Russia announces the capture of the Ukrainian town of Blahodatne, in the Donetsk region

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31 Jan. () –

The Russian government has assured this Tuesday that its forces have taken control of the Ukrainian town of Blahodatne, in the Donetsk region (east), the scene of its main military offensive in recent weeks.

The spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, has indicated that the seizure of Blahodatne has taken place “as a result of successful offensive actions” by “assault detachments made up of volunteers with the support of operational and tactical aviation and the missile troops and artillery of the Southern Group”.

Thus, he has stated that the clashes have resulted in the death of 50 Ukrainian soldiers and the destruction of an American-made artillery system, while two warehouses with ammunition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been destroyed in the areas of Ugledar and Katerinivka. .

Konashenkov has also confirmed operations against Ukrainian forces in the Kharkov and Kherson regions and has stressed that they have resulted in the death of dozens of Ukrainian soldiers and the destruction of various weapons, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.

Finally, it has stated that since the start of the invasion, 381 planes, 206 helicopters, 2,987 drones, 402 anti-aircraft defense systems, 7,691 battle tanks and other armored vehicles, 997 combat vehicles with multiple rocket launchers and 8,229 military vehicles have been destroyed. specials.