Russian Strikes Wipe Out Ukrainian Airfields, Destroy More NATO Equipment (Videos)

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The Russian military had launched strikes against several airfields and ammunition depots of Kiev forces, the Ministry of Defense announced on July 27.

“The Russian Armed Forces delivered concentrated strikes by airborne and seaborne long-range precision weapons against the Ukrainian army’s airfields, command posts and deployment sites, assembly workshops and depots storing seaborne drones, and also missiles, armament and military hardware supplied from European countries and the United States” the ministry’s spokesman, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said.

The spokesman added that the goal of the pinpoint strikes was achieved and all designated targets were completely destroyed.

The Russian MoD also announced that the Russian military had repelled more Ukrainian attacks in the directions of Donetsk, Krasny Liman and South Donetsk.

In the Donetsk direction, the Russian Yug Group of Forces repelled nine attacks close to Avdeevka, Maryinka and north of Kirovo. The group also targeted Ukrainian units near Vesyoloye, Bogdanovka, Predtechino, Dyleevka and Novgorodskoye. Moreover, an ammunition depot of Ukraine’s 79th Airborne Assault Brigade was destroyed by the group close to Konstantinovka.

Ukrainian losses in this direction amounted to 210 troops, a tank, seven infantry fighting vehicles, three armored fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, D-20 and Msta-B towed howitzers as well as an American-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, according to Lt. Gen. Konashenkov.

The spokesman added that Russian forces in this direction also foiled four attacks by Kiev forces near Kleshcheevka in the last two days. More than 120 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, two armored personnel carriers and a Kozak armored vehicle were destroyed there.

Meanwhile in the Krasny Liman direction, the Russian Tsentr Group of Forces repelled a Ukrainina attack close to Chervonaya Dibrova. During the battle, more than 15 Ukrainian troops, an infantry fighting vehicle and a motor vehicle were eliminated.

The group also carried out air and artillery strikes against gatherings of Kiev forces close to Nevskoye, Torskoye and Serebryanka.

Kiev forces lost 185 troops, three armored fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, two D-30 towed howitzers and a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer in this direction, Lt. Gen. Konashenkov said, adding that an ammunition depot of Ukraine’s 100th Territorial Defence Brigade near Yampol was also destroyed.

The spokesman also revealed that the Tsentr Group of Forces have advanced near Sergeevka up to 12 kilometers along the front and 3 kilometers deep since July 23.

In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Vostok Group of Forces repelled an attack by Ukraine’s 35th Marine Brigade close to Urozhainoye. 16 Ukrainian troops were killed and two armored fighting vehicles were destroyed.

The group also targeted gatherings of manpower and equipment of Kiev forces close to Ugledar and Makarovka, and suppressed a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group near Staromayorskoye.

The situation in other directions, according to the statement of the Russian MoD:

In the Zaporozhye direction, after the failure of the AFU offensive north of Rabotino (Zaporozhye region), in which up to three battalion tactical groups from the strategic reserve brigades have been involved, the enemy, having suffered heavy losses, restored its combat capability overnight and did not take any active actions.

As a result of actions by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery, Ukrainian units have been hit close to Belogorye, Omelnik, Novodanilovka, Orekhov and Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region).

In addition, the actions of 1 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been disrupted close to Stepanovka (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy losses were up to 280 Ukrainian servicemen, 25 tanks, 10 infantry fighting vehicles, 3 armored fighting vehicles, 2 motor vehicles, 1 Czech-manufactured RM-70 Vampire multiple-launch rocket system and 2 UK-manufactured FH-70 howitzers.

In the Kupyansk direction, the assault groups of the 7th Motorised Rifle Regiment of the Zapad Group of Forces continued offensive operations west of Kuzyomovka (Lugansk People’s Republic) and took more advantageous positions.

As a result of actions by Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, as well as artillery, AFU units have been hit close to Sinkovka and Timkovka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).

The enemy losses were over 35 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armored fighting vehicles, 4 motor vehicles, 1 D-20 howitzer, as well as 1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

In the Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 25 servicemen, 3 motor vehicles, as well as 2 D-30 howitzers.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralized 109 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 123 areas.

In addition, aviation fuel depots have been destroyed near Starokonstantinov (Khmelnitskiy region).

2 radar stations for detecting P-18 targets have been destroyed close to Chuguevo and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).

1 fuel depot of the AFU 47th Mechanized Brigade has been hit close to Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).

Air defense units have shot down 5 projectiles launched by HIMARS MLRS.

In addition, 20 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed close to Belogorovka, Kremennaya (Lugansk People’s Republic), Gorlovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Vershina Vtoraya, Tokmak and Malye Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region).

In total, 457 airplanes, 244 helicopters, 5,291 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defense missile systems, 10,966 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 1,140 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,636 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,920 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.

Meanwhile, videos from the front show more Ukrainian losses in Zaporozhye and several other directions, including a German-made Leopard 2 tank, a Swedish-made CV90 armored fighting vehicle and several American-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

Desperate to make any achievement, Kiev forces stepped up their attacks in the eighth week of their counteroffensive. However, so far the results are only heavy human and martial losses.

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