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A report claiming two Royal Artillery regiments were left completely disarmed due to Downing Street’s decision to send the guns to Ukraine comes as British hawks step up their public relations campaign to convince taxpayers to submit to a surge in military spending.
The British Army has no more heavy guns left after having given them all to Ukraine, according to a recent report.
All of the UK’s 30 serviceable AS-90 self-propelled artillery guns have been sent to the Zelensky regime, The Sun is reporting.
“The decision to give them away has stripped two Royal Artillery regiments, based on Salisbury Plain, Wilts, of all their working weapons,” wrote the outlet, which added that an artillery source told them: “If gunners don’t have guns we can’t fight, we can’t train.”
The news comes amid a high-profile push by British war hawks to convince the public to cough up for newer and fancier toys for the military.
Claiming that British fighting capabilities have been “hollowed out by spending cuts,” the former head of the UK’s Joint Forces Command, retired General Richard Barrons, wrote in a recent op-ed that “years of cuts to ammunition production mean that, for some types of key weapons, the army would run out in a busy afternoon.”
Opining that the UK’s military is now “barely tier two” – a designation which would place it among the ranks of Germany and Italy, rather than “tier one” militaries like those of the US, China, Russia, or France – Barrons insisted the Brits will have to fork over an additional £3 billion to return to the upper echelon.
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace also recently echoed the view the British military has been left “hollowed out and underfunded” in light of his government’s continuing campaign to pump Ukraine full of deadly weapons. “As the world gets more dangerous, defense should get a growing proportion of spend,” he reportedly urged.
The possibility that the UK would likely be left flat-footed in a military engagement has been greeted with increasing concern among British military members, but across the Atlantic, news that UK military supplies have been gutted has provoked a decidedly different response.
“The UK Is Giving Ukraine Lots of Artillery — Now The British Army Can Get Newer And Better Guns,” cheered Forbes in one particularly shameless headline.
By “donating to Ukraine more and more of its artillery,” the British Army is “effectively forcing the government in London finally to spend real money on new guns and launchers,” the author crowed.
But there’s little indication that view aligns with those of working-class Britons, who have endured one of the toughest years in recent memory. With half a million Brits on strike Wednesday amid the worst cost-of-living crisis in generations, issues like better pay and an end to draconian public spending cuts tended to be at the top of the list of demands – but ‘new heavy weapons’ was nowhere to be found.
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson told MailOnline: 'The granting in kind of AS90 will provide an important increase in Ukraine's capabilities and will help to accelerate Ukrainian success on the battlefield.
'Concurrently, the Army is continuing to meet its operational AS90 commitment in Estonia.'
The spokesperson said the Army is now focused on accelerating the 'Mobile Fires Platform project which is designed to deliver an enduring replacement this decade'.
There are concerns the decision could leave Britain in a vulnerable position, particularly given the guns linked to the Mobile Fires Platform aren't due to arrive until 2029.
In a letter obtained by the Daily Mail last week, General Sir Patrick Sanders spelled out the realities for Britain of donating so much of its military equipment.
The UK is sending 14 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks, along with recovery vehicles, vast quantities of spare parts, hundreds of armoured vehicles, the AS90 artillery heavy guns, high-velocity rockets and drones.
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Terungkap sudah indentitas seorang pria belasan tahun yang loncat dari lantai 3 Bogor Trade Mall (BTM) pada hari Jumat, 03/02/2023. Ternyata pria belasan tahun tersebut berinisial R warga Kota Medan, Sumatera Barat.
Sementara itu, Kasubsie PID Polresta Bogor Kota Ipda Asep Herdianto R menjelaskan saat kejadian tersebut pria belasan tahun sedang dalam kondisi depresi.
Menurut keterangan Ibu Korban Rosmalia Dewi (59) Korban bersama ibu dan adiknya hendak menuju ke Vihara Dhanagun.
Sebelum menuju Vihara Dhanagun korban bersama ibu dan adiknya makan siang di dekat Alun-alun Kota Bogor, setelah makan siang korban baru sadar bahwa handphone si korban telah hilang kemudian korban bersama Ibu dan adiknya melanjutkan perjalanan menuju Vihara Dhanagun.
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Asep menjelaskan, korban sendiri telah dibawa ke RS PMI Bogor, untuk penangan lebih lanjut.
“Sementara untuk keadaan korban hanya luka ringan, Karena sempat mendarat di counter baju-baju,” ucap Asep.
Diketahui sebelumnya, Seorang pria diperkirakan berusia belasan tahun, nekat loncat dari lantai 3 Bogor Trade Mall (BTM).
Pria berusia belasan tahun ini loncat dari lantai 3 ke lantai Ground pada Jumat, 03/02/2023, sekitar pukul 14.00 WIB.
Kejadian ini pun sempat membuat heboh orang yang ada di Mall BTM.
Salah seorang saksi dan juga seorang penjaga toko di Lantai 3 menceritakan, kejadian ini bermula ketika pria ini berada di lantai 3.
Saat di lantai 3, pria ini lari dari arah lorong pertokoan menuju ujung eskalator.
“Tadi rame banget. Dari belakang (lorong) sini dia lari. Pas diujung dia buka sendal. Langsung loncat ke bawah,” kata saksi yang enggan disebutkan namanya saat dijumpai di Mall BTM.
The jury in Elon Musk's case came back with a verdict after two hours of deliberations
Billionaire entrepreneur and Tesla chief Elon Musk said late Friday he is deeply appreciative of a US jury that found him not liable for losses experienced by investors following a 2018 "funding secured" tweet.
“Thank goodness, the wisdom of the people has prevailed! I am deeply appreciative of the jury’s unanimous finding of innocence in the Tesla 420 take-private case,” Musk, 51, said via Twitter on Friday.
Musk spent about eight hours on the witness stand during the trial as he was both vilified as a rich narcissist, and then defended as a visionary trying to protect "the little guy," reported AP.
Earlier in the day, a nine-person jury found that investors failed to prove Musk’s tweet about taking Tesla private at $420 hurt them financially after the proposal never came to fruition. Jurors reached their decision after deliberating for about an hour following a three-week trial.
The federal judge overseeing the case had previously ruled that Musk's 2018 tweet on secured funding had been untrue, and that Musk had acted reckless when he opted to post on the social media platform.
In September 2018, Musk settled a fraud charge brought against him by the US Securities and Exchange Commission over the same tweet, agreeing to pay $20 million in penalties to investors, while his company Tesla also paid an additional $20 million.
Had Musk been found liable for the August 2018 tweets he would have had to pay a fine worth billions of dollars in damages, which could have knocked him from his current status as the second-richest person in the world. Musk is currently worth $185.3 billion after luxury conglomerate-owner Bernard Arnault.
After less than 90 minutes of deliberation, a jury announced the verdict in the trial that kicked off three weeks ago in San Francisco. The outcome of the trial sent Tesla shares up about 1.5% in after-hours trading to $189.98.
Musk tweeted Friday following the jury’s verdict: “Thank goodness, the wisdom of the people has prevailed! I am deeply appreciative of the jury’s unanimous finding of innocence in the Tesla 420 take-private case.”
The central question in the lawsuit was whether Musk was liable for losses suffered by shareholders after he posted in August 2018 several messages on Twitter that he had secured funding to take Tesla private. Musk initially tweeted “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.” Another pair of tweets soon followed: “Investor support is confirmed. Only reason why this is not certain is that it’s contingent on a shareholder vote” and then another stating that he doesn’t have a controlling vote now and “wouldn’t expect any shareholder to have one if we go private.”
Plaintiffs’ attorneys representing investors argued that these shareholders suffered financially as a result. Musk, Tesla and its board, faced billions of dollars in damages.
The trial was not to determine whether those tweets were true. That question had already been answered. Edward M. Chen, the federal judge overseeing the case, ruled that the tweets were untrue and Musk was reckless for posting them.
The three-week trial was largely a tug-of-war over language and intent.
Attorney Nicholas Porritt, who made closing arguments for the plaintiffs, argued that when Musk posted the tweets the company was nowhere near reaching a deal to go private, citing emails and texts to prove there was not an agreement or even a framework to reach one.
“To Elon Musk, if he believes it even just thinks about it, then it’s true no matter how objectively false or exaggerated it may be,” Porritt said. “That may work in his businesses. That’s not an issue for this trial. But it does not work in securities markets or public companies. Securities markets have rules governing what you can and cannot say. And one of those basic rules is that what you say must be true and accurate.”
Alex Spiro, who represented Musk, countered, stating throughout his closing arguments that funding was not the issue at all and Musk knew he could attain it if needed. Instead, Spiro pointed to a blog post several weeks after Musk’s tweets explaining that Musk would not take Tesla private because existing shareholders believed it was better off as a publicly traded company.
While Musk avoided a hefty bill in damages, the funding secured tweet has cost him.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint in September 2018 alleging Musk lied when he tweeted that he had “funding secured” for a private takeover of the company at $420 per share. The complaint was filed after Musk and Tesla’s board abruptly walked away from an agreement with the SEC. The board not only pulled out of the agreement, it issued a bold statement of support for Musk after the charges were filed.
A settlement was eventually reached anyway, albeit with stiffer penalties than the original agreement. Musk agreed, in the settlement reached on September 29, to step down as chairman of Tesla and pay a $20 million fine. Tesla agreed to pay a separate $20 million penalty.
Fighters from the Akhmat commando unit, together with a brigade from the 2nd Army Corps, have taken a Ukrainian stronghold near the Vesyoloye settlement, Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Friday.
"After a series of effective attacks on the enemy’s forces, they managed to gain a foothold in the Vesyoloye settlement area, taking a strategically important stronghold. Now, the fighters plan to continue advancing as they are in a better position than the enemy," Kadyrov pointed out.
📹 Russian D-30 howitzer crews destroy Ukrainian military facilities in the special military operation (video by Russian MoD)
D-30 howitzer crews destroy the armored vehicles, artillery and mortar crews, as well as fortified positions, of Ukrainian militants.
The fire is uninterruptedly adjusted by unmanned aircraft crews, tasked to reconnoiter enemy positions and adjust the precision.
He added that Russian troops had everything they needed to continue their advance, including the trophies they had captured when taking the stronghold.
Former US Marine Killed Fighting in Ukraine - Reports
A former US Marine fighting in Ukraine was killed in the country on February 2, US media reported on Friday.
US citizen Pete Reed was killed working as a "volunteer" in Ukraine, the report said, citing Reed’s family. Reed’s death comes following the killing or capture of numerous other US and western fighters working with Ukrainian forces since the beginning of Russia’s special military operation.
The Biden administration has urged US citizens, including servicemembers and veterans, not to travel to Ukraine to act as foreign fighters.
The Russian Defense Ministry has also warned that mercenaries who arrive in Ukraine are not considered official combatants and risk death or imprisonment.
US Sending GLSDB Bombs to Ukraine But It's Up to Kiev Whether to Attack Crimea - Pentagon
Pentagon decision on whether to use US-Supplied Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs against crimea is up to Ukraine
The United States will provide Ukraine with Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs (GLSDB) in the newly announced military aid package but Kiev will decide whether it will use the weapons to target Crimea, Defense Department spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said on Friday.
"I'm not going to talk about or speculate about potential future operations," Ryder added.
The vast majority in Crimea don't want to be part of Ukraine, PressTV correspondent Johnny Miller, who has been working in Donetsk for a while, says.
"Being in Crimea, if I was to walk around Sevastopol and say ‘this is Ukraine’, you would feel ridiculous because everyone's telling you ‘we're Russian’ and it feels like a Russian place. So when Ukraine and NATO say, we are going to take back Crimea, let me tell you the vast majority in Crimea don't want to be part of Ukraine. They want to be part of Russia and Russia will defend Crimea."
Special operation, 3 February. Main:
The Russian military took Ugledar into a semicircle in the DPR, its release is similar to Artemovsk, Pushilin's adviser Kimakovsky said
Podolyak refused to announce the losses in Artemivsk, but said that Ukraine "pays the highest price" for holding the city
A terrorist attack occurred in Energodar - a car was blown up, a police officer died as a result of the explosion, the local GUMVD reported
The United States announced a $2.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine, the Pentagon said. The package includes air defenses, long-range missiles for HIMARS, as well as long-range GLSDB projectiles. They added that the United States leaves to the discretion of Kyiv the possibility of using these shells for strikes on the Crimea.
Peskov, after the US decision to supply long-range shells, recalled that it is important not to forget Putin's yesterday's statement in Volgograd
For the first time during a special operation, the Russian military destroyed the Norwegian NASAMS air defense system, the delivery of which to Kyiv became known in the fall. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of the complex in its summary
Berlin approved the transfer of 88 Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine, but there are problems with ammunition for them, writes Süddeutsche Zeitung
Poland began to teach Ukrainian soldiers how to handle Leopard tanks, the Ministry of Defense reports, this is the first stage in the transfer of tanks to Kyiv
Sudoplatov Zaporizhia Volunteer Battalion announced a reward of 12 million rubles for each captured Leopard, Abrams or Challenger in good condition
Serbian President Vučić believes that the West's decision to send tanks to Ukraine united the Russians and increased support for the special operation
The IMF and Kyiv aim to agree on a new aid package worth between $14 billion and $16 billion by spring, writes the Financial Times
The air defense system repelled a Ukrainian missile attack on the Starodubsky municipal district of the Bryansk region, four missiles were shot down, there were no casualties or damage, the governor said
The reactors of the Zaporozhye NPP remain in the same state, four units are in cold shutdown mode, two are in hot shutdown, the head of the IAEA said
In Crimea, the property of Akhmetov, Kolomoisky, and other Ukrainian politicians and businessmen was nationalized, about 500 objects in total. All funds from the sale of property will be used to equip participants in the special operation, Aksyonov said
Peskov called the reports of the Swiss press that the United States offered Moscow 20% of Ukraine's territory to end the conflict a "duck". Information about the visit of CIA chief Burns to Moscow in January is also a "duck", the Kremlin noted
The EU is "always open" to talks on Ukraine, but sees no political will to start them from Moscow, Borrell said. Zakharova replied that this was not true, and that the EU itself was investing not in settling, but in prolonging the conflict in Ukraine.
Moscow will retaliate for Canada’s latest anti-Russian sanctions, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov told TASS on Friday.
"There will be a response, as we have always been guided by the principle of reciprocity," he said. "We will respond to every unfriendly action on the part of the Canadian authorities."
On Friday, Canada imposed restrictions on 38 Russian individuals and 16 entities which, Ottawa said, were involved in "Russian propaganda".
Canada’s sanctions on Russian individuals remind diplomat of Third Reich policies
The sanctions slapped on Russian individuals by Canada on Friday are similar to Third Reich attempts to silence the voice of reason, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram.
According to Zakharova, "The (latest) Canadian sanctions on Russian reporters and performers can be compared to the attempt by the Third Reich to destroy the `non-German spirit’ and silence the voice of reason by burning books and banning periodicals.".
Canada Imposes Sanctions on 38 Russian Individuals,16 Entities Including Rossiya Segodyna
The Canadian Government has imposed Russia-related sanctions on 38 individuals and 16 entities, including MIA Rossiya Segodyna, Global Affairs Canada said on Friday.
“The Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing further sanctions in relation to Russia’s illegal invasion and attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory,” Global Affairs said in a statement.
"Canada is sanctioning 38 individuals and 16 entities that are complicit in peddling Russian disinformation and propaganda."
The ministry said the new sanctions targets include MIA Rossiya Segodyna, the umbrella media group of RIA Novosti, PRIME, InoSMI, TOK, KOT, Baltnews, Ukraina.ru, Social Navigator and Arctic.ru. More specifically, sanctions were placed against Rossiya Segodnya Deputy Editor-in-Chief Dmitry Gornostayev, journalist Sergey Brilev and war correspondent Evgeny Poddubny.
The United World International and Foundation for the Fight Against Repression which reportedly have links to Russian billionaire and Wagner owner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, are also included in the sanctions, the statement added.
Nikolay Victorovich Baskov, a popular Russian singer and television host has also been sanctioned.
Moments after the sanctions were announced, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov blasted the development as "ridiculous."
"This is ridiculous. It’s just the desire of [Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie] Joly to curry favor with Ukraine and the United States," Stepanov told Sputnik. "It discredits the quality of the Canadian diplomatic service."
"The answer will follow," Stepanov said. "We always act based on the principle of reciprocity - symmetrically, asymmetrically, but for every unfriendly action on the part of the current Canadian authorities, which we look at with regret, we will respond. If the unfriendly steps were not taken then there would be no need for a response."
Stepanov previously blasted the Trudeau administration's sanctions scheme and pointed out how the government has repeatedly and recklessly thrown its blind support behind the Kiev regime. In October 2022, Stepanov underscored Canada was boldly showing its allegiance to the anti-Russian stance marked by both the US and UK.
As a result of artillery fire and the offensive of Russian troops, more than 65 Ukrainian troops of the 110th Territorial Defense Brigade in the Zaporozhye region and the 72nd Mechanized Brigade in the Donetsk People's Republic were destroyed. Also, four armored combat vehicles and two vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed during the day.
In the Kherson region, as a result of artillery fire, two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.
Russian aviation, missile forces and artillery defeated 78 artillery units in firing positions, as well as manpower and military equipment in 105 districts.
US-made M-142 HIMARS and M-270 MLRS launchers were destroyed in the Donetsk People's Republic. Also in the Zaporozhye region and the DPR, three depots of missile and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated.
Russian aviation in the Zaporozhye region destroyed a 35D6 low-altitude target detection radar, as well as an AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar made in the USA.
Air defense systems shot down four HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.
The attacks launched by Russia’s Operational-Tactical Aviation and artillery have resulted in the neutralization of the troops and hardware of units from the 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade and 92nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkov region and in the LPR. Up to 40 Ukrainian personnel, one armored fighting vehicle and 1 US-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery warfare radar have been eliminated.
Video of the destruction of the stronghold of Ukrainian troops using the Kornet ATGM near Avdiivka
The artillery strikes and the offensive operations conducted by the Russian Armed Forces have resulted in the neutralization of units from the 66th Mechanized, 25th Airborne, and 80th Airborne Assault brigades of Ukraine in the LPR and the DPR. Over 70 Ukrainian personnel, 2 armored fighting vehicles, 1 infantry fighting vehicle, 1 D-20 howitzer, and 1 US-manufactured M-777 artillery system have been eliminated.
The offensive operations conducted by the Russian Armed Forces have resulted in it gaining more advantageous lines and positions. Up to 40 Ukrainian personnel, 1 Msta-B howitzer, as well as 1 US-manufactured AN/TPQ-37 counterbattery warfare radar have been eliminated.
The artillery and units of the Russian Armed Forces have neutralized the units from 108th and 110th territorial defense brigades in Zaporozhye region. The enemy has lost over 20 Ukrainian personnel, 1 US-manufactured M-777 artillery system, 2 D-20 howitzers, and 1 D-30 howitzer.
The Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of Russia have neutralized 86 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 103 areas.
Russian troops continue to advance in the Uludar direction, using "Grads" even in conditions of heavy fog
Fighter Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down 1 MiG-29 Ukrainian Air Force jet in Kherson region.
Air defense units have shot down seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in Kharkov region, in the DPR, in the LPR, as well as in Kherson region.
Some 382 airplanes, 206 helicopters, 3,008 unmanned aerial vehicles, 403 air defense missile systems, 7,723 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 1,004 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,988 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 8,255 units of special military hardware have been destroyed during the special military operation.
Donbass is not fully protected yet, and therefore the special military operation continues. We have to protect the people who live there. Currently this goal is not fully achieved. This is yet to be done. Crimea, like Donbass, is Russia's region, therefore, the security of Crimea is fully guaranteed," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
The Ministry of Defense showed firing from the latest T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks
Russian forces strike two Ukrainian army brigades in Zaporozhye area, top brass reports
Russian forces struck two Ukrainian army brigades in the Zaporozhye area over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Friday.
"In the Zaporozhye area, artillery and units of the battlegroup East inflicted damage on the Ukrainian army’s 108th and 110th territorial defense brigades near the communities of Levadnoye, Marfopol and Lugovskoye in the Zaporozhye Region," the spokesman said.
The enemy’s losses in that area in the past 24 hours totaled "over 20 Ukrainian personnel, a US-made M777 artillery system, two D-20 howitzers and a D-30 howitzer," the general specified.
Russian forces destroyed roughly 40 Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk area over the past, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Kupyansk area, operational-tactical aircraft and artillery of the western battlegroup delivered strikes against manpower and equipment of units of the Ukrainian army’s 103rd territorial defense brigade and 92nd mechanized brigade," the spokesman said.
Russian forces eliminated "as many as 40 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar," the general specified.
Russian forces also wiped out a Ukrainian ammunition depot near the community of Blagodatovka in the Kharkov Region, Konashenkov reported.
Russian forces and artillery inflicted damage on Ukrainian army units in the Krasny Liman area, eliminating over 70 enemy troops in the past day, he said.
"In the Krasny Liman area, damage was inflicted on units of the Ukrainian army’s 66th mechanized, 25th airborne and 80th air assault brigades as a result of artillery fire and offensive operations by the battlegroup Center," the spokesman said.
Russian forces eliminated "over 70 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, an infantry fighting vehicle, a D-20 howitzer and a US-made M777 artillery system," the general specified.
Russian forces also destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition depot near Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic, he said.
Russian forces gained more advantageous positions in their offensive in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Donetsk area, units of the southern battlegroup took more advantageous frontiers and positions in their offensive operations. In the past 24 hours in that area, they eliminated as many as 40 Ukrainian servicemen, a Msta-B howitzer, and also a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar," the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroyed a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the area of the settlement of Antonovka in the Kherson Region, a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system was destroyed," the spokesman said.
In the Kherson area in the past 24 hours, Russian forces also destroyed a Ukrainian Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery guns in the counter-battery warfare. In the areas of the settlements of Kazatskoye, Nikolayevka and Mikhailovka in the Kherson Region, they wiped out three Ukrainian ammunition depots, the general specified.
Russian combat aircraft shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet in the Kherson Region over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 plane near the community of Chervonoarmeiskoye in the Kherson Region," the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missile launcher in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"Operational-tactical aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Russian group of forces struck 86 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 103 areas. In the area of the settlement of Krasnoarmeisk in the Donetsk People’s Republic, a Tochka-U tactical missile launcher and a Norwegian-made NASAMS surface-to-air missile system were destroyed," the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian army fuel depot in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the area of the settlement of Krasnoarmeisk in the Donetsk People’s Republic, a depot storing fuel for Ukrainian military equipment was obliterated. In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Kurakhovka and Mikhailovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, two Ukrainian ammunition depots were destroyed," the spokesman said.
Russian air defense forces shot down seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the past 24 hours, air defense capabilities shot down seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Kotlyarovka in the Kharkov Region, Nikolskoye and Kirillovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Kuzemovka and Kremennaya in the Lugansk People’s Republic, and also Golaya Pristan in the Kherson Region," the spokesman said.
In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 382 Ukrainian combat aircraft, 206 helicopters, 3,008 unmanned aerial vehicles, 403 surface-to-air missile systems, 7,723 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,004 multiple rocket launchers, 3,988 field artillery guns and mortars and 8,255 special military motor vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.
