Russia announces the destruction of 2,396 military facilities in Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the special military operation has so far resulted in the destruction of 3,296 military facilities, noting that Ukrainian nationalists are using civilians as human shields in the city of Mariupol.

The Ministry of Defense added in a statement today, Monday, about the conduct of the special operation in Ukraine, that "nationalist extremists used about 150 civilians yesterday, Sunday, as human shields in the city of Mariupol, and opened fire on the forces of the Donetsk People's Republic from behind them," according to a statement published by Russia Today.

The ministry announced that the air defenses had managed to shoot down 3 Su-27s in the Poltava region, a Su-25 in the Gostomel region and two Mi-24 helicopters in the Makarov region, in addition to 8 UAVs. Ukrainian forces.

The ministry indicated that the forces of the Lugansk People's Republic advanced 6 km and took control of 7 population areas.

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