MOSCOW, June 27. /TASS/: Russian forces successfully repelled seven Ukrainian attacks in their active defense in the Donetsk area over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Tuesday.
"In the Donetsk direction, units of the southern battlegroup successfully repelled seven enemy attacks in their active defense. Operational/tactical and army aircraft, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems destroyed as many as 325 Ukrainian personnel, a tank, three infantry fighting vehicles and five motor vehicles," the spokesman said.
In the area of the settlement of Avdeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army’s 110th mechanized brigade was obliterated, the general reported.
Ukraine’s military continues offensive attempts in three directions
Ukrainian troops continue attempts to attack in three directions, Konashenkov reported.
"During the last 24-hour period, Ukrainian troops continued attempts to advance in the Krasny Liman, Donetsk and south Donetsk directions," the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroy Ukrainian ammo depot in Kupyansk area
Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition depot and over 30 enemy troops in the Kupyansk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"Near the settlement of Ogurtsovo in the Kharkov Region, an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army’s 60th mechanized brigade was destroyed," the spokesman said.
In the Kupyansk direction, aircraft and artillery of Russia’s battlegroup West struck the enemy units in areas near the settlements of Krasnoye Pervoye, Sinkovka and Berestovoye in the Kharkov Region, Novosyolovskoye and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, the general specified.
"The enemy’s total losses in the past 24 hours amounted to over 30 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, two motor vehicles, a D-20 howitzer and a US-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station," he said.
Russian forces eliminate over 100 Ukrainian troops in Krasny Liman area
Russian forces repulsed two Ukrainian attacks and eliminated over 100 enemy troops in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Krasny Liman direction, two enemy attacks were successfully repulsed by skilled and coordinated actions of units from the battlegroup Center. Air strikes and artillery fire inflicted damage on units of the Ukrainian army’s 63rd and 67th mechanized brigades near the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova and Chervonopopovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Serebryanka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Also, the activity of two subversive and reconnaissance groups was thwarted near the settlement of Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroyed over 100 Ukrainian personnel, four armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, a D-20 howitzer and a D-30 howitzer and two Gvozdika motorized artillery systems in that direction in the past 24 hours, the general reported.
Russian forces repel three Ukrainian attacks at Vremevka bulge in past day
Russian forces repelled three Ukrainian attacks at the Vremevka bulge in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"At the Vremevka bulge in the south Donetsk direction, three enemy attacks were repelled by courageous and coordinated actions of units from the battlegroup East, air strikes, artillery and heavy flamethrower fires," the spokesman said.
Russian forces wipe out Ukrainian command post in DPR
Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian command post in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the area of the settlement of Avdeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, a signal center of the Ukrainian army’s 110th mechanized brigade was destroyed. Near the settlement of Viyemka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, a command post of the Ukrainian army’s 10th mountain assault brigade was eliminated," the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroy 115 Ukrainian troops, US-made Bradley vehicle in south Donetsk area
Russian forces destroyed roughly 115 Ukrainian troops and a US-made Bradley infantry combat vehicle in the south Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"The enemy’s total losses amounted to 115 Ukrainian personnel, five armored combat vehicles, including a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, three pickup trucks, a Msta-B howitzer and a D-20 howitzer," the spokesman said.
The activity of a Ukrainian subversive group was thwarted near the settlement of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye Region, the general reported.
Russian forces push back Ukrainian troops near Orekhov in Zaporozhye area
Russian forces pushed Ukrainian troops back to their positions near Orekhov in the Zaporozhye area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Orekhov tactical direction, Russian forces halted and pushed back a Ukrainian motorized infantry platoon conducting reconnaissance by fire as a result of damage inflicted on the enemy by firepower," the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroy 30 Ukrainian troops in Kherson area
Russian forces destroyed roughly 30 Ukrainian troops and a motorized artillery system in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Kherson direction, as many as 30 Ukrainian personnel, three motor vehicles and an Akatsiya motorized artillery system were destroyed in the past 24 hours as a result of damage inflicted on the enemy by firepower," the spokesman said.
During the last 24-hour period, operational/tactical and army aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groupings of forces struck 89 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 112 areas, the general reported.
Russian air defenses intercept two US-made HIMARS rockets
Russian air defense forces intercepted two rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and shot down six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, he said.
"Air defense capabilities intercepted two rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. In addition, they destroyed six Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the past 24 hours in areas near the settlements of Belogorovka and Verkhnekamenka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Mirnoye and Pshenichnoye in the Zaporozhye Region," the spokesman said.
In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 444 Ukrainian warplanes, 240 helicopters, 4,804 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 surface-to-air missile systems, 10,371 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,131 multiple rocket launchers, 5,246 field artillery guns and mortars and 11,213 special military motor vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.
