In Krasny Liman, the Russian Tsentr Group of Forces repulsed five attacks by Kiev forces in Torsky and Serebryanskoye forests.
“In the direction of Krasny Liman, units of the Center, artillery, attack aircraft and troops repelled five attacks by assault detachments of the 63rd and 67th Mechanized Brigades (Armed Forces of Ukraine) and the 5th National Guard Brigade in the Torsky area, Serebryanskoye forest,” Group spokesman Alexander Savchuk told TASS.
According to Mr. Savchuk, Kiev forces lost 40 soldiers and a pickup truck. About 15 artillery pieces were also destroyed by Russian counterattack fire.
The TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system of the Group also destroyed three strongholds of Kiev forces. In addition, artillery strikes targeted a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian army near the settlement of Zhelannoy.
In the south of Donetsk, Russia's Vostok Group of Forces said in a press release that it had blocked four rotation attempts by Kiev's forces near Urozhaynoye and Staromayorskoye.
Russian forces also intercepted a Ukrainian reconnaissance group west of Novodonetskoye and destroyed an ammunition depot near Staromayorskoye.
Using the Lancet suicide drone, the Vostok Force Group destroyed a US-made M109 self-propelled gun and a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher near Elizavetovka, a D-20 towed gun near Novoukrainka and an Akatsiya self-propelled gun near Novoivanovka. A mortar was also disabled by the combat drone near Staromayorskoye.
The aviation and artillery forces of the Group also attacked the troop concentrations of the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian forces near Novomikhailovka, the communication centers of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade near Konstantinovka, Vodyanoye and Ugledar, as well as the positions of the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade near Staromayorskoye and the 58th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Urozhaynoye.
Russia launched fierce attacks against Kiev forces on multiple fronts.
In the direction of Kupyansk, the Russian Zapad Group of Forces reported that its warplanes carried out five airstrikes against an ammunition depot and temporary deployment points of the 7th Special Rifle Battalion, an armored concentration of the 43rd Mechanized Brigade and a stronghold of the 113th Division of the Territorial Defense Brigade near Novolyubovka, Peschany and Petropavlovka.
The TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system of the Group also carried out three attacks on troop and equipment concentrations of the 32nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian forces in Timkovka.
In addition, the artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces destroyed two Polish-made Gvozdika and Krab self-propelled guns, one US-made M777 towed gun and four mortars near Novolubovka, Novosergeevka and Stepovaya Novoselovka.
“The total enemy losses amounted to more than two companies, one tank, one drone, one minibus and one pickup truck,” the group said in a press release.
Additionally, Russian sources shared videos of several recent air and artillery strikes targeting Ukrainian positions and equipment in different directions.
It is worth noting that the Russian Defense Ministry reported an attack by Ukrainian forces using suicide drones in the Bryansk and Belgorod regions late on October 12.
“An attempt by the Kiev authorities to carry out a drone strike was thwarted at around 10 p.m. Moscow time on October 12,” the ministry said in a statement.
“Two Ukrainian drones were detected and destroyed by air defense systems over the territory of the Bryansk region and the Belgorod region.”
Ukraine launched its counteroffensive more than four months ago. During that time, Kiev’s forces have suffered heavy losses in manpower and equipment as they have tried to advance. However, they have not yet been able to penetrate the Russian defenses in any direction.
Huong Anh (according to MR)
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