China News Agency, Moscow, February 26 (Reporter Tian Bing) Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov reported on the 26th that after the Ukrainian side refused to negotiate, the participating troops of the Russian army were ordered to launch a full-scale offensive according to the battle plan that day.
Konashenkov said that yesterday, after the Ukrainian side announced that it was ready to negotiate, the Russian army suspended offensive operations in the main direction of action.
After the Ukrainian side gave up the negotiation, today the participating troops of the Russian army were ordered to launch a full-scale offensive in accordance with the combat plan.
Konashenkov said that on the evening of the 25th, when 82 Ukrainian soldiers who voluntarily put down their weapons evacuated from Zmeine Island (also translated as "Snake Island"), 16 Ukrainian Navy ships used "swarm tactics" to try to Attack the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet transporting these Ukrainian soldiers.
Six Ukrainian navy ships were destroyed in the fighting.
None of the 82 Ukrainian soldiers were injured.
In particular, he noted that U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-9A Reaper drones were patrolling the area of engagement when the Ukrainian ships carried out the attack.
"It is very likely that Ukrainian ships were guided by U.S. drones."
Konashenkov said the Kiev authorities were distributing small automatic weapons, grenade launchers and ammunition on a large scale and uncontrolled to the Ukrainian population.
The Ukrainian side's practice of dragging civilians into the fighting will inevitably lead to tragedies and casualties, and calls on the Ukrainian people to stay sane.
Konashenkov said that Russian intelligence continued to record the deployment of rockets and artillery by Ukrainian nationalists in residential areas of Kiev and other Ukrainian cities, and a large number of related video clips were circulated in the media and on the Internet.
He pointed out that "Ukrainian nationalist leaders use the same methods as terrorists", and the Ukrainian side is trying to provoke retaliatory strikes by the Russian army on residential areas.
He called on the Ukrainian people to demand the immediate removal of all heavy weapons from homes and urban settlements.
Konashenkov reiterated that the Russian armed forces will not carry out any attacks on residential areas of Ukrainian cities.
Konashenkov said at a briefing earlier in the day that since the Russian military launched a special military operation, a total of 821 military installations of the Ukrainian army have been destroyed, including 14 military airports, 19 command posts and communication centers. , 24 S-300 and "Wasp" air defense missile systems, 48 radar stations.
On the night of the 25th, the Russian army launched long-range precision weapon strikes against Ukrainian military installations using air- and sea-based cruise missiles.
The Russian army has fully grasped the control of the southern city of Melitopol.
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