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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces continue to advance deep into the enemy defences. The AFU 71st Jaeger Brigade and the 125th Territorial Defence Brigade have been hit close to Volchansk and Ternovaya (Kharkov region).
Russian troops have repelled seven counterattacks by assault detachments from the 36th Marine Brigade and the 13th National Guard Brigade.
The enemy losses were up to 350 troops, two tanks, three motor vehicles, one 122mm D-30 howitzer. and two Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and defeated formations of 14th, 63rd, 116th Mechanised brigades of the AFU, the AFU 117th Brigade and the 13th Brigade of the National Guard close to Sinkovka, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Dronovka, Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 495 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, and nine motor vehicles.
In addition, during counter-battery fire, two 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzers, one 155mm British-made FH-70 howitzer, one 152mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle have been hit.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the position along the front line and also defeated manpower and hardware of 56th Motorised Infantry, 41st Mechanised, 79th Air Assault, and 46th airmobile brigades of the AFU close to Elizavetovka, Kalinina, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Chasov Yar, Stupochka, and Gornyak (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have repelled one counterattack of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU.
The enemy losses were up to 630 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, and five motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, one U.S.-made 155mm M198 self-propelled artillery system, one 155mm AS-90 Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, four 122mm D-30 howitzers, two U.S.-made 105mm M119 guns, one 122mm Grad MLRS combat vehicle, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery station.
In addition, three AFU field ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Tsetr Group Forces have improved the tactical position and defeated formations of 47th and 110th Mechanised brigades of the AFU close to Vozdvizhenka, Novoaleksandrovka, Voskhod, Novopokrovskoye, and Yevgenovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have repelled five counterattacks by assault detachments of 23rd and 24th Mechanised brigades of the AFU.
The enemy losses were up to 320 troops, three infantry fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, three 152mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzers, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one U.S.-made 105mm M102 howitzer.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken more favourable lines and also defeated manpower and hardware of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 102nd and 125th brigades of the AFU, and the 21st Brigade of the National Guard near Novoukrainka, Neskuchnoye, Oktyabr (Donetsk People's Republic), and Gulyai Pole (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses were up to 140 servicemen, one tank, one armored fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, two Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery systems, and one 152mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have defeated manpower and hardware of formations of the 23rd Brigade of the National Guard near Vyshetarasovka and Dobraya Nadya (Dnipropetrovsk region).
The enemy losses were up to 75 troops and three motor vehicles.
In addition, U.S.-made MLRS M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS launchers, as well as one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system have been destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 106 areas.
Air defense facilities have shot down 54 unmanned aerial vehicles, four French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, as well as ten U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles.
In total, 613 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 25,845 unmanned aerial vehicles, 529 air defence missile systems, 16,340 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,341 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 10,491 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 22,567 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.