The Russian Defense Ministry reported that during the night the Russian Armed Forces carried out an strike on Ukrainian ammunition depots. According to the ministry, the operation targeted storage facilities used by Ukrainian forces, and officials said the attack reached its goals and struck all designated objectives. In its briefing, the ministry outlined the perceived effectiveness of the raid, emphasizing that the facilities essential to Ukrainian logistics and firepower were among those hit, underlining the strategic aim of disrupting ammunition supply chains for Kyiv. The account presented by Moscow framed the action as a decisive move intended to weaken Ukraine’s ability to sustain combat operations and to degrade the enemy’s operational tempo on multiple fronts.
The ministry also disclosed that on the Donetsk front the Ukrainian Armed Forces reportedly suffered significant losses in personnel and matériel during the most recent day of fighting, with estimates indicating about 270 Ukrainian soldiers killed or wounded, in addition to three combat armored vehicles, two other vehicles, and a D-30 howitzer reportedly taken out of action. The figures were described as part of the daily tally from the Donetsk direction, reflecting a continued pattern of intense exchanges in which both sides claim to inflict substantial damage.
According to the agency, two ammunition depots belonging to the Ukrainian army were destroyed in the villages of Stupochka and Avdeevka, within the Donetsk People’s Republic, underscoring the reported success of the night’s strikes in compromising Kyiv’s supply infrastructure in this area. The report characterized these losses as critical blows to Ukrainian storage capabilities, suggesting a narrowing advantage for Russian forces in the region.
The statement also alleged that Russian forces disrupted Ukrainian troop units operating in the Yuzhnodonetsk and Zaporozhye directions, specifically near the settlements of Novomikhailovka, Novoselka, Malaya Tokmachka, and Nesteryanka in the Zaporozhye region. It was claimed that the Ukrainian forces endured further pressure, with incursions and bombardments designed to impair command and control, mobility, and fire support near those populated and contested locales.
In the closing portion of the briefing, the Ministry asserted that Ukrainian losses in these sectors for the latest 24-hour period included 110 personnel plus additional matériel, with two more D-30 howitzers and four vehicles reportedly destroyed. The ministry framed these figures as part of a sustained accounting of battlefield outcomes, noting that the numbers reflect ongoing air and ground combat operations across the contested zones.