This was announced by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

According to him, Ukrainian troops, using two reinforced battalions, made an unsuccessful attempt at offensive operations in the directions of Pershotravneve, Kislovka, Tabaevka, Berestovoe.

“The active actions of the Russian troops repelled all the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Konashenkov said.

It is reported about the destruction of more than 80 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four infantry fighting vehicles, five tanks, ten vehicles and a German self-propelled artillery mount with precision-guided munitions.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported the destruction of more than 300 Ukrainian soldiers in the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction.