The relevant statement was made by the Joint Forces Operation Task Force on Facebook.
"Ukrainian defenders of the Joint Forces Task Force have repulsed five enemy attacks today. Fighting is still going on at two locations. Our brave warriors inflict manpower and hardware losses on ruscist invaders," the post reads.
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According to the statement, in the past 24 hours, JFO Group destroyed:
5 tanks;
3 artillery systems;
2 armored combat vehicles.
In addition, the air defense units shot down three enemy Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles.
It is noted that the enemy uses combat aircraft, multiple rocket launchers, heavy artillery, tanks, mortars of various systems, launches missile and bomb strikes on civilian infrastructure, peaceful residential areas along the entire line of defense.
Russian troops fired on about 30 localities in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, destroying and damaging 52 civilian objects, including 42 houses, two factories, administrative buildings, a hangar, and vehicles of several state fire and rescue units.
Five civilians were killed and seven more were injured in the shelling.
As Defense Express reported Ukraine’s defenders continue restrain invaders in the Operational-tactical group East area of responsibility. Enemy command and observation post was destroyed on Thursday, June 2.
Find more details on the theme in a publication by Defense Express:
Operational-Tactical Group East: Ukraine’s Artillery Destroy Enemy a Command And Observation Post
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