"[On Wednesday night,] the Russian armed forces launched a group strike with long-range sea and land-based high-precision weapons at a decision-making center of the Ukrainian armed forces. The target has been reached. The object was hit," the ministry said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Russian armed forces continued to successfully advance and repelled five enemy attacks in the Kupyansk direction, the ministry added.
Ukraine lost up to 230 military in South Donetsk direction over past day. In the Zaporozhye direction Russia repelled five attacks and Ukraine lost over 110 military, and in the Krasny Liman direction the Russian military repelled three attacks and Kiev lost 80 soldiers, the ministry concluded.