unit in this sector.

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In the Krasnolimansk direction, thanks to the coordinated actions of units of the Center group and air strikes, an attack by assault groups of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the village of Chervonaya Dibrova (LPR) was repelled.

In addition, the manpower and equipment of the 81st Airmobile Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Belogorovka (LPR) were hit. The enemy lost up to 280 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and three vehicles.

In the Donetsk direction, units of the "South" grouping, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, hit the manpower and equipment of the 24th and 93rd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Kurdyumovka and Klishchiivka (DPR).

In total, the enemy lost up to 110 servicemen and two infantry fighting vehicles in this direction.

In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok grouping, in cooperation with army aviation and artillery, hit the manpower and equipment of the 58th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Vuhledar and Pavlovka (DPR), as well as the 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade in the area of Priyutnoye (Zaporizhzhia region).

The enemy lost up to 110 servicemen, three vehicles, as well as an Msta-B howitzer.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, units of the Russian group of forces, supported by aviation and artillery, repelled two attacks by assault groups of the 33rd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Rabotino (Zaporizhzhia region). The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 30 servicemen and two vehicles.

In the Kherson direction, as a result of artillery fire and air strikes, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 35 servicemen and two vehicles. Also, during the counter-battery fight, a self-propelled artillery unit "Akatsiya" and two self-propelled guns "Gvozdika" were hit.

The work of the Marines

Marines of the Pacific and Baltic fleets of the Vostok grouping took control of the strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR without a single shot.

  • Work of the Marines of the Pacific and Baltic Fleets of the Vostok Group

The Russian military said that in recent weeks this is the usual behavior of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy has "faded away".

"And their artillery has become weaker, and they rarely conduct even basic reconnaissance in battle. The enemy is extinguishing, we are advancing," the fighters say.