MOSCOW, March 10. /TASS/. Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Friday.

"In the area of the settlement of Petropavlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, a Ukrainian S-300 surface-to-air missile system was struck," the spokesman said.

In the past 24 hours, Russian forces struck 83 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 127 areas, the general said.

Kupyansk direction

Russian artillery struck Ukrainian manpower and equipment in the Kupyansk area, eliminating about 40 enemy troops over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Kupyansk direction, artillery of the western battlegroup struck the enemy’s manpower in areas near the settlements of Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Gryanikovka, Sinkovka and Timkovka in the Kharkov Region," the spokesman said.

As many as 40 Ukrainian troops and two motor vehicles were destroyed in that area in the past 24 hours, the general specified.

Krasny Liman direction

Russian forces destroyed roughly 120 Ukrainian troops and four pieces of equipment in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Krasny Liman direction, artillery fire and strikes by the missile forces of the battlegroup Center inflicted damage on the enemy units," the spokesman said.

The enemy’s losses in that area in the past 24 hours amounted to "120 Ukrainian personnel, two pickup trucks, a D-30 howitzer, and also a US-made M777 artillery system," the general specified.

Donetsk direction

Russian forces supported by combat aircraft and artillery eliminated over 120 Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Donetsk direction, over 120 Ukrainian troops, seven armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles, D-20 and D-30 howitzers and a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system were destroyed in the past 24 hours as a result of the continued active operations by units of the southern battlegroup, air strikes and artillery fire," the spokesman said.

Southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions

Russian forces destroyed over 50 Ukrainian troops in the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

Operational/tactical and army aviation and artillery of the battlegroup East used combined firepower to inflict damage on the Ukrainian army units near the settlements of Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Gulyaipole, Preobrazhenka and Shcherbaki in the Zaporozhye Region, the spokesman said.

"Over 50 Ukrainian personnel, one tank, three pickup trucks and also a D-30 howitzer were destroyed in those areas in the past 24 hours," the general specified.

Kherson direction

Russian forces destroyed 20 Ukrainian troops and a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery gun in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Kherson direction, as many as 20 Ukrainian troops, four motor vehicles and also a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system were destroyed in the past 24 hours as a result of damage inflicted on the enemy," the spokesman said.

Russia’s Aerospace Forces down Ukrainian Su-27 fighter

Russia’s Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 fighter jet in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 plane near the community of Maryinka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

Russian air defenses down nine HIMARS rockets

Russian air defense forces shot down nine HIMARS rockets and destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the past 24 hours, air defense capabilities shot down nine rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and destroyed seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Sinkovka in the Kharkov Region, Rusin Yar, Stepnoye, Staromayorskoye, Vladimirovka and Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, and also Pologi in the Zaporozhye Region," the spokesman said.

Russian forces destroy 400 Ukrainian warplanes since start of military operation

Russian forces have destroyed 400 Ukrainian warplanes since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.

"In all, the following targets have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation: 400 aircraft, 218 helicopters, 3,373 unmanned aerial vehicles, 411 surface-to-air missile systems, 8,249 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,055 multiple rocket launchers, 4,315 field artillery guns and mortars and 8,830 special military motor vehicles," the spokesman said.