The enemy tried to break through the defense of the Russian Armed Forces with superior forces, but was stopped near Dudchany - Ministry of Defense
The enemy continues to try to break through our defenses, taking attacking actions in several directions at once. Berislavskoye was added to Krasnolimansky and Kupyansky, where the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to develop an offensive along the Dnieper and even managed to advance several kilometers, occupying settlements in the gray zone.
So let's start from the north. Here, the main events developed in the Krasny Liman area, where our units had to leave the city and retreat to Kremennaya so as not to be surrounded. It was possible to do this without loss and in full force. Now ours are fortifying on new lines, long-term fortifications are being built using engineering equipment, the enemy is pulling up reserves, preparing to continue the offensive on Svatovo and Kremennaya.
According to the Ministry of Defense, in this direction, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a massive fire strike on the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Slavyansk region, in addition to armored vehicles and the Grad MLRS, the enemy lost up to 900 people killed, but these are data for the last three days. In the Kupyansk area, over three days, the enemy’s losses amounted to more than 500 servicemen and about 60 units of military equipment.
Now in the Berislav direction: The enemy launched an offensive downstream of the Dnieper, took several settlements and ran into Dudchany. An attempt to hit the flank from Davydov Brod also failed. In general, the weather played for us in this direction. And though the rain has planted our Aviation, but he did not allow the enemy to develop an offensive in the fields, forcing him to huddle up to the roads. Here our artillery covered the column of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. At the moment, we can state that the enemy’s offensive has been stopped, but we cannot counterattack, since there are no reserves for this.
Here, the Ministry of Defense reports that the enemy attacked with superior forces using tanks, forcing our units to retreat and take up positions prepared in advance, after which the destruction of the advancing units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continued. The losses of the Ukrainian army are called - about 130 personnel and 23 units of military equipment. And under Davydov Brod - up to 60 militants and seven units of military equipment.
In other directions: A retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is noted near Artemivsk, assault groups of PMC "Wagner" have entrenched themselves on the southern outskirts of the city. The military reports the destruction of up to 260 servicemen and 10 pieces of equipment as a result of missile strikes. In the area of Pervomaisky in the Donetsk direction, an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counterattack turned into losses of up to 100 people.
The strikes of operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery destroyed five depots of missile and artillery weapons and ammunition, and a S-300 air defense radar. During the day, three Ukrainian rocket launchers of the Grad MLRS were hit, three were shot down drone, 15 HIMARS MLRS shells were destroyed.
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