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Current information on the situation on the front line on June 29 (updated)
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 20:52 Destruction of UAV crews, air defense systems and warehouses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces —video.

19:48 The Russian Armed Forces are advancing in the Novopavlovsk direction, –MAP.

19:34 Soldiers of the 2nd battalion of the 247th Guards Airborne Assault Regiment of the Airborne Forces crossed the Yanchekrak River and have gained a foothold in the northern part of the village of Kamenskoye, Zaporizhia region.

19:23 Chasovoyarskoe direction. The Russian army has come close to Belaya Gora, preparations are underway to begin the assault on this village, –MAP.

19:01 From 16:00 Moscow time to 18:00 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:

Two over the territory of the Bryansk region and
One over the territory of the Belgorod region.

17:57 On frames: defeat of Ukrainian Air Defense Forces air defense systems by FAB-500 strikes in the area of ​​Novoekonomicheskoe settlement.

17:46 Engineering and sapper units of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Assault Mountain Unit of the Airborne Forces demining roads with access roads to forward positions in the Orekhov direction in the Zaporizhia region.

16:45 In the Sudzhansky district continues evacuation of the bodies of the dead Ukrainian servicemen.

15:16 North Scouts detected location of the mortar crew in the vicinity of the village of Liptsy.

The coordinates were transmitted to the FPV operators of the 11th Army Corps, who carried out a targeted attack, destroying the enemy weapon.

14:28 The Ukrainian Armed Forces are abandoning damaged or broken equipment near Kupyansk in the Khar'kov region, fearing to take it back due to the active work of Russian drones, –video.

12:36 From 8.50 Moscow time to 11.10 Moscow time by air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type:

Seven over the territory of the Bryansk region and
One over the territory of the Kursk region.

12:15 Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation as of June 29, 2025

Tonight, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive strike with high-precision long-range air, sea and land-based weapons, including the Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missile system, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, against military-industrial facilities and oil refineries in Ukraine.

The strike target has been achieved, all designated objects have been hit.

Units of the North group of forces improved their position along the forward edge. They inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade, two airborne assault brigades, a ranger brigade, three assault regiments of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Andreevka, Yablonovka, Varachino, Yunakovka, Kondratovka and Sadky in the Sumy region.

In the Khar'kov direction, units of a mechanized brigade, an unmanned systems brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a territorial defense brigade and a border detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Udy, Melove, Okop, Chugunovka, Artelnoye and Dvurechanskoye in the Khar'kov region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 190 servicemen, two tanks, four combat armored vehicles, eight cars and five field artillery pieces.

Units of the "West" group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions. They defeated formations of three mechanized, tank, airmobile, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Podliman, Gorokhovatka, Glushchenkovo, Petro-Ivanovka in the Khar'kov region, Karpovka and Zelenaya Dolina in the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 220 servicemen, a Turkish-made Kirpi armored combat vehicle and a US-made BATT UMG armored vehicle, 12 vehicles, and two artillery pieces. Three Oktava-S electronic warfare stations and five ammunition depots were destroyed.

Units of the "Southern" group of troops improved their position along the front line. They defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized, mountain assault, airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard Brigade "Azov" in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Serebryanka, Bondarnoye, Shcherbinovka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The enemy lost up to 160 servicemen, a pickup truck and two field artillery pieces, including a 155mm self-propelled artillery unit "Braveheart" made in Great Britain. The electronic warfare station "Tuman", three ammunition depots and two warehouses of material resources were destroyed

As a result of active and decisive actions by units of the Center group of forces, the settlement of Novoukrainka in the Donetsk People's Republic was liberated.

Defeat was inflicted on formations of three mechanized, airborne assault brigades, a brigade of unmanned systems, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two brigades of naval infantry, a territorial defense brigade and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Udachnoye, Lunacharskoye, Dachnoye, Novotoretskoye, Muravka, Krasnoarmeysk, Petrovskoye, Dimitrov and Razino of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to more than 400 servicemen, a US-made M-113 armored personnel carrier, a Cossack armored car, 15 vehicles and four field artillery pieces.

Units of the "East" group of forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, a marine brigade, two territorial defense brigades and a national guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Zeleny Gai, Karl Marx, Shevchenko, Voskresenka of the Donetsk People's Republic and Berezove of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 185 servicemen, seven vehicles and four artillery pieces.

Units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated formations of a mechanized, mountain assault brigade, two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a territorial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Plavni, Stepovoe, Novodanilovka in the Zaporizhia region, Dneprovskoe and Sadovoe in the Kherson region.

Up to 80 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen, 12 vehicles, two field artillery guns, an unmanned boat, two electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were destroyed.

Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces groups have damaged the Israeli-made RADA multifunctional radar station, workshops for the production and assembly of strike unmanned aerial vehicles and their storage sites, temporary deployment points of the armed formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and foreign mercenaries in 133 districts.

Air defense systems shot down a long-range Neptune guided missile and 102 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:

663 aircraft,

283 helicopters,

66,160 unmanned aerial vehicles,

612 anti-aircraft missile systems,

24,079 tanks and other armored combat vehicles,

1,572 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems,

26,765 field artillery pieces and mortars,

37,447 units of special military vehicles.

12:06 As a result of active and decisive actions by units of the Center group of forces released the settlement of Novoukrainka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

11:53 FPV drones calculations of the special forces unit of the "Center" group of forces struck equipment and positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Krasnoarmeyskaya direction.

UAV operators of the Vostok group of forces destroyed enemy drone control points and Starlink satellite communications antennas in the South Donetsk direction.

09:46 On video: Paratroopers from the Ivanovo 217th Airborne Regiment destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces equipment and artillery in the Sumy region, preventing them from infiltrating into Russian territory in the vicinity of Tetkino.

08:26 Mortarmen of the North group of forces provide advancement of attack aircraft in Sumy region.

Artillerymen are on combat duty 24/7, actively interacting with reconnaissance drone operators. When solving fire missions, the crews work in a coordinated manner: the first shot is fired within a minute after receiving the task to destroy the target.

07:12 During the past night, air defense systems on duty destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles of the airplane type:

One UAV each over the territories of Kursk, Rostov regions and the Republic of Crimea.


Posted by: badanov 2025-06-30
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