Almost two companies of Russians were destroyed, the Defense Forces of Ukraine carried out 803 firing missions
The Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed almost two companies and two ammunition depots of the Russians in the Taurian direction.
Brigadier General Alexander Turnavsky, commander of the Tavrian operational-strategic group of forces, said that the work on destroying the enemy continues, UNIAN writes.
In particular, the missile and artillery units of the Defense Forces of the Tauri direction carried out 803 firing missions during the day.
“The enemy’s losses in killed and wounded amounted to almost two companies,” emphasized the brigadier general.
Turnavski said that more than 10 pieces of weaponry and military equipment were destroyed and damaged. Specifically, armored personnel carriers, 3 units of 120 mm mortars and one 82 mm mortar, MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun, 2C19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzer.
Two enemy ammunition depots were also destroyed.
As reported by UNIAN, Russia’s total combat losses in Ukraine since the beginning of the aggressive full-scale war amounted to approximately 207,910 killed, including 470 in the last 24 hours.
Russia also lost: more than 3,800 tanks, 575 rocket launchers; 313 aircraft; 298 helicopters; 18 ships and boats and 454 units of special equipment.
The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced successful offensive operations in the Mariinsky direction, foreign agencies write.
Assault units of the 5th Motorized Rifle Brigade and the Akhmat special forces unit are successfully conducting offensive operations in the Mariinsky direction. This was announced by the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.
“In the Mariinsky tactical direction, the assault units of the 5th motorized rifle brigade and the Akhmat special forces unit are conducting successful offensive operations,” the representative of the military department said during a briefing.
Earlier it was reported that the soldiers of Akhmat’s special forces received a redeployment order and now the Donetsk People’s Republic becomes their area of responsibility. According to the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen units are faced with the task of moving to active military operations and liberating a number of populated areas.
Ukraine’s armed forces will begin the oft-announced counter-offensive this summer. This was reported to CNN by John Kirby, coordinator of strategic communications at the US National Security Council, foreign agencies write.
“We want Ukraine to have everything it needs to defend itself as it prepares to launch an offensive in the summer,” the White House spokesman said.
Kirby added that the US will continue to deliver defense systems and “military supplies” to the armed forces throughout the summer. He avoided a direct answer to the question of when exactly the counteroffensive would begin, noting only that the US military had been “in contact” with the Ukrainians from the very beginning of planning this operation.
In addition, earlier, the adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Mykhailo Podoliak, stated that the counter-offensive of the armed forces of Ukraine has allegedly already begun.
Ukraine has been threatening for more than a month, so the Russian army is fully prepared for an attack, the agencies write.
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2023-06-01 05:18:27
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