The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said during a briefing that two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups managed to stop their actions in the Kupyansk direction.
According to the representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the daily losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) amounted to 170 soldiers.
“The actions of two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the settlements of Berestovoe and Timkovka in the Kharkiv region were stopped,” the Defense Ministry said.
It was also noted that the Russian army lost four vehicles and self-propelled artillery installations “Gvozdika” and “Acacia”.
In addition, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on May 12 that the Ukrainian army applied Storm Shadow missiles supplied by the UK.
Currently, a special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is underway in Ukraine. On February 24, 2022, Putin announced the launch. According to him, the purpose of military action is to demilitarize the neighboring country and to navy the authorities.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.