“As a result of pinpoint strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces on the points of deployment of nationalist battalions and foreign mercenaries in the Osnovyansky and Sloboda districts of Kharkov, about 250 militants and up to 25 units of armored and automotive equipment were destroyed,” said Igor Konashenkov, a representative of the Russian Defense Ministry.
On July 5, the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed up to 150 Ukrainian soldiers and 12 units of military equipment with high-precision weapons in Kharkov.
In addition, the defense department reported that the Russian army launched Kalibr missiles at ammunition depots for American HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and M777 howitzers, as well as for 2S7 Pion self-propelled guns in the Dnipropetrovsk region.