Russia has destroyed more than 1,500 drones in Ukraine since February

MOSCOW, July 24 – The Russian Defense Ministry has released a budget for the military operation in Ukraine, detailing that the army has destroyed 1,600 drones from February 24 so far.

The statement, which was published on the website of the military entity, said that the armed forces of the Eurasian state destroyed 260 aircraft, 144 helicopters and 357 air defense systems during the operation.

Similarly, the ministry identified the destruction of 4,146 tanks and other armored vehicles, 763 multiple rocket launchers, 3,185 artillery pieces, as well as 4,453 units of special military vehicles.

The note adds that in the past 24 hours, Russian aviation managed to shoot down about 200 Ukrainian citizens in the Dnipro province.

On the other hand, the ministry stated that Russian forces destroyed three platoons equipped with multiple enemy Grad rocket launchers in three cities of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) as part of anti-battery fire.

Similarly, Moscow forces killed 24 artillery platoons with D-20 howitzers and 15 artillery with self-propelled Gvozdika systems in the settlements of Zvánovka, Paraskovievka, Ópytnoye, Vesióloye, Razdólovka, Bajmutskoye, Vodiankaere, Georguye. Kamyshevaja from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Russia launched an armed operation in Ukraine on February 24, after the authorities of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk republics unilaterally requested assistance to repel the escalation of aggression and intense bombardment by Kyiv.

Previously, Moscow recognized the independence and sovereignty of both regions and signed treaties of friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance with its leaders, which included the establishment of diplomatic relations and military assistance.

In his speech to inform about the start of the operation, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the goal is to protect the Donbass population from violations and genocide in Kyiv over the past eight years, as well as “disarmament” and “disarmament”. Ukraine. (LL)