Putin: Russia's mission to attack military infrastructure in Ukraine is nearing completion
On the 5th local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia's military operations against Ukraine are proceeding smoothly as planned, and the task of attacking the military infrastructure in Ukraine is nearing completion.
The Russian Ministry of Defense claims to have paralyzed 2,119 Ukrainian military infrastructure
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov said that since the start of Russia's military operations against Ukraine, a total of 2,119 Ukrainian military infrastructure has been paralyzed, including 74 command posts, 108 air defense missile systems and 68 radar stations.
The Russian army destroyed a total of 90 Ukrainian aircraft, 748 tanks and armored vehicles, 76 multiple rocket launchers, 274 artillery pieces and mortars, 532 military vehicles and 59 drones.
Russian forces take control of a Ukrainian base in Kherson region
The Russian Ministry of Defense said on the 5th that as Ukrainian soldiers abandoned their positions, the Russian army had taken control of a military base in Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine and seized a large amount of weapons and equipment, including tanks, armored vehicles and more than 4,500 tons of ammunition.
Ukrainian army says it repulsed a Russian troop that shot down a Russian fighter jet
According to the Ukrainian Northern Command on the 5th, the Ukrainian army repelled the Russian army advancing towards Kiev in the northeastern city of Chernihiv.
The Ukrainian military released news on the 5th that it shot down a Russian fighter jet in Ochakov, southern Ukraine, and captured a pilot.
The Ukrainian navy said on the same day that residents should not go to these areas due to possible exchange of fire in the coastal areas around Odessa.