High-precision air-launched missiles: the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the defeat of four platoons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with M777 howitzers

Over the past day, high-precision air-launched missiles hit 12 firing positions of artillery and mortar units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

This was during a briefing on Saturday, June 18, said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

As a result of these strikes, in particular, four platoons of Grad multiple rocket launchers and four platoons of 155-mm M777 howitzers delivered to Ukraine by Western countries were hit.

In addition, technological capacities for oil refining and fuel storage facilities for the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.

“High-precision air and ground-based weapons in the areas of Kremenchug and Lisichansk destroyed technological facilities for refining oil and fuel storage facilities intended to supply Ukrainian military equipment in the Donbass,” Konashenkov said.

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In turn, aviation hit 62 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As a result of these strikes, more than 160 nationalists, the Buk-M1 air defense system, five Grad multiple launch rocket launchers, six tanks and other armored vehicles, eight field artillery guns, six special vehicles and three ammunition depots were destroyed.

In addition, Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft and a Mi-24 helicopter, eight drones, including a Bayraktar TB2 in the Kherson region.

Four Ukrainian Tochka-U missiles and 24 Uragan missiles were intercepted.

The missile forces hit 180 areas of concentration of manpower and military equipment, 16 command posts, as well as 32 firing positions of artillery and mortar units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the total losses of the Ukrainian side since the beginning of the special operation amounted to 206 aircraft, 132 helicopters, 1241 drones, 343 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3613 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 547 multiple rocket launcher combat vehicles, as well as 2032 field artillery pieces and mortar, 3687 units of special military vehicles.

Summary of the People's Militia of the DPR

During the day, Ukrainian troops fired more than 440 shells on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, the People's Militia of the DPR said in a statement.

Shooting was carried out from multiple launch rocket systems "Hurricane", "Grad", as well as cannon artillery with a caliber of 155, 152 and 122 mm.

“The fire was fired at the districts of ten settlements of the republic.

As a result of shelling, three civilians were killed and ten were injured.

51 residential buildings, eight civilian infrastructure facilities and two vehicles were damaged, ”the People’s Militia said in an official statement.

At the same time, according to the DPR defense department, during the day, the forces of the republic, together with the RF Armed Forces, destroyed two installations of the BM-21 Grad MLRS, two cargo vehicles and more than 50 personnel.

In addition, two enemy firing points in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe settlements of Avdeevka and Experienced were suppressed.

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The situation around the Azot plant

Meanwhile, the LPR forces continue to negotiate a possible surrender with Ukrainian militants who have settled at the Azot plant.

This was announced to RIA Novosti by the commandant of Severodonetsk Viktor Dubina, noting that so far this conversation has not brought results.

A day earlier, Andrey Marochko, an officer of the People's Militia of the LPR, told TASS that some servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who were on the territory of the Azot plant in Severodonetsk began to surrender.

At the same time, he noted that the number of those who surrendered and their belonging to one or another unit has not yet been disclosed.

Recall that on June 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced a request from the Ukrainian side to organize a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians from the Azot plant in Severodonetsk.

In the following days, the defense department stated that the Kyiv authorities disrupted the evacuation, and the militants took advantage of the humanitarian pause to regroup.