Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost up to 140 servicemen and combat equipment in the last 24 hours in the area of operation of the Russian troop group "Vostok", the head of the group's press center Oleg told TASS Chekhov.
In his words, the fighters from "Vostok" have "improved the situation on the front line", prevented the enemy from strengthening their forward positions, making rotations, moving reserves and transporting ammunition in the Trudovoy, Ostrovsky, Novodonetsk, Razliv and Gulyaipol regions.
Artillery fire and heavy flame-thrower systems have struck Ukrainian strongholds and areas of massing of manpower and equipment in the area of Velika Novoselka and Temirovka. Two counterattacks by landing groups of the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repulsed.
In the sky over the Bryansk region, Russia's air defense systems shot down 12 drones, the governor of the region, Alexander Bogomaz, announced on his Telegram channel. He added that there were no casualties or damage from the drone attack, and operational and emergency services work on site.
Air defense has shot down 10 Ukrainian drones over Kursk, the governor of the region Alexei Smirnov announced on his Telegram channel.
An unmanned aerial vehicle has crashed on the outskirts of Lyudinov, Kaluga region. According to preliminary information, windows of several residential buildings were damaged, there were no casualties and serious damage to the infrastructure, announced regional governor Vladislav Shapsha.< /p>