Moscow (TASS) Volunteers of a strike team with fire support from the Southern Military District liberate the village of Dovrechye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Ukrainian army losses reach 50 soldiers casualties, Russian Defense Ministry official Representative General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday.
“Ukrainian military losses are equivalent to 50 casualties, two armored fighting vehicles, three pickup trucks, two D-20 and D-30 howitzers,” Konashenkov said.
He said ,“In the direction of Donetsk, volunteers from the assault team, with operational-tactical and fire support from military aviation, missile forces, and artillery of the Southern Military District, liberated the Dovrechye settlement of the Donetsk People’s Republic. Ukrainian army losses. 50 casualties, two armored fighting vehicles, three pickups, two D-20 and D-30 howitzers.”
Konashenkov added that Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter in the Kharkov area. “Air defense systems shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Lozovaya in the Kharkiv region,” he said.
At the same time, Russian Aerospace Forces fighters shot down his Su-24 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force over the Donetsk People’s Republic. “Russian Aerospace Forces fighters shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Su-24 aircraft near the village of Vladimirovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic,” Konashenkov said.
