Units of the Russian troop group “Vostok” destroyed a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount and a French-made Caesar howitzer belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Donetsk People’s Republic. reports Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
It was noted that Russian forces occupied more advantageous positions and defeated military personnel and equipment of two brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Prechistovka and Shakhterskoye settlements.
In this regard, the Ukrainian army lost nearly 110 soldiers; in addition to the gun mount and howitzer, among the weapons were a tank and three cars.
In total, since the beginning of the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 639 aircraft, 282 helicopters, 30,192 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 anti-aircraft missile systems, 17,345 tanks and other equipment.
Also on August 20, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that Russian military personnel caught AFU fort southwest of the village of Ocheretino in the Avdeevsky direction.
Previously reportedAhead of the operation near Kursk, “cracks appeared” in the defense of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas.
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Source: Gazeta
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