Russia announces the destruction of 78 military targets of Ukraine
On Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that its forces had destroyed an additional 78 military targets of Ukraine.
"Russian air defense systems have shot down two Ukrainian Su-25 warplanes near the town of Izyum (northeastern Ukraine)," Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
In addition, a Ukrainian Mi-24 combat helicopter was shot down in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine.
The information could not be independently verified.
Russia frequently provides updated data about the Ukrainian military equipment and sites it has destroyed.
Konashenkov reported that several Ukrainian command posts, ammunition, fuel depots and air defense systems were destroyed.
He pointed out that among the Ukrainian targets that were destroyed was equipment for the "S-300" anti-aircraft system that was delivered to Kiev from Europe, near the city of Dnipro, and that the Russian army carried out a strike with "Kaliber" missiles from the sea yesterday, Sunday, which resulted in the destruction of 4 Launching platforms for the "S-300" system, killing up to 25 members of the Ukrainian forces.
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