The Ministry of Defense stated in a statement: “Units from the ‘East’ forces group advanced deep into enemy defenses and liberated the village of Ripnoye in the Zaporizhzhia region.” The statement continued: “Units of the ‘West’ forces group improved their positions along the front line and targeted Ukrainian Armed Forces in several areas in the Kharkiv region, the Donetsk People’s Republic, and in Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region. Attack detachments from the Sixth Army continue to target and destroy the encircled enemy group.” It clarified that “six attacks launched by units of the 151st and 116th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 1st and 13th National Guard brigades from the areas of Monachinovka, Netchvolodovka, Kupiansk-Uzlovoy, Osinovo, and Petrovka in the Kharkiv region were repelled to lift the siege on the encircled formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.” The statement noted that “during the day, up to 50 military personnel were neutralized and two armored combat vehicles and several military vehicles and two electronic warfare stations were destroyed in Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region.” The statement added: “Units of the ‘North’ forces group improved their tactical position. They targeted Ukrainian manpower and military equipment in the Sumy and Kharkiv regions, and enemy losses amounted to more than 160 military personnel, other armored combat vehicles, and several field guns were destroyed, along with a radar station, an ammunition depot, and three material depots.” The statement explained: “Units of the ‘South’ group took more advantageous positions. They targeted the Ukrainian Armed Forces in several areas in the Donetsk People’s Republic, and enemy losses amounted to up to 130 soldiers, two tanks, combat vehicles, and field guns, in addition to two electronic warfare stations, two ammunition depots, and a fuel depot.” It added: “Russian operational and tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and rocket and artillery forces targeted centers and transport infrastructure facilities used in favor of the Ukrainian forces, long-range drone launch storage sites, as well as temporary sites for Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 143 areas.” According to the statement, “Russian air defense systems shot down seven ‘HIMARS’ missiles and 247 Ukrainian drones.”
