Published by the Russian Ministry of Defense telegraph channel A video showing how Russian soldiers in the Yuzhnodonetsk direction repelled an attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by eliminating three armored vehicles.
The footage shows how Russian forces shot down and destroyed three armored vehicles in turn.
The Russian Ministry of Defense also stated that more than 10 units of this type were destroyed during the conflict. At the same time, several cars, trying to get away from Russian artillery fire, were blown up by mines.
Earlier, Igor Konashenkov, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, said that the Russian army shot Two Su-27 and MiG-29 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to him, the MiG-29 fighter jet was shot down near the village of Lyubytske in the Zaporozhye region. In addition, 24 shells from HIMARS, Uragan and Alder rocket launchers were seized.
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.