Video launched by Russia purports to indicate one in every of its warships within the Black Sea launching a salvo of missiles at unseen targets in Ukraine.
Newsflash obtained the footage from the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Wednesday.
The Russian MoD mentioned (in English): "The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation proceed a particular navy operation in Ukraine.
"Excessive-precision long-range sea-based Kalibr missile strikes destroyed hangars with a big batch of overseas weapons and ammunition equipped by america and European nations for Ukrainian troops on the territory of the Zaporozhye aluminum plant."
"Operational-tactical and armed forces aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit 59 navy amenities of Ukraine in a single day.
"Amongst them: 50 areas of focus of Ukrainian manpower and navy gear, 4 weapons and ammunition depots close to Chervonoe, Dolgenkoe, Pashkoe and Veseloe, and 1 Buk-M1 anti-aircraft missile system close to Slavyansk.
"On account of the strikes, over 120 nationalists and 35 armored automobiles and automobiles had been destroyed.
"Missile troops and artillery carried out 573 firing duties in the course of the evening.
"Destroyed: 432 areas of focus of enemy manpower and navy gear, 67 artillery positions, 2 batteries of a number of rocket launchers, in addition to 7 ammunition depots.
"Russian air defence means shot down 18 Ukrainian unmanned aerial automobiles close to Alexandrovka, Balakleya, Bryanka, Zaporozhskoe, Izium, Kapitolovka, Peremoga, Petrovka, Popasnoe, Proletarskoe, Trudolyubovka, together with 2 Bayraktar-TB2 UAVs close to Kalesnikovka and Krasny Liman.
"As well as, 1 Ukrainian tactical missile Tochka-U was shot down over Ilyichevka.
"In complete, because the starting of the particular navy operation, 141 plane, 110 helicopters, 607 unmanned aerial automobiles, 273 anti-aircraft missile techniques, 2,596 tanks and different armored fight automobiles, 296 a number of rocket launchers, 1,134 subject artillery and mortar weapons, in addition to 2,413 models of particular navy automobiles have been destroyed."
The Basic Employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) posted Wednesday on Fb that "Within the Mykolaiv, Kryvyi Rih and Zaporizhzhia instructions, the enemy is making an attempt to enhance its tactical place. To this finish, it's regrouping models, build up a system of fireplace injury, and likewise conducting aerial reconnaissance."
The video from Russia comes because the AFU releases its personal figures for the losses it says they've inflicted on the Russians.
The AFU Basic Employees mentioned earlier Wednesday that Russia had already misplaced about 22,400 troops in Ukraine up to now.
It added that the enemy's complete fight losses additionally embody 939 tanks, 2,342 armored preventing automobiles, 421 artillery techniques, 149 a number of launch rocket techniques, 71 anti-aircraft techniques, 185 warplanes, 155 helicopters, 1,666 motor automobiles, eight vessels, 76 gas tankers, 207 unmanned aerial automobiles, 31 models of particular gear and 4 cell short-range ballistic missile techniques.
Russia has not confirmed any particular variety of losses up to now. Its troops invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin has been calling a "particular navy operation" to "shield Donbas."
The invasion is now in its 63rd day.
This story was offered to Newsweek by Zenger Information.
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