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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems repelled 10 attacks of assault detachments of the AFU 68th Jaeger, 32nd, 44th and 115th Mechanised Brigades near Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Novoyegorovka, (Kharkov region), and Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic).
In addition, Russian forces delivered strikes on manpower and hardware of AFU 112th Territorial Defence, 14th Mechanised, 95th Air Assault Brigades near Petropavlovka, Kupyansk, and Petrovskoye (Kharkov region).
Up to 85 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, and two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems have been eliminated in this direction during the day.
In Krasny Liman direction, two attacks launched by assault detachments of the 67th Mechanised Brigade and the 12th Special Forces Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic) and Serebryansky forestry were repelled by coordinated efforts of the Tsentr Group of Forces, helicopter strikes, and artillery fire.
In addition, AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Torskoye, Serebryanka, and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, one pickup truck, as well as two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled 10 attacks of AFU assault detachments near Kleshcheyevka, Andreyevka, and Mariynka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Ground-attack aircraft launched strikes at manpower and hardware of the AFU 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, 53rd, 93rd, and 110th Mechanised Brigades close to Belogorovka, Kurdyumovka, Belaya Gora, and Georgiyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy's casualties were up to 460 Ukrainian personnel killed and wounded, three tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, and 12 motor vehicles.
In counter-battery warfare, the Russian troops hit two U.S.-made M777 artillery systems, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, and one 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer.
In addition, an ammunition depot of the 54th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU was destroyed near Slavyansk (Donetsk People's Republic).
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, helicopters, and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th ad 72nd Mechanised, and 128th Territorial Defence Brigades near Novomikhailovka, Ugledar, and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
During the day, the enemy's losses in this direction have amounted to over 70 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, one 152mm Giatsint-B howitzer, and 152mm Msta-B howitzer.
Two ammunition depots have been annihilated close to Zelenyi Gai and Alekseyevka (Zaporozhye region).
In Zaporozhye direction, one AFU attack close to Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region) was repelled by actions of the Russian Group of Forces, air strikes and artillery fire.
In addition, AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Malaya Tokmachka and Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 55 servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two pick-up trucks.
In counter-battery warfare, the Russian troops hit one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.
In Kherson direction, up to 65 Ukrainian troops, 12 motor vehicles, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, as well as an electronic warfare radar.
Two AFU ammunition depots were wiped out close to Nikolskoye and Kherson (Kherson region).
One AFU sabotage and reconnaissance group was disabled close on Korabelka Island.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 119 areas during the day.
One P-18 air target detection and tracking radar station was destroyed near Sergeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Missile-artillery armament depots and aviation fuel storage facilities were hit close to Khmelnitsky and on the airfield of Starokonstantinov (Khmelnitsky region). One communication centre was destroyed on the Mirgorod airfield (Poltava region).
Russian air defence means have shot down two Su-25 airplanes and MiG-29 of Ukrainian Air Force near Arkhangelskoye (Kherson region), Dmitrovka and Zvonetskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region). In addition, two HIMARS MLRS projectiles have been intercepted.
Moreover, 31 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down near Berestovoye, Belogorovka, Vasilevka, Yelenovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Kamenskoye, Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region), and Aleshki and Krynki (Kherson region).
In total, 491 airplanes and 250 helicopters, 7,919 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 air defence missile systems, 12,673 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,163 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,788 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 14,356 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.