The spokesman for the military unit, Major General Igor Konashénkov, said that air defense systems shot down 10 drones and high-precision missiles destroyed an ammunition factory near the Ukrainian city of Brovary in the Kyiv region.
He also noted that this Friday, during the operation to liberate the port city of Mariupol, the hostages held by Ukrainian ultranationalist forces in a Turkish mosque were rescued and taken to a safe place.
According to Moscow, since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, its troops have destroyed 134 combat aircraft, 470 drones, 249 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2,290 tanks and other armored vehicles, 254 multiple rocket launchers, 992 field artillery units and mortars , as well as 166 two units of special military vehicles.
Russia began a military operation in Ukraine on February 24 after authorities in the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics requested help to repel rising aggression and intense bombing in Kiev.
Previously, Moscow had recognized the independence and sovereignty of both territories and signed treaties of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance with their leaders, which included the establishment of diplomatic relations and military assistance.
In his informational speech on the start of the operation, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the goal is to protect the people of Donbass from the abuses and genocide in Kyiv over the past eight years, in addition to “demilitarization” and ” Denazification”. Ukraine.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attacks are not aimed at the Ukrainian population or cities, but at the country’s military infrastructure.
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