As a result of the units’ action, air strikes and artillery fire from the southern group of troops, three armored vehicles, two vehicles, and a Polish-made Krab self-propelled howitzer were also destroyed, the military spokesman added in his usual press release on Sunday.

Besides, the Russian army also destroyed ammunition and weapons storage facilities of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Liman task force, close to the localities of Gueorguievka and Kramatorsk of Donetsk, Konashenkov said.

The Russian units killed more than 100 servicemen and destroyed a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar and an ammunition storage of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian army, he said.

Likewise, antiaircraft defense forces of Russia intercepted three Storm Shadow missiles, six Himars multiple rocket launcher shells and shot down four Ukrainian drones the previous day in the Kharkov, Donetsk and Zaporozhie regions.

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