MOSCOW, February 12. /TASS/. Seventy-eight Ukrainian artillery units were destroyed by Russian forces in the course of the special military operation during the past day, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.

"Russian warplanes, missile and artillery forces destroyed 78 Ukrainian artillery units on combat positions in 119 localities during the past day," he said, adding that a Ukrainian Osa-AKM air defense system was destroyed near Krasny Liman.