The Russian Defense Ministry reported that in the Donetsk direction of the special military operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, more than 200 people lost per day.

“During the continuation of active operations by units of the Southern Group of Forces and artillery fire over the past day, up to 225 Ukrainian servicemen were liquidated, five infantry fighting vehicles, nine armored fighting vehicles, five pickups, four vehicles, a Uragan MLRS combat vehicle and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed ", - said the official representative of the department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

He also said that an ammunition depot of the 55th artillery brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a US-made AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar were destroyed on the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic.

In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, the artillery of the Vostok group of troops inflicted fire damage on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of Vuhledar and a number of other settlements of the DPR.

During the day, up to 65 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated in these sectors, two armored vehicles, two pickup trucks, as well as combat vehicles of Uragan and Grad multiple launch rocket systems were destroyed.

In the Kherson direction, three armored combat vehicles, eight vehicles and an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer were destroyed by artillery fire.

As a result of air strikes and artillery fire from the Western Group of Forces in the Kupyansk direction of the NMD, up to 45 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were liquidated, two armored vehicles and three pickup trucks were destroyed.

  • Briefing of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special operation in Ukraine

In the Krasnolimansky direction, as a result of the active actions of the units of the group of forces "Center" and artillery fire, manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe settlements of Yampolovka (DPR) and Chervonaya Dibrova (LPR).

Enemy losses per day in this sector amounted to over 160 soldiers, one tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, five armored combat vehicles, three vehicles and one Grad MLRS combat vehicle.

Russian aviation, missile forces and artillery hit 86 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, enemy manpower and equipment in 117 districts during the day.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, a self-propelled firing system of the Ukrainian Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed near Troitsky (DPR).

In the area of ​​​​Andreevka (DPR), the guidance radar of the Ukrainian S-300 air defense system was destroyed.

In addition, an AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station was destroyed in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bGulyaipol (Zaporozhye region).

Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter in an air battle.

In addition, the Mi-8 helicopter was hit.

Air defense systems shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.

Along with this, 15 rockets of the HIMARS and Uragan systems were intercepted during the day, nine drones were destroyed.

In total, during the special operation in Ukraine, 396 enemy aircraft, 217 helicopters, more than 3.3 thousand drones, 410 anti-aircraft missile systems, almost 8.2 thousand tanks and other armored combat vehicles, over a thousand combat vehicles of MLRS, more than 4 2 thousand field artillery guns and mortars, as well as about 8.8 thousand units of special military vehicles.

The work of the National Guard in the LPR

The sappers of the Russian Guard found more than 600 ammunition at an abandoned factory in the LPR, the press service of the department said.

In particular, 152-mm artillery shells, fuses for them, ammunition for the Tulip launcher, rockets for the Uragan MLRS, mortar mines, tank shells, hand grenade launchers and shots for them were found at the site.

It is noted that the demining group of the Russian Guard is engaged in the neutralization of dangerous objects in compliance with the necessary security measures.