The defense ministry reported that three assaults in the Zaporozhye direction were repelled. The agency described the actions as defensive operations against active offensive detachments and noted the area near the village of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye region as the focal point of these engagements. The ministry attributed the successful repulse to coordinated fire and maneuver by combat units and supporting elements and framed the outcome as a tangible limitation on enemy activity in that sector. These details were issued as part of ongoing briefings to clarify recent battlefield developments and to provide an account of the forces involved, including the exposure of Ukrainian assault units attempting to penetrate defended lines. Attribution: Ministry of Defense.
According to the department, three assaults mounted by detachments of the 82nd Airborne Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces targeted the Rabotino area, and these incursions were repelled. The statements emphasized that well-directed air- and ground-based fires disrupted the attackers, forcing them to withdraw. The description framed the engagement as a demonstration of readiness and resilience on the part of Russian forces in a contested cross-border theatre, where reconnaissance, artillery coordination, and reinforcements played a crucial role. Attribution: Ministry of Defense.
Earlier, Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian defense ministry, indicated during a briefing that in the Krasnolimansky direction units of the Center troop group, supported by army aviation and artillery, managed to repulse two Ukrainian attacks in a single day. The strikes were directed at the Chervonaya Dibrova village area within the Luhansk People’s Republic. The ministry characterized these actions as a demonstration of sustained combat readiness and the ability to counter cross-front threats with combined arms. Attribution: Ministry of Defense.
Additionally, the Russian defense ministry stated that Russian forces destroyed a battery operating S-300 air defense missiles belonging to the Ukrainian armed forces in the Mykolaiv region. The report framed this as part of ongoing air defense and counter-battery operations designed to reduce enemy capabilities in the air and on the ground. Attribution: Ministry of Defense.
In the Donetsk direction, according to the ministry, forces from the South troop group repelled six Ukrainian attacks in both the LPR and DPR theaters, with clashes reported near Belogorovka, as well as in Vodyany, Krasnogorovka, and the Nevelsky districts. The ministry framed these actions as evidence of persistent efforts to defend strategic positions and to prevent the enemy from establishing footholds in critical urban and rural corridors. Attribution: Ministry of Defense.
Earlier, Russia announced that a new drone suppression system had been created. The development was described as part of continuing efforts to enhance defensive and counter-UAS capabilities across the frontline, with the aim of reducing the effectiveness of Ukrainian unmanned systems in contested airspace. Attribution: Ministry of Defense.