Lebedev told Sputnik: “The attacks carried out in Dnipropetrovsk disrupted the logistics operations of the Ukrainian forces for several days. A railway junction in the city of Synelnykove in the Dnipropetrovsk region was destroyed, and heavy equipment and ammunition are currently being transported through Synelnykove to the front line.”
He added: “Several electric locomotives were severely damaged, diesel locomotive fuel depots and military equipment were destroyed, and personnel belonging to a military group stationed near the attack site were targeted, resulting in the death of 32 soldiers and injuries to about 100 others.”
Lebedev confirmed that the arrival of ammunition to the Ukrainian armed forces in the area was disrupted.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian “East” group forces continue to advance deep into enemy defenses and, as a result of successful offensive operations, liberated the towns of Zelenyi Hai in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Maliivka in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The Ukrainian armed forces lost more than 190 Ukrainian military personnel.
The Russian Defense Ministry added that the Russian “Dnipro” group forces neutralized about 60 Ukrainian military personnel. Russian air defense systems shot down “5 American-made HIMARS missiles, in addition to 257 drones.”
