The Russian Armed Forces destroyed more than 800 Ukrainian military targets with cruise missiles during the early hours of Saturday, the military entity reported today in its morning war report.
“During the night the Russian Armed Forces used high-precision weapons against Ukraine’s military infrastructure, which they destroyed with land and naval cruise missiles,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said, specifying that it was 821 installations.
“Among them 14 military airfields, 19 checkpoints and communications, 24 S-300 and Osa anti-aircraft missile systems, 48 radar stations,” he said.
In addition, he reported on the shooting down of seven Ukrainian planes, seven helicopters and nine drones, and the annihilation of eight combat boats.
“We wiped out 87 tanks and armored vehicles, 28 multiple launchers and 118 military vehicles and equipment,” he added.
According to Konashenkov, the Russian forces took the city of Melitopol, located in southern Ukraine, where “they take all measures to ensure the safety of the civilian population and avoid provocations by the Ukrainian intelligence services and nationalists.”
In particular, he accused the latter of applying the “scorched earth” strategy and destroying electrical substations and bridges in their retreat.
The Defense spokesman highlighted the advance of the separatist militias of Lugansk and Donetsk, which have Russian military support.
According to Konashenkov, the militiamen of the self-proclaimed republic of Lugansk have advanced 30 kilometers since the beginning of the Russian operation and control the towns of Bakhmutovka and Grechishkino, while the militias of Donetsk advanced six kilometers in the direction of the town of Novomáyskoye.
For its part, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated that during the last day the losses of enemy troops increased, reporting the shooting down of 14 planes and 8 helicopters and the destruction of 102 tanks and 536 armored vehicles.
According to the Ukrainian military entity, the Russians would have lost more than 3,000 troops in combat. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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