The Russian military destroyed more than 260 militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction during the day, said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

"As a result of strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, artillery fire and active actions of units of the Southern Group of Forces, more than 260 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, five vehicles, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount and two D-30 howitzers were destroyed over the past day," Konashenkov said.

In addition, an ammunition depot of the 110th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the area of Avdiivka (DPR).

According to the Ministry of Defense, in the Kupyansk direction, enemy units in the Kharkiv region were hit by active actions of units, air strikes and artillery of the Zapad group of troops. In addition, in the area of the settlement of Novoselovskoye (LPR), the actions of the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group were suppressed.

During the day, more than 45 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, an Msta-B howitzer, as well as a US-made AN / TPQ-50 counter-battery radar and an ammunition depot of the 92nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in this sector.

In the Krasnoliman direction, air and artillery strikes of the Center group of troops hit enemy units in the territories of the DPR and LPR controlled by Kiev. During the day, up to 60 Ukrainian soldiers, three armored combat vehicles, three cars, two D-30 howitzers and Gvozdika self-propelled guns were destroyed here.

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On the Pivdennyi Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia fronts, as a result of air and artillery strikes, the enemy lost up to 120 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two vehicles, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount, and an AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar.

Also in the areas of the settlements of Novomikhailovka (DPR) and Stepovoye (Zaporozhye region), two ammunition depots belonging to the 79th Airborne Assault and 128th Mountain Assault Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.

In the Kherson direction, up to ten Ukrainian servicemen, three vehicles, a D-30 howitzer and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mounts were destroyed.

During the day, aviation and artillery of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit 82 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 96 districts, as well as command posts of the 24th and 54th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Verkhnekamenskoye and Toretsk (DPR).

Air defense systems intercepted two Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles, 19 HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and two HARM anti-radar missiles. Along with this, 12 Ukrainian drones were destroyed.

RT military correspondents - about the situation on the front line

Russian servicemen told RT military correspondent Vlad Andritsa about the situation in the Seversk direction. According to the battalion commander with the call sign Scout, a large-scale accumulation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this sector has not yet been observed.

"They have equipment that leaves, we immediately knock it out. This does not bother us at all. They say there are other areas, but we have not seen this yet," the military said.

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According to him, Russian forces are "constantly rushing forward" and trying to advance every day.

"We will take this territory away from them in any way, we are not going to wait. Every day they suffer significant losses, because our artillery is constantly working on their trenches, and they do not dare to go forward and, I think, will not dare," he said.

The scout also said that it is easier for the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine defending in this sector to work, since they still occupy the height.

"We climb up from below, it is much more difficult for us than for them. It is more difficult for the attackers," the military added, while expressing confidence that the height will be taken.