The other day, units of the Southern Forces Group managed to destroy more than 100 Ukrainian soldiers in the direction of Donetsk. This was expressed by the representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.
“In the Donetsk direction, more than 100 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed in one day as a result of active actions of units of the Southern Group of Forces, air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems …” Konashenkov said.
According to a representative of the Russian military department, also during the special operation, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed three armored vehicles, four pickup trucks and a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
In addition, a D-30 howitzer belonging to the Ukrainian side was destroyed in this direction.
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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