Russian Defense Ministry: Killed more than 220 fighters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Donetsk

MOSKVA (Sputnik) - In one day and night, the Russian group "Yuzhny" ("Southern"), with artillery support, destroyed more than 220 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the direction of Donetsk. That is the statement issued by Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, on Sunday. "In the direction of Donetsk, due to the active operation of units with artillery support from the "Yuzhny" ("Southern") Group, we have destroyed more than 220 Ukrainian fighters, destroyed 1 combat vehicle. infantry, 3 armored vehicles, 7 military cars, as well as a D-30 cannon," - General Konashenkov announced.

Direction Kupiansk and Krasnyi Lyman According to the Russian Defense Ministry, in the Kupiansk and Krasnyi Lyman directions, Kiev loses about 140 servicemen a day. "The enemy's losses in this direction during the day and night were 45 Ukrainian soldiers lost their lives, two armored fighting vehicles and four military cars destroyed," - a representative of the Ministry of Defense said. In the direction of Krasnyi Lyman, as the Russian Ministry of Defense makes clear, the active and effective operation of the units, combined with the air attack, artillery fire and the heavy flamethrower system of the group of troops. The "Center" dealt a heavy blow to the enemy's manpower and equipment in the residential areas of Plotshanka of the Lugansk People's Republic, Terny, Yampolovka and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. "In a single day and night in this direction, our troops destroyed up to 100 Ukrainian soldiers, destroyed 1 armored fighting vehicle, 4 pickup trucks, 1 D-30 howitzer and 1 self-propelled howitzer "Gvozdika". - the representative of the Ministry of Defense informed. South of Donetsk and Zaporozhye Russian forces have killed more than 50 fighters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and destroyed a D-30 howitzer during the last night south of Donetsk and Zaporozhye. That is the statement issued by Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, on Sunday. According to him, in the southern directions of Donetsk and Zaporozhye, artillery fire from the "Vostok" ("Eastern") troops hit the units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the settlements of Ugledar, Prechistovka and Zolotaya Niva belonging to the territory of Ukraine. People's Republic of Donetsk. "In the past day, more than 50 Ukrainian fighters have been destroyed, two armored vehicles, four vehicles and a D-30 howitzer have been eliminated in these areas," Lieutenant General Konashenkov said. Destroy Ukrainian military equipment "Russian air defense systems shot down two Mi-8 helicopters of the Ukrainian Air Force in the residential areas of Temirovka in the Zaporozhye region and Dvurechnaya in the Kharkov region. In addition, they intercepted seven missiles from the multiple launch complex. HIMARS and "Uragan" and destroyed a Ukrainian drone near the Chervony Mayak settlement of the Kherson region," Konashenkov said.