Russia Launches Group Precision Strike on Ukrainian Military-Industrial Complex Facilities, Mercenaries' location damaged in strikes on Kharkov

The Russian armed forces have launched a group precision strike with long-range missiles on Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities producing missiles, ammunition and explosives, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

"This morning, the Russian Armed Forces carried out a strike with long-range air and ground-based precision weapons against facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex that produce missiles and their components, ammunition and explosives. The objective of the strike was achieved. All the targeted facilities were hit," the ministry said.

Russian troops in the Donetsk region have destroyed more than 280 Ukrainian servicemen, a tank and an electronic warfare station, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. 

"The enemy lost over 280 military personnel killed and wounded, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, six vehicles, a D-30 howitzer," the ministry said.

Russian forces repelled six attacks by Ukraine in the Kupyansk area in the areas of the settlements of Synkeevka, Tabaevka in the Kharkov region and Makeevka of the Lugansk People's Republic, the ministry said.

The Ukrainian troops lost about 260 servicepeople in the Kupyansk and Krasny Liman directions during the day.

The Russian military hit the control point of the operational tactical group of the Ukraine armed forces Liman, as well as repelled four attacks near the settlements of Yampoleevka, Debrova and Serebryansky forest area.

Kiev also lost over 105 soldiers in the South Donetsk direction in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry concluded.

The location of foreign mercenaries was damaged as a result of strikes on Kharkov on Tuesday, a representative of emergency services has told TASS.

"Last night, surgical strikes were once again carried out on the location of mercenaries in Kharkov. It is not yet known reliably what country those persons were citizens of, but this information is being clarified now," the source said.

On Tuesday afternoon, Kharkov’s Mayor Igor Terekhov said in his Telegram channel that a series of explosions had occurred in Kharkov, eastern Ukraine. According to the Ukrinform news agency, at least eight explosions took place in Kharkov.