Russian Defence Ministry report July 22, 2023

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▫️According to confirmed information, on 6 July, as a result of a group strike with long-range, sea-based precision weapons on the territory of the National Army Academy in Lvov, a large number of Polish and German mercenaries stationed there have been destroyed.

📊In total, 4,990 foreign militants have been killed during the special military operation. In addition, 4,910 mercenaries escaped from the battlefield leaving the territory of Ukraine.

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will continue the targeted destruction of foreign mercenaries on the territory of Ukraine.

▫️The AFU continued unsuccessful attempts to conduct offensive actions in Donetsk, Krasny Liman, South Donetsk, and Zaporozhye directions.

▫️In Donetsk direction, as a result of coordinated and active actions by units of the Yug Group of Forces, aviation and artillery, 14 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled near Belogorovka, Berestovoye, Spornoye, Zaitsevo, and Kleshcheevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️In addition, AFU 28th, 60th, 115th mechanised, 10th mountain assault and 81st airmobile brigades, as well as 2 field camps of foreign mercenaries, have been hit close to Zolotaryovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Veseloye and Yasnogorka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️Ammunition depots of the 24th and 28th mechanised brigades of the AFU have been destroyed near Novgorodskoye and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up 280 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 5 motor vehicles, 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system and 3 D-30 howitzers.

▫️In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of coordinated actions by aviation, artillery, heavy flame thrower systems, and units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, 7 enemy attacks have been repelled close to Karmazinovka, Kremennaya, Novovodyanoye and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️In addition, units of 21st, 66th and 67th mechanised brigades of AFU have been eliminated close to Kovalyovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Terny and Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The activities of 1 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 170 Ukrainian servicemen, 7 armoured fighting vehicles, 5 pickup trucks, 1 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, 2 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, as well as 1 D-30 howitzer.

▫️In South Donetsk direction, as a result of the actions by aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the Vostok Group of Forces, 3 enemy attacks have been repelled near Urozhaynoye and Priyutnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️In addition, enemy manpower and hardware concentration areas of the 23rd Mechanised Brigade and the 129th Territorial Defence Brigade have been hit close to Staromayorskoye and Priyutnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).