MOSCOW, April 12. /TASS/. The assault teams of the Wagner private military company captured three urban quarters in Artyomovsk in the Donetsk area over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Wednesday.

"In the Donetsk direction, Wagner assault teams captured three urban quarters in the area of Artyomovsk. Airborne Force units immobilized enemy forces on the flanks of the assault teams," the spokesman said.

Operational/tactical aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Russian battlegroup South struck enemy reserves, which attempted to break through to Artyomovsk from the settlements of Chasov Yar and Bogdanovka, and also units of the Ukrainian army’s 28th mechanized brigade near the settlement of Konstantinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the general specified.

Russian forces destroy over 30 Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk area

Russian forces destroyed over 30 Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Kupyansk direction, aircraft and artillery of the western battlegroup struck the Ukrainian army units in areas near the settlements of Pershotravnevoye and Berestovoye in the Kharkov Region and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

Russian forces "destroyed over 30 Ukrainian personnel, two motor vehicles, and also a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery gun and a US-manufactured Paladin motorized artillery system," the general specified.

In addition, "in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka and Kislovka in the Kharkov Region, three Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance groups were neutralized," Konashenkov reported.

Russian forces eliminate over 80 Ukrainian troops in Krasny Liman area

Russian forces eliminated over 80 Ukrainian troops in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Krasny Liman direction, assault aircraft and artillery of the battlegroup Center struck the Ukrainian army units in areas near the settlements of Chervonopopovka, Nevskoye and Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Grigorovka and Terny in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

"Over 80 Ukrainian personnel, four armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles and a D-20 howitzer" were destroyed in that area in the past 24 hours, the general specified.

Russian forces destroy over 245 Ukrainian troops in Donetsk advance

Russian forces destroyed over 245 Ukrainian troops in their advance in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"The enemy’s losses amounted to over 245 Ukrainian personnel, a tank, an armored personnel carrier, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks, eight motor vehicles, a Msta-B howitzer, two D-20 howitzers, and also three Grad multiple rocket launchers," the spokesman said.

During the last 24-hour period, Russian combat aircraft flew eight sorties in that area while missile troops and artillery accomplished 52 firing objectives, he said.

Russian forces destroy 180 Ukrainian troops in southern Donetsk, Zaporozhye areas

Russian forces destroyed roughly 180 Ukrainian troops in the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aircraft and artillery of the battlegroup East inflicted damage on the Ukrainian army units in areas near the settlements of Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Gulyaipole and Orekhov in the Zaporozhye Region," the spokesman said.

In the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka and Novosyolka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Russian forces neutralized two enemy subversive/reconnaissance groups, the general said.

"As many as 180 Ukrainian personnel, 11 motor vehicles and a D-30 howitzer" were destroyed in those areas in the past 24 hours, Konashenkov reported.

Russian forces destroy 50 Ukrainian troops in Kherson area

Russian forces destroyed roughly 50 Ukrainian troops and a military equipment depot of the Ukrainian army in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Kherson direction, as many as 50 Ukrainian personnel, three armored combat vehicles and six motor vehicles were destroyed in the past 24 hours as a result of damage inflicted by firepower," the spokesman said.

In addition, in the area of the settlement of Otradokamenka in the Kherson Region, a military equipment depot of the Ukrainian army’s 121st territorial defense brigade was obliterated, the general added.

Russia’s Aerospace Forces down Ukrainian Su-24 frontline bomber in DPR

Russian combat aircraft shot down a Ukrainian Su-24 frontline bomber in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Su-24 plane in the area of the settlement of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

Russian forces strike 94 Ukrainian artillery units in past day

Russian forces struck 94 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"During the last 24-hour period, operational/tactical aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Russian group of forces struck 94 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 117 areas," the spokesman said.

Russian air defenses intercept two US-made HIMARS rockets

Russian air defense forces intercepted two rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the past 24 hours, air defense capabilities intercepted two rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. In addition, they destroyed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Novokrasnyanka, Naugolnoye, Kremennaya and Chervonopopovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Yelenovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 407 Ukrainian warplanes, 228 helicopters, 3,741 unmanned aerial vehicles, 415 surface-to-air missile systems, 8,647 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,082 multiple rocket launchers, 4,570 field artillery guns and mortars and 9,483 special military motor vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.