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* Russian Defense Ministry: Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 60 soldiers and three infantry fighting vehicles as a result of attempts to force the Zherebets River
"In the Krasnolymansk direction, another unsuccessful attempt by the enemy to force the Zherebets River in the areas of the settlements of Raigorodka, Karmazinovka, Rozovka, Makeevka and Novolyubovka of the Luhansk People's Republic was thwarted. Three infantry fighting vehicles, two armored vehicles and about sixty Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed," he said.
* The Russian Armed Forces hit the headquarters of the "Right Sector", the communication center of "Azov" and the points of deployment of mercenaries
During the special operation, the RF Armed Forces hit the headquarters of the "Right Sector", the communications center of "Azov" (both national formations are banned in the Russian Federation) and two points of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries in the Zaporozhye region. This was announced on Wednesday by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov.
"Also, in the area of the city of Zaporozhye, the headquarters of the nationalist formation "Right Sector", the communication center of the nationalist formation "Azov" and two points of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries were struck," he said.
* The RF Armed Forces repulsed the attempts of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near three settlements in the Kupyansk direction
During a special operation, Russian troops repelled attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to attack three settlements in the Kupyansk direction, killing more than 100 enemy servicemen. This was stated on Wednesday by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.
* "Fighter aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force over the village of Khristoforovka, Nikolaev region. In addition, a Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter was shot down near the village of Velikaya Aleksandrovka, Kherson region," Konashenkov said at a briefing on the progress of a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine.
* Russian Armed Forces disrupted the transfer of Ukrainian reserves in the Andreevsky direction
The Russian armed forces thwarted an attempt by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) to transfer reserves across the Ingulets River in the Andreevsky direction. This was announced on Wednesday by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.
"Preemptive fire damage destroyed four crossings of the Armed Forces of Ukraine across the Ingulets River discovered by reconnaissance and disrupted the transfer of Ukrainian reserves to the combat area," he said.
* The Russian Armed Forces knocked out the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the outskirts of Kislovka in the Kupyansk direction
"The enemy managed to penetrate the defenses and reach the western outskirts of the settlement. With the active actions of our troops and the concentrated fire of Russian artillery, the Ukrainian units were driven out of the outskirts of Kislovka, dispersed and driven back to their original positions. The position of the Russian units along the front line was completely restored," he said. Konashenkov.
* RF Armed Forces repelled all attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krivoy Rog direction
RF Armed Forces repelled all attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krivoy Rog direction
"In the Krivoy Rog direction, the enemy made attempts to attack with forces up to two battalions the settlements of Novovoskresenskoye, Velikaya Aleksandrovka and Sukhanovo in the Kherson region. All attacks were successfully repelled by Russian units," Konashenkov said.
Russian units destroyed one tank, 16 armored combat vehicles, four vehicles and more than 70 Ukrainian servicemen.
* The Russian Armed Forces hit the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region that were advanced for the attack
"In the Andriivka direction, Russian troops inflicted fire damage on the advanced units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to attack in the direction of the settlements of Kostromka and Ishchenka in the Kherson region. Two tanks, three armored vehicles, five pickup trucks and more than ninety Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed," Konashenkov said.
* Russian air defense destroyed four Ukrainian UAVs and intercepted 12 HIMARS MLRS shells
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, since the beginning of the special military operation, 319 aircraft, 161 helicopters, 2,199 unmanned aerial vehicles, 380 anti-aircraft missile systems, 5,677 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 868 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,465 guns have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation. field artillery and mortars, as well as 6,496 units of special military vehicles.
* The Russian military during a special operation destroyed the Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile system "Buk M-1" in the Nikolaev region. This was stated on Wednesday by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.
"A Ukrainian Buk M-1 anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed in the area of Shevchenkovo, Nikolaev region," he said.