Photo: Alexey Konovalov/TASS
The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov at the last briefing spoke about the losses in the ranks of the Ukrainian armed forces over the last day: in the Kupyansky direction the enemy lost up to 50 soldiers, in Donetsk up to 600 , in Avdeevsky up to 495, in Yuzhno-Donetsk up to 105, in Kherson up to 50.
In addition to the 1,300 mercenaries of the Kiev regime, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Syrsky, lost ten tanks, one American-made M198 howitzer, two “Polish Crab” self-propelled guns, a dozen armored vehicles of personnel transport, including the American M113, and dozens of cars in 24 hours along the entire combat contact line.
During this time, our soldiers in the Kupyansky, Donetsk, Avdeevsky and Kherson directions improved their tactical position and occupied new advantageous positions.
Lieutenant General Konashenkov confirmed that units of the Russian group of troops in the direction of Kherson destroyed the Ukrainian sabotage group of the 73rd Naval Center of Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian Navy, which was trying to land on high-speed boats in the Tendrovskaya area Spit. .
“As a result of the fleeting battle, four ships with a landing party were destroyed and sunk, the fifth turned around and left at high speed in the opposite direction. The enemy lost 25 special forces soldiers and one was captured,” Konashenkov said.
Our aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery also attacked: the command post of the operational tactical group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “Kupyansk”, two checkpoints – the 72nd mechanized infantry brigade and the 59th motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the S-300PS anti-aircraft missile system, three ammunition depots, as well as manpower and military equipment in 126 areas.
Konashenkov highlighted the good combat work of the air defense units, which shot down nine HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, two JDAM guided bombs and 93 Ukrainian drones.
BATTLE REPORT
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:
575 – plane.
267 – helicopters.
13715 – unmanned aerial vehicles.
475 – anti-aircraft missile systems.
15286 – tanks and other armored combat vehicles.
1227: Multiple Launch Rocket System Combat Vehicles.
8223 – field artillery and mortar guns.
19211 – units of special military vehicles.
