The ministry stated in a release: “The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces in the Chasiv Yar battles are as follows: approximately 7,500 military personnel, 11 tanks, 55 armored vehicles, and 160 field artillery and mortars.” The ministry also reported on Thursday that the Russian armed forces executed a coordinated strike using long-range precision weapons and drones, targeting military-industrial complex facilities in Ukraine, the infrastructure of a military airport, an ammunition depot, and missile weapons and equipment for producing Ukrainian drones.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated: “Last night, the Russian armed forces conducted a coordinated strike using long-range precision weapons and drones, targeting facilities belonging to the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, the infrastructure of a military airport, an ammunition depot, missile weapons, and components for drone production. The strike’s objectives were achieved, and all designated targets were hit.”
Initiated on February 24, 2022, the operation aims to protect the residents of Donbas, who have suffered persecution and genocide by the Kyiv regime for years.
