Russia says it strikes Ukraine positions in battle for Donbas

A satellite tv for pc picture exhibits armoured automobiles and vans of a army convoy transferring south by the Ukrainian city of Velykyi Burluk, Ukraine, April 8, 2022. Image taken April 8, 2022. Satellite tv for pc picture 2022 Maxar Applied sciences/Handout through REUTERS

LONDON, Might 15 (Reuters) – Russia mentioned on Sunday it had pummelled Ukrainian positions within the east with missiles, concentrating on command centres and arsenals as its forces search to encircle Ukrainian military models within the battle for Donbas.

Almost three months for the reason that Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Russian and Russian-backed forces are nonetheless in command of an space of Ukraine concerning the measurement of Greece alongside the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea and in Ukraine’s east bordering Russia.

Russian forces have been pushed out of the realm across the metropolis of Kharkiv within the northeast prior to now two weeks, their most fast losses since being expelled from areas round Kyiv and the north of Ukraine firstly of April.

Russia, which annexed Crimea in 2014, is making an attempt to seize two japanese provinces often known as the Donbas. Its forces have been pushing down from town of Izium south of Kharkiv in an try to encompass Ukrainian forces between Izium and Russian-controlled territory across the metropolis of Donetsk.

Russia’s defence ministry mentioned rockets had hit two command factors, 11 firm positions and 4 artillery shops in 4 areas of the japanese Donetsk area, some deep in Ukrainian-controlled territory between Donetsk and Izium.

Russian forces, the defence ministry mentioned, had hit areas close to the cities of Baxmut and Kostyantynivka. Russia additionally destroyed two S-300 missile techniques and a radar put up within the Sumy area of north-eastern Ukraine, the defence ministry mentioned.

Russia mentioned that for the reason that begin of the army operation, its forces had destroyed 165 plane, 125 helicopters, 879 unmanned aerial automobiles, 306 anti-aircraft missile techniques, and three,098 tanks and different armoured fight automobiles.

The studies from the Russian defence ministry couldn’t be independently confirmed.

Reporting by Man Faulconbridge
Enhancing by Peter Graff

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