The Russian military launched a strike on the operational center of special operations "West" near the city of Khmelnitsky in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

According to the official representative of the department, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery of Russian groupings of troops hit 98 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and equipment in 173 districts per day.

In particular, a blow was struck at the center of electronic intelligence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Brovary (Kiev region).

In addition, a Ukrainian self-propelled launcher of the Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed in the Andreevka area, and a 36D6 low-flying air targets detection radar was hit near the settlement of Dobropolye (DPR).

In turn, Russian air defense systems shot down four HIMARS multiple rocket launchers in a day, and also destroyed five Ukrainian drones.

  • Briefing by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

In the Kupyansk direction of the NMD, units of the Western Group of Forces attacked enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of Novoselovsky (LPR) and several settlements of the Kharkov region.

During the day, up to 70 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three armored combat vehicles and two cars were destroyed in this direction.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, as a result of strikes by units of the Center group of troops, operational-tactical aviation and artillery, the enemy lost about 140 people killed and wounded, three armored vehicles, three cars, Gvozdika self-propelled guns and a D-20 howitzer per day.

In the Donetsk direction, as a result of the continued offensive of the Southern Group of Forces with the support of aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, more than 250 Ukrainian military personnel, two tanks, four armored combat vehicles, five vehicles and a D-20 howitzer were destroyed per day.

An ammunition depot of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit near Artyomovsk, and near N.

Novomarkovo village (DPR), an AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station made in the USA was destroyed.

In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, units of the Vostok group of troops hit units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of ​​​​Vogledar and a number of other settlements of the DPR and Zaporozhye region.

During the day, the enemy lost up to 95 people in this sector, one tank, three armored vehicles, a car, three pickup trucks and a D-20 howitzer.

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The village of Chervonoe was struck at an ammunition depot.

In the Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, up to 60 Ukrainian soldiers, four vehicles and two D-30 howitzers were destroyed in a day.

In addition, an ammunition depot of the 63rd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the Snigirevka area (Nikolaev region).

Rosgvardia prevented sabotage in the DPR

The press service of the Russian Guard stated that during special events on the territory of the DPR, the department’s special forces discovered a cache in one of the abandoned houses.

It is noted that its contents could be used to commit a sabotage and terrorist act, since the cache was located near the routes of movement of troops.

In the cache, the National Guard found and neutralized fragmentation mortar mines, hand grenades, RPG-7 rounds and containers, presumably with a combustible substance.

In addition, a can of plastic explosive weighing up to 3 kg was found in the basement, stuffed with striking elements and wrapped with wires.

It is emphasized that dangerous finds were destroyed on the spot with an overhead charge in compliance with security measures.