MOSCOW, March 4. /TASS/. Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields and ammunition depots over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.
"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck the infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition depots and massed manpower and equipment of Ukrainian armed formations in 142 areas," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts 45 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov area
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 45 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup North units operating in the Kharkov direction inflicted losses on formations of a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Volchansk and Liptsy in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 45 personnel, two armored combat vehicles and two motor vehicles in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 255 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 255 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a Western-made artillery gun in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Karpovka, Katerinovka and Kirovsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Shiykovka and Kamenka in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 255 personnel, four motor vehicles and a Western-made field artillery gun in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed three electronic warfare stations of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 265 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 265 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup South units gained better lines and positions and inflicted casualties on formations of four mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade and a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Shevchenko, Verkhnekamenskoye, Pleshcheyevka, Seversk, Konstantinovka, Serebryanka and Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 265 personnel, four armored combat vehicles, four motor vehicles and three field artillery guns in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 595 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 595 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup Center units improved their frontline positions and inflicted losses on formations of four mechanized brigades, a jaeger brigade, an assault brigade and an airborne brigade of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade and two National Guard brigades in areas near the settlements of Dimitrov, Novopavlovka, Andreyevka, Udachnoye, Yelizavetovka, Krasnoarmeisk and Uspenovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 595 personnel, two armored combat vehicles and five pickup trucks, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed two artillery guns of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 185 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 185 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy tank and two armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup East units kept advancing deep into the enemy’s defenses and inflicted casualties on formations of two mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Otradnoye, Komar and Privolnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 185 personnel, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, ten motor vehicles and three field artillery guns in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 60 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 60 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy electronic warfare station in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted losses among manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Sadovoye and Mikhailovka in the Kherson Region and Maliye Shcherbaki in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 60 personnel, two motor vehicles and an electronic warfare station in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russian air defenses destroy 93 Ukrainian UAVs, JDAM smart bomb over past day
Russian air defense forces shot down 93 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and a JDAM smart bomb over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Air defense capabilities shot down a US-made JDAM guided aerial bomb and 93 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 656 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 45,267 unmanned aerial vehicles, 600 surface-to-air missile systems, 21,977 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,523 multiple rocket launchers, 22,224 field artillery guns and mortars and 32,432 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.