The department noted that the joint actions of the Russian troops, units of the people's militia of the DPR and LPR inflict critical losses on the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“As a result of the strikes of the Russian Aerospace Forces on the deployment point of the Nazi formation “Azov” in Kharkov ... and one of the battalions of the 92nd motorized infantry brigade ... more than 100 Ukrainian military personnel, foreign mercenaries and up to 15 units of armored and automotive equipment were destroyed,” declared in the Ministry of Defense.

In addition, Russian air defense systems shot down three aircraft and one helicopter in Ukraine in a day.

They also reported about the strike of the Russian Aerospace Forces on hangars with weapons from the United States and EU countries in Kremenchug, Poltava region, during a special operation in Ukraine.