Russian Military destroyed 2,203 targets of Ukrainian military infrastructure

MOSCOW, March 6 (MENA) - The Russian armed forces have destroyed 2,203 targets of the Ukrainian military infrastructure since the beginning of the special military operation, the Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.

According to the Defense Ministry spokesman, Major General Igor Konashenkov, Russian fighter jets and air defense systems have shot down 10 Ukrainian combat aircraft and helicopters over the past 24 hours, Tass News Agency reported.

“The missile forces have destroyed the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system,” Konashenkov added, stressing that three Buk M1 anti-aircraft missile systems and three radar stations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit by bomber and ground attack aircraft.

According to Konashenkov, “69 aircraft on the ground and 24 aircraft in the air, 778 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 77 multiple launch rocket systems, 279 field artillery and mortars, 553 units of special military vehicles, as well as 62 unmanned aerial vehicles were also destroyed”.

The Russian armed forces have established control over several settlements, advancing 11 kilometres, he said.