The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published an information summary on the course of a special military operation in Ukraine.

According to the department, during the day in the Kupyansk direction, air and artillery strikes of the Western group of troops hit the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located in the territories of the Kharkiv region and the Lugansk People's Republic. In addition, the Russian military stopped the work of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups. In total, more than 35 Ukrainian soldiers, an armored combat vehicle, as well as two vehicles were destroyed in this direction.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the "Center" group of troops hit the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located in the territories of the Lugansk and Donetsk People's Republics. Up to 55 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, an armored combat vehicle, a car, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery installation, as well as a D-20 howitzer were destroyed.

In the Donetsk direction, during the actions of the Southern Group of Forces, air and artillery strikes during the day, more than 250 Ukrainian soldiers, one tank, three armored fighting vehicles, nine cars, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery installation, as well as Msta-B and D-20 howitzers were destroyed.

In the South-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, air and artillery strikes of the Vostok group of troops hit a number of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The activities of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were also suppressed. During the day, the enemy lost up to 20 servicemen in these areas, an armored fighting vehicle, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery installation, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers.

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In the Kherson direction, up to 60 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored fighting vehicles, eight cars, self-propelled artillery installations "Acacia" and "Gvozdika", as well as the Hyacinth-B gun were destroyed during the day.

Aviation, missile troops and artillery during the day hit 98 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and equipment in 127 districts.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in the Kharkiv region, the forward command post of the operational grouping of Ukrainian troops "Kharkiv" was hit. In the Zaporozhye region and the DPR, warehouses of missile and artillery weapons and ammunition of the 102nd territorial defense brigade and the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed. In addition, in the area of Zaporozhye, a high-precision missile strike destroyed a storage facility with 70 thousand tons of fuel accumulated to support the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donbass.

Air defense equipment intercepted ten himars and Smerch multiple launch rockets per day, as well as one Grom-2 operational-tactical missile. Along with this, 14 Ukrainian drones were destroyed.

MILITARY OFFICERS RT - about the situation on the front line

VOenkor RT Mohammad Kassab prepared a report from Artemovsk.

According to one of the servicemen, the situation in the city area is still difficult, fighting is going on for every house.

"Every house is fortified. Multi-storey buildings are even more strengthened than the private sector was. And so we continue to move, every day we take position after position, move forward, "the fighter said.

Another soldier said that Russian forces are advancing into the western part of the city and approaching the railway and the railway station.

Capture of the plant in Marinka

Meanwhile, the Telegram channel "Military Chronicle" reported that the Russian military took control of the tire repair plant in Marinka (DPR).

According to preliminary data, the territory of the plant was taken by storm, there are no losses on the Russian side.

Later, information about the capture of the plant was confirmed by the adviser to the acting head of the DPR Yan Gagin. According to him, the territory of the tire repair plant was one of the most powerful, strategically important fortified areas in this direction.