The main thing from the report of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: air combat, shot down Su-27 and Mi-8 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Moscow, March 6, 2023, 14:55 — REGNUM On March 6, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that in an air battle near the village of Trudoolenovka, Zaporozhye region, a Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force (AFU) was shot down by fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces. As follows from the report of the military department, in addition, a Mi-8 helicopter (near the settlement of Novopavlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic) and an enemy MiG-29 fighter (near Krasnoarmeysk) were shot down.

As part of a special military operation (SVO), the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are suffering huge losses in the Donetsk direction. In the last 24 hours alone, up to 225 Ukrainian servicemen have been killed there. In addition, an ammunition depot of the 55th artillery brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed in the area of ​​​​the settlement of Dachnoye and a counter-battery radar made by the United States AN / TPQ-37 was destroyed in the Chasov Yar area, informs the Russian Defense Ministry.

The Ukrainian army lost over 160 servicemen in the Krasnoliman direction. The Ukrainian army lost up to 65 servicemen in the Yuzhno-Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions. In the direction of Kherson, artillery fire destroyed three armored combat vehicles, eight vehicles and one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer.

As reported IA REGNUM, a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine continues for the 376th day. The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are suffering huge losses in the Donetsk direction. The day before, on March 5, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the destruction of over 210 Ukrainian servicemen in the Donetsk direction.