MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. Russian forces delivered a massive night strike by long-range precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles against Ukrainian energy facilities and air defense sites over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Friday.

"Last night, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a combined strike by air-launched, seaborne and ground-based long-range precision weapons, including Kinzhal aero-ballistic hypersonic missiles, and also by unmanned aerial vehicles against energy facilities and air defense sites of the Ukrainian army. The goals of the strike were achieved. All the targets were struck," the ministry said in a statement.

Russian forces repel four Ukrainian attacks in Kupyansk area over past day

Russian forces repelled four Ukrainian army attacks in the Kupyansk area, eliminating roughly 30 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Kupyansk direction, Western Battlegroup units repelled four attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 95th air assault and 123rd territorial defense brigades near the settlement of Terny in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The Ukrainian army’s losses amounted to 30 personnel and 2 motor vehicles," the ministry said.

Russian forces also destroyed a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery gun, a Giatsint-S self-propelled gun, a D-20 howitzer and a Gvozdika motorized artillery system in the Kupyansk direction over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Kiev loses over 300 troops in Donetsk area over past day

The Ukrainian military lost more than 300 troops in the Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"The Ukrainian army lost more than 300 personnel, 5 armored combat vehicles, including an American-made M113 armored personnel carrier, and 3 motor vehicles. In counter-battery fire, the following targets were destroyed: two D-20 howitzers, a D-30 howitzer, a UK-made L119 howitzer, a Nota electronic warfare station and three field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army," the ministry said.

Russia’s Battlegroup South units took better positions and inflicted casualties on personnel and military hardware of the Ukrainian army’s 28th, 54th and 93rd mechanized, 81st airmobile, 5th assault, 79th and 80th air assault brigades near the settlements of Belogorovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Andreyevka, Antonovka, Kurdyumovka, Krasnogorovka, Nikolayevka and Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, it specified.

Russian forces repulse eight Ukrainian attacks in Avdeyevka area over past day

Russian forces improved frontline positions and repulsed eight Ukrainian army counterattacks in the Avdeyevka area, eliminating more than 305 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Avdeyevka direction, Battlegroup Center units improved their forward edge positions in active operations, inflicted casualties on enemy formations and repulsed eight counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 25th air assault, 24th, 47th and 59th mechanized brigades near the settlements of Pervomaiskoye, Novgorodskoye, Tonenkoye and Berdychi in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost "more than 305 personnel, 3 armored combat vehicles and 4 motor vehicles," it specified.

In counter-battery fire, Russian forces destroyed a German-made PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery system, two D-30 howitzers and a Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station of the Ukrainian army in the Avdeyevka area over the past 24 hours, it said.

Russian forces eliminate 90 Ukrainian troops in south Donetsk area over past day

Russian forces eliminated roughly 90 Ukrainian troops and an enemy electronic warfare station in the south Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the south Donetsk direction, Battlegroup East units improved their tactical position and inflicted damage by firepower on personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 58th motorized infantry, 102nd and 128th territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Malinovka in the Zaporozhye Region, Makarovka and Urozhainoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Near the settlement of Priyutnoye, they repelled a counterattack by an assault group of the 127th territorial defense brigade," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost as many as 90 personnel, two motor vehicles and a Nota electronic warfare station in the south Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, it specified.

Russian forces strike four Ukrainian army brigades in Kherson area over past day

Russian forces inflicted casualties on four Ukrainian army brigades in the Kherson area, destroying roughly 70 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Kherson direction, Dnepr Battlegroup units inflicted damage by firepower on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 65th and 118th mechanized, 35th marine infantry and 121st territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye Region, Zolotaya Balka and Ivanovka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in the Kherson direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 70 personnel, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles and two pickup trucks. In counter-battery fire, Russian forces destroyed a Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a D-20 howitzer of the Ukrainian army, it specified.

Russian forces wipe out Ukrainian S-300 radar over past day

Russian forces destroyed a radar of a Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system and struck enemy personnel and military hardware in 131 areas over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Operational-tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groupings of forces destroyed a radar station of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system and struck the Ukrainian army’s manpower and military equipment in 131 areas," the ministry said.

Russian air defenses destroy 175 Ukrainian military drones over past day

Russian air defense forces destroyed 175 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and shot down 21 rockets of the US-made HIMARS and Czech-made Vampire multiple launch rocket systems over the past day, the ministry reported.

"During the last 24-hour period, air defense capabilities destroyed 175 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and shot down 21 rockets of the HIMARS and Vampire multiple rocket launchers," the ministry said.

In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 577 Ukrainian warplanes, 270 helicopters, 17,658 unmanned aerial vehicles, 489 surface-to-air missile systems, 15,642 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,256 multiple rocket launchers, 8,573 field artillery guns and mortars and 20,343 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.