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

⚡️English Translation⚡️

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

(5 August 2023)

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️In Kupyansk direction, as a result of competent and professional actions by units of the Zapad Group of Forces, Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic) has been liberated.

▫️In addition, assault detachments, in the course of conducting offensive operations on a wide front line, have improved the situation along the front line close to Olshana and Pershotravnyovoye (Kharkov region).

▫️3 counterattacks by units of the 14th mechanised and 25th airborne brigades of the AFU have been successfully repelled close to Sinkovka, Zagoruykovka, and Berestovoye (Kharkov region).

▫️As a result of actions by Army Aviation and artillery, enemy manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit near Kupyansk, Petropavlovka, and Tabaevka (Kharkov region) and Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 140 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, as well as D-20 and Msta-B howitzers.

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

▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, in close cooperation with aviation and artillery, have successfully repelled 10 enemy attacks close to Belogorovka, Avdeevka and Staromikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️In addition, AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit near Bogdanovka, Kleshcheevka, Lastochkino, Maryinka, and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 230 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, 1 D-20 howitzer, 3 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, and 1 Rapira anti-tank gun.

▫️In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, Army Aviation and artillery have successfully repelled 3 attacks by assault groups of the 42nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU near Serebryansky forestry.

▫️In addition, 1 comprehensive fire attack has been carried out at enemy manpower and hardware concentration areas close to Novogorovka, Nevskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 100 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 2 motor vehicles, 1 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and 2 D-30 howitzers.

▫️In South Donetsk direction, as a result of actions by aviation, artillery and units of the Vostok Group of Forces, AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Ugledar, Prechistovka, Staromayorskoye, and Rovnopol (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 210 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 1 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, and 1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer.

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