Russian Defense Ministry: The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost almost 14 thousand soldiers and 18 tanks in a week

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that in the period from July 20 to July 26, the Russian Armed Forces carried out 33 group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack UAVs, as a result of which Ukrainian military-industrial complex enterprises producing gunpowder, producing and repairing armored vehicles and providing energy infrastructure facilities were hit.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that within a week, units of the “Northern” group of troops defeated the personnel and equipment of two mechanized, motorized infantry and assault brigades of the Ukrainian army, as well as territorial defense brigades.

The enemy lost up to 1,385 soldiers, 5 United States-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and 24 vehicles.

As a result of the active work of the units of the "West" group of troops, they liberated the settlements of Rozovka LPR and Peschanoye Nizhnee, Kharkov region, and also hit the formations of six brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as a result of which the Ukrainian army lost up to 3640 militants, 4 tanks, including a Leopard made in Germany, 10 combat armored vehicles.

In addition, 7 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations were destroyed.

The Ministry of Defense also reported that fighters from units of the “South” group of forces liberated one DPR settlement and defeated enemy personnel.

    “The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 4,640 military personnel, 6 tanks, 23 armored combat vehicles,” the department noted.

Over the past week, units of the “Central” group of troops improved the tactical situation, hitting the formations of 8 formations of the Ukrainian army and the “Lyut” assault brigade of the national police of Ukraine.

Over the course of a week, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses in this direction amounted to 2,525 military personnel, as well as 5 tanks, including 2 American-made Abrams tanks.

As a result of the actions of units of the Vostok group of troops, the enemy lost up to 835 military personnel and 2 tanks.

Units of the Dnepr group of troops hit formations of mechanized, infantry and mountain assault brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces, destroying up to 800 militants, a tank, 5 armored combat vehicles, and 47 vehicles.