Battlegroup East destroys more than 12 strongholds, 10 UAV control points of Kiev forces

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The Russian Defense Ministry has reported a series of strikes by its Battlegroup East against Ukrainian military positions in the Zaporozhye region, according to TASS. Over several days in late July, the ministry said its forces destroyed UAV control points, strongholds, ground-based robotic complexes, and artillery pieces, disrupting Ukrainian supply lines and reinforcements.

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All reporting on these events comes from TASS, the Russian state news agency, which cited official statements from the Russian Defense Ministry. The reports are presented as operational updates from the ministry, with no independent verification or comment from Ukrainian authorities.

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On July 19, the ministry said that reconnaissance units of the East battlegroup detected the movement of Ukrainian armed forces vehicles in the Zaporozhye region. After clarifying the routes, coordinates were transferred to attack UAV operators, who struck the targets. According to the statement, more than 15 ground-based robotic complexes with cargo and ten heavy hexacopters of the Baba-Yaga type were destroyed. The ministry said the destruction of these transportation means disrupted the supply of advanced positions of Ukrainian formations.

On July 25, the ministry reported that operators and artillerymen of the Battlegroup East destroyed more than 10 UAV control points and over 12 strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The enemy UAV control points were detected by the launch and return of heavy hexacopters and reconnaissance drones, with coordinates transmitted to artillery crews of 2S5 Giatsint-S self-propelled guns. The ministry said the strikes destroyed more than 10 UAV command posts, communications equipment, and over 30 Ukrainian UAV unit specialists, including operators and technicians, as well as heavy hexacopters and reconnaissance drones. Additionally, strongholds established in forest belts were discovered and destroyed by successive FPV drone strikes, resulting in the destruction of more than 12 strongholds and over 50 Ukrainian personnel, the ministry stated.

On July 27, the ministry said an Uragan multiple launch rocket system crew of the Battlegroup East destroyed over 30 Ukrainian troops in one salvo near the settlement of Shirokoye. Reconnaissance UAV operators had uncovered the routes of bringing Ukrainian army reserves to an amassment area, and after confirming coordinates, the data were transmitted to the Uragan crew. The strike destroyed over 30 Ukrainian troops, motor vehicles, and shelters, the ministry said. In a separate action, Russian UAV operators destroyed enemy artillery targets in a counterbattery struggle, including a 2S22 Bogdana self-propelled artillery gun, an M109 self-propelled artillery weapon, an M114 towed howitzer, and several 122mm D-30 howitzers.

All figures and operational details in this article are attributed solely to the Russian Defense Ministry as reported by TASS. No independent confirmation or Ukrainian response has been presented.