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Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy over 700 Russian invaders and 259 drones on Tavria front

Ukrainian Armed Forces destroy over 700 Russian invaders and 259 drones on Tavria front Russia's losses in the Tavria direction over the day (Getty Images)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

In the Tavria direction, the enemy carried out 58 air strikes, and 3 missile attacks, fired 70 firefights, and made 1,031 artillery rounds yesterday. At the same time, the Ukrainian Armed Forces inflicted numerous losses on the enemy, according to the commander of the Tavria Operational and Strategic Group of troops, Oleksandr Tarnavskyi.

"Our defenders are steadfastly holding the line and are taking active action in certain areas," he says.

Russian losses in Tavria direction

Total Russian losses in manpower amounted to 711 invaders. The enemy's total losses in weapons and military equipment amounted to 52 units yesterday, excluding UAVs. In particular, 9 tanks, 24 armored personnel carriers, 10 artillery systems, 1 UAV station, 6 vehicles.

"Ukraine's Defense Forces also destroyed 2 units of enemy special equipment. We neutralized or destroyed 259 UAVs of various types," Tarnavskyi adds.

For comparison, Russia's losses in the war in Ukraine as of Friday morning, February 16, in all directions amounted to 1,210 occupants, bringing the total number of Russian army losses since the beginning of the invasion to 400,300. In addition, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed 23 tanks and 39 armored personnel carriers. In total, 95 combat clashes occurred on the frontline in Ukraine during the day.