Ukraine’s official website on the conflict with Russia reports that on Monday at the Chernobayevka airfield near Kherson, Ukrainian forces attacked the Russian army for the 12th time and again denied access to the strategically important site, according to the Advisor to the President’s Office . Oleksii Arestovych.
The official source adds that 160,000 civilians are still in Mariupol and the city has to be completely evacuated. There is no water, heating, electricity, utilities or communications on site, the mayor of Mariupol told media.
The mayor of Enerhodar, Dmitry Orlov, reported on his territory that Enerhodar residents had gathered for a peaceful demonstration to show that despite the Russian military operation, Enerhodar was and remains a Ukrainian city.
A Ukrainian soldier walks past the destroyed regional administration building #Russian attack earlier this month.
#Kharkivthrough @AP pic.twitter.com/jVT569ii4I
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (@MFA_Ukraine) March 28, 2022
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MILITARY DATA UPDATE
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported later today that the total Russian combat losses in Ukraine from February 24 to March 28 (approximately) amount to 17,000 soldiers; 586 tanks; 1,694 armored vehicles; 302 artillery systems; 95 missile systems; 54 anti-aircraft systems; 123 aircraft; 127 helicopters; 1,150 military motor vehicles; 3 military ships; 73 fuel tanks; 66 tactical UAVs.
For its part, Russian Defense states – it publishes RT in Spanish – that since the start of the military special operation, a total of 308 unmanned aerial vehicles, 1,713 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 170 multiple rocket launchers, 715 field artillery pieces and mortars and 1,557 Ukrainian special military vehicles.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that today Russian troops continue to advance successfully through the territory of Ukraine. On March 27, the Russian Air Force attacked 36 military installations on Ukrainian territory.
Air defense aircraft and missiles from the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down four Su-24 planes from the Ukrainian Air Force.
In turn, during an offensive, the troops of the Luhansk People’s Republic advanced 5 kilometers and took control of two villages, Ivánovka and Novosadóvoye. In the Donetsk region, the Russian air force shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter.
In addition, 19 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed near Ukrainian cities during the day.
Meanwhile, five rockets from Ukraine’s Smerch multiple launch system were launched in the Kherson region.
In total, on the day of March 27, Russian operational and tactical air and missile forces attacked 36 military installations in Ukraine, including two command posts, two anti-aircraft missile systems, a rocket launcher, three ammunition depots and two fuel depots as 23 movement zones of Ukrainian military vehicles.