The Ukrainian forces were repelled and more than 130 soldiers were killed only in the Mykolaiv-Kryvyi Rih direction, Konashenkov informed at his regular press briefing on Tuesday.

The spokesman pointed out that the Russian Armed Forces defeated the Ukrainian units that tried to attack their positions near Kuzemivka, in the self-proclaimed Lugansk People’s Republic, and anhilated more than 30 enemy soldiers.

According to Konashenkov, the Russian artillery fire hit the Ukrainian Armed Forces units, and as a result, they were pushed back to their initial positions.

The Russian Army eliminated more than 120 soldiers, three tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armored personnel carrier, and three pickup trucks in the Krasny Liman direction, Konashenkov stated.

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