Heavy attacks from Russian forces eliminates 200 Ukrainian soldiers

Russian military continues its heavy strikes against Ukrainian troops, weapons, and military infrastructure – more than 200 Ukrainian soldiers & mercenaries have been eliminated in the past 24 hours.

Further, very punishingly heavy loss of military equipment & infrastructure inflicted by the Russian forces today – several American weapons too destroyed. Russian troops on an offensive have gained advantageous lines & positions in Donetsk.

In the Kupyansk direction, Ukrainian military units have been neutralised by Russian artillery strikes near Timkovka, Kislovka, and Berestovoye (Kharkiv region). Over 20 Ukrainian soldiers, two armoured, and four motor vehicles have been eliminated.

In Krasny Liman’s direction, Russian artillery fire, Assault and Army aviation strikes launched at units of the Ukrainian forces’ 95’th Airborne Assault Brigade near Serebryanskoye forestry have resulted in the elimination of 70 Ukrainian soldiers, three armoured fighting vehicles, and five pickup trucks.

In the Donetsk direction, Russian forces continue their offensive operations that have gained new advantageous lines and positions. Ukrainian losses amount to more than 80 Ukrainian soldiers, four infantry fighting vehicles, three armoured fighting vehicles, and six motor vehicles.

In the South Donetsk direction, Russian artillery fire and dominating attacks resulted in the neutralisation of Ukrainian forces’ units near Sladkoye, Vladimirovka, Pavlovka, and Velikaya Novosyolka (Donetsk region). Further, 2 Ukrainian sabotage groups have been eliminated near Vremevka (Donetsk region) and Levadnoye (Zaporizhzhia region).

30 Ukrainian soldiers, two armoured fighting vehicles, and four pickup trucks have been destroyed by the Russian offensives.

Russian combat-aviation, missile, and artillery strikes have neutralised 4 Ukrainian command-post of the Ukrainian forces’ near Kherson, Kupyansk, Novoosinovo (Kharkiv region), and Gavrilovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), as well as, 83 Ukrainian artillery units at their firing positions and 102 Ukrainian human resources & military equipment concentration areas destroyed.

3 Ukrainian artillery ammunition/ordnance depots have been destroyed near Seversk and Artyomovsk(a.k.a. Bakhmut) (Donetsk region), as well as near Stepnoye (Zaporizhzhia region).

In Russian counter-battery warfare, 2 American-manufactured M777 artillery guns (2 pieces, not two batteries) were destroyed near Kruglyakovka (Kharkiv region).

1 launcher vehicle of the American-manufactured HIMARS MLRS was also destroyed near Konstantinovka (Donetsk region). 1 Ukrainian Msta-B howitzer has been destroyed in Seversk (Donetsk region), as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers destroyed near Ivanovka (Donetsk region) and Orekhov (Zaporizhzhia region).

Russian Air Force combat aviation has shot down 1 Ukrainian Su-25 and 1 Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft near Krasny Liman and Kramatorsk (Donetsk region). Further, Russian combat aviation also shot down 2 Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters near Suvorov and Orlovka (Donetsk region).

Russian air defence systems have shot down 7 Ukrainian UAVs near Pshenichnoye, Kremennaya, Chervonaya Dibrova, and Koshelevka (Lugansk region), Kirillovka (Donetsk region), as well as near Lyubimovka (Kherson region).

Further, four rocket projectiles launched by American-manufactured HIMARS MLRS and Ukrainian Uragan MLRS have been shot down near Popasnaya (Lugansk region), Peremozhnoye, and Tarasovka (Zaporizhzhia region).