2023-06-05 21:58:14
The Russian Defense Ministry said early Tuesday that it had thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in the Donetsk region, inflicting heavy casualties on Ukrainian forces and destroying eight Leopard tanks, as Ukrainian forces continued to fight.
“The armed forces, offensive and tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery, as well as flamethrower systems, inflicted a major defeat on (Ukrainian forces),” the ministry said on its Telegram channel.“.
The ministry added that the Russian forces destroyed 28 tanks, including eight Leopard tanks.
And in Kyiv, The military administration of the Ukrainian capital said on the Telegram application that air defense systems intervened to repel air strikes in the area early on Tuesday.
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