“During the fighting in the Kupyansk direction, the crews of operational-tactical aviation aircraft of the West group of troops launched a missile and bomb attack on the temporary deployment points of the 14th, 41st, 43rd and 44th mechanized and 101st territorial brigade defense in the areas of Petropavlovka, Peschany, Sinkovka and Stepova Novoselovka,” he said.

In addition, the crews of the Ka-52 and Mi-28 attack helicopters carried out air strikes on the accumulation of manpower, weapons and military equipment of the 14th and 32nd mechanized and 25th airborne brigades in the areas of Ivanovka, Berestovoy, Stelmakhovka.

The day before in Ministry of Defense reported that the enemy lost more than 70 military personnel in the Kupyansk direction. Another 30 Ukrainian Armed Forces militants were lost in the Krasnolimansk direction.