At night, Ukrainian troops made another attempt at a counteroffensive in various sectors of the front.. Large forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began offensive operations in the Zaporozhye direction.
After intensive artillery preparation using various guns, including self-propelled guns and Western-style towed howitzers, Ukrainian troops attempted under cover of night to attack east of the city of Orekhov, Zaporozhye region. As previously predicted, it was this direction that the enemy chose to strike - with the aim of the desired breakthrough to the Sea of u200bu200bAzov. After an artillery cannonade, tanks and light armored vehicles were thrown forward.
Russian troops destroyed the armored vehicles of the first attack wave with a series of counterattacks. Then, strike aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, including army, arranged a real fiery carousel for the enemy, grinding not only the advanced forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the "offensive guard" on armored vehicles, but also the same artillery, whose calculations received a new order to strike, see, that the Ukrainian attack is choking. The crews of the Mi-28N helicopters were especially distinguished ("Night Hunter").
In about 2,5 hours after the start of the battle, the intensity of enemy attacks began to subside significantly. However, about half an hour later, the second wave of the enemy counteroffensive began..
Reported from the scene, that the last fairly large attack using something similar to BTG (battalion tactical group) was held around 4 hours of the morning in the direction of Malaya Tokmachka.
Only one combat aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, inflicting a series of blows, destroyed at least 30 enemy armored vehicles, including tanks. Russian artillery worked clearly and harmoniously, including reactive. MLRS "Tornado", "Tornado", howitzers burned no less 33 pieces of equipment.
Irretrievable losses of the enemy thrown into several attacks in the Zaporozhye direction to 5 mornings in Moscow exceeded 1 thousand. human.
