MOSCOW, June 23 /TASS/. Russian forces carried out a precision strike on a Ukrainian Air Force base used for training airmen and maintenance crews, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"This morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike with long-range sea-launched high-precision weapons on the Ukrainian Air Force’s training base for airmen and maintenance personnel. The goal of the strike has been accomplished. All designated objects have been hit," the ministry said.

Russian troops destroyed launcher for German-made IRIS-T air defense system

Russian forces have destroyed a launcher of a German-made IRIS-T air defense system, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket troops and artillery of Russian battlegroups destroyed the following target over the past day: a launcher of a German-made IRIS-T air defense system, two P-18radar stations for detecting and tracking air targets. Also struck were clusters of enemy manpower and military equipment in 118 areas," the ministry said.

Ukraine lost up to 500 troops in battlegroup West’s area of responsibility

Ukrainian forces lost up to 500 military servicemen over the past day in the area of responsibility of the battlegroup West, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Units of the battlegroup West seized more favorable positions and struck the formations of the Ukrainian 81st Airmobile Brigade, 11th, 66th, 115th and 116th mechanized brigades, the 40th Separate Regiment and the 1st Brigade of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Petropavlovka in the Kharkov Region; Stelmakhovka, Nadiya, Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People's Republic; and Serebryanka in the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry said.

According to the ministry, the enemy lost up to 500 servicemen, five vehicles, a US-made M777 howitzer, an Msta-B howitzer, a D-20 artillery gun, and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar.

Ukraine lost up to 430 troops in battlegroup Center’s area of responsibility

Ukraine lost up to 430 military personnel and one tank over the past day in the area of responsibility of the battlegroup Center, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Units of the battlegroup Center improved their tactical positions and also struck formations of the Ukrainian 23rd, 114th mechanized brigades and 142nd infantry brigade, and the 109th Territorial Defense Brigade and the 2nd National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Novgorodskoye, Novopokrovskoye, Novoaleksandrovka, Karlovka, Mikhailovka and Dzerzhinsk in the Donetsk People's Republic. Repelled over the past day were six counterattacks by assault groups from the Ukrainian 142nd infantry brigade, 24th and 47th mechanized brigades, the 12th separate rifle battalion and the 107th brigade of the Territorial Defense Forces," the ministry said.

According to the ministry, the enemy lost up to 430 troops, a tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, including a US-made Bradley BMP, seven motor vehicles, a US-made M777 howitzer, Msta-B howitzers, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery unit, two D-20 artillery guns, two D-30 howitzers and an MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun.

Battlegroup North struck 7 Ukrainian brigades in Kharkov Region

The battlegroup North struck seven Ukrainian brigades in the Kharkov Region, causing them to lose up to 210 troops over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Units of the battlegroup North struck manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian 57th motorized infantry brigade, 151st mechanized brigade, 92nd airborne assault brigade, 36th marines brigade, 17th brigade of the National Guard, as well as the 125th and 127th brigades of the Territorial Defense Forces in the areas of Glubokoye, Tikhoye, Vesyoloye, Pitomnik, Lesnoye, Volchansk and Liptsy in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.

The ministry said Ukraine lost up to 210 servicemen, an armored personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, a US-made 155-mm howitzer M777, three 152-mm D-20 artillery guns, a 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, and a Plastun electronic reconnaissance station.

Russia says it shot down 4 ATACMS missiles, but one more exploded over Sevastopol

Ukraine attacked civilian infrastructure in Sevastopol with the cluster variants of the ATACMS missile, and four of them were shot down, while the fifth exploded over the city, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"At about 12:15 a.m. on June 23, the Kiev regime carried out a terrorist attack on the civilian infrastructure of the city of Sevastopol, firing US-supplied ATACMS operational-tactical missiles that were equipped with cluster warheads. During the repulsion of the terrorist attack by on duty air defenses, four US ATACMS missiles were shot down. Another missile, as it came under the impact of air defenses, swerved off its flight path in its final stretch, and its warhead detonated in midair over the territory of the city," it said.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, more than 20 civilians, including children, suffered injuries when fragments of cluster submunitions fell to the ground.

Battlegroup Dnepr struck four Ukrainian brigades

The battlegroup Dnepr struck four Ukrainian brigades in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions over the past day, causing the enemy to lose up to 130 servicemen, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Units of the battlegroup Dnepr struck manpower and equipment of the formations of the Ukrainian 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 35th Marines Brigade, 39th Coastal Defense Brigade and 121st Territorial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kamenskoye in the Zaporozhye Region; and Ivanovka, Zolotaya Balka, Olgovka and Tokarevka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

According to the ministry, Ukrainian forces lost up to 130 servicemen, a tank, five motor vehicles, two 152-mm D-20 artillery guns, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar. Also, three Anklav and Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

Russian air defenses shot down 75 Ukrainian drones, 33 HIMARS rockets over past day

Russian air defenses shot down 75 unmanned aerial vehicles and 33 HIMARS rockets over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Air defenses shot down 75 Ukrainian drones and 33 rockets fired with Olkhas, US-made HIMARS, and Czech-made Vampires," the ministry said in a statement.

Since the start of the special military operation, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed a total of 613 Ukrainian warplanes, 276 helicopters, 26,311 unmanned aerial vehicles, 533 surface-to-air missile systems, 16,406 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,346 multiple launch rocket systems, 10,785 field artillery guns and mortars and 22,840 special military motor vehicles.

Ukraine lost up to 570 troops in battlegroup South’s area of responsibility

Ukraine lost up to 570 troops as a result of the operations by the battlegroup South in the Donetsk People's Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Units of the battlegroup South improved their positions along the front line and struck manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian 5th Assault, 24th, 30th, 72nd, and 93rd mechanized brigades, 56th Motorized Infantry Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, and 80th Airborne Assault Brigade in the areas of the Chasov Yar, Grigorovka, Kalinino, Minkovka, Konstantinovka and Kurakhovo settlements in the Donetsk People's Republic," it said.

According to the ministry, Ukraine lost up to 570 servicemen, a tank, three pickup trucks, seven motor vehicles, two US-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, three 152-mm D-20 artillery guns, a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery unit, a 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and two US-made 105-mm M119 artillery guns. Four Ukrainian field ammunition depots were also destroyed.