Russian defense shot down 2 Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters
| On Saturday, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced the success in repelling Ukrainian attacks in operational areas and shooting down 2 MiG-29 fighters of this country. |
According to the report of Fars International News Agency, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced on Saturday that the country’s air defense systems shot down 2 Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
According to the news agency “Tass”, the Ministry of Defense of Russia also announced that the defense of this country destroyed 18 drones in the last 24 hours. Russian forces also intercepted a rocket fired from a US-made Hymars multiple launch missile system
The Russian Defense Ministry added that the casualties of Ukrainian forces in 24 hours The south of “Donetsk” has reached 150 people and in that area, the Ukrainian army has also lost 2 armored vehicles, a “howitzer” and also a self-propelled “Govzdika” cannon.
“Sergei Zybinskiy”, one of the spokespersons of the Russian army, said: “The combat units of western Russia repulsed 6 Ukrainian armed forces.”
He said: During the battle in the Kopiansk region, the Western combat units, using air and artillery attacks, repelled 6 attacks of the 14th Mechanized Brigade and the 15th Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard near “Zagorovykovka”, “Pershatronovye”, “Ivanovka” and “Yagodnoye”. »
In another development, Ukraine announced on Saturday the largest Russian drone attack on the country since the beginning of the war. Ukrainian officials said that after more than 70 Russian drones attacked Kyiv in the past 24 hours, at least five people were injured. This wave of drone attacks started in the early hours of Saturday and the air attack warning lasted for 6 hours. Following the attack, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that the attack injured five people and damaged buildings in the city.
“Rob McBride” Al Jazeera’s reporter said that Russian forces are trying to destroy Ukraine’s critical infrastructure before winter. He said: “This is the concern of the residents of Kyiv and other cities, because Russia has targeted important infrastructure and electricity supply like last year.”
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