Ukrainian General Staff: "Russia suffered significant losses"

Russia transferred two battalion tactical groups from the 76th Airborne Assault Division of the Airborne Forces from the territory of the Belgorod region to the city of Izyum, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wrote on Facebook, Report informs.

"In addition, in the areas of settlements of the Belgorod region, Russia deployed two missile divisions of "Iskander-M" (SS-26 Stone) mobile short-range ballistic missile system," the General Staff said.

According to the General Staff, Russia continues to launch airstrikes and hit the infrastructure of the city of Kharkiv with artillery.

"In the Mariupol direction, the enemy is carrying out a mass fire influence and blocking our units in the area of the Azovstal plant. The occupiers continue to conduct filtering measures regarding the civilian population in the city," the General Staff wrote.

According to the General Staff, the Ukrainian soldiers destroyed seven air targets in the previous 24 hours: "Su-25 aircraft, Ka-52 helicopter, three operational-tactical-level UAVS and two winged missiles. Only in the territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, nine enemy attacks were prevented in the past 24 hours. The Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed nine tanks, eleven artillery systems, four special and seventeen armoured equipment, sixteen car equipment, four fuel tankers and one zenith installation. During the sudden aviary, Russian occupiers suffered significant losses in their positions. As a result of airstrikes, many of the enemy's technology and live force were destroyed."