The Russian side reported on the 23rd that the Russian army eliminated more than 100 foreign mercenaries in Slavyansk and other places in the past day and night, and attacked some Ukrainian military equipment on the southern front.
The Ukrainian side said on the same day that the Ukrainian army repelled the Russian offensive in the southern part of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, and the anti-aircraft missile unit destroyed several Russian drones.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov reported on the 23rd that on the eastern front, the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out precision strikes on multiple military targets in Kramatorsk in the past day and night, eliminating more than 100 people in Slavyansk and other places. foreign mercenaries.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated that the Ukrainian army repelled the Russian army in the south of Bakhmut, and parts of the area north of Bonliman were hit by Russian artillery fire.
It is reported that the Ukrainian army has made progress in the local advance in the past day.
On the southern front, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that the Russian Aerospace Forces attacked the positions of the Zaporozhye Ukrainian army and destroyed several pieces of military equipment.
Russian aviation, missile and artillery units carried out strikes on the temporary camp of the Ukrainian army in Nikolayev.
The Ukrainian Southern Operational Command said that the Ukrainian army struck Russian positions and equipment concentration points along the Dnieper River and east of Kherson.
In addition, the Russian side also reported that it shot down two Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jets, one MiG-29 fighter jet, 19 Ukrainian military drones and more than 40 rockets.
Ukrainian media reported on the 23rd that the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces released a message saying that the Ukrainian air defense missile force destroyed a total of seven Russian drones in the past day.