In the last 24 hours the Russian air defense systems They shot down a Su-25 fighter jet, a Mi-8 helicopter, 61 drones, two S-200 missiles and 10 projectiles from the Himars multiple rocket system, the agency said. A Ukrainian Air Force Mig-29 fighter was also shot down.
According to the company in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)The Russian military destroyed a command post of the 110th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army. In the Zaporozhye region, Russian troops repelled two attacks by Kiev attack units, in the direction of which the enemy lost up to 30% 40 soldierstwo tanks, a German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery gun, an Msta-B howitzer and an American M119 artillery gun, the ministry said.
At the same time, Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian attack on the village of Klescheevka, dealing a blow to the manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian armed forces. In this case, the Ukrainian side suffered 260 casualties among killed and wounded soldiersand 14 units of war machinery.
A commander of an air defense battery of the Southern Forces Group of the Russian Army reported that the crews of anti-aircraft systems are developing methods to intercept American tactical missiles.
To do this, they study their flight path, the maneuvers carried out and the speeds. The first data has already been collected and is being analyzed to increase the effectiveness of Russian air defense systems.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, since the beginning special military operation 493 Ukrainian aircraft, 252 helicopters, 8,065 drones, 441 air defense systems, 12,764 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 1,163 multiple rocket launchers, 6,823 field artillery and mortar guns, and 14,438 special military vehicles were destroyed.