Developments Around Avdeyevka
"The enemy lost up to 485 military personnel, two tanks, including a US-made Abrams, three infantry fighting vehicles, including Bradley, six armored combat vehicles, 13 vehicles, and two D-30 howitzers [in the Avdeyevka area]," the MoD said in a statement.
The Defense Ministry also reported that Russian troops had liberated the settlement of Severnoye.
"In the Avdeyevka area, Battlegroup Tsentr liberated the settlement of Severnoye, occupied more advantageous positions, and hammered troops and equipment belonging to Ukraine's 24th and 110th Mechanized Brigades, and 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade near Mayorsk, Berdychi and Rozovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)", the MoD statement read.
Russian units also repulsed nine Ukrainian counterattacks near the settlements of Novgorodskoye, Pervomaiskoye, and Petrovskoye in the DPR.
Advancing Through the Donetsk Region
During the mentioned timeframe, the Russian armed forces successfully repelled seven attacks in the vicinity of Donetsk and three attacks to the south of Donetsk, as reported by the Ministry of Defense. The MoD further highlighted that Ukraine has suffered casualties, with over 420 soldiers lost in the Donetsk area and up to 130 soldiers lost in the southern region of Donetsk.
The MoD also said that Battlegroup Vostok struck troops and military equipment from Ukraine's 127th and 128th Territorial Defense Brigades with airstrikes, and thwarted three Ukrainian attacks.
"The enemy lost up to 130 servicemen, two combat vehicles, a UK-made FH70 towed howitzer, and a Bukovel-AD counter-unmanned aircraft system," the MoD added.