The Russian military launched a series of high-precision strikes on the points of temporary deployment of Ukrainian forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Eliminated up to 200 militants.

“As a result of high-precision strikes on the points of temporary deployment of the 40th artillery brigade and the nationalist formation “Kraken” in the city of Kharkov, up to 200 nationalists, including about 50 foreign mercenaries, and 19 pieces of weapons and military equipment were destroyed,” he said during a briefing. July 15, the official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

As a result of pinpoint strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces on the locations of the Right Sector * in Artyomovsk, on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, about 300 nationalists and up to 30 units of armored and special vehicles were neutralized.

A strike on a temporary deployment point of the 45th artillery brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye region destroyed a barracks, in which there were more than 70 servicemen.

Artillery also destroyed up to 70 nationalists and 11 armored vehicles of the 128th mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

  • The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation - about strikes on points of temporary deployment of Ukrainian militants

In addition, Caliber high-precision sea-based missiles hit the building of the garrison House of Officers in Vinnitsa.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, at the time of the strike, a meeting was held at this military facility between the command of the Ukrainian air forces and representatives of foreign arms suppliers on the transfer of a new batch of aircraft and weapons to Kyiv, as well as organizing the repair of the Ukrainian aviation fleet.

It is noted that all participants in the meeting were destroyed.

Along with this, the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed five command posts and communication centers, a launcher of the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system, as well as manpower and military equipment in 43 districts in a day.

During the counter-battery fight, two platoons of Ukrainian multiple launch rocket systems, two artillery platoons of Giacint-B howitzers at firing positions in the DPR, as well as artillery units at firing positions in 84 districts were hit.

Aviation, rocket troops and artillery hit 18 command posts, as well as manpower and military equipment in 211 districts.

Russian pilots shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 aircraft in the territory of the DPR in a day.

In addition, Russian air defenses shot down two Ukrainian Air Force Su-25s, nine drones and nine Uragan multiple rocket launchers.

In total, since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, 253 aircraft, 137 helicopters, 1,543 drones, 355 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,060 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 746 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 3,147 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 4,341 units have been destroyed. special military vehicles.

Mass desertion among the Armed Forces

The special forces of the Russian Guard discovered documents testifying to the mass desertion among the military personnel of the paratrooper units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

“Ukrainian paratroopers are fleeing from the troops, taking advantage of every opportunity.

Including not returning from vacation for family reasons.

Their searches at the place of residence also do not bring results, they do not get in touch, ”the department said.

As noted in the National Guard, in the period from April to June 2022, “dozens of soldiers and sergeants of the paratrooper companies of the 2nd paratrooper battalion, under all sorts of pretexts, left the front line of defense without permission.”

Their surnames, names, positions and ranks are indicated in dozens of reports of the commander of the 2nd paratrooper battalion discovered by the National Guard.

* "Right Sector" is a Ukrainian association of radical nationalist organizations, recognized as extremist and banned in Russia (decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of 11/17/2014).