The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced a strike on the point of temporary deployment of Ukrainian nationalists, as a result of which more than 600 militants were killed.

“According to updated data, as a result of a strike on July 16 by high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the point of temporary deployment of nationalists in the recreation center “Empire” in the village of Konstantinovka, Odessa region, more than 600 militants were liquidated.

Including up to 120 foreign mercenaries, ”said during a briefing on July 21, the official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

In addition, more than 320 nationalists were liquidated as a result of an attack on the point of temporary deployment of a unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of a vegetable base in Nikolaev on July 17.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also noted that the mobilized residents of the western regions of Ukraine refuse to go to the Donbass against the background of the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction.

“The servicemen of the 100th territorial defense brigade in the city of Lutsk, Volyn region, in full force refused to participate in hostilities.

The command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has disarmed the brigade, the instigators have been arrested, and a decision has been made to reorganize this formation,” Konashenkov said.

Attacks on military targets

Russian forces continue to strike at Ukrainian military targets using aircraft, missile forces and artillery.

During the day, nine command posts were hit, including the 59th marine brigade in Nikolaev, where foreign mercenaries were stationed, as well as the 14th mechanized brigade in the Artyomovsk region.

In addition, a blow was struck at the headquarters of the SBU in Kramatorsk.

Along with this, six warehouses with rocket and artillery weapons and ammunition were destroyed on the territory of the DPR, the Dnipropetrovsk region and Nikolaev.

As part of the counter-battery fight, Russian forces hit a battery of multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) "Uragan" and a battery of self-propelled artillery howitzers "Akatsiya" with a counter-battery radar in the Kharkiv region.

In addition, eight Ukrainian platoons of the Grad MLRS, nine artillery platoons of D-20 howitzers and seven artillery platoons of D-30 guns were eliminated.

Fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Kramatorsk.

In turn, the air defense forces shot down a Mi-8 helicopter and five drones, and also intercepted eight Uragan MLRS shells.

In total, since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, Russian troops have destroyed 260 aircraft, 144 helicopters, 1,577 drones, 356 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,135 tanks and other armored combat vehicles.

In addition, during this time, the RF Armed Forces liquidated 762 MLRS combat vehicles, 3,174 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 4,413 units of special military vehicles.

  • Briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense

Ammunition cache in the LPR

Rosgvardeytsy discovered caches with weapons during search activities in the settlements of the Luhansk People's Republic, the press service of the department reported.

“The launcher of the Stugna ATGM, a foreign-made RPG, two 9M11 ATGM missiles, more than 10 thousand ammunition of various calibers, 20 VOG-30D units, three 82-mm mines, two F-1 grenades and three RGD-5 grenades were confiscated.

The evacuation of civilians has been carried out, ”the message says.

Shelling of Kherson from HIMARS

The deputy head of the military-civilian administration of the Kherson region, Kirill Stremousov, announced that an attempt by Ukrainian forces to strike at the Antonovsky bridge across the Dnieper was repulsed.

According to him, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired 12 missiles from the American HIMARS system.

“There was an attempt to hit the Antonovsky bridge.

12 missiles flew, all of them were shot down by air defense, some fell into the Dnieper.

There are no hits or damage.

The air defense system reflected everything, ”Stremousov told RIA Novosti.

Among other things, on the morning of July 21, a downed Ukrainian drone was reported in Nova Kakhovka. 

“A Ukrainian drone was shot down in the morning, at 07:00.

Right above the city.

All the inhabitants of the city were witnesses that the air defense worked out and he was shot down.

There are no injuries as a result, ”RIA Novosti quotes the head of the administration of Novaya Kakhovka, Vladimir Leontiev.