Ukrainian troops launched a large-scale offensive in five sectors of the South Donetsk direction on June 4 but failed to achieve their goals, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
It looks like Western countries are ready to fight until the last Ukrainian, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
"(Military) equipment, of course, can be supplied additionally. But the mobilization reserve is not unlimited. And it seems that Ukraine's Western allies really decided to fight Russia to the last Ukrainian," Putin said at a meeting of the Security Council.
Kiev has already lost over 13,000 people during its counteroffensive, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.
"As for the personnel ... it (Kiev's loss) is more than 13,000 (persons)," Patrushev said at a meeting with members of the Russian Security Council held by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Moreover, Russian forces have already destroyed 246 Ukrainian tanks, including 13 of the Western type, as well as 42 multiple launch rocket systems, two anti-aircraft missile systems, 10 tactical fighters, four helicopters, 264 unmanned aerial vehicles and 424 units of motor vehicles, which Kiev has used during its counteroffensive, Patrushev added.
The figures are based on the generalized data for the period from June 4-21, provided by various departments, the Russian official noted.
Ukrainian troops have slowed down their activity after 16 days of hostilities and are regrouping, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
"After 16 days of active hostilities, having suffered significant losses, (the enemy) is regrouping and re-equipping, gathering parts of battalions at the moment," Shoigu said during a meeting of the Russian Security Council.
The Russian armed forces will complete the creation of a reserve army by the end of June and of an army corps in the near future, with the formations scheduled to receive over 3,700 pieces of equipment, Sergei Shoigu added.
"We are forming reserves as part of the army corps, the army, plus five regiments of the 20th tank army. Everything is going according to plan. In fact, we will complete the formation of the reserve army by the end of June and finalize the formation of the army corps there soon," Shoigu said at a meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council.
As for now, these five regiments, both in terms of personnel and equipment, are already formed by 60%, the Russian defense chief added.
Russia Stands for Strengthening Mechanisms Preventing Bioweapons Development - Putin
Russia stand for strengthening mechanisms that prevent the development of biological and toxin weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
"Our country is consistently stands for the strengthening of supranational mechanisms that prevent the development and proliferation of biological and toxin weapons," Putin said addressing the participants and organizers of the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Global Threats to Biological Security: Problems and Solutions."
International interaction for these purposes should be carried out on an equal basis, with indispensable respect for the sovereignty of all states, the president added.
The principles approved by the concept on the prohibition of biological and toxin weapons have been systematically violated recently, Putin said.
"In the current difficult international conditions, it is very important to preserve and strengthen the existing mechanisms of multilateral cooperation in the field of countering various biological threats. First of all, this concerns the convention on the prohibition of biological and toxin weapons, which entered into force almost half a century ago. Unfortunately, the principles approved by this fundamental document have been systematically violated recently," Putin said.
Useful initiatives to simplify the non-proliferation regime often encounter opposition from a number of states seeking to use existing international problems to ensure their own biological security at the expense of others, the president added.
Watch: Ukrainian Armed Forces Are Hit With Grad Rockets
The MLRS Grad stands for multiple-launch rocket system, and is designed and produced by Russia's military industry. It is a highly effective artillery system capable of launching up to 40 rockets in a single salvo. The rockets can be armed with different types of warheads, including high explosive, incendiary, and fragmentation.
Artillerymen of the Central Military District struck a group of Ukrainian troops and a convoy of ammunition delivery trucks to Krasny Liman from Grad Rocket Launchers; control of the strike was carried out by Zala and Superkam UAVs, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
"Taking up a firing position, the servicemen deployed combat vehicles (BM-21 "Grad") and took aim at the target. Then they immediately fired 122mm rocket missiles at a group of personnel and lightly armored vehicles, as well as a column of ammunition delivery trucks at a distance of over 15 km," the Defense Ministry said.
Watch: Russia's Solntsepyok Flamethrower Fire at Ukrainian Positions in Donetsk Direction
The Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower is a Russian-made weapon designed to clear out enemy trenches and bunkers, as well as to destroy enemy manpower located in open terrain and fortifications.
The Russian Defense Ministry has released a video of the TOS-1A Solntsepyok [‘Scorching Sunlight’] fire thermobaric shells at positions of Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk direction.
The system is mounted on a tank chassis, which allows mobility and increased protection for the crew.
Watch Russian Serviceman Downs Ukrainian Drone With Shopping Bag
The long-advertised and repeatedly delayed Ukrainian counteroffensive started on 4 June along the South Donetsk, Artemovsk (Bakhmut) and Zaporozhye directions.
A resident of the Trans-Baikal region participating in the special military operation has downed a Ukrainian kamikaze drone by throwing a bag of food at it, the governor of Trans-Baikal Alexander Osipov said on his Telegram channel.
"The soldier finished his night shift in a trench, got two sacks of food and returned to his position. Then he saw an enemy kamikaze drone. He hid in the grass so that the man controlling the drone lost sight of him. Then he took advantage of the surprise effect: he suddenly stood up and knocked down the device with a sack of food," Osipov wrote.
After the drone fell, it was deactivated and the grenade attached to it was detonated
Watch Russian 2S5 Giatsint-S Artillery System in Combat Action During Special Op
The 2S5 Giatsint-S is a self-propelled howitzer known for its firepower and long range. With a 152mm caliber, the 2S5 Giatsint-S can fire a variety of ammunition, including high-explosive, anti-tank, and cluster munitions.
The Russian Defense Ministry has released a video of artillerymen of the Southern Military District hitting targets in the Zaporozhye direction using 152mm Giatsint-B howitzers.
On Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukraine has lost approximately 600 military over the past day as a result of offensive attempts in the South Donetsk, Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions
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