Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian command post in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.
"A command/observation post of the Ukrainian army’s 79th air assault brigade was destroyed near the settlement of Antonovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian forces eliminate 155 Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk area over past day
Russian forces eliminated roughly 155 Ukrainian troops and two enemy pickup trucks in the Kupyansk area over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Kupyansk direction, units of the western battlegroup conducted active operations with the support of aircraft and artillery fire and repulsed eight attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 32nd, 57th and 67th mechanized brigades in areas near the settlements of Sinkovka and Zagoruikovka in the Kharkov Region. The enemy’s losses amounted to 155 personnel and two pickup trucks," the ministry said.
Russian forces repulse six Ukrainian attacks in Krasny Liman area over past day
Russian forces repulsed six Ukrainian army attacks in the Krasny Liman area, killing and wounding roughly 210 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Krasny Liman direction, six attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 12th special operations brigade were repulsed by well-coordinated operations of units from the battlegroup Center, army aircraft strikes and artillery fire near the settlement of Kuzmino in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in the Krasny Liman direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 210 personnel killed and wounded, a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles and a US-manufactured M119 Paladin howitzer, the ministry specified.
Kiev loses 300 troops in Donetsk area over past day
Russian forces repulsed five Ukrainian army attacks in the Donetsk area, killing and wounding roughly 300 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.
"The enemy’s losses in that direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 300 personnel killed and wounded, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks and an Msta-B howitzer," the ministry said.
In the Donetsk direction, units of Russia’s southern battlegroup in interaction with aircraft and artillery repulsed five attacks by the Ukrainian army’s 22nd and 24th mechanized brigades near the settlements of Maloilyinovka and Kleshcheyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. In addition, they inflicted damage on manpower and military hardware of the Ukrainian army’s 30th mechanized brigade near the settlements of Vasyukovka and Kurdyumovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, it said.
Russian forces repel Ukrainian attack in south Donetsk area over past day
Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian army attack in the south Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the south Donetsk direction, units of the battlegroup East in interaction with army aircraft and artillery repelled an attack by the Ukrainian army’s 79th air assault brigade near the settlement of Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
Russian troops also inflicted damage by firepower on amassed personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 128th territorial defense brigade near the settlement of Staromayorskoye and 58th motorized infantry brigade near the settlement of Urozhainoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, it said.
"The enemy’s losses amounted to 60 personnel, two armored personnel carriers, two motor vehicles and an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system," the ministry reported.
Russian forces destroy 75 Ukrainian troops in Zaporozhye area over past day
Russian forces inflicted damage on Ukrainian troops and military equipment in the Zaporozhye area, destroying roughly 75 enemy personnel over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian battlegroup, air strikes and artillery fire inflicted damage on amassed manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 33rd mechanized brigade near the settlement of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye Region. The enemy’s losses amounted to 75 personnel, two armored combat vehicles and two motor vehicles," the ministry said.
In counter-battery fire, Russian forces destroyed a US-made M777 artillery system, an M-46 towed gun and a D-30 howitzer of the Ukrainian army, the ministry reported.
Russian forces destroy 95 Ukrainian troops in Kherson area over past day
Russian forces destroyed roughly 95 Ukrainian troops and three Polish-made self-propelled artillery systems in the Kherson area over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Kherson direction, the enemy’s loses amounted to 95 personnel and four motor vehicles as a result of artillery fire and air strikes near the settlements of Antonovka and Shlyakhovoye in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.
In counter-battery fire, Russian forces wiped out three Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery systems, two Gvozdika motorized artillery guns and a Grad multiple rocket launcher, the ministry specified.
Russian air defenses intercept two HIMARS rockets, JDAM smart bomb over past day
Russian air defense forces intercepted two rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and an American JDAM smart bomb and destroyed 23 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Air defense capabilities intercepted two rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and a JDAM guided air bomb of US manufacture. In addition, they destroyed 23 unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Raigorodka and Lisichansk in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Lipovoye and Pervomaiskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Novaya Zburyevka in the Kherson Region and Mirnoye in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
During the last 24-hour period, operational/tactical and army aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groupings of forces inflicted damage on Ukrainian manpower and military hardware in 82 areas, it said.
In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 534 Ukrainian warplanes, 254 helicopters, 8,904 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 surface-to-air missile systems, 13,392 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,184 multiple rocket launchers, 7,084 field artillery guns and mortars and 15,253 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, the ministry reported.
