According to their own statements, the Ukrainian armed forces continued their offensive efforts in the south of Ukraine on Sunday. This reports the German news website n-tv.de.
Along the Melitopol axis, Ukraine had consolidated its own positions and shelled Russian forces. Ukraine launched nine airstrikes on weapons, equipment, and troop depots, and flew five airstrikes on Russian anti-aircraft missile systems. In the process, Ukraine says it destroyed ten Russian artillery systems and one Russian anti-aircraft missile system. Russian troop losses since the escalation of the war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022 are dated by Ukraine at a total of 265,120.
This information comes from a party to the conflict and has not yet been independently verified / confirmed. For this reason, the report must be evaluated with reservations. In war, it can be advantageous for parties to make false statements about the course of the conflict in order to strengthen their own position or weaken the position of the opponent.
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