Reference News Network reported on May 4 that major general Igor Konashenkov, spokesman of the Russian Ministry of defense, released the results of the special military operation against Ukraine in the past day, according to Tass news agency.
Konashenkov said that the high-precision missiles launched by the Russian air and space army fighters destroyed a “dot-u” missile launch vehicle, three S-300 air defense missile system radars, an ammunition depot and nine equipment and personnel gathering areas of the Ukrainian army. Russian air and space force tactical aircraft and army aviation destroyed 40 Ukrainian military targets on the evening of the 3rd, including a floating bridge, four ammunition depots and 34 equipment and personnel gathering areas.
The air-based and sea based long-range high-precision missiles launched by the Russian army destroyed six traction substations near the railway stations of pidbirzi, Lvov, oronitz, timkove and piatihatka in Ukraine. Previously, the Ukrainian army sent weapons and ammunition manufactured by European and American countries to the troops in Donbas through these railway stations.
The Russian missile force destroyed two command posts of the Ukrainian army, a bm-21 “hail” Multiple Rocket Company, a 2S1 “carnation” self-propelled howitzer company, a D-30 howitzer company and four equipment and personnel gathering areas. The Russian Artillery Force destroyed 16 command posts, two oil depots, 476 Ukrainian army strongholds and equipment personnel gathering areas, eliminating about 310 people and 53 pieces of military equipment.
The Russian air defense system shot down nine Ukrainian drones (including a “flagman” TB2 drone shot down in Kharkov) and four rockets fired by the “cyclone” multiple rocket launcher.
In addition, the press office of the Russian national guard army said that the National Guard Army soldiers destroyed a large ammunition depot storing “hail” multi barrel rocket ammunition in Kharkov state.
According to Ukrainian news agency, the general staff of Ukrainian armed forces announced on the 4th that the Russian army had lost 300 soldiers, 15 tanks, 43 armored vehicles, 24 vehicles, 16 artillery systems, a multi barrel rocket system, an air defense system, 12 tactical UAVs and three cruise missiles in Ukraine in the past day. Ukrainian general staff said that the Russian army suffered the most losses in the direction of joim and new pavlivka in the past day. (compiled / Liu Yang)
