The Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of the crossing of the Armed Forces of Ukraine through the Seversky Donets

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The Russian military destroyed a pontoon crossing and units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that were trying to cross the Seversky Donets River, according to the TELEGRAM channel of the Ministry of Defense.

At the request of Roskomnadzor, RBC provides data on the details of the military operation in Ukraine based on information from Russian official sources.

The department said that the Ukrainian troops spotted a drone, then they opened fire on them from artillery, as a result of which the crossing was destroyed.

“Enemy armored vehicles with crews that managed to cross the pontoons during the battle were destroyed by fire from Russian artillerymen and crews of infantry fighting vehicles. Part of the armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was captured by Russian military personnel, ”the message says.

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Early in the morning of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a military operation in Ukraine, among the goals of which he named the protection of the population of Donbass, as well as the “denazification” and “demilitarization” of the neighboring state. Putin said that there was no question of the occupation of Ukraine, and the Ministry of Defense insisted that they were striking only at military facilities.

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Ukraine has declared martial law and severed relations with RUSSIA. The US , EU, Britain and a number of other states have introduced several packages of sanctions against Russia.

According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, from February 24 to May 10, 3,496 civilians were killed in Ukraine, and another 3,760 were injured.