MOSCOW, March 4. /TASS/. Russian troops struck 12 Ukrainian army strongholds in the Avdeyevka area over the past day, Spokesman for Russia’s Battlegroup Center Alexander Savchuk reported on Monday.

"In all, about 300 uncovered enemy targets were struck over the past 24 hours, including 12 strongholds, 1 command post and more than 60 artillery positions," the spokesman said.

The enemy’s losses in the Avdeyevka direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 450 Ukrainian army personnel and a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) control post, he said.