Likewise, 72 artillery units in firing positions, personnel and military equipment in 174 areas, as well as an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army in the Kharkov region were hit by fire from Russian armed groups, Konashenkov emphasized this Monday in his usual press conference.
The military spokesman added that Ukrainian units in the Krasny Liman area of Kharkov tried to break through the defenses of Russian troops but were forced to retreat, losing more than 20 soldiers and two infantry fighting vehicles.
In the Kupyansk region, in the Kharkov region itself, Russian forces repelled all attacks by the Ukrainian army, which lost 25 soldiers, one tank, five armored personnel carriers and four trucks.
A little further south, in the direction of Donetsk, the Russian army repelled a Ukrainian attack with artillery fire and combat operations, the spokesman said.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian units tried to break through Russian positions in the direction of Nikolayev and Krivoy Rog, losing more than 80 soldiers, 11 armored fighting vehicles and 15 trucks.
The Russian defense spokesman added that anti-aircraft equipment shot down three Ukrainian drones and intercepted 21 projectiles from the HIMARS and Olya multiple-missile systems during the day.
In conclusion, Konashenkov noted that since the start of the Russian special military operation in south-eastern Ukraine, the Kyiv Armed Forces have lost more than 6,000 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles.
Just as 325 aircraft, 162 helicopters, 2,326 unmanned aerial vehicles, 383 anti-aircraft missile systems, 874 multiple rocket launchers, 3,521 field artillery vehicles and mortars and 6,741 military special tanks were destroyed.
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