Russia has crippled the operations of more than 800 Ukrainian military infrastructure sites so far, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said on Saturday, the third day of Russia’s offensive.
Ministry spokesperson, Igor Konashenkov, said 14 military airfields, 19 command posts, 24 S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems and 48 radar stations were destroyed. In addition, eight Ukrainian naval boats were hit, he said.
Separatist fighters from the rebel region of Luhansk had now advanced some 30 kilometres into territory previously controlled by Ukrainian government forces, Konashenkov said.
Fighters in Donetsk, the other rebel area, had been able to make further gains of over 6 kilometres with Russian support. On Friday evening, it was reported that those insurgents had advanced 25 kilometres further into Ukrainian-controlled territory.
The authenticity of the ministry’s information could not be independently verified.
