Russian Forces Establish Control Over Chigari in DPR
12:26 07.07.2024 (Updated: 17:09 08.07.2024)
© Sputnik . Alexey Maishev
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After a much-touted Ukrainian counteroffensive failed in 2023, Russian forces conducted a series of successful operations, with more and more settlements coming under Russian control in 2024.
As a result of active operations, units of Russia's Tsentr Battlegroup have liberated the village of Chigari in the Donetsk People's Republic and improved their tactical position, the country's Ministry of Defense has stated.
Furthermore, units of the Tsentr group repelled six attacks over the past day, with Ukrainian forces losing up to 340 soldiers, a tank, and a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
According to the ministry, the Tsentr Battlegroup inflicted losses on the 41st, 47th, 110th Mechanized Brigades, the 142nd Infantry Brigade, and the 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Artemovo, Druzhba, Vozdvizhenka, Timofeyevka, Toretsk, Berezovka, and Novgorodskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic.
"Six counterattacks by assault groups of the 31st Mechanized, 68th Jaeger, 95th Air Assault Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the 425th Separate Assault Battalion Skala were repelled during the day," the ministry added.
Sever Battlegroup
The Sever Battlegroup repelled five attacks by Ukrainian groups in the past day, with the enemy losing up to 175 soldiers.
"Units of the Sever group struck personnel and equipment of the 41st Mechanized, 57th Motorized Infantry, 92nd Air Assault, and 44th Artillery Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the 34th and 36th Marine Brigades, and the 120th and 127th Territorial Defense Brigades in the areas of Neskuchnoye, Volchansk, Staritsa, Tikhoye, Garbuzovka, and Bely Kolodez in the Kharkov region.
"Five attacks by formations of the 92nd Assault, the 71st Jaeger Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the special operations forces center Vostok were repelled during the day," the military department said.
"Enemy losses amounted to up to 175 military personnel, 'Kozak' armored fighting vehicles, US-made HUMVEE, and three vehicles.
"During counter-battery combat, the following were destroyed: a 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery unit, two 152-mm D-20 guns, four 122-mm D-30 howitzers, a 128-mm RAK-SA-12 multiple rocket launcher system made in Croatia, and a Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station," the Russian Ministry of Defense noted.
Vostok Battlegroup
In the past day, Ukrainian forces lost up to 145 soldiers in the operational zone of Russia's Vostok Battlegroup.
"Units of the Vostok group occupied more advantageous positions and struck the personnel and equipment of the 72nd and 116th Mechanized Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 102nd Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of Ugledar, Velikaya Novoselka, Vodyanoye, Storozhevo in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Gulyaypole and Staroukrainka in the Zaporozhye region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 145 soldiers," the statement said.
Moreover, in this sector of the front, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost an M113 armored personnel carrier, four vehicles, a 155-mm M777 howitzer, a 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery unit, a 152-mm D-20 gun, a 105-mm M119 gun, and a Nota electronic warfare station.
Zapad Battlegroup
Russia's Zapad Battlegroup in turn struck formations of five Ukrainian brigades in the Kharkov region, Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, resulting in up to 450 enemy soldiersbeing lost.
"Units of the Zapad Battlegroup occupied more advantageous positions and struck the formations of the 14th Mechanized and 4th Tank Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 110th and 112th Territorial Defense Brigades, and the 12th Special Purpose Brigade Azov (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) in the areas of Kovsharovka, Peschanoye, Petropavlovka, Grigorovka in the Kharkov region, Serebryanka in the Donetsk People's Republic, and Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People's Republic," the ministry's report stated.
"The enemy lost up to 450 soldiers, two armored fighting vehicles, and three pickup trucks," the Ministry of Defense added.
During counter-battery combat, US-made M777 and UK-made FH-70 howitzers, a Msta-B howitzer, a D-20 gun, two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery units, and a UK-made 105-mm L-119 gun were hit.
Additionally, the Zapad group destroyed two Bukovel-AD and Nota electronic warfare stations and two field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces within the day.
Yug Battlegroup
Meanwhile, the Yug Battlegroup struck five Ukrainian brigades in seven areas in the DPR, resulting in up to 380 enemy soldiers being lost.
"Units of the Yug group improved their positions at the front line and struck the personnel and equipment of the 24th, 28th, and 93rd Mechanized Brigades, the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade, and the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of Zaliznyanskoye, Chasov Yar, Kurdyumovka, Katerinovka, Yelizavetovka, Kurakhovo, and Maksimilyanovka in the Donetsk People's Republic," the report stated.
"The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 380 soldiers, one tank, and 14 vehicles," the Ministry of Defense added.
During counter-battery combat, the Yug Battlegroup hit an American-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery unit, US-made M777 and UK-made FH-70 howitzers, four D-20 guns, and a Msta-B howitzer. Additionally, two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations and nine field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed.
