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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 and artillery repelled 10 counterattacks of assault detachments of the AFU 32nd, 115th Mechanised and 10th Mountain Assault Brigade close to Ivanovka, Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic), and improved the tactical situation at the forward lines.
The enemy lost up to 280 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, one tank, and two motor vehicles
In addition, in the course of counterbattery warfare, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery howitzer, and one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery howitzer were neutralised.
One ammunition depot of foreign mercenaries was destroyed close to Volchansk (Kharkov region).
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, helicopters, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems repelled two attacks of assault detachments of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade near Serebryanskoye forest.
In addition, strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of the AFU 12th Azov Special Operations Brigade, 63rd Mechanised Brigade, and 5th National Guard Brigade south of Kuzmino, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic) and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost up to 65 Ukrainian troops and two pickup trucks.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, the Russian troops hit one French-made Caezar self-propelled howitzer, three 152mm Msta-S self-propelled artillery systems, one 152mm Akatsiya and one 122mm Gvordika self-propelled howitzers, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, as well as one Czech-made RM-70 Vampire MLRS.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems improved the tactical situation at the forward lines close to Avdeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, as a result of strikes at reserves of the AFU 31st Mechanised Brigade near Ocheretino (Donetsk People's Republic) the enemy lost up to 90 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, as well as 10 U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured motor vehicles.
The total enemy loses in this direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 330 Ukranian troops killed and wounded, one tank, 11 armoured personnel carriers, four armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles.
Two Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery systems and one 152mm D-20 howitzer were neutralised during counter-battery warfare.
One ammunition depot of the AFU 110th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed close to Orlovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, helicoptes, and artillery inflicted loses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Ugledar and Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses have amounted to up to 155 Ukrainian troops and four motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, the Russian troops neutralised one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one U.S.-made M109 Paladin howitzer, one UK-made FH70 howitzer, two 152mm Msta-S self-propelled artillery systems, and 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.
In Zaporozhye direction, two AFU attacks northwest of Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region) were repelled by actions of the Russian Group of Forces units, air strikes and artillery fire.
Up to 20 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, as well as one 152mm D-20 howitzer were neutralised.
In Kherson direction, up to 45 Ukrainian troops, 11 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, and one 152mm D-20 howitzer have been destroyed.
In addition, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery warfare radar was destroyed near Pridneprovskoye (Kherson region).
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 127 areas during the day.
One Mig-25 fighter jets of the Ukrainian Air Force was destroyed at the Dolgintsevo airfield (Dnepropetrovsk region).
In addition, an ST-68U radar station for the detection, identification, and tracking of aerial targets was destroyed close to Malovarvarovka (Nikolayev region).
Air defence systems have intercepted three JDAM guided bombs, seven HARM anti-radiation missiles, and four U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles during the day.
Moreover, 41 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down close to Romanovskoye, Ocheretovatoye, Ilchenkovo (Zaporozhye region), Vasilieyvka, Peschanovka (Kherson region), Paraskoveyevka, Kirillovka, Artyomovsk, Nikolayevka, Peski (Donetsk People's Republic), Ploshchanka and Novodruzhesk (Lugansk People's Republic).
In total, 488 airplanes and 250 helicopters, 7,709 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 air defence missile systems, 12,496 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,162 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,723 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 14,064 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.