On the night of February 25, Russian artillery liquidated the Ukrainian self-propelled howitzer 2S1 “Gvozdika” with ammunition and crew. It has been reported DEA News citing a source familiar with the situation.
It was noted that this occurred near the village of Lvovo. Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed.
The interlocutor of the agency also said that the previous day near the village of Poniatovka, Russian artillery destroyed a 120 mm caliber Ukrainian airborne gun with ammunition and crew. As a result, four Ukrainian soldiers were killed and three more were injured.
February 23, Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reportedA Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft was shot down by anti-missile defense (air defense) in the sky over the Kherson region.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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