Russia destroyed ‘400 Ukrainian missile systems’ in ten months
The Russian military has destroyed about 400 Ukrainian surface-to-air missile systems since the war began ten months ago, says the defense ministry.
The ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday Russian armed forces destroyed “352 warplanes, 192 helicopters, 2,719 unmanned aerial vehicles, 399 surface-to-air missile systems,” since February 24.
In addition, Konashenkov said “7,222 tanks and other combat armored vehicles, 936 multiple rocket launchers, 3,704 field artillery guns and mortars, and also 7,737 special military motor vehicles,” were obliterated by the Russian forces. “Russian air defense capabilities shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter in the area of the settlement of Kirovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic.”
The air forces also intercepted 15 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in the country, the general said.
Konashenkov said Russian forces eliminated as many as 50 Ukrainian troops, four combat armored vehicles and two pickup trucks.
The Kremlin said on Friday Russian forces have so far succeeded in making significant progress towards “demilitarizing” Ukraine, one of the goals set out by Russian President Vladimir Putin when he launched the military campaign.
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