All attempts to advance by Kiev forces have been fruitless, Russia’s Defense Ministry has said
The Russian military has destroyed nine Ukrainian tanks, including four German-made Leopard 2s, as it successfully repelled attempts at advancing by Kiev forces, Russia’s Ministry of Defense has said.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine “continued fruitless attempts to carry out offensive operations” in the south of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, near the city of Artyomovsk and in Zaporozhye Region, the ministry’s spokesman, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said during a briefing on Saturday.
Besides the nine tanks, Kiev forces have also lost eleven armored personnel carriers, including five US-supplied Bradley fighting vehicles, 14 armored cars and a French-made Caesar self-propelled howitzer, he pointed out.
