In the Nikolayev-Krivoy Rog sector, Russian units repelled a battalion offensive in the areas of three settlements in the Kherson region, for which the enemy had to fall back to their original positions, Konashenkov said at his usual press conference.
The spokesman also reported that Russian forces stopped an action by two battalions of Ukrainian armed forces, reinforced by foreign mercenaries, in the Kupiansk region.
During the development of these actions, the Russian units eliminated up to 100 Ukrainian soldiers and mercenaries and destroyed two tanks, five armored fighting vehicles and five trucks, she added.
On the way to Krasny Liman, more than 120 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and about 130 wounded in two unsuccessful attempts to attack two settlements in the region, Konashenkov reported.
Russian missile forces, artillery and aircraft attacked seven command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkov and Kherson Oblasts and in the Donetsk People’s Republic during the day, the military spokesman said.
Konashenkov added that the fire and active actions of Russian troops killed more than 120 Ukrainian soldiers and wounded about 130, in addition to destroying three tanks, two armored fighting vehicles and five vehicles.
The spokesman also reported that a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down near the settlement of Nóvaya Kamenka in the Kherson region.
Meanwhile, he indicated that six drones were destroyed in the Donetsk region, as well as two radars of the Ukrainian S-300 air defense systems near Kramatorsk, in Donetsk itself and in Volnyansk in the Zaporozhye region.
Finally, Konashénkov reported that Russian anti-aircraft defenses hit 14 Himars and Olya missiles launched by Ukrainian artillerymen in different regions of the battle front.
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