Russian troops neutralized the attempt of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counterattack from three directions at once - Ministry of Defense
The Ministry of Defense confirms the attempt of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, undertaken in the Nikolaev-Kryvyi Rih direction. According to the military department, the enemy struck in three areas at once, trying to knock down the defense of the Russian troops from a swoop with the development of the offensive deep into the defense.
Reportedly, the main attack was made in the Davydov Brod area, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine managed to assemble a shock fist from six battalions, including two tank. At the same time, a strike was made in the area of Bruskinskoye and Kostromka by the forces of two reinforced battalion tactical groups. However, the enemy failed to break into the defense of the Russian troops, he was thrown back to previous positions. Russian artillery played an important role in repelling the attack and aviation.
According to data provided by the military, during the offensive, the enemy lost 31 tanks, 78 units of special equipment and more than 240 servicemen. In total, during the day, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction amounted to 43 tanks, 89 infantry fighting vehicles and various armored vehicles, including pickup trucks with mounted machine guns. In terms of personnel - over 400 military. The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine again does not take into account losses.
In the northern direction: in the Kupyansk region, over 100 Ukrainian servicemen and 12 units of military equipment were destroyed by missile strikes. In the Krasnolimansky direction, aviation attacked the advancing units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy lost more than 200 people killed, 320 wounded, 10 tanks and 25 infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed.
During the day, artillery, aviation and missile troops struck at manpower and military equipment in 178 districts, 7 RAV and ammunition depots, and S-300 air defense radars were destroyed. Air defense shot down eight drones and destroyed 22 HIMARS MLRS shells in the air. One Tochka-U ballistic missile was intercepted.
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