"Since the start of the special military operation Russian troops have destroyed a total of 570 [enemy] aircraft, 265 helicopters, 12,040 UAVs, 462 surface-to-air missiles, 14,938 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,218 MLRS (multiple launch rocket system) vehicles, 7,995 artillery and mortar units, as well as 18,369 special military vehicles," the MoD said.
Advancing Onward Through the Donetsk Region
The MoD also reported on the fact that Russian forced have gained better strategic ground throughout the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
"In the Donetsk Region, Russian units from the Battlegroup Yug took up better positions, and also hammered troops and equipment belonging to Ukraine’s 22nd and 92nd Mechanized Brigades near Kleshcheevka and Andreyevka in the DPR," the MoD added.
The MoD report also said that Ukrainian military lost up to 310 soldiers, a tank and four vehicles. During a counter battery mission, Russian units destroyed a US-made M777 artillery system, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, a D-20 howitzer, a D-30 weapon and a MT-12 anti-tank gun.
Developments in the Kherson and Krasny Liman Regions
In the last 24 hours, Russian units hit up to 25 Ukrainian soldiers, a US-made HIMARS MLRS combat vehicle, as well as a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system in the Kherson area, the MoD noted.
"In Kherson Russian troops hammered units from Ukraine’s 35th Marine Brigade and 121st Territorial Defense Brigade near Tokarevo and Zolotaya Balka settlements. The enemy lost up to 25 soldiers and three vehicles. During a counter battery fight, Russian troops struck a US-made HIMARS MLRS combat vehicle, as well as a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system,” the MoD underlined.
Ukraine has also lost up to 230 soldiers in the Krasny Liman area, as well as over 155 soldiers south of Donetsk direction, the MoD stated.