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Current information on the situation on the front line: June 28 (updated)
2024-06-29
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 23:58 Official summary of the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC from 00:00 06/28/2024 to 00:00 06/29/2024.

A total of 36 cases of armed attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were recorded by the DPR Representative Office in the JCCC over the past 24 hours.

There were reports of two civilians being killed, and four civilians were injured, including a child born in 2013.

DAMAGED:
Six residential buildings,
Two cars.

A total of 18 artillery attacks in the Donetsk direction.
A total of 17 artillery attacks in the Gorlovka direction.
One artillery attack in the Yasinovataya direction.
A total of 95 units of various ammunition were fired.

22:31 Khar'kov operational direction : area of the settlement of Gontarovka.

A pair of front-line Su-34M "Duck" bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces struck the enemy's manpower and equipment. Fire adjustment and aerial reconnaissance were carried out by our Orlan-10 UAV. New personnel of operational control with the toasted equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are expected.

21:00 The commander of the Ka-52M reconnaissance and attack helicopter, Alexander, told how his Alligator destroyed an enemy company stronghold in a special operation zone.

19:57 FPV drone operators continue to carry out precise strikes on camouflaged Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in Kharkiv Oblast

Thanks to the high professionalism of the UAV operators of the North group of forces, it was possible to destroy the dugouts at the enemy platoon stronghold.

19:41 In Grigorovka, Russian troops carried out precise strikes against enemy shelters in the forest belt near the road to Bogdanovka.

In the microdistrict "Kanal" the enemy continues to bring in manpower just north of the broken bridge across the Seversky Donets-Donbass via the embankment, reports Dnevnik Desantnik.

Our unmanned crews operate 24/7.

19:25 The vaunted Abrams in the Avdeevka direction are being turned into a pile of scrap metal by the shots of the fighters of the Center group.

Russian troops have already disabled more than ten American tanks out of 31 transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Each of them costs US taxpayers $10 million (over 855 million rubles).

"They still praised that it can't be hit: it has all kinds of protection there, that GPS can't see it, the camera can't see it. It sees everything there, everything is perfect - as if in the palm of your hand," said a fighter with the call sign Yerzhik

18:47 They report the advance of the Russian Armed Forces in the village of Arkhangelskoye.

18:42 The Russian army launched a missile strike against targets in Dnepropetrovsk. The “arrival” was recorded at the Aviatorskoye airfield.

18:34 Crews of 122mm D-30 cannons are successfully conducting counter-battery combat in the Kherson direction.

The personnel of the 122mm D-30 howitzer battery of the Dnepr group of forces inflicted fire damage on the identified camouflaged firing positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. In addition, reconnaissance confirmed the destruction of an enemy observation post, which was set up in an abandoned house.

17:44 The Russian Aerospace Forces are helping our infantry move forward; before the attack, pilots are “leveling” the dugouts with FAB-500 bombs.

17:41 A series of explosions occurred in Khar'kov, the publication "Public. News" reported, no other details were given.

17:30 The Burevestnik unit destroyed a Ukrainian CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle of Swedish manufacture near Artemovsk – video.

17:00 Footage of the destruction of the US-made M270 A1 MLRS multiple launch rocket system launcher. Having tracked the movement of the American MLRS by operators, the hangar in the village was opened. Shevchenkovo, which housed specialists in the maintenance and operation of the American M270 A1 MLRS and transport-loading and trucks with ammunition.

16:50 Two American-made Ukrainian M2A2 Bradley ODS-SA infantry fighting vehicles came under fire from the Russian Armed Forces in the Avdeevka direction, one was destroyed, the other was knocked out - video.

16:31 Ukrainian militants shelled Kremennaya in the LPR, two civilians were wounded, and an ambulance was also damaged, said the head of the city administration, Vyacheslav Tretyakov.

In turn, according to the mayor of Gorlovka Prikhodko, a man was wounded by artillery attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Thursday.

15:50 The liberation of the village of Razdolovka in the DPR allows Russian troops to expand their bridgehead in the Seversky direction, said Igor Kimakovsky, adviser to the head of the region.

15:22 The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a substation with drones in the village of Ivanovka, Zaporozhye region, leaving 3,300 consumers without power supply, Vladimir Rogov reported.

15:08 Summary of the progress of military operations for the week from the Russian Ministry of Defense:

The Russian Armed Forces carried out 17 strikes with high-precision weapons on Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities, and locations of foreign mercenaries were also hit;

Over the course of a week, six launchers of multiple launch rocket systems M142 HIMARS, one launcher M270 MLRS and one transport-loading vehicle were destroyed, along with the foreign specialists who ensured their use, as well as three radar stations for detecting and tracking air targets “P-18” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Air defense systems shot down two MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, 589 drones, six operational-tactical ATACMS missiles, eight Patriot anti-aircraft guided missiles, a HARM anti-radar missile, as well as 61 HIMARS, Vampire and Alder missiles;

A total of 56 Ukrainian military personnel surrendered;

The losses of Ukrainian troops in killed and wounded reached almost 14,000 militants.

15:01 The Russian army has liberated the settlement of Razdolovka in the DPR. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

14:45 A powerful explosion is reported in Odessa.

14:32 Footage of objective control of the use of the UMBP.

13:55 An American MLRS "M270 MLRS" - an analogue of HIMARS - was destroyed near Nikolaev. It is possible that it was from this installation that ATACMS missiles were launched at Crimea.

13:35 Russian troops advanced 1,300 meters southeast of Sin'kovka, reaching the ponds near Petrovpavlovka in the Kharkov-Kupyansk direction.

12:57 Units of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed repeaters of the surveillance system, UAVs and communications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the highest point in Chasov Yar.

11:51 A powerful explosion thundered in the Illichivsk area of Odessa Oblast. A missile strike was launched against Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities.

10:50 Enemy reports:

“In the Khar'kov direction there is an intensification of military operations with the participation of artillery and tanks.

Active hostilities continue in the Pokrovsky direction, using artillery and infantry. Despite the assault on the defense of Ukrainian defenders, the Russian Armed Forces advanced in the area of the settlements Sokol and Novoselovka Pervaya.

In the Ugledar direction, south of Novomikhailovka, fierce battles are taking place, with the use of heavy artillery. The Russian Armed Forces are conducting offensive operations in the area of ??the Solenenkaya, Shirokaya and Ikryannaya gullies.”

10:45 The Archangel of Special Forces reports the situation in the Seversky direction:

"Airborne units drove the enemy (54th Separate Motorized Brigade) out of private buildings in the settlement of Razdolovka. Fighting is currently underway for the settlement.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces tries to counterattack, but to no avail. The paratroopers have thoroughly gained a foothold and are holding a new line. The enemy is actively using artillery and UAVs. Positional battles are underway. We continue to crush the dry land in all directions.”

10:15 Statement by the head of the press center of the "West" group.

Units of the West group of forces continue to carry out combat missions in the special military operation zone.

In a coordinated action, motorized rifle units, supported by artillery and aviation fire, inflicted fire damage on Ukrainian militant formations from the 14th, 21st and 115th Mechanized brigades in the areas of Nevsky, Sinkovka and Grigorovka. A counterattack by assault groups from the enemy's 63rd Mechanized Brigade was repelled.

During the counterbattery fight, the following were destroyed: the 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, American-made M777 howitzers, 122mm D-30 and 152mm D-20, as well as eight mortar crews.

Air defense crews and electronic warfare systems destroyed two reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles of the Fury and Valkyrie type.

During the day, the enemy lost over 585 militants and more than 18 pieces of weapons and military equipment, including the AN/TPQ-50 radar, an electronic warfare station, and four vehicles. Four ammunition depots and seven UAV control posts were destroyed.

09:56 Russian artillerymen destroyed a Ukrainian Armed Forces UAV crew, a communications center with a repeater, and expensive specialized Western reconnaissance equipment in the city of Chasov Yar with a high-precision strike. This was reported by military expert, retired LPR NM Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Marochko.

09:19 The "Leopard Hunt" continues. Russian Armed Forces reconnaissance and attack drone operators, working closely together, discovered, destroyed and burned another German tank. The Ukrainian crew managed to escape.

08:21 Front-line report for the morning of June 28 from military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn:

Kupyansko-Svatovskoe direction: Russian troops are conducting assault operations, advancing in several areas. It is reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces fled from their positions in the village. Stepovaya Novoselovka and our guys entered the village.

Avdeevka direction: counter battles continue in the area of Sokol and Novosyolovka Pervaya, where the advance of Russian troops has been recorded.

Ugledar direction: fighting is going on south of Novomikhailovka, Russian troops are advancing in the areas of the Solenenkaya, Shirokaya and Ikryannaya gully.

Khar'kov direction: in the area of ??the village of Sotnitsky Kazachok, Russian troops attacked enemy positions with small assault groups.

08:18 Destruction of an enemy FH-70 howitzer in the Khar'kov direction – video.

08:14 Destruction of a hangar with HIMARS MLRS. In addition to equipment, the enemy lost up to 20 personnel.

08:07 A 122mm BM-21 Grad crew from the Center group of forces hit the area of concentration of Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel and equipment in the Avdeevka direction.

08:00 Artillerymen of the "West" group disrupted the rotation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Svatovsky direction.

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