Russian Military Gains Better Ground in Krasny Liman Area - MoD

The Russian Armed Forces have repelled six attacks by Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk area, three near Krasny Liman, and one in the South Donetsk area, the Defense Ministry said.

The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area during the day amounted to up to 280 military personnel, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"In the Krasny Liman area, thanks to coordinated actions, units of Battlegroup Tsentr have occupied more favorable lines and positions, as well as inflicted a defeat on Ukrainian forces personnel in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka and Dzerzhinskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic. In addition, three attacks by assault groups of the 60th Mechanized Brigade and the 12th Special Forces Brigade were repulsed in the areas of Yampolovka in the Donetsk People's Republic and Kuzmino in the Lugansk People's Republic," it said.

Russian troops in the Donetsk region improved their position along the front line, struck manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, with Ukraine's losses amounting to up to 310 servicemen and one tank, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The Russian military destroyed a Ukrainian IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system and Pelican air target detection radar station, the Defense Ministry added.