MOSCOW. Aug 31 (Interfax) - Russian forces have hit an S-200 air defense missile system of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Slavyansk in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
"An S-200 air defense missile system has been destroyed near Slavyansk in the DPR," Konashenkov said at a press briefing on Thursday.
A command post of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' 72nd Mechanized Brigade and a field training camp for Ukrainian troops were hit near Ugledar and Selidovo in the DPR, he said.
In total, Russian forces have hit Ukrainian troops and military hardware in 128 areas over the past day, Konashenkov said.