In the last 24 hours, Russian military personnel in the Kupyansky direction managed to repel two attacks in the Kharkov region by assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“The actions of units of the Western Group of Forces with the support of aviation and artillery fire repelled two attacks by assault groups of the 54th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Timkovka area of the Kharkov region,” the Russian said. The Ministry of Defense noted.
The ministry also noted that in the settlements of Zagoruykovka in the Kharkov region, Novoegorovka and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, the Russian army defeated Ukrainian manpower accumulations and equipment of the 38th mechanized and 68th ranger brigades. As a result, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 30 soldiers, two armored combat vehicles and three cars.
“The following weapons were hit: American-made M114 howitzer, Msta-B howitzer, Gvozdika self-propelled gun and D-44 gun,” the ministry added.
In addition, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that the air defense systems of the Russian Armed Forces were destroyed in the last 24 hours. destroyed 31 unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian army.
Previously in Russia was created new drone suppression system.