MOSCOW, October 16. /TASS/. Russian air defense forces shot down two Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters and a Su-25 attack aircraft over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Monday.
"Air defense capabilities shot down
two Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 fighters and a Su-25 attack plane in areas near Arkhangelskoye in the Kherson Region, Dmitrovka and Zvonetskoye in the Dnepropetrovsk Region," the ministry said in a statement.
Petrovskoye, the ministry said.
"The enemy lost as many as
85 Ukrainian personnel, two tanks, two armored combat vehicles, a D-20 artillery gun and two 2S1 Gvozdika motorized artillery systems," the ministry specified.
"The enemy lost as many as 460 personnel killed and wounded, three tanks, two armored combat vehicles and 12 motor vehicles. In counter-battery fire, two US-made M777 artillery systems, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery gun, two D-20 artillery guns and an Akatsiya motorized artillery system were destroyed," the ministry said.
Russian forces struck Ukrainian army units in the Zaporozhye area, destroying roughly 55 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.
"The enemy’s losses amounted to 55 personnel, two armored combat vehicles and two pickup trucks," the ministry said.
In counter-battery fire, Russian forces destroyed a US-made M777 artillery system, a Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery gun and a Gvozdika motorized howitzer, the ministry said.
ammunition depots were destroyed," the ministry said.
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