Ukrainian forces strike Russian radar, logistics hubs and troop clusters
Photo: Ukraine's General Staff reported on precision strikes against Russian rear areas (Getty Images)
The Ukrainian Armed Forces struck a Russian radar station belonging to the S-400 air defense system, logistics facilities, and concentrations of Russian personnel, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On April 14 and during the night of April 15, the Ukrainian military carried out strikes against many Russian targets.
Radar
The 96L6 radar station, part of the S-400 air defense system, was struck in the Krasnohirske area (a temporarily occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region), as well as the Nebo-SVU radar station in Hvardiiske (temporarily occupied Crimea).
Depots
In the temporarily occupied territory of the Zaporizhzhia region, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck an ammunition depot near the village of Terpinnia.
In the Donetsk region, near the settlement of Hirne, a drone depot was struck.
In the Mariupol area, fuel and lubricant tanks were destroyed, and in the vicinity of Rybynske and Topolyne, depots of Russian logistical resources were destroyed.
Casualties
Strikes were carried out against Russian personnel in the areas of the settlements of Ivanovsky and Volfinsky in the Kursk region of Russia, as well as Krasnohirske in the Zaporizhzhia region, Berezove in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Rodynske in the Donetsk region, and Oleshky in the Kherson region.
Other key Russian military targets were also struck.
Russian casualties and the extent of the damage are being assessed.
Ukraine's General Staff emphasized that the Ukrainian Defense Forces would continue to systematically work to reduce Russia’s combat potential and counter Russia’s armed aggression.
Ukrainian Defense Forces strikes
In March alone, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck over 151,000 Russian targets.
Ukrainian drones have demonstrated the ability to strike targets at distances of over 1,000 kilometers. In particular, 2 Russian drilling platforms were struck in the Caspian Sea.