The past day, the advanced units of the “Western” group of troops successfully repelled six counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kupyansk direction. This was announced by the head of the press center of the Yaroslav Yakimkin group. TASS.
Each enemy counterattack was repelled by tanks, artillery, as well as forces up to a reinforced detachment with the support of the 43rd mechanized, 68th separate chassis and 25th airborne brigades. During the fighting, the Zapad group carried out 15 attacks on enemy personnel and military equipment, using attack and army aircraft.
In addition, as a result of the counter-battery struggle against the enemy, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, three mortar teams were destroyed in the settlements of Novoegorovka, Kulagovka, Tabaevka and Stelmakhovka. With the help of air defense, two drones Sinitsa and Leleka-100 were destroyed in the Sofiyivka and Zhiglovka regions. Yakimkin said that the total loss of the enemy reached two sets of personnel.
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