⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia (August 25, 2023)

⚡️English Translation⚡️

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

(25 August 2023)

▫️Last night, the Russian Navy has launched a strike with long-range, sea-based precision weapons against a port infrastructure facility used in the interests of the AFU.

▫️The goal of the attack has been reached. The facility has been neutralised.

▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, together with Ground-Attack and Army aviation, have successfully repelled 3 attacks by the AFU close to Zaliznyanskoye, Kleshcheevka, and Staromikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 260 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, 1 tank, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 2 motor vehicles, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, and 2 D-20 howitzers.

▫️In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, have repelled 3 attacks by 47th mechanised and 68th jaeger brigades of the AFU close to Sinkovka (Kharkov region) and Sergeevka (Lugansk People's Republic).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 tanks, 3 infantry fighting vehicles, 2 pickup trucks, and 1 D-20 howitzer.

▫️In Zaporozhye direction, as a result of active actions by Russian units, supported by artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, 5 enemy attacks have been repelled.

▫️The enemy losses were up to 110 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and 2 U.S.-manufactured Stryker armoured personnel carriers, 4 motor vehicles, 3 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems, as well as 2 UK-manufactured FH-70 guns.

▫️1 AFU field ammunition depot has been destroyed near Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with Operational-Tactical Aviation and artillery, repelled 1 enemy attack close to Sladkoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️In addition, units of the 38th Marine Brigade of the Ukrainian Navy have been eliminated near Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

▫️In addition, the actions of 2 sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the 31st Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been suppressed near Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).

▫️The enemy losses were up to 125 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 motor vehicles, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, 2 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems, 2 Msta-B, and 1 D-20 howitzers, 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, as well as 1 AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station.

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