MOSCOW, Aug 7 — RIA Novosti. In the Mykolaiv region, Russian troops destroyed an arsenal with 45 thousand tons of ammunition supplied to the Ukrainian army by NATO countries, the Russian Defense Ministry reported .
"The arsenal in the Voznesensk area was destroyed, where 45 thousand tons of ammunition recently supplied to the Armed Forces by NATO countries were stored," the statement said.
In addition, the Russian army hit three control points, including a battalion of the 66th Ukrainian mechanized brigade near the village of Ocheretino, a battalion of the 109th Territorial Defense Brigade near Berestka in the DPR, as well as manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian army in 173 districts.
Not far from the town of Chas Yar, the Russian military destroyed the Buk-M1 air defense missile launcher and five ammunition depots, one of which was equipped in the workshop of the St. Ilyinsky Machine-Building Plant near the village of Dachnoye.
The ministry also noted that the Russian aviation eliminated up to 130 military personnel and eight units of automotive and armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Artemovsk.
In addition, Russian troops suppressed four Ukrainian platoons of multiple rocket launchers Grad, two platoons of Msta-B guns and a Hyacinth-B platoon in the Donetsk People's Republic during the counter-battery struggle.
In Kharkiv, the Russian Aerospace Forces attacked the territory of the CHP-3 and Karpovsky Garden, as a result of which more than a hundred nationalists were eliminated.
Also, over the past day, Russian air defense systems have shot down eight Ukrainian drones.
In total, since the beginning of the special operation, 263 aircraft, 145 helicopters, 1701 unmanned aerial vehicles, 362 anti-aircraft missile systems have been destroyed, the Defense Ministry added.
Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a military special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its task "to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years." According to the President, the ultimate goal is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that guarantee the security of Russia itself.
