The Russian military struck with high-precision long-range sea-based weapons at deployment points and training centers for units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as warehouses of ammunition, weapons and equipment of foreign production.

This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov. He noted that the goal of the strike was achieved, all designated objects were hit.

"As a result of the strikes, the supply, training and formation of reserves of Ukrainian troops to perform tasks in combat areas were disrupted," he explained.

The situation in the directions of the NWO

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in the Artyomovsk tactical direction, assault detachments fought in the western part of the city. Units of the grouping of forces "South" held back the enemy, covering the flanks of the assault detachments.

Operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery of the group defeated enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Kalinovka, Chasiv Yar and Krasnoye (DPR).

In this sector, five sorties of aircraft were made over the past day. The group's artillery, meanwhile, completed 68 fire missions.

  • Briefing by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, during the battles in this direction, more than 70 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and mercenaries, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armored personnel carrier, three pickup trucks, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, as well as two US-made AN / TPQ-50 counter-battery radar stations were destroyed.

In turn, in the Donetsk direction, as a result of active actions of units, air strikes and artillery fire of the "South" group, the enemy lost up to 130 soldiers, ten vehicles, as well as one towed howitzer L118 made in Great Britain. Along with this, a warehouse of rocket and artillery weapons was destroyed.

In the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, enemy units in the areas of settlements of the DPR and the Zaporozhye region were hit by air strikes and artillery of the Vostok group of troops. During the day, up to 120 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three armored combat vehicles, as well as two D-30 howitzers were destroyed in these areas. The ammunition depot of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was also hit.

In the Kherson direction, the enemy's losses per day amounted to 30 servicemen. Three vehicles and a D-20 howitzer were destroyed.

In addition, in the Kupyansk direction, air and artillery strikes of the West group of forces hit enemy units located in the areas of settlements in the Kharkiv region. In this direction, the actions of three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were also suppressed.

The enemy lost up to 65 servicemen, two cars, as well as a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount during the day. An ammunition depot of the 14th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was also destroyed.

In the Krasnoliman direction, operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the Center group of forces hit enemy units in the areas of settlements of the LPR and DPR.

In this sector, up to 85 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three armored combat vehicles, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, as well as Msta-B and D-30 howitzers were destroyed.

The work of aviation, artillery and air defense

Aviation and artillery groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day hit 76 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 103 districts.

As specified in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in the area of Krasnoarmeysk (DPR), an artillery ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit. In addition, in the area of the settlement of Mervichi (Lviv region), a fuel storage facility for Ukrainian military equipment was destroyed.

In turn, air defense systems intercepted seven rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system during the day. Along with this, ten Ukrainian drones were destroyed.