Russian aviation destroyed the saboteurs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region

Army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the Kharkov region, informed Yaroslav Yakimkin, an officer of the press center of the Zapad grouping, RIA Novosti.

“Two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the enemy were opened and destroyed in the area of ​​​​the settlements of Molchanovo and Krakhmalnoye,” he said.

In addition, in the Kupyansk direction, aircraft in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe settlements of Ogurtsovo and Krugloye destroyed two platoon strongholds and three shelters for personnel. In Petropavlovka, a self-propelled artillery mount 2S3 “Acacia” of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed, Yakimkin added.

On April 22, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on the advancement of assault detachments in Artemovsk, as well as attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Krasno-Limansk and Kupyansk directions. On April 19, the military reported that units of the Airborne Forces blocked Artemovsk from the northern and southern outskirts. Fighting in the city center is carried out by Wagner PMC fighters, Russian forces already control most of the city.

The military operation of Russia in Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. During the special operation, Russian troops took full control of the LPR, as well as most of the DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Subsequently, these territories became part of Russia, from October 19, 2022 martial law was introduced in the regions.