Ukrainian Shoots Down 339 Russian Drones, Stops Attacks Near Avdiivka

The Russians believed they had an opportunity to continue attacking Ukrainian positions around Avdiivka after Ukraine withdrew from what remains of the city.

But Ukraine has repulsed repeated Russian attacks in that sector and, remarkably, has destroyed or jammed 339 drones, another sign of Russian overconfidence playing into Ukrainian hands. JL 

Tetyana Oliynyk reports in Ukraine Pravda:

Total Russian losses in military personnel across the entire operational area of Avdiivka over the past 24 hours amounted to 431 soldiers, whereas in terms of hardware, [the Russians have lost] 10 tanks, 22 armoured combat vehicles, seven artillery systems, seven motor vehicles and 339 UAVs of various types were jammed or destroyed. The Russians are concentrating their efforts on the Avdiivka front. Ukrainian troops repelled 25 attacks near Berdychi, Orlivka, Tonenke, Pervomaiske and Nevelske over the past 24 hours. The Russians failed to advance near Krasnohorivka, which the 3rd Assault Brigade previously liberated.

Ukrainian defenders have jammed or destroyed 339 Russian UAVs of various types on the Tavriia front over the past 24 hours.

Source: General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi, Commander of the Tavriia Operational and Strategic Group of Forces (OSGF), on Telegram

Quote: "The total enemy losses in military personnel across the entire operational area of the Tavriia OSGF over the past 24 hours amounted to 431 soldiers, whereas in terms of hardware, [the Russians have lost] 10 tanks, 22 armoured combat vehicles, seven artillery systems and seven motor vehicles. A total of 339 UAVs of various types were jammed or destroyed. One cluster of Russian military personnel has been destroyed. Four Russian soldiers have been captured.

Russian forces launched 57 airstrikes, four missile strikes, 89 attacks involving loitering munitions, 64 assault operations and 1,072 bombardments (including six with the use of toxic substances) over the past 24 hours."

Details: Tarnavskyi stated that the Russians are primarily concentrating their efforts on the Avdiivka front, where Ukrainian troops repelled 25 attacks near the settlements of Berdychi, Orlivka, Tonenke, Pervomaiske and Nevelske over the past 24 hours.

Ukrainian forces are holding back the Russians on the Novopavlivka front near the settlements of Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Novomykhailivka and Urozhaine, where a total of 38 combat skirmishes took place over the last 24 hours.

In particular, the Russian army failed to advance near the settlement of Krasnohorivka, which the 3rd Assault Brigade had previously liberated. Russian casualties in killed and wounded soldiers amounted to about 100 soldiers in this area alone.