The Donetsk direction saw significant military activity, with the Ukrainian Armed Forces reportedly sustaining about 365 casualties according to statements from the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Russian side asserts that, aided by aviation and artillery, it successfully repelled a total of six enemy assaults carried out by assault brigades. The locations named for these engagements include the settlements of Bogdanovka, Andreevka, Mayorsk, and Avdeevka within the Donetsk People’s Republic.
In the same daily briefing, it was claimed that Ukrainian forces suffered the loss of three Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, two armored personnel carriers, and 32 other vehicles. Such figures are presented as part of ongoing battlefield accounting from the Russian perspective. [Source attribution: Russian Ministry of Defense]
Additionally, reports indicate a shift in the effectiveness of Western-supplied systems. It is stated that HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, delivered to Ukraine by Western partners, began to lose some or all of their effectiveness on the front lines. The Russian command maintains that it has adapted to the Ukrainian use of missiles for striking key positions and that Russian forces altered their tactics to place important targets beyond the typical range of HIMARS, thereby limiting the weapon’s impact on the battlefield. [Source attribution: Russian Defense Ministry]
Earlier in the day, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, stressed in a briefing that Russian forces had neutralized up to 100 Ukrainian servicemen in the South Donetsk direction. This figure is presented as part of the larger assessment of recent operations in the region. [Source attribution: Russian Ministry of Defense]
There are additional remarks from a former Ukrainian serviceman who suggested there were misunderstandings regarding the causes of the ongoing conflict. Such comments contribute to the broader discourse surrounding the situation, though they are not part of the official Russian briefing. [Source attribution: former Ukrainian serviceman]