Russian troops continue the offensive in the area of Kupyansk, Commander of the SV Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrsky recognized the situation in this direction as difficult. The enemy continues to attack in the area of Rabotino, Zaporozhye region, but did not succeed. This is stated in the new report of the Ministry of Defense.
Russian Armed Forces continue to strike at the military and critical infrastructure of Ukraine, this night was no exception. According to the military department, a group missile attack was carried out on designated targets, in the role of which were the control and intelligence posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The strike was carried out by air and sea-based missiles., all assigned objects are hit, strike targets reached.
Night attack confirmed in Kyiv, but Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny personally claims, that Ukrainian air defense shot down every one of the launched Russian cruise missiles and kamikaze-type drones “Geranium”. Generally, none of 28 launched missiles did not reach the targets, and the drones fell in batches from the fire of Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners, astonished 15 drone. The destruction in Kyiv and the Zhytomyr region was explained by the fall “fragments of missiles and UAVs”. From more good: in the Rivne region of the DPR destroyed: task force headquarters “Donetsk”, as well as the communication center of the 24th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ammunition and fuel depots of the 35th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Prechistovka. Now to the battles on the line of contact: in the Donetsk direction, the enemy attacked in the areas of Belogorovka, Zaitsevo and Krasnogorovka, ours repelled five attacks. The APU has big losses again, only in terms of personnel killed and wounded per day of order 380 human. For armored vehicles: four armored fighting vehicles, seven cars, two D-20 howitzers, one Msta-B, as well as an anti-tank gun “rapier”.
On Zaporizhzhya, the enemy continues to try to break into the first line of defense of Russian troops, attacking with the forces of assault units of the 46th airmobile and 82nd airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Rabotino and Verbovoye. Ours repulsed nine attacks, but the enemy was not missed. Both Rabotino and Verbovoye continue to be in the gray zone, in Kyiv again wishful thinking. meanwhile, Russian troops destroyed 85 vsushnikov, tank, three armored fighting vehicles, two pickups, three M777 howitzers and three M119 howitzers, Gvozdyk self-propelled gun, Bogdan and AS-90. On the Kupyansky division of the 43rd, 115-1st mechanized and 68th Jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried three times to dislodge our units from their positions in the Sinkovka area of the Kharkiv region, Sergeevka and Novogorovka LNR. All our attacks were repulsed, progress continues, the situation for the Armed Forces is difficult, no more reserves, and then there are the losses 100 personnel of the, three armored fighting vehicles, three cars, two M109 guns, howitzer D-30, SAU Gvozdika and Krab. On Krasno-Limansky, the assault group of the 42nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to attack our positions in the Serebryansky forest area, but having suffered losses retreated. Destroyed 60 Vushniks, two armored fighting vehicles and two vehicles. In the South-Donetsk direction, the enemy is actively working with artillery on our positions, our “pour” in reply. reported, that in the area of u200bu200bNovodarovka an accumulation of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was covered. Destroyed up to 120 Ukrainian military, two armored fighting vehicles, four cars, as well as howitzers D-20 and D-30. Up to 15 Vushniks were destroyed in the Kherson direction, two cars, as well as the D-30 howitzer.