Russian Defence Ministry report (https://t.me/mod_russia_en/8479) on the progress of the special military operation - 19 July 2023
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with sea- and air-based precision weapons against military industry facilities, fuel infrastructure and ammunition depots of the AFU close to Odessa and also against enemy Kanatovo airbase of the Ukrainian Air Force in Kirovograd region. All the assigned targets have been neutralised. The goal of the attack has been reached.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces continue successful offensive operations in the area of responsibility.
Over the course of the day, Russian troops advanced more than a kilometre in depth and up to two kilometres along the front. The advancing units seized Molchanovo railway station (Kharkov region).
Аs a result of aviation and artillery attacks, AFU units have been hit close to Sinkovka, Kislovka and Berestovoye (Kharkov region) and Novosyolovskoye LPR.
1 ammunition depot of the AFU 103th Brigade of the Territorial Defence of Ukraine has been destroyed near Peschanoye (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 70 servicemen, 2 AFVs, 3 motor vehicles, and self-propelled artillery systems: Polish-manufactured Krab and Gvozdika, as well as 1 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station.
The AFU continued to attempt offensive actions in Donetsk, Krasny Liman and South Donetsk directions.
In Donetsk direction, as a result of action by Yug Group of Forces, 25 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled close to Belogorovka, Pervomayskoye, Nevelskoye, Maryinka, Severnoye and north-west of Kleshcheevka DPR.
AFU manpower and hardware have been hit near Seversk, Chasov Yar, Toretsk and Krasnogorovka DPR.
1 ammunition depot of the AFU 110th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Avdeevka DPR.
The enemy losses were up to 340 servicemen, 2 tanks, 3 AFVs, 4 pickup trucks, 1 German-manufactured Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled howitzer, 2 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery systems, 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and 2 D-30 howitzers.
In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have repelled 4 enemy attacks close to Karmazinovka, Shipilovka, Kremennaya and Belogorovka LPR.
AFU units have been hit close to Novosadovoye, Yampolovka and Serebryanka DPR.
The actions of 1 SRG have been disrupted close to Torskoye DPR.
1 ammunition depot of the AFU 100th Territorial Defence Brigade has been destroyed near Yampol DPR.
The enemy losses were up to 100 servicemen, 2 AFVs, 3 motor vehicles, 2 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and 2 D-30 howitzers.
In South Donetsk direction, as a result of actions by the Vostok Group of Forces, an enemy attack has been repelled close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
AFU manpower and hardware have been hit near Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region), Makarovka and Rovnopol DPR.
The actions of 1 SRG have been disrupted close to Staromayorskoye DPR.
In Zaporozhye direction, manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU have been hit close to Novopokrovka and Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).
The actions of 1 SRG have been suppressed near Marfopol (Zaporozhye region).
7 ammunition depots of the 23rd, 33rd mechanised, 128th mountain assault and 44th artillery brigades of the AFU have been destroyed near Berezovoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Malaya Tokmachka, Rabotino, Preobrazhenka, Uspenovka and Novoyakovlevka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 170 servicemen, 2 tanks, 9 AFVs, 4 motor vehicles, 1 Msta-B howitzer, 3 D-20 guns, 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and 1 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station.
In Kherson direction the enemy losses were up to 50 servicemen, 1 AFV, 3 pickup trucks and 1 D-30 howitzer.