Russia Faces Heavy Loses: Ukraine
Kyiv, Feb 26: Russia has lost 14 planes, 8 helicopters, 102 tanks, 536 BBM, 15 heavy machine guns, and 1 BUK missile since Thursday, said the Ukrainian military, even as Russian forces made rapid advance into Kyiv.
The Kremlin also lost over 3,500 soldiers, Ukraine’s Armed Forces said on Saturday.
Nearly 200 service members of the Vladimir Putin’s troops have been kept hostage after the Russian President announced the invasion at 5 am (local time) on Thursday.
Russia has begun redeploying reserve units in the areas bordering Ukraine and continues to carry out airstrikes on airfields, military depots, and civilians. Airstrikes target Sumy, Poltava, Mariupol, and Kyiv which saw heavy fighting overnight.
From the Black Sea, Russia launched naval-based cruise missiles across Ukraine. Russia’s air strike is launched from Belarus and occupied Crimea. Battalions of the 35th All-Military Army of the Eastern Military District are based in Mozyr, and can be used to strike targets on the territory of Ukraine, the kyivindependent.com reported.
Dozens of tanks are located in the area of Shumske and BM-21 Grad rocket launchers were put up in the area of Kosivshchyna, Sumy Oblast, according to a report by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
