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Russia says its army has destroyed a large unit in Ukraine.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday that the country’s warplanes had hit the eastern railway station in Pokrovsk while unloading an assault brigade that would bolster Ukrainian troops in the region.
He also claimed that Russian forces had destroyed the Ukrainian electronic intelligence center in Dniprovske, although this could not be independently confirmed.
Konashenkov said the Russian air force had hit 28 soldiers and gun concentrations and two ammunition depots in the past 24 hours.
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A local resident walks next to a house destroyed in a Russian bombing in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo AP / Andriy Andriyenko)
Rodion Miroshnik, a representative of the separatist Luhansk region in Russia, also said that about 8,000 Ukrainian soldiers are being held captive in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. This could not be independently verified either.
The Kremlin said on Thursday it hoped Ukraine would accept Moscow’s demands and “understand the de facto real situation.”
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Alternatively, in an intelligence update, the UK Ministry of Defense says that Russia’s airborne army has been involved in several notable tactical failures since the February 24 invasion of Russia.
“The VDV has been used in more appropriate missions for heavier armored infantry and has suffered heavy casualties during the campaign. Its mixed performance is likely to reflect a strategic mismanagement of this capability and Russia’s failure to ensure superiority. air, “he said.
To date, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has registered 8,628 civilian casualties in Ukraine.
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That figure includes 3,974 dead and 4,654 injured, however, OHCHR said it believes the actual figures are “considerably higher”.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.