The enemy has lost more than 500 people in manpower and a Su-25 attack aircraft, commander of the Operational-Strategic Group of Troops Tavria Oleksandr Tarnavsky said.

"Enemy aviation activity is not decreasing. In the operational area of the Tavria group, the enemy inflicted 22 airstrikes, conducted 36 combat clashes and carried out 890 shellings," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

As Tarnavsky notes, "our soldiers and warriors are steadfastly holding the defense in Avdiyivka direction. Missile troops and artillery units from the Automated control System in Tavria completed 1,038 fire missions during the day. The total losses of the enemy amounted to 511 people."

In addition, 46 units of military equipment were destroyed, in particular, a tank, seven infantry combat vehicles, three artillery systems, one MLRS unit, 14 UAVs, 16 cars and one unit of special equipment. An ammunition depot was also destroyed. Another 26 units of enemy military equipment are damaged. At the same time, the offensive operation in Melitopol direction continues.