According to him, in the area of the Novomikhailovka settlement, the enemy twice tried to launch a counterattack, but as a result it was destroyed by artillerymen from the Vostok group.
In addition, Gordeev added, the crew of the Osa-AKM anti-aircraft missile system of the Marine Corps of the Pacific Fleet shot down the Ukrainian Leleka unmanned aerial vehicle.
Earlier, the Defense Ministry reported that Russian troops took more advantageous positions during the offensive in the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction. At the same time, the department noted the successful offensive operations of the units of the Southern Military District in the Donetsk direction.
