More than 50 countries have already confirmed their interest in participating in the Games of the Future, as more than 100 countries are expected to take part, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko told journalists on Saturday.
The Games of the Future will take place in Kazan from February 23 to March 2, 2024.
"We see huge interest. The Foreign Ministry is working on invitations. Over 50 countries have already confirmed their interest in taking part in the Games. We are convinced there will be more, as we project over 100 participating countries," Chernyshenko said.
"We invite everyone to come to Kazan in May, where the competitions in five disciplines will be continued. Fifteen countries are taking part in them, so we will have a success," he added.
The fifth Phygital Games, or a test competition in the run up to the Games of the Future, will be held in May.
As part of the preparations for the Games of the Future, Russia has organized the Phygital Games. The first Phygital Games were held on September 21-23, 2022, the second - from November 24 through December 10, 2022, the third - on February 5-11, and the fourth - on March 9-10.
The first cybersport Games of the Future will consist of new disciplines using advanced technology, the digital environment and physical activity. The competitions are designed to use the cutting-edge developments in cybersports, robotics, both augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR), information technology (IT) and artificial intelligence (AI). The tournament offers $25 million in prize money.
Foreign envoys visit the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, April 24, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
Envoys from 14 countries, including Brazil, Iran, Indonesia, Pakistan, Ecuador and Senegal, visited Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region from April 24 to 28 at the invitation of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Consuls general of 14 countries, stationed in different cities across China, visited the regional capital city of Urumqi, as well as Kashgar, Turpan and other locations in Xinjiang to experience first-hand the social and economic development of the region.
They said that Xinjiang's achievements are remarkable, and that people of all ethnic groups live in harmony and happiness. They noted that the various lies fabricated by certain Western media are completely inconsistent with the reality of Xinjiang.
"To root out terrorism, it is crucial to have a comprehensive plan for a region's development and help people improve their lives," said Agha Hunain Abbas Khan, Pakistani acting consul general in Chengdu, after visiting an exhibition on Xinjiang's counterterrorism and deradicalization work.
"And China has made tremendous strides," he added.
The envoys also visited the old town in the city of Kashgar and experienced the tourism boom in the run-up to the May Day holiday. Zaw Linn Oo, consul general of Myanmar in Chongqing, hailed Kashgar as a "land of hope" that is attractive to both local and distant visitors.
"A country needs social stability and economic development, and both are well-reflected in Kashgar," he said.
Mehmet Mert Tokman, Turkish consul general in Chengdu, paid a visit to the region years ago. During this visit, he said that the land has a rich heritage and has undergone tremendous development and change, which can be seen particularly in the region's incredible infrastructure construction achievements.
Giving high praise to the local government's efforts to guarantee people's freedom of religious belief, Ben Perkasa Drajat, Indonesian consul general in Guangzhou, said that Muslims in Xinjiang are free to go to the mosque to pray, after visiting the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar and the Xinjiang Islamic Institute. "The news from the Western media that the Chinese government doesn't allow Muslims to do religious activities is not true."
Ben Perkasa Drajat (C), Indonesian consul general in Guangzhou, talks with a local tour guide (L) while visiting a bazzar in the old town of Kashgar, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, April 24, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
As the country with the world's largest Muslim population, Indonesia resolutely opposes external forces that manipulate the Xinjiang issue, interfere in China's internal affairs and attempt to split China, the Indonesian envoy said.
The reality of Xinjiang is completely different from the biased reports of the Western media, he said. He noted that he hopes the two countries can continue to promote cooperation and encourage relevant individuals from Indonesia to visit Xinjiang.
Speaking to Xinhua, Judyth Muthoni Nsababera, Ugandan consul general in Guangzhou, said that she would not blindly believe the lies about Xinjiang that have been fabricated by Western media.
It is important to come and see the region and feel it in person, and China has the right to choose its own path, she said.
Foreign envoys watch a singing and dancing performance at a village known for the tradition of making musical instruments in Shufu county of Kashgar, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, April 25, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
Mehmet Mert Tokman, Turkish consul general in Chengdu, paid a visit to the region years ago. During this visit, he said that the land has a rich heritage and has undergone tremendous development and change, which can be seen particularly in the region's incredible infrastructure construction achievements.
Giving high praise to the local government's efforts to guarantee people's freedom of religious belief, Ben Perkasa Drajat, Indonesian consul general in Guangzhou, said that Muslims in Xinjiang are free to go to the mosque to pray, after visiting the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar and the Xinjiang Islamic Institute. "The news from the Western media that the Chinese government doesn't allow Muslims to do religious activities is not true."
As the country with the world's largest Muslim population, Indonesia resolutely opposes external forces that manipulate the Xinjiang issue, interfere in China's internal affairs and attempt to split China, the Indonesian envoy said.
The reality of Xinjiang is completely different from the biased reports of the Western media, he said. He noted that he hopes the two countries can continue to promote cooperation and encourage relevant individuals from Indonesia to visit Xinjiang.
Speaking to Xinhua, Judyth Muthoni Nsababera, Ugandan consul general in Guangzhou, said that she would not blindly believe the lies about Xinjiang that have been fabricated by Western media.
It is important to come and see the region and feel it in person, and China has the right to choose its own path, she said.
The Polish authorities’ intrusion into the Russian embassy’s school in Warsaw won’t be left without Moscow’s firm response and consequences for Poland, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
"Such a brazen step by Warsaw that goes beyond civilized inter-state relations won’t be left without our firm response and consequences for the Polish authorities and Poland’s interests in Russia. The initiators of such contradictory and inflammatory ideas must be aware of that," the ministry said in the wake of the Russian embassy school’s seizure in Warsaw.
Russia deems the Polish authorities’ intrusion into the Russian embassy school in Warsaw as a violation of the 1961 Vienna convention, the ministry said.
"We deem these new hostile actions by the Polish authorities as a flagrant violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and a new encroachment on the Russian diplomatic property in Poland," the statement reads.
Adviser-councilor at the Russian embassy in Poland Andrey Ordash told TASS earlier that the Polish authorities had demanded that the staff of the Russian school at the embassy in Warsaw vacate the building by 7 p.m. He said that there were 29 people, including children in the school.
The Russian councilor added that the Polish authorities allowed the embassy staff "to take out equipment within a week."
Police and city officials have forcibly entered a school run by the Russian embassy in Warsaw on Saturday, RIA Novosti has reported. The news agency said Russian officials were ordered to open the door, but refused to comply.
Videos from the scene show a man in plain clothes opening the front gate with a crowbar, allowing uniformed officers to enter the school premises.
According to RIA, Polish officials then locked the gate in order to “prevent the removal of property” from the building.
The authorities told school staff to vacate the building by 6pm local time, RIA Novosti said.
Last year, Poland froze the accounts of the Russian embassy in response to Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. Ambassador Sergey Andreyev said on Wednesday that prosecutors seized the bank accounts of the embassy and Russia’s trade mission. He blasted the move as “a flagrant violation” of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
Ketua Umum Partai Golkar Airlangga Hartarto dan Ketua Umum Partai Demokrat Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) berfoto bersama elite masing-masing partai sebelum bertemu Ketua Majelis Tinggi Partai Demokrat Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) di kediaman SBY, Puri Cikeas, Bogor, Sabtu (29/4/2023).
Dua putra Presiden ke-6 RI Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono dan Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono, menyambut kedatangan Ketua Umum Partai Golkar Airlangga Hartarto di Puri Cikeas, Kabupaten Bogor, Jawa Barat, Sabtu malam.
Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) yang juga sebagai Ketua Umum Partai Demokrat dan Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono alias Ibas sebagai Wakil Ketua Umum Partai Demokrat juga nampak didampingi Sekretaris Jenderal Partai Demokrat Teuku Riefky.
Airlangga Hartarto dan bersama rombongan Partai Golkar tiba di Puri Cikeas pada pukul 18.47 WIB.
AHY dan Ibas sebagai tuan rumah mempersilakan rombongan Partai Golkar masuk ke kediamannya melalui pintu pendopo untuk melakukan perbincangan tertutup bersama Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY).
Kepala Badan Komunikasi Strategis/Koordinator Juru Bicara Partai Demokrat Herzaky Mahendra Putra mengungkapkan silaturahim itu ini dilakukan atas permintaan Airlangga Hartarto.
"Mengingat sebelum ini, Bapak SBY sering bepergian dan berada di Pacitan, mempersiapkan pembukaan Museum SBY-Ani. Pertemuan ini baru bisa dilaksanakan malam ini, apalagi momennya masih suasana Lebaran," kata Herzaky dalam keterangan.
Menurut Herzaky, silaturahim tersebut akan membahas seputar isu-isu kebangsaan terkini. Detail isi pertemuan akan disampaikan langsung oleh AHY dan Airlangga Hartarto usai pertemuan dalam konferensi pers bersama.
Partai Demokrat berkomitmen penuh memperjuangkan perubahan dan perbaikan bersama Partai NasDem dan Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (PKS) di Koalisi Perubahan.
Herzaky menegaskan sudah menjadi keputusan di internal Partai Demokrat dan kesepakatan di Koalisi Perubahan bahwa Anies Baswedan adalah bakal calon presiden (capres) yang diusung pada Pemilu 2024.
Silaturahim dan komunikasi dengan berbagai elemen bangsa akan tetap dijalankan untuk kemaslahatan bangsa, tambahnya. Tidak hanya itu, kolaborasi dan komunikasi dengan berbagai elemen bangsa juga harus terus dilakukan meski saat ini tidak berada di koalisi yang sama.
"Permasalahan bangsa ini dan tantangannya ke depan makin kompleks. Butuh kerja keras dan kebersamaan seluruh elemen bangsa dalam menghadapinya," ujar Herzaky.
Ketum DPP Partai Golkar Airlangga Hartarto bertemu dengan Presiden ke-6 RI Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) di Puri Cikeas, Kamis malam
Usai pertemuan, AHY mengungkapkan Koalisi Perubahan untuk Persatuan yang saat ini terdiri dari Demokrat, PKS, dan NasDem masih membuka diri untuk membangun kekuatan yang lebih besar.
"Kami juga yang saat ini terus membangun kebersamaan dengan Koalisi Perubahan juga tentu membuka diri," ujar AHY dalam konferensi pers.
Menurutnya, Indonesia merupakan negara besar. Karena itu, tak mungkin hanya satu atau dua pihak saja yang berperan membangun negeri.
"Ini negara besar, sehingga tidak mungkin satu atau dua elemen saja yang berperan. Golkar dan Demokrat ingin berperan lebih besar dan lebih baik lagi untuk negeri kita," ucapnya.
Ia pun menegaskan Demokrat tak hanya sekadar ingin ikut meramaikan Pemilu 2024 sebagai peserta.
AHY mengatakan ada panggilan moral untuk melakukan perubahan dalam aspek bernegara, berbangsa, dan bermasyarakat.
Pada kesempatan itu, Airlangga juga menyatakan Golkar masih membuka silaturahmi dan dialog dengan parpol lain. Ia mengaku ingin suasana menjelang Pemilu 2024 nanti sejuk.
"Menghadapi pesta politik tidak tegang, tapi dengan kebahagiaan," katanya.
Russia’s Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said on his Telegram channel on Saturday about the need to fully rout the Kiev regime and take retaliatory acts against its key figures.
The Russian politician commented, in particular, on Kiev’s statements about the need of new arms deliveries, the intention "to go to return Crimea" and that "the war may last for decades."
"The Kiev dog keeps barking. The saliva drools across its hairy muzzle so that its masters can see its fighting properties," Medvedev remarked.
"What is it? The contradictory gloom of the drug-permeated conscience? Delirium of uncertainty? Pressure on its patrons? General persisting paranoia? No doubt, all this together," he said.
However, "even delirious statements should not be underestimated," he said. "This is also the Kiev regime’s hysterical manifesto with the aim of consolidating the Nazi elite, supporting the troop fighting spirit and receiving new support from its sponsors," Medvedev explained.
The sole response must be as follows:
"The mass destruction of the personnel and military equipment involved by the Neo-Nazi regime in the counteroffensive, with a maximum military defeat inflicted on Ukrainian troops. A full rout of the enemy and the final deposition of the Neo-Nazi Kiev regime with its full de-militarization on entire Ukrainian territory. Retaliatory acts against the Neo-Nazi regime’s key figures, regardless of the places of their location and the limitation period," Medvedev said.
"Otherwise, they will not calm down and drug-induced delirious statements may turn into reality and the war will stretch out for long. Our country does not need this," the Russian politician said.
US blackmails nations into confronting Moscow and Beijing – Shoigu
Washington is resorting to various forms of coercion as it pushes to create regional alliances aimed against its geopolitical rivals, including Moscow and Beijing, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has claimed.
He was speaking to his counterparts representing other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at a meeting in New Delhi. The group, which was established by Russia and China, has six other members, including India.
“Unprecedented pressure is being applied to independent nations through the use of open blackmail, threats, ‘color revolutions,’ coups, and dissemination of blatant disinformation. All those tools long ago became the Western calling card,” the minister said on Friday.
The goal of the US and its allies is to undermine the emerging multipolar world and preserve their dominance, according to Shoigu. Washington chose to dismantle the system of global security in pursuit of its ambition and withdrew from multiple treaties with Russia, the minister told his audience.
Shoigu said that Moscow had attempted to defuse tensions with NATO through diplomacy in 2021, but its proposals were rejected by the West, proving that it is unwilling to have a partnership of equals with Russia.
Today, Washington and its accomplices are executing a strategic plan to provoke other nations into military confrontation with the states they don’t like, primarily Russia and China.
The minister interpreted the Ukraine conflict as a vivid example of American “criminal policy.” The US goal in it is to “inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, create a threat to China and preserve its (hegemonic) position,” said Shoigu.
The official blasted Western supplies of weapons to Kiev, stating that they only prolong hostilities and create additional risks to Europe and the entire world. He said the arms “make their way to the black market and further into the hands of terrorist organizations.”
The SCO, a Eurasian intergovernmental organization, includes China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan among its members.
Earlier, it was reported that the Russian Armed Forces had found a safe way to shoot down Ukrainian UAVs, which involves the use of FPV drones that destroy enemy drones with overhead strikes.
While conducting aerial reconnaissance in the Avdeevka direction, a Russian drone detected a Chinese-made Ukrainian drone, a DJI Mavic 3 model. The Russian weapon engaged in an aerial battle with the enemy UAV to intercept it.
The following video is footage of the ensuing aerial battle between Russian and Ukrainian drones near Donetsk in the Avdeevka direction:
Maneuvering his weapon in special mode, the Russian operator used air-ramming tactics and used his drone to strike the Ukrainian drone in its upper hemisphere, thereby damaging the enemy drone's blades and causing its downfall.
Watch Russian Tor-M2 SAM Destroy Ukrainian Drone While Evading Attack
The Tor-M2 is a Russian-made surface-to-air missile system designed for short-range air defense. It is capable of engaging a wide range of targets, including fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise missiles. The system uses advanced radar and fire-control technology, and can operate in all weather conditions.
A Russian Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile system of the 1st Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District has destroyed two Ukrainian drones, one of which had to be targeted while on the move, maneuvering because of return fire from the enemy.
The footage shows a surface-to-air missile hitting a Ukrainian drone. The first UAV shot down was a Ukrainian-made Furia.
The Tor-M2 is designed to repel massive, high-precision weapons strikes. It is the only system in the world capable of reliably engaging air targets on the move, allowing it to change position quickly and evade enemy return fire immediately.
Moscow: Ukraine Loses Nearly 600 Military, Mercenaries in Donetsk Direction Over Past Day
The total losses of the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk direction over the past day amounted to 575 servicepeople and mercenaries, as well as 24 pieces of military equipment, including two US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radars, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
"Total enemy losses in this direction amounted to more than 575 Ukrainian servicepeople and mercenaries, two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, two armored fighting vehicles, twelve vehicles, two self-propelled artillery units Akatsiya and Gvozdika, one D-30 howitzer, and two US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radars," the ministry said.
Over the past 24 hours, the Russian aviation made seven combat sorties and artillerymen carried out 58 firing missions in the Donetsk direction and near Artemovsk, the ministry said.
Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine in February 2022, after the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics appealed for help in defending themselves against Ukrainian provocations. In response to Russia’s operation, Western countries have rolled out a comprehensive sanctions campaign against Moscow and have been supplying weapons to Ukraine.
Germany Preparing Ukrainian Soldiers for Counteroffensive - Reports
German instructors are training Ukrainian soldiers for urban combat at a dozen military bases across the country ahead of Kiev's much-touted spring offensive, a German tabloid reported on Saturday.
The report said that over 1,000 personnel of Ukraine's special forces are being trained in Germany at "a good dozen" of Bundeswehr bases. In particular, they are being taught to conduct urban combat and operate heavy equipment, including Leopard 2 tanks and self-propelled howitzers Panzerhaubitze 2000, the newspaper said.
Earlier this month, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Kiev could mount a counteroffensive as late as this summer.
Later, he said the offensive would begin soon. US media have reported that the operation was scheduled for April 30. Last week, Foreign Policy reported, citing a Ukrainian lawmaker, that Ukraine hoped to launch the offensive in April, but the shortage of weapons has delayed it indefinitely.
Open Burning Extinguished at Fuel Depot in Sevastopol
A fire at the fuel depot in Sevastopol, caused by a drone attack earlier in the morning, has been eliminated, Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said.
"Open burning on an area of 1,000 square meters [10,764 square feet] has been extinguished. Now the firefighters are washing down the territory," Razvozhayev wrote on social media.
According to him, over 150 people and 50 equipment units were working at the site, including 107 officers and 34 vehicles of emergency service.
Earlier in the day, the governor specified that four fuel tanks had been damaged at the oil terminal in Sevastopol by two drones, as preliminary information suggests.
A fuel tank is on fire in the area of the Kazachya ('Cossack') bay in Sevastopol, likely due to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hit, Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said.
"A fuel tank is on fire near Manganari Brothers Street in Kazachya Bay. According to preliminary information, the fire was caused by a UAV hit... The fire area is about 1,000 square meters [10,764 square feet]," Razvozhayev said on Telegram on Saturday morning.
In a later post, the governor said that nobody was injured in the incident and that civilian infrastructure was not affected.
According to Razvozhayev, the fire has not been contained yet, and there are currently 60 firefighters working on the site. A fire train is expected to aid in extinguishing the blaze.
Later in the day, the governor specified that four fuel tanks had been damaged at the oil terminal in Sevastopol by two drones, as preliminary information suggests.
"The four fuel tanks that were hit are practically burnt out already … Based on what can be seen, the fire started at two different locations, which suggests there were two unmanned aerial vehicles," Razvozhayev told reporters.
The blaze is expected to be put out by 6 p.m. local time (15:00 GMT), the governor said, adding that the fire is "almost completely localized" and the intact fuel tanks are being kept away from the flames and cooled.
Russia strikes Ukrainian Kherson battlegroup’s command staff with precision weapons
Russian forces delivered a strike by seaborne precision weapons against the command staff of the Ukrainian battlegroup Kherson on the evening of April 28 during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Saturday.
"A multiple strike by long-range seaborne precision weapons was delivered against the location of the command staff of the Ukrainian integrated battlegroup Kherson. The goal of the strike was achieved," the spokesman said.
"In the Donetsk direction, the assault teams continued active operations for destroying the enemy on the western outskirts of the city of Artyomovsk. Airborne Force units provided support for the assault teams on the flanks," Konashenkov added.
Operational/tactical and army aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems from the Russian southern battlegroup thwarted the enemy’s attempts to counter-attack from the settlements of Chasov Yar, Kalinina and Krasnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic. In the past 24 hours, Russian combat aircraft flew seven sorties while the battlegroup’s artillery accomplished 58 firing objectives in that area, he specified.
Russian forces destroy over 575 Ukrainian troops, mercenaries in Donetsk advance
"The enemy’s total losses in that [Donetsk] direction amounted to over 575 Ukrainian personnel and mercenaries, two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, two armored combat vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, two Akatsiya and Gvozdika motorized artillery systems, a D-30 howitzer and two US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radars," the general reported.
Russian air defenses down Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter in LPR
"Air defense capabilities destroyed a Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter near the settlement of Raigorodka in the Lugansk People’s Republic. In the past 24 hours, they intercepted four rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system," Konashenkov said.
In addition, Russian air defense systems destroyed 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near the settlements of Kotlyarovka an Tokarevka in the Kharkov Region, Kremennaya, Novodruzhesk and Oborotnovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Kirillovka and Slavnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, he added.
Four Ukrainian subversive groups neutralized in Kupyansk area
"In areas near the settlements of Artyomovka, Timkova, Sinkovka and Kotlyarovka, the activity of four Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance groups was thwarted," the general reported.
Russian forces neutralize Ukrainian subversive group in DPR
"In the area of the settlement of Novomayorskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the activity of a Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance group was thwarted," the spokesman said.
In addition, in the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, aircraft and artillery of the Russian battlegroup East inflicted damage on the Ukrainian army units near the settlements of Ugledar, Novopol and Uspenovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," he specified.
Over 85 Ukrainian troops destroyed in southern Donetsk, Zaporozhye areas
"The enemy’s losses in the past 24 hours totaled over 85 Ukrainian personnel, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, three pickup trucks and two D-20 and D-30 howitzers," Konashenkov reported.
In addition, in areas near the settlements of Shakhtyorskoye and Uspenovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Russian forces obliterated ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army’s 72nd mechanized and 110th territorial defense brigades, the general specified.
Russian forces destroy 75 Ukrainian troops, two howitzers in Krasny Liman area
"In the Krasny Liman direction, operational/tactical aircraft and artillery from the battlegroup Center struck the enemy units in areas near the settlements of Ostrovskoye in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Terny, Torskoye, Serebryanka and Grigorovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. As many as 75 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles, and also D-20 and D-30 howitzers were destroyed" in that direction in the past 24 hours, the spokesman said.
Russian forces eliminate over 70 Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk area
"In the Kupyansk direction, operational/tactical and army aviation and artillery from the western battlegroup struck the enemy units in areas near the settlements of Kamenka and Kislovka in the Kharkov Region and Stelmakhovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic. The enemy’s losses totaled over 70 Ukrainian personnel, five armored combat vehicles, a vehicle with ammunition, two pickup trucks and a D-20 howitzer," Konashenkov added.
20 Ukrainian troops, howitzer wiped out in Kherson area
"In the Kherson direction, as many as 20 Ukrainian personnel, two motor vehicles and a D-30 howitzer were destroyed in the past 24 hours as a result of damage inflicted by firepower," the spokesman concluded.
