Iran Press/ Europe: On 24 February, Russia launched a special military operation amid Kyiv's ongoing shelling of the DPR and LPR. President Vladimir Putin stated that the op is meant to protect the people of Donbas, and its goal is the complete demilitarisation and denazification of Ukraine.
As Russia's military operation in Ukraine continues, the Russian Ministry of Defence has released new figures about the damage inflicted upon Ukraine's military capability.
As Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, the spokesman for the Russian MoD, told the media on Tuesday, Russian armed forces have destroyed 2581 military targets in Ukraine since the launch of the military operation on 24 February.
He also stated that 897 Ukrainian tanks and other armored vehicles, 95 multiple launch rocket systems, 336 field artillery systems, and mortars, as well as 662 special military vehicles and 84 UAVs, have been destroyed by Russian forces.
On Tuesday, Russian combat aircraft have destroyed 32 military targets in Ukraine, including four control facilities, three radar stations, two fuel dumps, and 23 "areas of concentration of armaments and military hardware".In February, Russia formally recognized the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR respectively) and launched a military operation in Ukraine after DPR and LPR authorities asked for assistance to defend themselves from attacks by Ukrainian troops.
The Russian government stated that the operation's goal is to neutralize Ukraine's military capacity.
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