The army of the Russian Federation managed in one day to eliminate 290 military Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in the Donetsk direction. This was expressed by Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
“About this the other day [Донецком] Up to 290 Ukrainian soldiers and foreign mercenaries, one tank destroyed in the direction,” he said.
As the representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense added, the RF Armed Forces destroyed four armored combat vehicles and six vehicles.
According to Konashenkov, even the Russian army destroyed the D-20 howitzer during a special operation.
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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Previously at the Russian Ministry of Defense clarifiedThat the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Donetsk amounted to 480 soldiers and mercenaries.