MOSCOW, March 19. /TASS/. Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) storage facilities over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.
"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck military airfield infrastructure sites, UAV storage facilities, ammunition and materiel depots and massed manpower and equipment of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 146 areas," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts over 70 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 70 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy tanks in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Belgorod direction, Battlegroup North units inflicted losses on formations of a heavy mechanized brigade, two air assault brigades and two assault regiments of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Maryino, Petrushevka and Ugroyedy in the Sumy Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost more than 70 personnel, three tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, 11 armored combat vehicles, three obstacle-clearing vehicles, seven motor vehicles and four artillery guns in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts over 250 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 250 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two US-made armored personnel carriers in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of a mechanized and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Zelyony Gai and Druzhelyubovka in the Kharkov Region and Novoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost more than 250 personnel, three armored personnel carriers, including two US-made M113 armored troop carriers, an armored fighting vehicle, nine motor vehicles, three field artillery guns and three ammunition depots in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 270 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 270 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy tank and an artillery gun in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup South units took better lines and positions and inflicted losses on formations of five mechanized brigades, a motorized infantry brigade, a General Staff security brigade, an unmanned systems brigade of the Ukrainian army and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Seversk, Verkhnekamenskoye, Poltavka, Zelyonoye Pole, Dzerzhinsk, Novomarkovo, Kramatorsk, Chasov Yar and Ivanopolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 270 personnel, a tank, 10 motor vehicles and a field artillery gun in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 465 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 465 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy armored combat vehicles 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 five mechanized and two jaeger brigades, an assault brigade and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian army and a marine infantry brigade in areas near the settlements of Shevchenko, Zverevo, Sribnoye, Yelizavetovka, Krasnoarmeisk, Zaporozhye, Udachnoye and Uspenovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 465 personnel, four Kozak armored combat vehicles, five motor vehicles and five artillery guns in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 145 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 145 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy artillery guns 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 losses on formations of a mechanized brigade, an airmobile brigade and an assault regiment of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Bogatyr, Fyodorovka and Vesyoloye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 145 personnel, an armored combat vehicle, four motor vehicles and four field artillery guns in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr destroys 45 Ukrainian troops over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr destroyed roughly 45 Ukrainian troops, an enemy tank and an electronic warfare station in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Pridneprovskoye, Ponyatovka, Sadovoye and Antonovka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.
"As many as 45 [Ukrainian] personnel, a tank, three motor vehicles and an electronic warfare station were destroyed," the ministry said.
Russian air defenses destroy 142 Ukrainian UAVs over past day
Russian air defense forces shot down 142 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Air defense and electronic warfare systems shot down and suppressed 142 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, including 61 UAVs outside the area of the special military operation," the ministry said.
Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 658 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 47,353 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 surface-to-air missile systems, 22,344 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,529 multiple rocket launchers, 22,700 field artillery guns and mortars and 33,050 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.