The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said during a briefing that in the Donetsk direction, the Russian army liquidated about 260 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) last day.
As a result of active actions and artillery fire by units of the “South” troop group, about 260 Ukrainian soldiers were destroyed in one day,” the defense ministry said.
In addition, Russian troops were able to destroy three tanks, an infantry fighting vehicle, three armored combat vehicles, eight vehicles, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, as well as two MSTA-B and D-20 howitzers.
In addition, the Ministry of Defense reported that the Russian army was advancing in the direction of Kherson the other day. destroyed 14 Ukrainian soldiers.
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 help from the heads of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (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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