In recent days, reports from the Donetsk direction indicate that units from the Southern Group of Forces engaged Ukrainian forces with sustained artillery, air power, and heavy flame systems. The Russian defense ministry spokesperson, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, stated that more than 100 Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated in a single day as a result of these concentrated actions. The official attributed the losses to a combination of ground maneuvers, aerial strikes, and heavy flamethrower systems deployed by the Southern Group of Forces, supported by accurate artillery fire. He emphasized that the operation involved coordinated actions across multiple battlefronts, including targeted air strikes and ground pressure, which culminated in the described casualties. (Source: Russian Ministry of Defense)
