MOSCOW, February 27. /TASS/. Russia’s armed forces have eradicated 975 Ukraine’s navy infrastructure services, Russian Protection Ministry Spokesman Main-Normal Igor Konashenkov advised reporters on Sunday, including that 26 jets, helicopters and remotely piloted plane have additionally been shot down.
“By now Russian Armed forces have eradicated 975 services of Ukrainian navy infrastructure, amongst them 23 command factors and communication facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 3 radar stations, 31 air protection programs S-300, Buk-M1 and Osa, 48 radar locators. Eight fight planes and seven helicopters, 11 unmanned aerial autos, two Tochka-U missile launchers have been shot down,” he mentioned.
Furthermore, 223 tanks and different armored fight autos, 28 jets (on land), 39 multiple-launch rocket programs, 86 subject department artillery weapons and mortar launchers, 143 particular tactical automobile items had been eradicated, Konashenkov added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned in a televised handle on February 24 that in response to a request by the heads of the Donbass republics he had decided to hold out a particular navy operation. The Russian chief burdened that Moscow had no plans of occupying Ukrainian territories. When clarifying the developments unfolding, the Russian Protection Ministry reassured that Russian troops aren’t focusing on Ukrainian cities, however are restricted to surgically hanging and incapacitating Ukrainian navy infrastructure. There are not any threats in any way to the civilian inhabitants.
