The enemy introduces tanks and other armored vehicles into battle, trying to have time to take Kupyansk before the retaliatory strike of Russian troops
The offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction almost died out, the main actions from the south were transferred to the north of Ukraine, to the Kharkiv region. The enemy continues to develop the offensive in the Balakleya and Izyum directions, ours are organizing defense and concentrating forces for a counterattack.
Let's start from the south of Ukraine. Here, according to the Ministry of Defense, the enemy made several unsuccessful attacks, suffered losses and retreated. Ours continue to strike with precision weapons, artillery and aviation. During the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 270 servicemen, 3 tank, 4 infantry fighting vehicles, 7 armored vehicles and two pickup trucks. That's all, there is no other information other than what has already been announced.
Now we are moving to the Kharkov direction. There is information here, but, unfortunately, not from the Ministry of Defense. The military traditionally reports on the strikes, but nothing on the situation. Then, first, to the official data: the Aerospace Forces attacked the militants of the national battalion "Kraken" and units of the 127th Territorial Defense Brigade and the 14th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stationed in Kharkov and near it. A total of up to a hundred nationalists were destroyed.
Now to the unofficial: It is reported that the Ukrainian Armed Forces still took Shevchenkovo, now they are trying to attack Kupyansk, introducing tanks into battle, trying to take the city before the Russian troops launch a counteroffensive. Defending in a city is always easier if you're not going to rebuild it. Again, nothing concrete about Balakleya, it seems that the Russian military left the city, but there are reports of battles. Our reserves are sipping, preparing a counterattack, but it will not be today, we still need to hold out until it. The "Brave" grouping is advancing to Kupyansk, it must support the offensive of our army.
In other areas, mostly positional battles, on the outskirts of Artemovsk, the "musicians" moved a little deeper into the city, in Soledar, the Chechen special forces and the NM of the LPR began to move towards the center. But there have been no official announcements yet.
Artillery and aviation covered the 153rd area of concentration of personnel and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a day. In the Kharkiv region, a HIMARS installation was destroyed, in the Zaporozhye region, an M777 howitzer. Anti-aircraft gunners shot down six drones and intercepted 18 MLRS HIMARS and Alder shells.
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