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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine has lost more than 200 military in the South Donetsk, Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
The Russian armed forces launched a group attack on the storage sites for missiles of the Ukrainian troops, including those foreign-made, on the night from June 22 to June 23, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.
"Tonight, the Russian armed forces launched a group strike with long-range precision air-launched weapons at storage sites for missile weapons, including those of foreign manufacture, of the Ukrainian armed forces. The targets of the strike were achieved. All designated targets were hit," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine has lost more than 200 military in the South Donetsk, Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions.
Over the past day, the Ukrainian armed forces carry out most active offensive attempts in the South Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Donetsk directions, the ministry said. In the South Donetsk direction, near the Vremivka ledge, Russian troops repulsed three attacks by Ukraine.
"The enemy's total losses over the past day amounted to more than 130 Ukrainian military, five tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, three armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, two D-20 howitzers, as well as a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system," the ministry said in a statement.
In the Donetsk direction, Russian troops repelled four attacks of the Ukrainian armed forces, the ministry said.
"During the fighting, more than 90 Ukrainian military, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, D-20 and Msta-B howitzers were destroyed," the statement added.
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