The Russian army took control of populated areas in the Kharkov and Sumy regions, destroying up to 1,350 Ukrainian Armed Forces troops per day

MOSCOW, September 26 - RIA Novosti. The Russian army took control of the settlements of Petropavlovka and Lozovaya in the Kharkov region, as well as Maryino in the Sumy region, destroying up to 1,350 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 11 armored vehicles in the Northern Military District zone in one day, follows from the official report of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

Russian troops also defeated transport infrastructure facilities used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, production workshops and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles and their components, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 152 regions.

In addition, air defense systems shot down four guided aerial bombs, two US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems and 1,222 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

Separate boilers for APU

Units of the Russian group of troops "North" continue to tighten the encirclement of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the north-east of the Kharkov region and at the same time expand the external zone of control, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday. Inside the encirclement of the Russian Armed Forces, battles are being waged for the liberation of the settlements of Khripuny, Grachovka and Rublenoe. In addition, in the Nefedovka area, the Russian military thwarted two attempts to escape from the encirclement of a Ukrainian Armed Forces group of up to ten militants. In another direction, in the Dobropillya region in the DPR, fighters from the Center group of troops destroyed up to 40 encircled Ukrainian Armed Forces military personnel per day; no breakthrough attempts were recorded, according to the military department.

Night blows

On Saturday night, the Russian Armed Forces continued to carry out strikes with unmanned aerial vehicles on port and transport infrastructure facilities, logistics and communication centers involved in the interests of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.