According to the ministry, the Ukrainian military continued to make attempts to attack in Donetsk, South Donetsk and Krasny Liman directions. The ministry also mentioned that four Ukrainian attacks have been repelled in the Donetsk direction.
"Enemy losses per day amounted to 210 Ukrainian servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, two US-made M777 artillery systems, three Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mounts, D-20 and D-30 guns, as well as a US-made howitzer M119," the ministry stated.
Moreover, the Russian army has advanced in the Sergeevka area of the Krasny Liman direction, repulsingfour attacks in this direction, while Ukrainian troops lost over 190 soldiers in the past 24 hours, according to the report.
"In the Krasny Liman direction, units … continued offensive operations in the area of the settlement of Sergeevka of the Lugansk People's Republic. The advance was up to three kilometers [1.8 miles] along the front and 2700 meters in the depth of the enemy’s defense," the ministry noted.
The ministry added that Russian troops are conducting successful offensive in the Kupyansk direction as well, where units are now holding better positions, while Ukraine's military casualties amounted to 135 soldiers in the past day.
In June, Ukraine attempted to launch the so-called counteroffensive that it had been announcing for months. Regardless of the significant losses, the Ukrainian forces failed to advance into Russia's territory.