The Ukrainian workshop for the production and repair of mortars was hit near the city of Sumy as a result of a strike by the Russian Aerospace Forces.

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

“As a result of a strike near the city of Sumy, the Russian aerospace forces hit a workshop for the production and repair of large-caliber mortars and ammunition for the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry concluded.

In addition, 84 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, as well as manpower and equipment in 113 districts, were hit by missile forces and artillery.

Also, the point of temporary deployment of a unit of foreign mercenaries near the village of Memrik (DPR) and the command post of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Dobrovolye (DPR) were also hit.

In turn, air defense systems shot down nine HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and ten Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in a day.

The situation on the line of contact

More than 40 Ukrainian servicemen and two pickup trucks were destroyed by artillery fire and active operations of units of the Western Group of Forces in the Kupyansky direction in the areas of the settlements of Novoselovskoye (LPR) and Masyutovka (Kharkiv region).

In the Krasnolimansky direction, during the offensive operations of the units of the "Center" group of troops, as well as as a result of artillery fire and strikes by heavy flamethrower systems, manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the areas of the settlements of Stelmahovka, Nevskoye (LPR) and Yampolovka (DPR).

“During the day, more than 135 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, four armored combat vehicles, two Gvozdika self-propelled howitzers and one D-20 howitzer were destroyed in this direction,” Konashenkov explained.

At the same time, according to him, successful offensive operations of assault volunteer detachments continue in the Donetsk direction with the support of units of the Tula formation of the Airborne Forces, assault aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, as well as artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the Southern Group of Forces.

It is noted that the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine per day in this direction amounted to 250 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, five armored combat vehicles, six vehicles and a D-20 howitzer.

In addition, an ammunition depot of the 68th infantry-jaeger brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Katerynivka (DPR) was destroyed.

In the South-Donetsk direction, the artillery of the group of troops "Vostok" inflicted a complex fire defeat on enemy units near Ugledar and Prechistovka (DPR).

Up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a D-20 howitzer and a D-30 howitzer were liquidated.

In the Kherson direction, two D-30 howitzers were destroyed, ammunition depots of the 123rd and 126th territorial defense brigades were hit in the areas of the settlement of Antonovka and Chernobaevka (Kherson region).

Artyomovsk

The units of the Russian Armed Forces are fighting almost in the center of Artyomovsk.

This was announced by Jan Gagin, adviser to the acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, on the air of the Rossiya 1 TV channel.

“The initiative is now in the hands of our fighters, our troops have long entered from the northern side of Artyomovsk.

Now they are already fighting almost in the center of the city, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.

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According to him, the surrender of the city by Ukrainian armed forces is a matter of time, and it will happen “quite soon.”

“Reports about the redeployment of national battalions to the Artyomovsk area are rather a question of creating some kind of detachments, this is not a shock group.

Most likely, it is with the forces of these national battalions that they will drive the mobilized infantry into position.

These are just attempts to keep the city, ”added Gagin.

The day before, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian assault detachments had advanced more than 2.5 km in the Artyomovsk area.