⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia (August 9, 2023)

⚡️English Translation⚡️

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

(9 August 2023)

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

▫️In Kupyansk direction, assault detachments of the Zapad Group of Forces, using the results of fire defeat of aviation and artillery, continued to conduct offensive operations on a wide front in the areas of responsibility, improving the tactical situation.

▫️As a result of professional and well-coordinated actions by Russian units, 6 attacks and counterattacks by units of 14th, 32nd, 41st and 67th mechanised brigades of the AFU have been repelled close to Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic) and Mankovka (Kharkov region).

▫️In addition, AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas of the 67th Mechanised Brigade and the 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade have been hit close to Sinkovka and Kislovka (Kharkov region).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 75 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, and 1 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station.

▫️In Donetsk direction, as a result of active action by units of the Yug Group of Forces, Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems, 5 attacks by AFU units have been repelled near Minkovka, Krasnoye, Avdeevka, and north of Kleshcheevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 370 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 tanks, 6 armoured fighting vehicles, 4 motor vehicles, 2 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery unit, and 1 D-20 howitzer.

▫️In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of skilful actions by units of the Russian grouping of troops, 3 attacks by assault groups of the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the AFU have been repelled close to Rabotino and Uspenovka (Zaporozhye region).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 4 motor vehicles, 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and 1 D-30 howitzer.

▫️In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, have successfully repelled 2 attacks by assault groups of 21st and 42nd mechanised brigades of the AFU close to Terny and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 80 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 pickup trucks, and 1 D-20 howitzer.

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