The Russian military has destroyed nine Ukrainian tanks, including four German-made Leopard 2s, as it successfully repelled attempts at advancing by Kiev forces, Russia’s Ministry of Defense has said.
Over the past 24 hours, Ukraine “continued fruitless attempts to carry out offensive operations” in the south of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, near the city of Artyomovsk and in Zaporozhye Region, the ministry’s spokesman, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, said during a briefing on Saturday.
Besides the nine tanks, Kiev forces are also down eleven armored personnel carriers, which include five US-supplied Bradley fighting vehicles, 14 armored cars and a French-made Caesar self-propelled howitzer, he pointed out.
The Ukrainian military’s losses in terms of manpower during the period has reached up to 300 troops, according to Konashenkov
