Igor Konashenkov, official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia
Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The armed formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue their futile attempts to attack in the Donetsk and Krasnolimansk directions.
The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov spoke at a recent briefing about the losses in the ranks of the enemy: in the Donetsk direction in six attacks the Kiev regime killed 160 soldiers, in Krasnolimansky in five attacks up to 195, in South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye up to 120, in Kupyansky up to 95, in Kherson up to 45.
In addition to 615 mercenaries of the Kiev regime, our soldiers liquidated two enemy sabotage groups, a tank, a Polish Krab self-propelled gun, a French Cezar, a British FH-70 howitzer, an American M777 artillery system, ammunition depots of the 110 mechanized, 128 mountain assault and 103 brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In addition, in the area of the village of Zmievka, Kherson region, an ammunition depot of a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
During this time, operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops hit the communication center of the 24 mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Dzerzhinsk, artillery of our group hit the command post of the 65 mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the fuel depot for military equipment of the 33 mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, 102 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in firing and manpower positions with military equipment in 137 districts.
Konashenkov highlighted the combat work of our air defense units, which shot down a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher and 35 Ukrainian drones.
BATTLE SUMMARY
In total, since the start of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:
457 – aircraft.
243 – helicopters.
5236 – unmanned aerial vehicles.
426 – anti-aircraft missile systems.
10868 – tanks and other armored fighting vehicles.
1139 – multi-launch rocket system combat vehicles.
5585 – field artillery guns and mortars.
11860 – units of special military vehicles.