MOSCOW, April 14. /TASS/. Russian forces have eliminated 131 aircraft, 448 unmanned aerial vehicles, 2,179 tanks and other armored vehicles and 248 multiple rocket launchers since the beginning of their special military operation in Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday.
"Overall, the following targets have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation: 131 aircraft, 104 helicopters, 245 surface-to-air missile systems, 448 unmanned aerial vehicles, 2,179 tanks and other combat armored vehicles, 248 multiple launch rocket systems, 944 field artillery guns and mortars and 2,088 special military motor vehicles," the spokesman said.
The Russian forces eliminated 12 Ukrainian facilities by precision weapons overnight, including two arms depots, a MiG-29 fighter and a Mi-8 helicopter, Konashenkov said.
"Overnight to April 14, 12 enemy facilities were destroyed by precision weapons, including two missile and artillery depots of the Ukrainian armed forces in the settlements of Velikaya Mikhailovka and Bogatyr and a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter, a Mi-8 helicopter and a Bayraktar TB-2 drone at the Dnepr airfield," the spokesman said.
The Russian missile and artillery troops eliminated 770 Ukrainian military facilities, including an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, Konashenkov said.
"The Russian missile and artillery troops struck 770 facilities, including nine command posts, 101 strongholds, 548 areas of the amassment of Ukrainian manpower and weapon systems, 110 artillery positions, an S-300 surface-to-air missile system and an ammo depot," the spokesman specified.
Russian combat aircraft delivered strikes against 48 Ukrainian military facilities overnight, including a radar station, two positions of multiple rocket launchers and an artillery battery, Konashenkov said.
"Operational-tactical aircraft eliminated 48 Ukrainian military sites overnight, including two command posts, a radar station, two positions of multiple launch rocket systems, an artillery battery, six missile and artillery arms depots, and also 48 areas of the amassment of Ukrainian combat equipment," the spokesman said.
Over 130 Ukrainian servicemen voluntarily surrendered in Mariupol overnight, with the surrendered forces totaling 1,160 in the past 24 hours, Konashenkov said.
"During the operation to liberate Mariupol, another 134 Ukrainian servicemen, including 14 officers, voluntarily laid down their arms. Overall, 1,160 Ukrainian service members of the 36th marine infantry brigade voluntarily surrendered over the past 24 hours, including 176 officers," the spokesman said.
The Russian Defense Ministry spokesman reported on April 13 that 1,026 Ukrainian personnel of the same marine infantry brigade, including 162 officers and 47 female service members, voluntarily surrendered in Mariupol.