The Russian military destroyed up to 135 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine during offensive operations in the Donetsk direction, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

As the official representative of the department, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, specified, in addition to enemy manpower, two HIMARS multiple launch rocket launchers (MLRS), three tanks, three armored combat vehicles, eight vehicles, two D-20 and D-30 howitzers were destroyed, self-propelled howitzer "Gvozdika", as well as a counter-battery radar made in the USA AN / TPQ-50.

In addition, an ammunition depot of the 54th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).

In turn, in the South-Donetsk and Zaporizhia directions, artillery fire from the Vostok group hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Ugledar and Prechistovka (DPR).

The enemy lost more than 55 servicemen killed and wounded, four armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers in this direction in a day.

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In the Kherson direction, as a result of a counter-battery fight, a self-propelled howitzer "Akatsiya" and a howitzer "Msta-B" were destroyed in a day.

In addition, four ammunition depots of the 123rd and 126th territorial defense brigades were hit near the city of Kherson and several other settlements in the region.

In the Kupyansk direction, the actions of units and artillery fire of the Zapadnaya group hit accumulations of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) and the Kharkiv region.

As a result, up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, five vehicles and a Grad MLRS combat vehicle were destroyed.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Center" group hit enemy units in the LPR.

During the day, over 100 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, four pickup trucks, a BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, two D-20 howitzers and a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer were destroyed.

Aviation, missile troops and artillery hit the command posts of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade, as well as 92 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 118 areas.

In addition, a storage of fuel and lubricants for Ukrainian military equipment was destroyed near the city of Poltava.

Air defense systems shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force in the Kharkiv region.

In addition, four HIMARS missiles were intercepted during the day, and 20 Ukrainian drones were destroyed.

Rosgvardia - about the participation of the United States in destabilization in Ukraine

The press service of the Russian Guard announced the discovery of documents that indicate the participation of the United States in the destabilization of the situation in the eastern regions of Ukraine.

“On the territory of the LPR, the special forces of the Russian Guard discovered evidence of the systematic work of the destructive international structures of the United States to destabilize the political situation in eastern Ukraine in the period from 2014 to 2022.

In particular, we are talking about the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),” the message says.

The discovered documents contain detailed instructions for organizing work to discredit Russia in the eyes of the local population.

In particular, as part of this work, various printed publications were distributed that distorted the real picture of what was happening in Ukraine and exposed Russia as an aggressor country.

It is emphasized that the overwhelming majority of the materials found clearly testify to the systematic and purposeful incitement of interethnic hatred and hatred towards the Russian Federation.