In the Donbass, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are losing a substantial amount of people. In addition, the enemy is having problems with weaponry and military hardware, according to Igor Konashenkov, a Russian Defense Ministry official who spoke to media on Wednesday, June 8.
According to the official, more than 300 Ukrainian forces were killed during the conquest of Svyatogorsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR).
According to the Defense Ministry, Ukraine’s Armed Forces also lost six tanks, 15 armored combat vehicles of various types, 36 field artillery guns and mortars, four Grad multiple rocket launchers, and over 20 vehicles.
Over the course of the day, the Russian army shot down 11 Ukrainian drones near Donetsk, Rubtsy, Lozovoe, Krasnorechenskoe, Koroviy Yar, Peski-Radkovsky, Izyum, Dergachi, and Chernobaevka. According to Konashenkov.
According to the official, Russian forces have destroyed 192 aircraft, 130 helicopters, 1,150 unmanned aerial vehicles, 335 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,459 tanks and other armored combat vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the start of the special operation in Ukraine.