⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia (July 26, 2023)

⚡️English Translation⚡️

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

(26 July 2023)

▫️The AFU continued attempts to conduct offensive actions in Donetsk, Krasny Liman and South Donetsk directions.

▫️In Donetsk direction, as a result of coordinated actions of the defending units in close cooperation with aviation and artillery of the Yug Group of Forces, 4 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled close to Belogorovka, Severnoye, Maryinka and Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️In addition, AFU units have been eliminated close to Bogdanovka, Spornoye and Avdeevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️2 ammunition depots of 28th and 110th mechanised brigades of the AFU have been destroyed near Dyleevka and Avdeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 210 Ukrainian servicemen, 7 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 2 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems, 3 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery systems, D-20 and D-30 guns, and 1 U.S.-manufactured M119 howitzer.

▫️In Krasny Liman direction, units of the 15th Motorised Rifle Brigade of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued offensive operations near Sergeevka (Lugansk People's Republic). The advance was up to 3 kilometres along the front and 2,700 metres deep into the enemy defence.

▫️As a result of actions by aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, 4 AFU attacks have been repelled close to Chervonaya Dibrova and Raigorodka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry area.

▫️In addition, AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Novovodyanoye (Lugansk People's Republic), and Torskoye, Yampolovka, and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The activities of 1 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed near Terny (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️1 ammunition depot of the AFU 66th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Novolyubovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were over 190 Ukrainian servicemen, 5 armoured fighting vehicles, 4 pickup trucks, 2 howitzers: D-20 and D-30, 3 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and 1 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station.

▫️In South Donetsk direction, as a result of actions by defending units, with reliance on competently installed mine obstacles, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces, 1 enemy attack forward Nikolskoye (Zaporozhye region) has been repelled.

▫️AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Storozhevoye and Neskuchnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️In Zaporozhye direction, 1 enemy attack forward Rabotino has been repelled. 2 tanks, 1 Giatsint-B howitzer, and 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system have been destroyed.

▫️In addition, as a result of combat actions by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery, AFU units have been hit near Malaya Tokmachka, Yablokovo and Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

▫️1 AFU sabotage and reconnaissance group has been destroyed near Lugovskoye (Zaporozhye region).

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