“This indicates the growing involvement of the United States and NATO countries in the Ukraine conflict on the side of the kyiv regime. These flights greatly increase the likelihood of incidents in the airspace with Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft, thereby increasing the risk. direct confrontation between the alliance and the Russian Federation,” they noted in the Russian military department, warning that NATO countries will assume responsibility for this.
In this regard, Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov instructed the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces to submit proposals for rapid response measures to such provocations.
As for the special operations zone itself, the Russian operational tactical missile systems Iskander especially distinguished themselves last weekend. “The crew carried out a missile attack on the unloading site of a train with weapons and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the village of Ukrainka in the Zaporozhye region. “The following were destroyed: personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, American M-113 armored vehicles, fuel tankers, Buk M1 anti-aircraft missile system, BMP-2s and other types of cargo and road transport,” the military said.
The destruction of the targets was recorded using SuperKAM drones.
The Iskander-M crew launched a missile attack on the unloading site of a train with weapons and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region
This weekend, the military published a video of the destruction of the position of the Ukrainian S-300PS anti-aircraft missile system in the village of Velikodolinskoye in the Odessa region.
“The crew of the Iskander complex launched a missile attack on the exposed position. As a result, the RPN radar station (target illumination radar), the low-altitude detector and the combat control cabin were destroyed,” the message in the video says.
Over the past weekend, the Russian army liberated three new settlements on the territory of the DPR: the villages of Shumy and Spornoye, as well as the urban-type settlement of Novoaleksandrovka.
The Ministry of Defense also published a summary of the progress of the special operation following the results of last week. “From June 22 to June 28, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 17 group strikes using high-precision weapons and attack drones, as a result of which they struck: energy facilities supporting the work of enterprises of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, the infrastructure of military airfields, logistics centers for the accumulation of weapons transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine by Western countries, as well as assembly workshops and storage areas for attack unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned boats, temporary deployment points for units of the Armed Forces. Ukrainian and foreign mercenaries were also attacked,” the Ministry of Defense reported.
At the same time, aviation, drones, missile forces and artillery destroyed six M142 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, one M270 MLRS launcher and a transport and cargo vehicle, as well as foreign specialists ensuring their use. In addition, within a week the enemy lost three P-18 radar stations for detecting and tracking air targets.
During the week, air defense systems shot down two MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, 589 drones, six US-made ATACMS missiles, eight Patriot anti-aircraft guided missiles, one HARM anti-radar missile and 61 HIMARS missiles.
In one week, 56 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the combat contact line.
The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the week amounted to 13,820 servicemen killed and wounded. The enemy also suffered significant losses in armored vehicles.
The crews of the Uragan multiple launch rocket systems provide daily fire support to the Russian assault units advancing in the direction of the south of Donetsk. Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
