The latest briefing from the official spokesperson for Russia’s Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, presents a report on recent combat operations in the Kupyansk direction. According to these statements, Russian forces claim to have neutralized up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen and destroyed three military vehicles, along with D-20 and D-30 artillery pieces. The ministry emphasized that these actions occurred in the context of daily operations aimed at disrupting Ukrainian military activity, with the claimed outcomes described as part of a continuing effort to constrain enemy movements in the battlefield area. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)
In detailing the geographic scope of the engagements, the ministry cited several settlements in the Kharkiv region, including Novomlynsk and Kislovka, as well as Glushkovka, and also mentioned Stelmakhovka in the Luhansk People’s Republic as sites where enemy units were reportedly engaged. The assertion underscores a pattern of localized actions designed to pressure Ukrainian forces across multiple front-line points. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)
Additionally, the ministry reported that Russian forces halted the activities of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in Sinkovka, Kharkiv region, and Rozovka in the LPR. The brief notes that these operations blocked efforts to conduct reconnaissance and disruptive missions, framing the measures as a strategic deterrence against further incursions in those areas. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)
A closing tally from the official briefing states, in one day, approximately 65 Ukrainian soldiers were reportedly eliminated, three vehicles destroyed, and the D-20 and D-30 howitzers accounted for in the losses. The phrasing reflects the ministry’s emphasis on high-intensity frontline dynamics and the perceived impact of Russian countermeasures on enemy combat capacity. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)
The Russian defense ministry also asserted that air defense systems were active on a daily basis, highlighting interceptions of three Storm Shadow cruise missiles and thirteen HIMARS rocket system shells. The reported intercepts are framed as evidence of ongoing air-defense effectiveness amid broader regional operations. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)