Russia claims to destroy Ukraine’s military factory

The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a statement on May 25 said: “The demining operations and demilitarization at the seaport of Mariupol, liberated from Ukrainian gunmen, in the Donetsk region, have been completed. completed and is now working properly”.

“High-precision long-range air and sea missiles in Zaporozhye destroyed the production facilities of the Motor Sich plant, which produces engines for the fighters of the Ukrainian Air Force, including unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)”.

“In addition, reserve units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Donbass were destroyed near the Pokrovskoe railway station in the Dnepropetrovsk region.”

“The high-precision surface-to-air missile hit three command posts, including one headquarters of the 14th Mechanized Brigade and one communication center in Vrubovka and Bakhmut, and an AFU radio engineering center. near Dneprovskoe, Mykolaiv region, a logistics center of the 72nd Mechanized Forces of the Infantry Brigade near Soledar, 2 fuel bases in Kovyagin and Bezlyudovka, Kharkov region, 2 anti-aircraft radar stations and military equipment in a storage base near Bakhmut, and 16 areas where AFU personnel and military equipment gathered during the day”.

The Russian military added: “The ground combat-tactical and aviation forces hit two weapons-cannon and ammunition depots near Dolina in the Kharkov region and Posad-Pokrovskoe in the Mykolaiv region, the headquarters of the defense command. territory in Soledar, and 46 regions of concentration of manpower and military of Ukraine”.

“The strikes killed more than 300 Ukrainian soldiers and 46 armored vehicles.”

“The fighters of the Russian air defense forces shot down a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force over the Barmashovo region, Mykolaiv.”

In addition, 11 Ukrainian drones were shot down near Snake Island, Glubokoe, Pershotravnevoe, Bolshie Prokhody, Kharkov region, Verhnetoretskoe, Stavki, Terny, and near Shandrigolovo, in the Donetsk region.

“Our missile and artillery force also hit 51 command posts, 385 areas of concentration of personnel and military equipment of the AFU, as well as 53 artillery batteries and mortars.”

The statements of the Russian Defense Ministry have not been confirmed by the Ukrainian side.