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[NewsFrontInfo] 21:30 It is difficult for the Armed Forces of Ukraine to hold positions in Bakhmut due to the complete destruction of buildings. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Anna Malyar.
“The situation there is very difficult. They completely destroy the city, in such conditions it is difficult to hold positions. In some areas they manage to move forward, but Bakhmut is standing, we are inflicting incredible losses on the enemy both in infantry and in equipment.
She added that the Russian Federation is a "strong adversary," given the number of people and equipment at its disposal.
21:28 Direct hit on self-propelled guns of the enemy. The Krasnopol guided projectile accurately hit the M109 self-propelled gun.
21:28 Sniper reset vog-17 at the position of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction
21:27 In Ukraine, in full swing go mass graves of soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The policy of the West “to fight to the last Ukrainian” is being steadily implemented. Unfortunately, the realization of the "stupefaction" of the population by the leadership of Ukraine comes to the Ukrainian resident only with the loss of his loved ones
20:15 Artillery crews of 152mm Msta-B towed howitzers of the Central Military District lead fire on manpower and strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, disguised in a dense forest.
20:14 Explosions reported in Sumy region
19:34 Russian artillery plowed the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Belogorovka area
18:28 Statement of head of the press center of the group "South":
The strikes of the missile units of the "Southern" group of troops hit the temporary deployment point of the 54th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Slavyansk region, and also destroyed the firing position of the enemy's 122mm BM-21 "Grad" multiple launch rocket system near the settlement Novoselovka Pervaya.
In the Lisichansk direction, aviation from the Southern Military District destroyed a pontoon crossing on the Seversky Donets River near the Dronovka settlement and an enemy ammunition depot near the Kamenka settlement.
In the area of Grigorovka, the artillery crew of the 122mm D-30 howitzer of the artillery brigade of the 2nd Army Corps destroyed a warehouse of fuel and lubricants.
Fire raids by artillery units of the "Southern" group of troops hit the points of temporary deployment and concentration of reserves of the 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Dzerzhinsk region, the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Avdievka region.
18:28 More minus two vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a result of the work of Russian artillerymen in the forests of Kremennaya
17:21 Russian military work from 152mm D-20 howitzers against the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are trying to approach Maryinka. Fire correction occurs from the air, which improves accuracy
17:21 American Humvee armored car successfully demilitarized in the Kremensky forests
17:21 Destruction off 122mm MLRS "Grad" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the direction of Kremennaya
16:25 Statement of officer of the press center of the group "West"
During the day, in the Kupyansk direction, the military personnel of the Zapad grouping of troops opened and destroyed two enemy DRGs from the 14th Separate Mechanized Brigade and 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade, and also, during the fire destruction of artillery, thwarted two attempts to rotate units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at the forefront in the area settlements of Sinkovka and Krakhmalnoe.
In the area of the settlement of Katerynivka, two loitering ammunition "Lancet" and "Cube" inflicted fire damage on the accumulation of equipment. As a result, the loss of the enemy amounted to one T-72 tank, two vehicles and five militants.
Calculations of 152mm self-propelled guns "Msta-S" of sergeant Alexey Kubarev and senior sergeant Andrey Vorobyov with high-precision ammunition "Krasnopol" destroyed two self-propelled guns "Paladin" and a 152mm D-20 gun in the area of the settlement Dolgenkoe, Petropavlovka and the Revuchee tract.
By means of air defense in the area of the settlement of Kolomeychikha and Dobrolyubovka, the crews of the Tor-M2 air defense system destroyed three enemy UAVs, including two Valkyries and one Elf.
16:25 Representatives of the Ukrainian LGBT battalion with characteristic stripes depicting a unicorn fixed on the Kremensky section of the front in the Donbass
15:26 Highlights from the briefing of the Russian Defense Ministry:
🔹In the Kupyansk direction, the forces of the RF Armed Forces destroyed up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen per day.
🔹More than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled guns, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer were destroyed in the Krasno-Limansky direction.
🔹In the Donetsk direction, the enemy’s losses per day amounted to 470 Ukrainian servicemen and mercenaries, three tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, the 122mm Grad MLRS, and the 152mm Msta-B howitzer. The ammunition depot was destroyed.
🔹In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as a 122mm D-30 howitzer, were liquidated.
🔹In the Kherson direction, over 15 Ukrainian servicemen, a US-made M777 howitzer, and two 152mm Msta-B howitzers were destroyed during a day of fire damage.
🔹Air defense systems destroyed three UAVs per day.
14:27 Colors in Bakhmut from a bird's eye view: Wagner PMC continues its offensive.
14:26 Another one destroyed in the zone of the NMD, an American armored vehicle Humvee, transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine
14:26 Personnel combat work of artillery units of the Airborne Troops on the right bank of the Dnieper
Artillery units of the 120mm self-propelled guns "Nona" of the Airborne Forces daily conduct combat work to destroy the manpower of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Reconnaissance, fire correction and control of target destruction is carried out by crews of complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles.
13:34 Special operations team destroyed enemy sabotage group
The fighters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces tried to approach the Russian positions under the cover of night, but were discovered.
12:26 Yesterday in the area of n.p. Veletenskoye (Kherson region), an artillery strike was carried out on the position of one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as a result of which 152mm howitzer 2S3 "Acacia" was destroyed with a crew of five people and ammunition.
12:25 Cadresa cemetery in Kharkiv, where, due to Zelensky's ambitions, it is replenished every day with fresh graves of those who refused to lay down their arms and raise their hands up.
11:15 Russian loitering ammunition destroys station 152mm ACS "Msta-S" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the direction of Svatovo-Kremennaya.
10:36 Result of well-coordinated work of scouts and artillerymen of the 503rd Regiment of the Southern Military District - the destruction of the opposing forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye direction.
09:33 Residents of Topoli village, Kharkiv region since September 2022 were under constant shelling from the APU.
According to the woman, people lived in basements all this time and could not leave their native village. The opportunity to evacuate appeared only thanks to the military personnel of the Russian Federation.
A tired and exhausted woman in the frame thanks everyone who contributed to getting rid of the torment to which the poor residents of the village were doomed by the militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
09:01 "Sunshine" burn out Nazis in the Avdievka direction.
In the Avdeevsky direction, fire support for the advancing assault groups is provided by one of the most powerful weapons systems in service with the Russian army - heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepyok". Their crews strike from closed positions on enemy fortifications at night in order to make it difficult to detect a combat vehicle from enemy UAVs.
This flamethrower system is unique in that, with the help of thermobaric ammunition, it can hit enemy manpower hidden even in concrete bunkers, since the fire mixture penetrates into the narrowest slots and ventilation holes and burns out the air along with all living things.
08:25 On the Spornovo Direction, the destruction of Ukrainian positions. Russian artillerymen load large-caliber guns and cover the enemy's trenches with fire, preventing him from coming to his senses.
08:12 Execution of tasks to cover assault troops.
A sniper of the Airborne Forces in the zone of a special military operation works as part of a group with a machine gun crew.
As the serviceman notes, the 12.7mm ASVK Kord army large-caliber sniper rifle with which he works is considered the best in the world: “I had to work up to one and a half kilometers. The target was hit."
07:40 The Russian Ministry of Defense showedpersonnelcombat work of the 122mm MLRS "Grad" of the Western Military District in the performance of fire missions to destroy objects and revealed camouflaged positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the zone of the special military operation.
06:50 Personnel carrying out combat duty by the crews of the Buk-M3 air defense system during a special operation.