⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia (June 5, 2023)

⚡️English Translation⚡️

⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

(5 June 2023)

◽️On 4 June, the enemy made an unsuccessful attempt at a large-scale offensive in South Donetsk direction. 6 mechanised and 2 tank battalions were deployed on the AFU side.

💥As a result of the active actions by the units of the Vostok Group of Forces, air strikes and artillery inflicted significant losses on the enemy close to Neskuchnoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and Novodarovka (Zaporozhye region).

💥The enemy losses were 300 Ukrainian servicemen, 16 tanks, 26 armoured fighting vehicles and 14 motor vehicles.

The enemy haven't achieved the goals.

The Kiev regime continues the attempts to carry out terrorist attacks against civilians in the border regions of the Russian Federation.

◽️Yesterday, the units of the Russian Armed Forces and the Border Guard of the Federal Security Service have thwarted an attempt by 2 groups of Ukrainian terrorists to enter Belgorod region close to Novaya Tavolzhanka (Belgorod region).

◽️At around 1pm Moscow, under the cover of heavy shelling of civilian facilities, the terrorists attempted to cross the Seversky Donets River and land on the outskirts of Novaya Tavolzhanka (Belgorod region).

💥The terrorist formations of the Kiev regime have been eliminated by air strikes and artillery fire of the Western Military District State Border protection cover units.

💥As a result of the fire damage, the enemy losses were 10 terrorists, 2 boats and 1 armoured vehicle. In addition, in the course of counter-battery warfare, 5 Ukrainian mortar platoons and Grad MLRS vehicle have been suppressed close to Volchansk (Kharkov region), as well as two Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery systems that were striking at the Russian territory have been destroyed.

◽️In Kupyansk direction, the attacks, launched by aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the AFU manpower and hardware close to Sinkovka, Kotlyarovka, and Krakhmalnoye (Kharkov region). 5 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been foiled close to Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Molchanovo, Olshana, Berestovoye and Orlyanka (Kharkov region).

💥The enemy losses were 90 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 2 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery systems and 1 D-20 howitzer. 1 ammunition depot of the AFU 60th Motorised Infantry Brigade has been destroyed near Malinovka (Kharkov region).

#MoD #Russia #Ukraine #report #TopNews