Russia Destroys 3,346 Military Infrastructure Facilities in Ukraine

On Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that 3,346 military infrastructure facilities in Ukraine were destroyed during the operation.

The ministry said that four command centers, 63 weapons depots, and three air defense systems were destroyed, and three Ukrainian drones were shot down during today’s operations.

The ministry added that in the course of successful offensive operations against the Ukrainian nationalists, the Russian army captured a large number of MANPADS.

The ministry added, 82 targets belonging to the Ukrainian army were destroyed in one day.

On the ground, the Russian military operation in Ukraine continues for the 16th consecutive day, since it began on February 24.

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict gained a new turning point on February 21, after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent republics of Ukraine, in an escalatory step that drew great anger from Kyiv and its Western allies.

In the wake of this, the Russian forces began, at dawn on Thursday, February 24, to launch a military operation in eastern Ukraine, which opened the door to the possibility of the outbreak of a “third world war”, which would be the first in the twenty-first century.