Russian troops advanced into the depths of the Ukrainian defense and liberated the settlements of Gatishche, Krasnoye, Morokhovets and Oleynikovo in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
"Units of the 'North' troop grouping advanced deep into the enemy's defenses and liberated the settlements of Gatishche, Krasnoye, Morokhovets and Oleynikovo in the Kharkov region," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian strikes destroyed four Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopters and hit a Mi-8 helicopter near Manvelovka in the Dnepropetrovsk region, a Ukrainian MiG-29 jet was also shot down and anAbrams tank destroyed, the body reportee. Ukrainian losses amounted to 1,500 people in a day, it added.
It is noted that in the areas of the settlements of Degtyarnoye, Volchansk and Kazachya Lopan in the Kharkov region, manpower and equipment of units of the 14th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 110th and 113th brigades of territorial defense were defeated.
In addition, during counter-battery warfare, Russian servicemen hit a French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery launcher, two D-20 howitzers, a D-30 howitzer, two Czech-made Vampire multiple rocket launchers and a Grad multiple rocket launcher.