The Russian Defence Ministry has on Sunday stressed that the losses incurred by the Russian forces in the Ukrainian operation are “much less than those incurred by the Ukrainian side.”
The ministry said in a statement that since the start of the military operation, the Russian forces have destroyed 254 Ukrainian tanks and armoured vehicles, 31 aircraft, 46 multi-purpose rocket launchers, and 103 field guns and mortars.
Russian forces furthermore targeted 1,067 units of Ukrainian military facilities and infrastructure, the ministry added.
The statement stated that 27 command and communication centers, 38 air defence systems and 56 radar stations on the Ukrainian side have been destroyed since the start of the operation.