The Russian Army lost dozens of pieces of equipment per day — General Staff

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Viktoria Lytovchenko

During the past day, the defense forces of Ukraine eliminated another 810 Russian invaders, thus the total number of losses of enemy troops in personnel since the beginning of the large-scale invasion has already amounted to about 388,750 people. Also, the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 31 artillery systems and 13 BBM of the interveners.

What is the situation at the front

In Ukraine, 66 combat clashes took place at the front during the day. The enemy is actively storming settlements north and south of Avdiyivka and in the Mariinsky direction in the Donetsk region.

In total, the enemy carried out 2 missile and 65 air strikes, carried out 53 attacks from rocket salvo systems on the positions of our troops and populated areas. As a result of the Russian terrorist attacks, unfortunately, there are wounded among the civilian population. Residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed and damaged.

Airstrikes hit: Budarky, Kolodyazne, Hryhorivka, Kupyansk, Ivanivka, Kislivka, Tabaivka, Pishchane of the Kharkiv region; Terny, Oleksandropil, Avdiivka, Novomykhailivka, Vugledar, Staromayorske, Urozhane of the Donetsk region; Novodarivka, Zaporizhzhia Region; Red Lighthouse, Krynky, Zmiivka, Kherson region.

More than 110 settlements in the Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Mykolaiv regions came under artillery fire.

The situation by direction

On the Volyn and Poliske directions, the operational situation remains without significant changes.

In the Siverskyi and Slobozhansky directions , the enemy maintains a military presence in the border areas, conducts active diversionary activities in order to prevent the transfer of our troops to threatening directions, increases the density of mine and explosive barriers along the state border in the Belgorod region.

In the Kupian direction, Ukrainian defenders repelled 5 enemy attacks near Synkivka and Ivanivka, Kharkiv region.

In the Lyman direction, the Defense Forces repelled 8 attacks by the occupiers in the areas of Serebryansk Forestry, Belogorivka of Luhansk Oblast, Terniv and Yampolivka of Donetsk Oblast.

In the direction of Bakhmut, our soldiers repelled 3 enemy attacks near Bohdanivka and Klishchiivka, Donetsk region.

In the Avdiivka direction, Ukrainian defenders continue to hold back the enemy, who does not stop trying to surround Avdiivka. Our soldiers firmly hold the defense, inflicting significant losses on the invaders. So, during the past day, the Defense Forces repelled 27 enemy attacks near Novokalynovo and Avdiyivka and another 3 attacks near Pervomaiskyi, Donetsk region.

In the Mariinsky direction, defenders continue to hold back the enemy near Krasnohorivka, Georgiivka, and Novomykhailivka, Donetsk region, where 7 attacks were repulsed.

In the Shakhtarsky direction, the Defense Forces repelled 3 attacks south of Zolotya Niva, Donetsk region.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, our troops repulsed an enemy attack near Robotiny, Zaporizhzhia region.

In the Kherson direction, the defenders will continue measures to expand the bridgehead. Despite significant losses, the enemy does not stop trying to knock our units out of their positions. So, during the past day, the enemy carried out 5 unsuccessful assault actions.

Losses of the enemy

During the past day, the Air Force of the Defense Forces struck 12 areas of concentration of enemy personnel.

One Kh-59 guided air missile, 10 "Shahed-136/131" attack UAVs and 3 enemy reconnaissance UAVs were destroyed by the forces and means of air defense of Ukraine.

Units of the missile forces struck 1 area of concentration of personnel and 1 artillery of the enemy.

The total combat losses of the enemy from 02.24.22 to 02.04.24 approximately amounted to: