In the Kharkiv region, our army liberated the settlement of Kolesnikovka, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering large-scale losses in all directions. This is stated in today's summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The units of the North group of forces in the Kharkiv direction defeated the formations of the 105th, 115th, 116th and 120th air defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk, Olkhovatka and Aleksandrovka of the Kharkiv region. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 95 servicemen, two vehicles and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.
Units of the Zapad group of forces liberated the settlement of Kolesnikovka, Kharkiv region. The manpower and equipment of the 14th, 43rd, 60th, 63rd, 92nd mechanized, 3rd Assault and 77th airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of Kupyansk, Kucherovka, Zagyzovo, Kopanki, Ostrovskoye, Kharkiv region, Yampolovka and Torsk DNR. The enemy lost up to 530 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, six vehicles, three Polish-made 155 mm Krab self-propelled artillery units, a British-made 155 mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery unit, a 152 mm D-20 gun and a 122 mm D-30 howitzer. The station of electronic warfare "Quertus" and two field ammunition depots were destroyed.
The units of the "Southern" grouping of troops improved the situation along the front edge and defeated the formations of the 24th, 28th, 30th mechanized, 10th mountain Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 35th Marine Brigade, the 124th Air Defense Brigade and the 1st National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Slavyansk, Zvanovka, Minkovka, Nikolaevka, Chasov Yar, Predtechino, Konstantinovka and Kurakhovo DNR. Four counterattacks of the assault groups of the 54th Mechanized, 46th, 81st airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 119th Air Defense Brigade were repulsed. The enemy's losses amounted to up to 540 military personnel, an armored combat vehicle, two vehicles, 105-mm howitzers M119 manufactured in the USA and L-119 manufactured in the UK. Four electronic warfare stations, a US-made AN/TPQ-48 counter-battery radar station and two field ammunition depots were destroyed.
The units of the Center group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defense, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 53rd, 132nd, 151st mechanized, 142nd Infantry, 68th Jaeger brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 38th Marine Brigade and the 12th National Guard Brigade in the areas of settlements Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Dimitrov, Udachnoye, Voznesenka, Novoalekseyevka, Novodmitrovka and Novoselidovka DNR. Eight counterattacks of the assault groups of the 93rd, 100th, 117th mechanized, 152nd Jaeger, 5th Assault brigades, the 49th Assault Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 35th Marine Brigade and the assault brigade "Lyut" of the National Police of Ukraine were repelled. The enemy lost up to 505 servicemen, a tank, two MaxxPro armored combat vehicles manufactured in the USA, two Cossack armored vehicles, five pickups, a 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, a 122-mm D-30 howitzer and AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station manufactured in the USA.
The units of the Vostok group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeated the formations of the 33rd Mechanized, 58th Motorized Infantry, 128th Mountain Assault Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 37th Marine Brigade, 117th, 127th, 128th Air Defense Brigades, 21st and The 23rd brigade of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Sukhi Yaly, Velikaya Novoselka, Zelenoye Pole, Rovnopol of the Donetsk People's Republic and Temirovka of the Zaporozhye region. The enemy's losses amounted to 145 military personnel, an armored combat vehicle and three vehicles.
The units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of the 65th, 110th mechanized, 141st infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 103rd and 126th air defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novodanilovka, Zaporozhye region, Olgovka, Lviv, Nikolskoye and Kamyshany, Kherson region. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 65 servicemen and four vehicles.
Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery groups of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated the infrastructure of military airfields, the workshop for the production of components and the testing site of operational-tactical missiles "Sapsan", production workshops, storage and preparation for the use of strike unmanned aerial vehicles, arsenals, fuel depots, logistics center The Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as accumulations of manpower and military equipment of the enemy in 133 districts.
Air defense systems shot down four French-made guided Hammer bombs and 39 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.