Russia claims it destroyed 2,246 tanks, 133 aircraft & 2,146 army vehicles in Ukraine war

Amid war between Russia and Ukraine, Moscow has released a brief revealing scale of damage that y have caused to Ukrainian forces. According to Russia's Ministry of Defence briefs, as many as 133 aircraft, 458 unmanned aerial vehicles, 246 anti-aircraft missile systems, 2,246 tanks, and or armoured combat vehicles, 252 multiple launch rocket systems, 981 field artillery and mortars, as well as 2,146 special military vehicles of Ukraine's Armed Forces have been destroyed by Russian forces during what y call a special military operation, reported Sputnik News.

Russian MoD briefs on Ukraine military operation

Russian forces have claimed that during day, 16 targets were hit by high-precision air-based missiles and 811 targets overnight. Russian air defences have also claimed that y have destroyed Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft near Izum. Operational and tactical aviation hit 67 areas of concentration of Ukrainian manpower and military equipment overnight, Russian MoD brief re, as per a Sputnik News report. On or hand, Ukraine's armed forces have claimed that y have shot down 10 attacks by Russia in last 24 hours in Luhansk and Donetsk regions. Moreover, Ukrainian forces have also destroyed three tanks, one armoured transporter, one special equipment unit, two cars, and three enemy artillery systems. In dition, Russia's one armoured transporter was also seized, it said. 

Ukrainian missiles destroy Russia's 'Moskva' in Black Sea

In a major setback for Russia, Ukrainian forces have claimed that y have destroyed Russia's biggest warship, "Moskva". United States has backed Ukraine's claim, saying that now-sunken Russian warship "Moskva" was struck by at least two Ukrainian Neptune missiles. Russia has also claimed that Ukrainian helicopters carried out strikes on its territory. According to an RT News report, two attack helicopters reportedly entered Russian airspace and launched at least six strikes on residential buildings that left seven people injured in border village of Klimovo in Bryansk region. Russia's Investigative Committee shared update, saying that it was treating incident as a criminal conspiracy. Earlier, health officials revealed that a two-year-old boy and his mor, who is pregnant, were among seven victims of attack.

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