The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Russian army liquidated about 360 Ukrainian soldiers and foreign mercenaries in the direction of Donetsk last day. This is reported in the defense ministry’s daily report.
He also noted that the Russian Armed Forces destroyed four armored personnel carriers, five armored combat vehicles, two vehicles and a British-made L-119 howitzer, as well as a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount.
Konashenkov added that Russian troops also destroyed an ammunition depot belonging to the Ukrainian army in the Avdiivka region and an American AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar was hit in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
On May 17, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that the Russian army reflected Seven attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Donetsk.
Earlier, retired Lieutenant Colonel Andrei Marochko of the LPR People’s Militia noted that the Ukrainian army is actively acting. throws Military and equipment in the Donetsk direction.
Before that, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed Up to 235 Ukrainian soldiers and mercenaries during a special operation in the Donetsk direction.
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 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.