The Ukrainian Army claimed that it had killed over 1,000 Russian troops. Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense said its troops have knocked out 211 military infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine war updates: The body of a serviceman is coated in snow next to a destroyed Russian military multiple rocket launcher vehicle on the outskirts of Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Image: AP)
The Ukrainian Army said early Saturday that it has killed more than 1,000 Russian troops amid heavy fighting in the war-hit country. However, the Russian military hasn’t disclosed the number of casualties yet.
Meanwhile, the United Nations said 25 civilians had been killed and 102 wounded in the ongoing Russian invasion.
Ukraine also claimed that it has destroyed at least 80 tanks, 516 armored combat vehicles, seven helicopters, 10 aircraft and 20 cruise missiles, while the Russian Ministry of Defense said its soldiers have knocked out 211 military infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.
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A Ukrainian Army soldier inspects fragments of a downed aircraft in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Image: AP)
The Ukrainian military said Russian troops attacked an army base located on the main Kyiv avenue but the assault was repelled. Russia “attacked one of the military units on Victory Avenue in Kyiv. The attack was repulsed”, Ukraine’s army said on its verified Facebook page, without specifying where exactly the incident took place.
Ukraine-Russia conflict: What you need to know right now
Russian and Ukrainian forces clashed on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital as authorities urged citizens to help defend the city from advancing Russian forces in the worst European security crisis in decades.
Several reports emerged early Saturday claiming heavy fighting in the region with “dozens of explosions [heard] in the last few minutes”. According to reports, Russian saboteurs disguised as the National Police drove up to a checkpoint near Vasylkiv and shot Ukrainian soldiers there.
earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the Ukrainian military to overthrow leadership and negotiate peace. Meanwhile, Ukraine and Russia are discussing a place and time for talks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s spokesman said on social media.
The conflict could drive up to 5 million people abroad, UN agencies said, adding that at least 100,000 people were uprooted and fuel, cash and medical supplies are running low.
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