This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Russia.

The Russian army, among other things, struck with aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems.

As a result, enemy units were hit in the areas of the settlements of Terny, Torskoye, Grigorovka in the DPR and Chervonaya Dibrova and Nevskoye in the LPR.

"During the day, more than 235 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, four pickups, a D-20 howitzer, two self-propelled artillery installations "Acacia" and "Gvozdika", as well as the M777 artillery system made by the United States were destroyed in this direction," the defense department said in a summary.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said earlier that the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are growing, in February they exceeded 11 thousand, which is 40% higher than kiev's losses in January.

The Washington Post, citing sources, wrote that the quality of the Ukrainian army for the year of the Russian special operation decreased due to losses among experienced servicemen.