“Since the beginning of the current day, our servicemen have destroyed 39 Ukrainian nationalists, nine firing points, one 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, one infantry fighting vehicle and one armored personnel carrier,” the department’s Telegram channel says.

In addition, one armored personnel carrier and two cargo vehicles were captured.

Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said that four military facilities of Ukraine were destroyed in the Kharkiv region.

Also, the missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces eliminated two Ukrainian S-300 air defense systems and the Tochka-U launcher in a day.