The Russian Defense Ministry said its air force destroyed long-range precision-guided missiles in the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv, as well as factory workshops that were a repair and maintenance site for Ukrainian army armored vehicles.

“High-precision missiles launched from the air hit 4 command posts of Ukrainian forces and 15 areas where troops and military equipment are concentrated,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.

Konashenkov pointed out that “Russian warplanes attacked 73 areas of concentration of Ukrainian forces and military equipment”, noting that “as a result of air raids, more than 150 elements of nationalist formations were liquidated and two command posts, 3 missile and artillery depots, a fuel depot, 8 tanks, armored vehicles and launchers.” (Grad missiles), field artillery battery, 10 special vehicles, as well as an American-made AN / TPQ-50 anti-battery radar station in Donetsk.

He stated that “Russian air defense shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 and 13 drones. Rocket and artillery forces struck at 431 points of collection of Ukrainian forces and equipment, 7 command posts and 34 artillery launchers.

According to the agency, the death toll since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine has increased to 190 aircraft, 129 helicopters, 1127 drones, 330 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3424 tanks and other armored vehicles, 473 rocket launchers, 1795 units. field artillery and mortars and 3446 special combat vehicles.