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Ukraine has lost more than 100 soldiers in Mikolaiv and Kherson, according to the Russian Army
Aug. 21 () –
The Russian Armed Forces have reported that they have destroyed this Sunday an ammunition depot in the Ukrainian region of Odessa, where multiple launch rocket systems (HIMARS) from the United States were stored.
“Long-range, high-precision maritime missiles Kalibr, in the area of the Maiorskoye settlement, Odessa region, destroyed an ammunition depot with US HIMARS missiles and anti-aircraft systems,” Russian military spokesman Igor Konashenkov said. , according to the TASS news agency.
Konashenkov has also pointed out that the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed a fuel depot in the Zaporizhia region where more than 100 tons of diesel fuel were stored, according to the aforementioned agency.
On the other hand, the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, has highlighted that the Russian Army has used Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, capable of reaching a “Mach 5” speed, about five times the speed of sound, at least three times.
“In general, it is practically impossible to shoot it down, and we use it to attack especially important targets,” Shoigu explained, adding that these projectiles can change their trajectory in vertical and horizontal planes along their trajectory, as reported by Kommersant.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported late last Thursday the deployment in Kaliningrad of three MiG-31 aircraft with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles at the Chkalovsk airfield, which will remain on “combat duty 24 hours a day.”
In fact, NATO warned Russia on Friday that the deployment of warplanes armed with hypersonic missiles in the enclave of Kaliningrad does not help reduce tensions on NATO’s own borders.
MORE THAN 100 DEAD IN MIKOLAIV AND KHERSON
Regarding the balance of victims due to military operations in Ukraine, Konashenkov specified that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 100 soldiers and seven armored vehicles in the Mikolaiv and Kherson regions.
Likewise, the Russian Army has destroyed two US M777 howitzers in combat positions near Knyazevka, in Kherson, while more than 30 Ukrainian troops, a tank and five vehicles have been destroyed in Novomikhailovka, in the Donetsk People’s Republic.
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