In the course of work in the Donetsk direction of a special military operation, Russian troops destroyed more than 60 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a hangar with military equipment.
This was announced during a briefing by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.
He noted that these results were achieved during the offensive of the Yuzhnaya group of troops, as well as air strikes and artillery fire.
“More than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, four vehicles, four Msta-B howitzers, and a Grad MLRS were destroyed.
In addition, a hangar with military equipment of the 110th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the area of \u200b\u200bthe settlement of Avdiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic, ”said Konashenkov.
In turn, in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aviation and artillery of the Vostok group of forces inflicted a comprehensive fire defeat on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Zaporozhye region.
During the day, the enemy lost up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three armored combat vehicles, two Msta-B and D-30 howitzers, as well as an ammunition depot.
In the Kherson direction, a Msta-B howitzer was destroyed during a counter-battery fight.
Two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were also hit.
In the Kupyansk direction, air and artillery strikes from the Zapadnaya group of forces hit the enemy’s manpower and military equipment on the territory of the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) and the Kharkiv region.
During the day, up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, five pickup trucks, three cars and a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer were destroyed in this direction.
Briefing by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
In the Krasnolimansky direction, as a result of strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the Center group of troops, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the territories of the DPR and LPR, as well as in the Serebryansky forestry area.
As a result, the enemy lost up to 100 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles, two vehicles, a D-30 howitzer, as well as a Grad multiple launch rocket system (MLRS).
Aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Russian troops hit 93 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 108 districts in a day.
In addition, in the Kharkiv region, the command post of the electronic warfare unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a MiG-29 aircraft on the territory of the DPR.
A Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force was also shot down on the territory of the republic.
Air defense systems intercepted four HIMARS missiles and destroyed seven Ukrainian drones in a day.
Pushilin on the situation on the line of contact
Acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine did not intend to give up Artyomovsk without a fight.
“So far there are no prospects that the enemy will surrender and leave positions without a fight.
We don't see this yet.
Our guys sometimes have to do the impossible in order to knock out the enemy from fortified positions.
But nevertheless, there is progress, ”Pushilin said on Channel One.
Speaking about the Ugledar direction, the acting head of the DPR said that fierce battles were taking place in the southeastern part of the city, but certain successes were also noticeable here.
In addition, according to Pushilin, fighting continues in the western part of Maryinka.
He noted that the current situation here "inspires hope for reaching new distances."
There are also successes in the Krasnogorovsk direction, Pushilin added.
The work of the National Guard in Zaporozhye and Kherson regions
The press service of the National Guard of Ukraine stated that within 24 hours, fighters of the special forces of the department identified 11 suspects of complicity with the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.
In particular, in one of the settlements, the Russian Guards found a local resident who not only transmitted information about the location of the positions and routes of movement of the National Guard and army units, but also listened to the radio frequencies of the security forces using foreign-made equipment.