MOSCOW. Aug 22 (Interfax) - Russian military aircraft and artillery units delivered strikes on positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Makarovka, Staromaiorskoye and Urozhainoye, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a press briefing on Tuesday.
"In the southern Donetsk sector, air strikes and artillery fire from the eastern group of forces hit four concentrations of troops and hardware of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the populated localities of Makarovka, Staromaiorskoye and Urozhainoye in the Donetsk People's Republic [DPR]," Konashenkov said.
The Ukrainian army's losses in this area included up to 240 troops, two armored fighting vehicles, a U.S.-made M777 artillery system and a UK-made FH-70 weapon, he said.
"Up to 15 Ukrainian troops were killed and two automobiles, two U.S.-made M777 artillery systems and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed in the Kherson sector as a result of a comprehensive strike," Konashenkov said.