Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (for the period from June 29 to July 5, 2024)
From June 29 to July 5, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 23 group strikes with precision weapons and strike unmanned aerial vehicles, as a result of which they hit: enemy airfields, energy facilities that provided the work of enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine; fuel storages for military equipment, assembly shops for attack UAVs and unmanned boats, as well as storage and training facilities to the combat use of missile weapons.
During the week, units of the North group of forces improved the situation along the front line and defeated the manpower and equipment of three brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a brigade of marines and two brigades of the enemy's air defense. In addition, they repelled five counterattacks by assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Enemy losses during this period amounted to 1,595 military personnel, four tanks, three armored combat vehicles, 30 vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, as well as 31 field artillery guns, including twelve large-caliber howitzers of various modifications manufactured by the United States.
Units of the Zapad group of forces, as a result of successful actions, liberated the settlement of Stepovaya Novoselovka in the Kharkiv region, improved the tactical situation and defeated the formations of three mechanized, assault and airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as two air defense brigades. 11 counterattacks by enemy assault groups were repelled. In a week, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 3,580 servicemen, a tank, seven armored combat vehicles, 29 vehicles, four combat vehicles of the Grad multiple launch rocket system, 27 field artillery guns, including ten of Western production. In addition, 20 field ammunition depots were destroyed.
The units of the "Southern" group of troops actively liberated the settlement of Disputable and the Novy district of the city of Chas Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic. They defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized and two airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. We repelled 18 counterattacks by enemy assault groups. The losses of the Armed Forces amounted to 3,845 servicemen, four tanks, 19 armored combat vehicles, including three M113 armored personnel carriers manufactured by the United States, 65 vehicles, 53 field artillery guns. In addition, eight electronic warfare stations and 35 field ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
As a result of successful actions, units of the Center group of troops liberated the settlements of Shumy, Novoaleksandrovka and Novopokrovskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic. The formations of three mechanized and two infantry formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as two air defense brigades, were defeated. 38 enemy counterattacks were repelled during the week. The losses of the Armed Forces in this area amounted to up to 2,970 military personnel, five tanks, 12 armored combat vehicles, including two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles manufactured by the United States, 30 vehicles and 32 field artillery guns.
The units of the Vostok group of forces improved the tactical situation and defeated the manpower and equipment of two brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two formations of the defense forces and a brigade of the National Guard. During the week, 11 counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled. The enemy lost up to 900 troops, four armored combat vehicles, 43 vehicles, 22 field artillery guns, of which 14 were supplied by NATO countries.
The units of the Dnepr group of troops defeated the formations of the mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and four air defense brigades. The enemy's losses during the week amounted to 635 soldiers, an armored combat vehicle, 36 vehicles, 24 field artillery guns, including thirteen M777 howitzers manufactured by the United States. In addition, seven electronic warfare stations and three field ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
Air defense means shot down in a week: two MiG-29 and one Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, five ATACMS tactical missiles manufactured by the United States, five long-range guided missiles "Neptune-MD", 14 cruise missiles "Storm Shadow" manufactured by Great Britain, seven guided bombs "Hammer" manufactured by France, The HARM anti-radar missile manufactured in the USA, 42 HIMARS rockets manufactured in the USA and the Vampire of Czech production, as well as 451 unmanned aerial vehicles. In addition, five Su-27 aircraft and a Mi-24 helicopter were destroyed at home airfields, as well as two Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force were damaged. The forces of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed three unmanned boats of the Ukrainian Navy in a week.
During the week, 32 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the line of contact.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 626 aircraft, 277 helicopters, 27228 unmanned aerial vehicles, 537 anti-aircraft missile systems, 16506 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1364 multiple rocket launchers, 11386 field artillery and mortars, 23345 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.
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