Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of August 5, 2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to conduct a special military operation.
In the Kupyansk direction, the settlement of Novoselovskoye of the Luhansk People's Republic was liberated by competent and professional actions of the units of the "Western" grouping of troops. In addition, during the conduct of offensive operations on a wide front, assault detachments improved the situation along the front edge in the areas of the settlements of Olshana and Pershotravnevoye of the Kharkiv region.
Three counterattacks of units of the 14th Mechanized and 25th Airborne Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were successfully repelled in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Zagoruykovka and Berestovoye in the Kharkiv region. Assault and army aviation strikes, artillery fire defeated enemy concentrations of manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Petropavlovsk, Tabayevka of the Kharkiv region and Stelmakhovka of the Luhansk People's Republic.
Up to 140 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three cars, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, as well as D-20 and Msta-B howitzers were destroyed during the day. During the day, the armed forces of Ukraine made unsuccessful attempts of offensive actions in the Donetsk and Krasno-Limansk directions.
In the Donetsk direction, units of the "Southern" grouping of troops in close cooperation with aviation and artillery successfully repelled ten enemy attacks in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka, Avdiivka and Staromikhailovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. In addition, clusters of manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Bogdanovka, Kleshcheyevka, Lastochkino, Maryinka and Krasnogorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to up to 230 Ukrainian servicemen, four armored combat vehicles, three cars, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery unit, a D-20 howitzer, three self-propelled artillery units "Carnation", as well as an anti-tank gun "Rapier".
In the Krasnolimansk direction, units of the Center group of troops, army aviation strikes and artillery fire successfully repelled three attacks by assault groups of the 42nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the Serebryansky forestry.
Also, a complex fire defeat was inflicted on enemy manpower and equipment accumulations in the areas of the settlements of Novoegorovka, Nevskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova of the Luhansk People's Republic. During the day, more than 100 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, two cars, an Acacia self-propelled artillery installation, as well as two D-30 howitzers were destroyed.
In the South Donetsk direction, air strikes, artillery fire and units of the Vostok group of troops defeated the Armed Forces personnel and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar, Prechistovka, Staromayorskoye and Rovnopol of the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy's losses in this direction amounted to more than 210 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three cars, an M777 artillery system manufactured by the United States, as well as a self-propelled howitzer "Carnation".
In the Zaporozhye direction, proactive active actions of Russian units, air strikes and artillery fire defeated the AFU in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Krynitsa, Egorovka, Preobrazhenka, Novodanilovka and Pyatikhatki of the Zaporozhye region.
More than 175 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, four armored fighting vehicles, two Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery units, four D-20 howitzers and one D-30 gun were destroyed.
In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, enemy losses amounted to up to 35 Ukrainian servicemen, three cars, as well as the Msta-B howitzer.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery groups of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated 126 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 138 districts.
In addition, a radar station for detecting aerial targets was hit near the settlement of Rogan, Kharkiv region. In the area of the Torskoye settlement of the Donetsk People's Republic, an ammunition depot of the 44th mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
Air defense means intercepted eight rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system during the day. In addition, 22 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Olshana, Kharkiv region, Melovatka, Luhansk People's Republic, Belogorovka, Semigorye, Zaitseve, Disputable, Berestove, Donetsk People's Republic, Chapaevka, Chistopolye, Tokmak, Tarasovka, Novozlatopol, Zaporozhye region, Malaya Lepetikha and Bare Pier, Kherson region.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 458 aircraft, 245 helicopters, 5518 unmanned aerial vehicles, 428 anti-aircraft missile systems, 11130 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1142 multiple rocket launchers, 5768 field artillery and mortars, as well as 12071 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.