[Korrespondent] In particular, stabilization actions continue in the direction of the city of Dobropillya in Donetsk region.
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have achieved success in several areas of Donetsk and Sumy regions, liberating a number of settlements and inflicting significant losses on the Russian occupiers. This was reported by the General Staff on Sunday, August 17.
Thus, from August 4 to 16, as a result of joint actions of units and subdivisions of the National Guard of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which are part of the 1st Corps of the NGU Azov, the following settlements were cleared in the Donetsk region: Gruzskoye, Rubezhnoye, Novovodanoye, Petrovka, Vesyoloye, Zolotoy Kolodets.
Overall, as a result of active operations in the corps' operational zone, the enemy suffered significant losses in manpower. According to data as of August 16, they amount to:
- non-recoverable – 910 people,
- sanitary – 335 people,
- captivity – 37 people.
As noted, the enemy lost a significant amount of equipment and weapons: eight tanks of Russian troops, six combat armored vehicles, 103 units of motor vehicles and motorcycles, one MLRS, 18 guns and 91 UAVs of various types were destroyed and damaged.
At present, stabilization actions are continuing in the direction of the city of Dobropillya in Donetsk region.
"The occupiers continue to surrender. Units of the 19th Army Corps operating in Donetsk region have captured 6 Russian servicemen in the past 24 hours alone," the statement added.
The General Staff also noted that this week, the 7th Corps of the Airborne Assault Troops and related units cleared the city of Pokrovsk of enemy groups and individual occupiers.
While over the past 24 hours, as a result of active actions in the Severo-Slobodskoye direction, Ukrainian units have advanced forward in several locations , in particular in the Yablunovka area of Sumy Oblast, the advancement was up to 1000 meters.