The Russian Ministry of Defense said Ukraine's efforts to take the initiative and advance to the South of the country failed on the third day of counterattack, leading to heavy damage.

The Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman said more than 350 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the past 24 hours.

According to Russia, Ukraine also lost 31 tanks, 22 infantry combat vehicles, 18 armored vehicles, 8 armed pickups and 17 military vehicles.

Kiev has not yet commented on this information.

Earlier on the same day, the British Intelligence Report said that the counterattack campaign in the South of Ukraine was supported by long -range attacks aimed at Russia's commander and logistics position.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry also released a video of Ukraine aircraft operating high -speed rocket anti -radiation (Harm).

Russian armored vehicles patrolled in Zaporizhzhia, southern Ukraine on August 24.

Russia prioritizes powerful air defense systems, air defense systems are important capacity in their campaign in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian army on August 29 launched a counterattack to regain Kherson province, where Russian forces controlled from the first weeks after opening a military campaign.

On August 30 and 31, Russia also said Ukraine had many losses when counterattack.

On August 31, Yuriy Sobolevskyi, Vice Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council, said that the Ukrainian army has achieved success in three areas of the province, Kherson, Beryslav and Kakhovka, but refused to tell details.

Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on August 30 rejected the expectation of the quick victory of the counterattack, called it slowly to crush the opponent.

The location of important bridges in Kherson province, southern Ukraine.

To deploy a counterattack campaign, Ukraine needed more army and weapons than the Russian forces, which Kiev did not exist at this time.

The cold winter has helped Russia beat many opponents, so Putin seems to believe that this will be the time when the campaign in Ukraine is in the right direction.