Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the enemy fighter was destroyed in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe settlement of Marinka in the Donetsk People's Republic.

Along with these air defense systems, nine HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down in a day.

In addition, operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery hit the Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system near Petropavlovka (DPR), and also defeated the 83rd artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 127 districts .

The situation on the line of contact

The official representative of the defense department, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, also spoke about the situation on the line of contact.

So, in the Kherson direction, up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, four cars, as well as a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery installation were destroyed.

In the Kupyansk direction, up to 40 Ukrainian fighters, as well as two cars, were destroyed by artillery fire.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, up to 120 Ukrainian soldiers, two pickup trucks, a D-30 howitzer, and one US-made M777 artillery system were eliminated by artillery and missile strikes.

Over 50 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three pickup trucks, and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed by operational-tactical, army aviation and artillery in the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions.

“In the Donetsk direction, during the continuation of active operations by units of the Southern Group of Forces, air strikes and artillery fire, more than 120 Ukrainian servicemen, seven armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, D-20 and D-30 howitzers, as well as a self-propelled artillery mount were destroyed in a day” Carnation," Konashenkov said.

"Streams of sober thinking"

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov appreciated reports of an increase in the number of Ukrainians in favor of holding peace talks with Russia.

He stressed that it is premature to consider such a trend as a way to end the conflict.

“Despite all the propaganda flows filled with hatred for Russia, despite all the propaganda duping of the Ukrainian population, there are still some streams of sober thinking and approaches to the future of our bilateral relations in the country, and they are inevitable, because we are neighbors, this is obvious , and we also talked about this before, ”said the official representative of the Kremlin.

The day before, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov said that more and more Ukrainians are in favor of holding peace talks with Russia.

At the same time, in his opinion, what is happening is a “dangerous trend”.

The death of an Estonian mercenary

During the fighting near Artyomovsk, Russian troops destroyed the former officer of the Estonian Defense Forces Ivo Jurak, who fought on the side of the Kyiv regime, the Estonian edition of Postimees reported.

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On the eve of the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, during a weekly briefing, noted that Western countries are sending their mercenaries to Ukraine under the guise of carrying out humanitarian missions.

“It is noteworthy that in many countries that supply “soldiers of fortune”, mercenarism is a criminal offense.

Who is interested in this?

Big money is at stake, a geopolitical jackpot.

Apparently, when it comes to the military development of Ukrainian territory, one can close one's eyes to the violation of one's own legislative norms.

They do it best when they close their eyes with banknotes, ”she said.