As fighting with Russian soldiers neared the outskirts of Kyiv, Britain committed to continue supplying ammunition to the Ukrainian beleaguered military.
Russian troops had not made as much headway as they had planned, according to UK Armed Forces minister James Heappey, with the main armoured columns still some distance from the city.
He warned that the defenders will face "days, weeks, and months more" of hard battle as Russian President Vladimir Putin seeks to destabilise Ukraine's government and impose his rule.
The Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Saturday that the Russian military operations in Ukraine have failed to achieve their major goals so far, according to Al-Arabiya news TV channel.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that its forces destroyed 211 military facilities, 6 planes and one helicopter, and 5 drones in Ukraine.
“The Russian Armed Forces managed to destroy 211 military installations of the military infrastructure of Ukraine, including 17 command posts and communications centers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 19 S-300 and Osa anti-aircraft missile systems, 39 radar stations,” the ministry said in a statement.
“Also, 6 combat aircraft and 5 helicopters were shot down .. 67 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 16 multiple missile launchers, and 87 units of special military vehicles were destroyed.”
The statement added, “During the ongoing military operation, a large number of weapons handed over by Western countries to Ukraine during the past few months were confiscated … Among the weapons are the American Javelin anti-tank missile systems and the British NLAW systems.”
The statement pointed out that the forces of the Donetsk and Lugansk continue to advance and attack the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the support of the Russian Armed Forces. It penetrated the defenses of the battalions of the nationalists, up to 25 kilometers and reached Volnovach.
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