Ukrainian forces lost nearly 2,000 troops in the past 24 hours says Russia

 

Admin I Thursday, Sept. 05, 2024

 

MOSCOW – The Russian Ministry of Defence has said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine, AFU has lost 1,935 soldiers in the past 24 hours.

According to the ministry, in Lvov, western Ukraine, Russian artillery struck multiple military factories working on manufacturing and maintaining aircraft and missile components.

In the DPR, Russian forces continue their push, liberating the towns of Karlovka and Perechistovka.

Meanwhile, the UAF has said that 164 combat clashes have taken place.

“In the Kharkiv direction, the enemy attacked once near Vovchansk. The battle continues”, the UAF said.

It added that the losses of the aggressor for today are 57 soldiers killed and wounded.

“Our soldiers also destroyed 2 units of motor vehicles and 32 unmanned aerial vehicles, in addition, 4 artillery systems and 2 cars were damaged.

” In the Kupian direction, the enemy attacked 15 times. The battle continues in the Lozova region.

” In the Lyman direction, the enemy attacked 11 times. Five skirmishes are still going on. On the Siverskyi direction, the enemy unsuccessfully tried to break through our defenses 2 times.

“In the Kramatorsk direction, 2 attacks near Chasovoy Yar and Kalynyvka choked, fighting continues.

“In the Toretsk direction, 8 attacks were repelled, battles are ongoing in 4 locations.

“The enemy tried 49 times to penetrate our defense in the Pokrovsky direction.

According to preliminary information, today our soldiers neutralized more than 200 occupiers in this direction, 98 of them – irreversibly, 4 were destroyed, the same number of occupiers’ vehicles and 1 artillery system were damaged.

“In the Kurakhiv direction, Ukrainian soldiers repelled 42 attacks, 4 skirmishes are ongoing.

” In the Vremivsk direction – two attacks have been stopped, another one is ongoing. Two times the occupiers unsuccessfully stormed our positions in the Orihiv direction.

“In the Dnieper direction, 5 unsuccessful attempts to storm the positions of Ukrainian soldiers were made by the aggressor during the day”, the UAF said.