The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the liberation of Ivano-Darivka in the Donetsk Republic and reported the elimination of 2040 Ukrainian soldiers and the destruction of dozens of tanks, armored vehicles, and Western weapons within 24 hours.
In the daily statement on the progress of the military operation in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence provided the following updates:
Northern Forces: Strengthened their positions and repelled three attacks, resulting in 170 enemy casualties and the destruction of Western artillery, vehicles, and an ammunition depot.
Western Forces: Inflicted significant losses on the Ukrainian army in Kharkov, Torske area, and Serebryansky forests in Donetsk, with enemy losses including 490 soldiers, a tank, an American M113 armored vehicle, Western artillery, vehicles, and two ammunition depots.
Southern Forces: Liberated Ivano-Darivka in Donetsk, causing 750 enemy casualties and destroying Western artillery, vehicles, electronic warfare stations, AN/TPQ-50 radar stations, and six ammunition depots.
Central Forces: Improved positions in Donetsk, repelled six attacks, and inflicted 405 casualties, including the destruction of three tanks (one American M1A1 Abrams), Western artillery, weapons, and three ammunition depots.
Eastern Forces: Strengthened positions, resulting in 115 enemy casualties and the destruction of vehicles and Western artillery.
Dnipro Forces: Inflicted significant losses on the Ukrainian army in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, causing 110 enemy casualties and destroying vehicles, Western artillery, an electronic warfare station, and an ammunition depot.
Additional achievements included the destruction of an ST68 radar station, a drone assembly workshop, the downing of three French Hammer air bombs, 15 American HIMARS, and 151 Ukrainian drones, including 82 targeting southwestern Russian regions.
