Russia bombs Ukrainian forces in Donbas and Mykolaiv regions
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that Russia bombed Ukrainian forces by air and artillery in the east and south, targeting command posts, soldiers and ammunition depots.
Defense Ministry spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said air-launched missiles hit three command points, 13 concentration areas of Ukrainian military and equipment, as well as four ammunition depots in the Donbass.
Konashenkov added that the Russian missiles hit a mobile anti-aircraft system near Hanivka, about 100 km northeast of the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv.
"Rockets and artillery hit 583 gathering areas of Ukrainian forces and military equipment, 41 observation posts, 76 artillery units and mortars in firing positions, including three locust batteries, in addition to the Bukovel Ukrainian electronic warfare station near Hanivka in the Mykolaiv region," he added.
Konashenkov said that since the start of what Moscow calls a "special military operation" on February 24, Russia has destroyed 174 aircraft, 125 helicopters, 977 drones, 317 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,198 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, and 408 multiple rocket launchers.
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