An important role in the counteroffensive is played by Western weapons, which allow the destruction of warehouses and command posts of the invaders.
Major General of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Dmytro Marchenko talked about the successes of our counteroffensive in the south. According to him, as of September 12, the front line advanced by 12 kilometers, 500 square meters were freed from occupation. kilometers of Ukrainian land.
Thanks to the successful planning of the “South” operational command, 13 settlements were liberated and a large number of enemy equipment and manpower were destroyed, Marchenko emphasizes in a comment to “Suspilno”.
During the last two weeks, the occupiers lost:
- 1,800 soldiers;
- 2 planes;
- 2 helicopters;
- 120 tanks;
- more than 130 artillery systems;
- more than 20 MLRS.
« Thanks to modern equipment provided to us by international partners, bridges, 150 command posts of the Russian Federation, and about 70 bases where ammunition is stored were destroyed by the artillery strikes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Dmytro Marchenko added.
The general, referring to intelligence reports, said , that the Russian officers in command in the Kherson direction are in a depressed state.
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