Russia carried out up to 10 air strikes and fired more than 20 multiple rocket launchers, the Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff said in its evening update.
In addition, infrastructure in Kyiv, Poltava, Zaporizhzhya, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Chernivtsi and other regions suffered from enemy missile attacks. Russia attacked military and civilian infrastructure facilities with 55 air-launched guided missiles, 45 of which were shot down by Ukrainian troops.
"Against the background of significant losses on the territory of Ukraine, the Russian military and political leadership is looking for ways to replenish the occupation troops at the expense of private military companies. Despite significant image and political losses in the international arena, it was decided to withdraw the contingent of private military companies from the Republic of Mali. In addition, Russian military mercenaries are trying to create an aviation component that can be used in Ukraine. However, the efficiency and training level of pilots who use different modifications of Mi-8 does not allow them to perform the assigned tasks. In addition, the motivation of the flight personnel is negatively affected by significantly reduced, compared to Syria, payments," the General Staff said.
Ukrainian aviation struck the enemy 14 times, including 12 attacks on the clusters of weapons and military equipment; on the platoon stronghold, as well as the position of a Russian air defense system. Ukrainian air defence units shot down two helicopters (Ka-52 and Mi-8) and two enemy UAVs.