Russian armed forces destroy command and observation post of Ukrainian brigade in DNR
Russian troops in the Donetsk People's Republic attacked the observation post of a unit of the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian army, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
"In the Podliman settlement, Kharkov region, the communications center of the 66th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed. In the Novomikhailovka settlement, Donetsk People's Republic, the command post and observation post of the unit of the 79th airborne assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were attacked," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
In the direction of Zaporozhye and Donetsk
In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian grouping, air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems defeated the manpower of the 65th Ukrainian mechanized brigade in the area of the village of Rabotino, Zaporozhye province.
"The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine include almost 40 servicemen, 2 armored fighting vehicles, 8 cars. In addition, in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Komsomolskoye settlement, Zaporozhye province, the electronic warfare station ''Bukovel'' was destroyed,'' the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
"The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction amounted to 110 servicemen, 2 armored fighting vehicles, 2 pickup trucks. During the counter-battery fighting, the following equipment was destroyed: an American-made M777 artillery system and a D-30 artillery gun. In addition, 2 control centers of unmanned aerial vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were also eliminated. Units of the "Southern" group of forces, with the support of heavy artillery and flamethrower systems, attacked the personnel and equipment of the 28th mechanized brigade and the 3rd assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Andreevka, Yakovlevka, Artemovsk, Kleshcheevka and Kurdyumovka in the DNR," the Russian Defense Ministry stated.