MOSCOW, June 11. /TASS/. The Ukrainian military lost over 50 troops and three Leopard tanks in failed attacks in the south Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Donetsk areas over the past day, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov told a briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine on Sunday.
"The Ukrainian army’s total losses in those directions in the past 24 hours amounted to over 50 personnel, 11 tanks, including three Leopard tanks, 17 infantry fighting vehicles, 16 armored combat vehicles, four motor vehicles, a British-made Stormer air defense system and a US-manufactured M777 artillery gun," the spokesman said.
Russian forces thwart Ukrainian attacks in south Donetsk, Zaporozhye areas
Russian forces thwarted Ukrainian army attacks in the south Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Donetsk areas over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"During the last 24-hour period, Ukrainian armed formations continued unsuccessful attempts at offensive operations in the south Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Donetsk directions," the spokesman said.
At the Vremevka protrusion, Russian operational/tactical and army aviation delivered strikes on amassments of manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian president’s 1st separate brigade, the 110th territorial defense brigade, the 72nd mechanized and 1st tank brigades of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Novodonetskoye, Neskuchnoye, Storozhevoye and the Oktyabr state farm in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the general reported.
Russian forces destroy 30 Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk area
Russian forces destroyed roughly 30 Ukrainian troops, a Polish-made Krab artillery gun and a US-manufactured M109 Paladin artillery system in the Kupyansk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Kupyansk direction, operational/tactical and army aviation and artillery of the western battlegroup inflicted damage on the Ukrainian army’s manpower and equipment in areas near the settlements of Krasnoye Pervoye, Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Tabayevka and Kotlyarovka in the Kharkov Region and Artyomovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic. The enemy’s losses amounted to 30 Ukrainian personnel, two pickup trucks, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery gun and a US-manufactured M109 Paladin motorized artillery system and a D-20 howitzer," the spokesman said.
In the area of the settlement of Novomlynsk, a Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance group was eliminated, the general said.
Russian forces neutralize Ukrainian subversive group in Krasny Liman area
Russian forces neutralized a Ukrainian subversive group in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Krasny Liman direction, aircraft and artillery of the battlegroup Center inflicted damage on the enemy units in areas near the settlements of Nevskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Terny in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Serebryansky forestry. The activity of a Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance group was thwarted near the settlement of Torskoye," the spokesman said.
Over 50 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, an infantry fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, a Gvozdika motorized artillery system, two D-30 howitzers and a D-20 howitzer were destroyed in that direction in the past 24 hours, the general reported.
Russian forces repulse eight Ukrainian attacks in Donetsk area over past day
Russian forces repulsed eight attacks by the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Donetsk direction, the tensest battles took place in areas near the settlements of Maryinka and Avdeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. During the last 24-hour period, the southern battlegroup successfully repelled eight attacks by units of the Ukrainian army’s 110th mechanized, 1st tank, 59th motorized infantry and 79th air assault brigades towards the settlements of Novobakhmutovka, Krasnogorovka, Pervomaiskoye and Maryinka," the spokesman said.
The attacking Ukrainian forces were prevented from wedging into Russian defenses, the general said.
"During the battles, as many as 310 Ukrainian personnel, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armored combat vehicles, two motor vehicles, three pickup trucks, two Msta-B howitzers and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed. In areas near the settlements of Krasnoye and Lastochkino in the Donetsk People’s Republic, ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army’s 63rd motorized infantry and 53rd mechanized brigades were destroyed," the general reported.
Russian forces repel three Ukrainian attacks in Zaporozhye area
Russian forces repelled three Ukrainian attacks in the Zaporozhye area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Zaporozhye direction, three enemy attacks towards the settlements of Novodanilovka, Malaya Tokmachka and Novopokrovka in the Zaporozhye Region were repelled in the past 24 hours by decisive and professional actions of defending units, aircraft and artillery of the battlegroup East," the spokesman said.
Near the settlement of Lukyanovskoye in the Zaporozhye Region, Russian forces inflicted damage on an armored column of the Ukrainian army’s 128th mountain assault brigade advancing in the southern direction, the general reported.
Russian forces wipe out Ukrainian command post in Zaporozhye area
Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian command post in the Zaporozhye area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the area of the town of Orekhov in the Zaporozhye Region, a command post of the Ukrainian army’s 47th mechanized brigade was destroyed," the spokesman said.
Near the settlement of Kirovo in the Zaporozhye Region, Russian forces destroyed a signal center of the Ukrainian army’s 65th mechanized brigade, the general said.
"In areas near the settlements of Rai-Aleksandrovka and Predtechino in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Malaya Tokmachka in the Zaporozhye Region, the following targets were destroyed: the headquarters of the 10th mountain assault brigade, and also the command posts of the 3rd assault brigade and the 15th operational response brigade," he added.
In the past 24 hours, Russian combat aircraft, missile troops and artillery struck 91 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 109 areas, the general reported.
Russian forces eliminate over 30 Ukrainian troops in Kherson area
Russian forces eliminated over 30 Ukrainian troops in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Kherson direction, over 30 Ukrainian personnel, an Osa-AKM air defense system, a Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a Msta-B howitzer were destroyed in the past 24 hours as a result of damage inflicted on the enemy by firepower," the spokesman said.
Russian air defenses down Ukrainian Su-25 ground attack plane in Kherson area
Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 ground attack plane in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"Air defense capabilities shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 aircraft near the settlement of Osokorovka in the Kherson Region," the spokesman said.
In the past 24 hours, Russian air defense systems intercepted five rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and a HARM anti-radar missile of the Ukrainian army. In addition, they destroyed eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Kremenets and Lipovoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Sladkovodnoye and Sladkaya Balka in the Zaporozhye Region, Olshany, Kolomiychikha, Chervonaya Dibrova and Verkhnekamenka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, the general reported.
In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 442 Ukrainian warplanes, 238 combat helicopters, 4,571 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 surface-to-air missile systems, 9,900 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,122 multiple rocket launchers, 5,084 field artillery guns and mortars and 10,885 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.