The Russian Armed Forces launched a high-precision missile strike, hitting the armored vehicle assembly workshops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of a plant in Kharkov.

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

“As a result of a high-precision missile strike of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the city of Kharkov, the armored vehicle assembly workshops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit on the territory of the Machine-Building Plant named after.

Malyshev," he stressed.

The situation in the areas of the special operation

As Konashenkov noted, units of the 14th and 92nd mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit by operational-tactical and army aviation strikes, artillery fire and the actions of assault groups of the Western Group of Forces in the Kupyansk direction.

in the Kharkov region.

The enemy lost up to 80 servicemen, six vehicles and one D-20 howitzer.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, the group of troops "Center" defeated the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​​​Torskoye and Yampolovka in the DPR, as well as Stelmakhivka, Nevsky and Chervonopopovka in the LPR.

For a day in this direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost

up to 100 military personnel, infantry fighting vehicles, five armored combat vehicles and an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer.

In the Donetsk direction, as a result of air strikes and artillery fire from the Southern Group of Forces, enemy losses exceeded 250 people.

Also destroyed were an infantry fighting vehicle, four vehicles, two US-made M777 artillery systems, an American-made M109 Paladin self-propelled howitzer, an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, a Hyacinth towed gun, and two Rapira anti-tank guns.

In the South-Donetsk direction, the grouping of troops "Vostok" inflicted a comprehensive fire defeat on units

Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​Pavlovka and Vuhledar, the Ministry of Defense noted.

In this direction, the enemy lost more than 50 soldiers, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles and a Msta-B howitzer in a day.

At the same time, two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the DPR and in the Zaporozhye region.

  • Briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

In the Kherson direction, in the course of counter-battery combat, a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer and a US-made AN / TPQ-50 counter-battery radar were destroyed in a day.

“Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of groups of troops of the RF Armed Forces in a day defeated 78 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 119 districts,” Konashenkov stressed. 

Russian air defense systems destroyed 17 Ukrainian drones and shot down 12 HIMARS, Alder and Uragan multiple rocket launchers in a day. 

Putin noted the work of the Marine Corps

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised the work of the marines.

An excerpt with the words of the head of state in the program “Moscow.

Kremlin.

Putin” of the TV channel “Russia 1” was published by journalist Pavel Zarubin.

As Putin stressed, Russian marines are fighting like heroes.

“The naval infantry is working as it should.

Right now.

They fight heroically.

Both the Pacific Fleet and the Northern Fleet,” the president said.

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RT published exclusive footage of the work of the artillery of the 1st Army Corps of the RF Armed Forces, which supports the advance of assault groups in the Donetsk direction with fire.

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The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are located approximately 7-8 km away.

The Russian military is approaching this distance in order to strike at the fortified rear of the Ukrainian troops.

“We worked on enemy infantry, gave a target, said: urgently, movement was detected there.

They quickly counted, slammed once, ”said one of the soldiers.