In the Kupyansk direction, units of the Russian group of troops “Western”, with the support of combat aircraft and artillery fire, repelled four attacks of the assault groups of the 57th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reports this.
It was noted that the clashes took place in the Sinkovka village area of the Kharkiv region. The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 30 military personnel and one D-20 howitzer in this direction.
Also the head of the press center of the “West” group, Sergei Zybinsky reported RIA Novosti reported that during active defense, motorized rifle formations of the 6th Combined Arms Army, supported by artillery fire, repelled two counterattacks of the assault groups of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the villages of Sinkovka and Port Pervy.
In addition, an attempt to return Ukrainian military personnel to forward positions in the direction of the villages of Ivanovka and Yagodnoye was thwarted.
On the eve of the Russian Ministry of Defense reportedIt was stated that intelligence officers of the RF Armed Forces destroyed the deployment points of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kupyansk direction.
Formerly a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stated He spoke about the lack of understanding of the causes of the conflict in Ukraine and cried during the interview.