Third Army Corps thwarts largest Russian assault, destroys about 100 vehicles

Russian occupying forces carried out their largest breakthrough attempt on Lyman-Borova axis since the start of hostilities in this area on March 19, the press service of the Third Army Corps said.

"Forces of Russia’s first Tank Army and 20th Combined Arms Army attacked the positions of the Third Corps simultaneously on seven axes. More than 500 infantry, 28 armored vehicles, and over 100 motorized vehicles – buggies and quad bikes – were involved in the assault. However, the enemy began to suffer losses even on the approaches to the line of contact. Within four hours, units of the Third Corps completely stopped the offensive: what was supposed to be a rapid breakthrough turned into a large-scale failure for the Russians," the Corps said in the statement on Telegram.

According to the Corps, enemy equipment losses included 84 motorized vehicles, 11 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, and three tanks. In addition, Solntsepek system and five artillery pieces were hit, and more than 160 enemy UAVs were destroyed.

"For a month and a half, we observed signs of preparations for the offensive. The Russians intensified guided bomb strikes on our crossings over the Oskil River, trying to cut off logistics. They began setting up their own pontoon crossings and clearing routes of mines – this directly indicated preparations for a large-scale mechanized offensive. We prepared accordingly: defensive actions were worked out in different directions, each brigade had its own plan to repel the attack. The Corps coordinated these actions – and as a result, the strikes were thwarted in all directions," Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky said.

Over the day, brigades and regiments of the Corps eliminated 405 enemy personnel: 288 irrecoverable losses and the rest sanitary losses.

Russian forces failed to capture any settlements or positions.