⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia (August 4, 2023)

⚡️English Translation⚡️

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

(4 August 2023)

▫️The AFU continued unsuccessful attempts at offensive actions in South Donetsk, Kupyansk, Krasny Liman and Donetsk directions.

▫️In Donetsk direction, during active defence activities, the units of the Yug Group of Forces have successfully repelled 8 enemy attacks close to Belogorovka, Spornoye, Vesyoloye, Staromikhaylovka, Paraskoviyevka, and Pervomaiskoe (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️After repelling the attack, the Russian troops have conducted a counter-attack operation against retreating enemy units near Belogorovka and Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and as a result, captured more advantageous positions.

▫️Operational-tactical and Army aviation, supported by artillery, launched attacks at manpower and hardware concentration areas of AFU 24th, 28th, 110th mechanised brigades, as well as 5th assault and 81st aeromobile brigades near Toretsk, Klescheevka, Adveevka, Krasnoye, and Belogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 185 servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 2 pickup trucks, 4 motor vehicles, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, and 1 D-20 howitzer.

▫️In South Donetsk direction, the Vostok Group of Forces assault units continued offensive actions close to Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and improved tactical situation.

▫️In addition, manpower and hardware of AFU 31st mechanised and 35th marines brigades have been hit near Rovnopol and Makarovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️In addition, the actions of 1 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been disrupted close to Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 120 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 1 Msta-B howitzer and 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

▫️In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of active actions by Russian units, aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, 1 enemy attack has been successfully repelled close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

▫️In addition, 33rd, 47th, 65th and 118th mechanised brigades of the AFU have been hit close to Malaya Tokmachka, Yablonevoye and Uspenovka (Zaporozhye region).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 130 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 infantry fighting vehicles, including 1 U.S.-manufactured Bradley IFV, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 2 motor vehicles, and 1 D-20 howitzer.

▫️In Kupyansk direction, assault detachments of the Zapad Group of Forces continued offensive actions on a wide front and have taken more advantageous positions close to Olshana, Petropavlovka and Tokarevka (Kharkov region).

▫️In the course of active defence, 4 attacks by units of 14th mechanised and 25th airborne brigades of the AFU have been successfully repelled near Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️In addition, AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas of 9 brigades have been hit near Orlyanskoye, Kotlyarovka, Ivanovka, Pletenyovka and Berestovoye (Kharkov region).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 45 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 1 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, as well as U.S.-manufactured M109 Paladin and Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery systems.

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