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From 27 July to 2 August, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 11 group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack UAVs to hit: Ukrainian defence industry facilities, enterprises manufacturing and repairing armoured vehicles, and assembly and storage facilities of attack UAVs. In addition, the strikes engaged depots storing ammunition, aviation strike assets, missile artillery; military echelons, and temporary deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and foreign mercenaries. ▫️ During the week, units of the Sever Group of Forces engaged personnel and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one assault brigade, one motorised infantry brigade, one air assault brigade, and one infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, three territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade. Twenty-seven counter-attacks of the enemy were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 1,755 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, six armoured fighting vehicles, including one Turkish-made Kirpi and two HMMWV armoured vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, 20 field artillery guns, including five 155-mm howitzers and self-propelled artillery systems of foreign production. In addition, six enemy ammunition depots were annihilated. ▫️ The Zapad Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and positions. Three mechanised brigades and one assault brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, three territorial defence brigades, and the nationalists of the Azov Brigade were defeated. Twelve attacks launched by the enemy’s assault detachments were repelled. The AFU suffered losses of up to 3,605 Ukrainian troops, five tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, 66 motor vehicles, and 41 field artillery guns, including 13 self-propelled artillery units and 155-mm howitzers of Western and Ukrainian production. Ten electronic and counter-battery warfare stations and 22 field ammunition depots have also been destroyed. ▫️ The Yug Group of Forces took effective actions to improve situation along the front line. The Group hit four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, two airmobile brigades, and one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Five enemy counter-attacks have been repelled. The enemy has lost up to 4,020 Ukrainian troops, two tanks including Germany’s Leopard, ten armoured fighting vehicles, including three M113 armoured personnel carriers, 19 motor vehicles, and 68 field artillery guns, including 33 Western-made ones, in the past seven days. Nine electronic and counter-battery fighting stations as well as 20 ammunition depots were destroyed. ▫️ The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated the settlements of Lozovatskoye, Progress, Yevgenovka, Volchye, and Leninskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic). In addition, the Russian troops inflicted fire damage on one tank brigade, four mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one airborne brigade, and one air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three territorial defence brigades, and one Lyut assault brigade of the Ukrainian National Police. Forty-three counter-attacks launched by AFU assault groups have been repelled in the past seven-day period. The enemy losses included to up to 2,635 troops, four tanks, nine armoured fighting vehicles, including two Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and one M113 armoured personnel carrier, 25 motor vehicles, 26 field artillery guns, and two M270 MLRS launchers. ▫️ The Vostok Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines, inflicted fire damage on manpower and equipment of two mechanised brigades, one motorised rifle brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade. The enemy lost up to 905 Ukrainian troops, one tank, six armoured fighting vehicles, 44 motor vehicles, and 20 field artillery guns. ▫️The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades. The enemy’s total losses amounted to up to 650 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, including MaxxPro and HMMWV armoured vehicles, 31 motor vehicles, and 14 field artillery guns, with seven 155-mm M777 howitzers of them. Six electronic and counter-battery warfare stations and nine field ammunition depots were destroyed. ▫️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged three launchers and one radar of American Patriot system, three Mars-L, ATCR-33S, and Skala-M radar systems.
