⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia (August 2, 2023)

⚡️English Translation⚡️

⚡️Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

(2 August 2023)

▫️Last night the Kiev regime made another attempt to attack a Russian Navy ship escorting civilian maritime transport with an unmanned boat in the south-western part of the Black Sea. As a result of professional actions of the Russian ship's crew, the Ukrainian boat was promptly detected and destroyed.

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

▫️In Donetsk direction, as a result of well-coordinated actions of the defending units of the Yug Group of Forces in close co-operation with aviation and artillery, 12 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled close to Berestovoye, Spornoye, Severnoye, Staromikhailovka, Maryinka and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️In addition, AFU units have been hit near Chasov Yar, Belaya Gora, Krasnogorovka, Kurdyumovka, and Dzerzhinsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️1 ammunition depot of the AFU Liman operational-tactical group has been destroyed near Slavyansk (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 295 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 tanks, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 4 pickup trucks, 1 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, as well as 2 D-20 howitzers and one D-30.

▫️In South Donetsk direction, as a result of the well-coordinated and professional actions by the units of the Yug Group of Forces, as well as aviation, artillery and heavy firing systems, 1 enemy attack has been repelled near Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 210 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system and 1 Bogdana wheeled self-propelled howitzer.

▫️In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of active actions by Russian units, aviation and artillery, 4 enemy attacks have been repelled close to Rabotino and Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region).

▫️In addition, 1 ammunition depot of the AFU 15th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine has been destroyed near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 220 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 tank, 2 infantry fighting vehicles and 2 motor vehicles.

▫️In Kupyansk direction, the assault detachments of the Zapad Group of Forces, advancing towards Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic) and Timkovka (Kharkov region), improved the tactical situation.

▫️In addition, 2 attacks by units of the 25th Airborne Brigade have been successfully repelled near Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️As a result of actions by aviation and artillery, AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas have been hit close to Timkovka, Kotlyarovka and Pershotravnyovoye (Kharkov region) and Novosyolovskoye and Artyomovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 2 motor vehicles, 1 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, 2 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers, 1 Nona self-propelled artillery and mortar system, 1 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer, and 1 Msta-B gun.

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