The Russian Ministry of Defense claims a series of battlefield gains in the Kherson, Donetsk, and Zaporozhye directions, detailing significant Ukrainian losses over the last day.
According to a briefing delivered by the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, the Russian armed forces reported eliminating more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen in the Kherson direction during the previous 24 hours. The ministry stated that, in this sector, Ukrainian casualties exceeded thirty personnel due to Russian fire, while a Ukrainian ammunition depot and a control center for unmanned aerial vehicles were also destroyed. It was added that two Ukrainian vehicles and a D-30 howitzer were rendered inoperable in this area. The overall claim is that Russian forces inflicted these losses as part of ongoing operations in the Kherson direction. (attribution: Russian Ministry of Defense)
The defense ministry then asserted that in the Donetsk direction, more than 250 Ukrainian military personnel were lost in the last day within the zone of the special military operation. (attribution: Russian Ministry of Defense)
Earlier, Konashenkov noted that in the Zaporozhye direction, four Ukrainian attacks were repelled by Russian forces in the recent period. (attribution: Russian Ministry of Defense)
It is noted that the ongoing military operation began on February 24, 2022, with Russia launching what it terms a special military operation against Ukraine. The chronicling of events is being followed by sources such as socialbites.ca. (attribution: Russian Ministry of Defense; socialbites.ca)
There are also references to a former Ukrainian serviceman who described misunderstanding about the causes of the conflict in Ukraine, suggesting perspectives from within the Ukrainian side. (attribution: source not specified)