Russian aviation has destroyed two unmanned boats of the Ukrainian navy in the Black Sea, which were heading towards Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
"At about 3 p.m. [12:00 GMT], unmanned boats of the Ukrainian navy heading towards Crimea were detected in the southwestern part of the Black Sea. The two targets were destroyed by the defense systems of the naval and army aviation on duty," the ministry said in a statement.
Watch Russian Suicide Drone Swing Around, Strike Ukrainian Armor Near Artemovsk
Russian forces were able to begin a probing advance through Ukrainian-occupied areas of the Donetsk People’s Republic earlier this year after smashing through heavy fortifications built up by Ukraine over nearly a decade using a combination of unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket artillery, missiles and modernized heavy glide bombs.
Russia’s Defense Ministry has published footage showing units of a separate Guards Airborne formation from Buryatia, Russia on the hunt for Ukrainian armored vehicles on the approaches to the frontline settlement of Chasov Yar in Donetsk region.
The footage shows a high-altitude drone’s observation of a Ukrainian armored vehicle standing at a crossroads in a local dirt road, with a strike drone dispatched to the area to target the vehicle. Additional footage shows a second drone being sent, colliding with the piece of armor, equipped with a cope cage, and exploding.
“During aerial reconnaissance…paratroopers discovered the movement of armored vehicles, which were destroyed by UAV crews,” the MoD said in a statement accompanying the video. “The professional and decisive actions of UAV crews from Ulan-Ude disrupted the delivery of materiel and ammunition to the front for Ukrainian Armed Forces fighters and the evacuation of the wounded,” the ministry added.
Chasov Yar is situated about 10 km west of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) – the Donetsk People’s Republic city Russian forces freed last year after months of bloody block-by-block and house-to-house fighting. The former, which now has few residents after most civilians fled the conflict, is situated about 20 km southeast of the strategic Donetsk region city of Kramotorsk, which remains in Ukraine’s hands, and about 50 km north of the city of Donetsk.
Watch Russian Mi-35M Chopper Strike Ukrainian Troops
In recent weeks, Russia's newly-formed Battlegroup Sever has shown impressive and steady progress throughout its operational area in the special op zone, advancing deep into Ukrainian defenses and repelling enemy counterattacks.
Russia's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has released footage showing a Russian Mi-35M helicopter crew carrying out a combat mission, during which Battlegroup Sever managed to successfully strike Ukrainian strongholds and manpower.
In the course of the operation, the helicopter carried out a high-precision strike on its target with S-8 unguided air missiles, using reconnaissance coordinates passed by an aircraft gunner. Once the mission was complete, the crew safely returned to their home airfield.
According to the gunner's reports, all the specified targets were successfully hit. The flight went as normal.
Ukraine Loses Up to 2,850 Soldiers in Fights With Russia's Battlegroup Zapad - MoD
Russia's Battlegroup Zapad took better positions in the past week, while the Ukrainian military lost up to 2,850 soldiers in clashes, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Friday.
"Battlegroup Zapad improved the situation along the front line [...] while repelling 11 counterattacks ... The armed forces of Ukraine lost up to 2,850 military personnel, two tanks, 19 armored combat vehicles," the MoD said in a statement.
Ukraine also lost up to 2,835 soldiers in battles with Battlegroup Yug, while Battlegroup Tsentr repelled 39 counterattacks and Kiev lost up to 2,690 soldiers, the ministry said, adding that Kiev lost 935 soldiers in battles with Battlegroup Vostok.
Battlegroup Sever repelled 36 counterattacks and Kiev lost up to 1,400 soldiers, the ministry said, adding that the Russian forces also took control of the settlement of Paraskovyevka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR).
Additionally, the the Russian armed forces carried out 27 massive strikes in the past week, hitting Ukraine's energy facilities, weapons storage arsenals and unmanned boats. All targets were hit.
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