China News Agency, Moscow, February 28 (Reporter Tian Bing) Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said on the 28th that the Russian Air Force has control over the entire Ukraine.
At present, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations have arrived at the negotiation site.
Konashenkov said that in the past 24 hours, the Russian army destroyed 8 S-300, "Buk-M1" air defense missile systems, 3 radio positions with P-14 radio stations, and destroyed 4 parked on the ground. fighter jet, shot down an air fighter.
Since the start of the operation, the Russian army has destroyed 1,114 Ukrainian military installation targets, including 31 command posts and communication centers, 314 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 57 multiple rocket launchers, 121 artillery and mortars, 274 special military vehicle.
Konashenkov said that the Russian military has full control of the area around the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.
He also clarified that the plant's personnel will continue to carry out facility maintenance and radiological monitoring in normal mode.
He stressed that the Russian armed forces only target Ukrainian military targets.
The Ukrainian delegation has arrived in the Ukraine-Belarus border area to participate in Ukraine-Russia negotiations, according to a report by the Ukrainian Presidential Office on its Telegram social account.
"The key issues of the talks are an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of troops from Ukraine," the source said.
The TASS news agency quoted the head of the Russian delegation and Russian presidential assistant Mekinsky as saying that Russia intends to reach a consensus with Ukraine as soon as possible.
Mejinsky noted that the meeting was postponed several times overnight due to logistical difficulties on the Ukrainian side.
Negotiations are expected to start at 12:00 Moscow time that day.
According to the initially agreed results, the Russian side arrived at the final meeting place in Gomel Oblast, not far from the Ukrainian border.
Russia is ready to start negotiations with Ukraine immediately.
In response to the information about the Russian side preparing to sign the document, Mekinsky said that the Russian side's position has been determined.
He also pointed out that the composition of the Ukrainian delegation is "understandable" by the Russian side. There are high-level officials in the Ukrainian delegation, but the Russian side will not announce the specific list of personnel.
The TASS news agency reported that the Ukrainian delegation included Defense Minister Reznikov, adviser to the President's Office Podoljak, leader of the parliamentary faction of the ruling party "People's Servant Party" Arakamia, and the Ukrainian delegation of the contact group on the Donbas issue. Kostin, deputy head of the delegation, Umerov, deputy head of the delegation, and Tochitsky, deputy foreign minister.
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