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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces continue to advance to the depths of the enemy's defence.
Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of the Foreign Legion, 24th, 42nd Mechanised, 125th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU close to Lukyantsy, Vesyoloye, and Radgospnoye (Kharkov region).
Five counter-attacks of the enemy's assault groups were repelled close to Volchansk, Liptsy, and Tikhoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 230 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, ten pickup trucks, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS vehicle.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units captured more advantageous lines, inflicted losses on the AFU 63rd Mechanised Brigade's units near Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 440 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, three 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzers, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.
The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line, hit manpower and hardware of AFU 79th Air Assault, 93rd Mechanised, 81st Airmobile brigades close to Antonovka and Belogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, one attack launched by AFU assault groups was repelled close to Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 680 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, and ten motor vehicles.
In the course of the counterbattery warfare, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, three 105mm UK-made L-119 howitzers, as well as one 105mm U.S.-made M119 gun were eliminated.
Two AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation, hit tunits of AFU 71st Infantry, 47th, 100th Mechanised brigades near Yevgenovka, Novoaleksandrovka, Rozovka, and Novgorodskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Seven counter-attacks launched by units of AFU 59th Mechanised Infantry, 24th, 47th Mechanised, 142nd, 143rd Infantry brigades were repelled close to Shumy, Neytalovo, Novokalinovo, Umanskoye and Solovyovo(Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 345 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one 152mm Msta-B howitzer.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units captured more advantageous lines, inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the AFU 128th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Velikaya Novosyolka and Makarovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two attacks launched by assault units of AFU 123rd Territorial Defence, 21st National Guard brigades were repelled close to Urozhaynoye and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 105 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one 155mm UK-made FH-70 howitzer, as well as one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units hit manpower and hardware of AFU 37th marine, 65th mechanised brigades close to Vesyoloye (Kherson region) and Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy lost up to 80 troops, five motor vehicles, one 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged clusters of AFU manpower and hardware in 112 areas during the day.
Air defence systems have shot down 103 unmanned aerial vehicles during the day, 62 of them fixed-wing aircraft types over the Russian territory at night, one Tochka-U tactical missile, 12 U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, four French-made Hammer aerial bombs, two U.S.-made HARM anti-radiation missiles, as well as nine U.S.-made HIMARS and Olkha MLRS projectiles.
In total, 601 airplanes and 274 helicopters, 24,374 unmanned aerial vehicles, 522 air defence missile systems, 16,085 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,305 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 9,683 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 21,815 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.