Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) in the Donetsk direction lost up to 340 soldiers last day.
“The total daily loss of the enemy in this direction was 340 Ukrainian soldiers,” he said.
In addition, the representative of the defense ministry added that the Ukrainian troops lost two tanks, five armored combat vehicles, four vehicles, a Grad multiple rocket launcher (MLRS) combat vehicle, and howitzers D-20 and D-30.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense reported that the assault teams of the private military company (PMC) “Wagner”. to actualize Fierce clashes are taking place in the western parts of the city of Artemovsk.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to conduct a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the presidents of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics.
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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