Saturday 25 February 2023

Russian forces down three Ukrainian warplanes in past day — top brass

Russian forces down three Ukrainian warplanes in past day — top brass

Russian forces down three Ukrainian warplanes in past day — top brass




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Russian forces shot down three Ukrainian warplanes over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Saturday.







"Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down Ukrainian Air Force Su-24 and MiG-29 planes in areas near the settlements of Rozovka and Dmitrov in the Donetsk People’s Republic. In the area of the settlement of Tyaginka in the Kherson Region, air defense capabilities shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 plane," the spokesman said.


Russian air defense forces destroyed eight Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, two HIMARS rockets and three Tochka-U ballistic missiles over the past 24 hours, the general added.



Russian forces inflicted damage on Ukrainian manpower and equipment in the Kupyansk area



Russian forces inflicted damage on Ukrainian manpower and equipment in the Kupyansk area, eliminating roughly 60 enemy troops over the past day, Konashenkov reported.


"In the Kupyansk area, army aviation and artillery of the western battlegroup inflicted damage on the enemy units in areas near the settlements of Masyutovka and Ivanovka in the Kharkov Region and Novosyolovskoye in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.


The strikes eliminated enemy manpower and equipment, the general said.








"The Ukrainian army’s losses amounted to 60 personnel, three pickup trucks, a US-made M777 artillery system and a Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery gun," Konashenkov reported.



Russian forces eliminated roughly 180 Ukrainian troops in the Krasny Liman area



Russian forces eliminated roughly 180 Ukrainian troops in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, he said.


"In the Krasny Liman area, active operations by units from the battlegroup Center, air strikes, artillery and heavy flamethrower fire inflicted damage on the Ukrainian army’s manpower and equipment in areas near the settlements of Yampolovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Stelmakhovka, Chervonaya Dibrova and Kuzmino in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.


Russian forces eliminated enemy manpower and military hardware during the battles, the general said.


"About 180 Ukrainian troops, six armored combat vehicles, a Grad multiple rocket launcher, a D-20 howitzer and a counter-battery radar were destroyed in that area in the past 24 hours," Konashenkov reported.



Russian forces eliminated over 120 Ukrainian troops and an ammunition depot in the Donetsk area



Russian forces eliminated over 120 Ukrainian troops and an ammunition depot in the Donetsk area over the past day, he said.







"In the Donetsk area, over 120 Ukrainian troops, three armored combat vehicles, D-20 and D-30 howitzers were destroyed in the past 24 hours as a result of active operations by units of the southern battlegroup, air strikes and artillery fire. In addition, an artillery ammunition depot was destroyed in the area of the settlement of Avdeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.


Russian forces destroyed over 90 Ukrainian troops and three tanks in the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas Russian forces destroyed over 90 Ukrainian troops and three tanks in the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas in the past day, Konashenkov reported.


"In the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye areas, operational/tactical aircraft and artillery of the battlegroup East delivered a massive strike on the Ukrainian army units near the settlements of Ugledar and Dobrovolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye Region. Over 90 personnel, three tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, a Msta-B howitzer and a D-20 howitzer were destroyed in those areas in the past 24 hours," the spokesman said.



Two Ukrainian ammunition depots destroyed near Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Malinovka in the Zaporozhye Region



In areas near the settlements of Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Malinovka in the Zaporozhye Region, two Ukrainian ammunition depots were destroyed, the general added.


Russian forces destroyed a US-made M777 howitzer in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.


"In the Kherson area, a US-made M777 artillery system and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery guns were destroyed in counter-battery fire," the spokesman said.









Russian forces struck deployment sites of the Ukrainian army’s marine corps and special operations units in the Dnepropetrovsk Region



Russian forces struck deployment sites of the Ukrainian army’s marine corps and special operations units in the Dnepropetrovsk Region over the past day, Konashenkov reported.


"In the past 24 hours, operational/tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Russian group of forces struck 97 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, and also manpower and equipment in 135 areas. In the area of the settlement of Glukhoye in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, the temporary deployment sites of marine infantry and special operations units were struck," the spokesman said.

In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 390 Ukrainian combat aircraft, 210 helicopters, 3,236 unmanned aerial vehicles, 405 surface-to-air missile systems, 8,027 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,045 multiple rocket launchers, 4,215 field artillery guns and mortars and 8,538 special military motor vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.







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