Ukraine has destroyed Russian helicopters – with American missiles – news Urix – Foreign news and documentaries

So far, the reports about the Ukrainian attacks, which happened on the night of Wednesday, are sparse. But a picture of what has happened is beginning to emerge. Two Russian bases have been attacked, according to the Ukrainian defense, which has itself called the night’s attack “Operation Dragonfly”: An airport outside the port city of Berdjansk in the south, and an airbase in Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. Both of these are occupied by the Russian forces and are used in connection with the war against Ukraine. – Special thanks to the USA today. Our agreements with President Biden are being implemented. Very precisely – ATACMS proved its usefulness, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyj in his evening speech. The rockets that were used are long-range American ballistic missiles of the ATACMS type. They have a range of around 300 kilometers. This evening, the Ukrainian defense has published images of what they say are the launches of the ATACMS missiles. According to Zelenskyj, this is the first time the advanced weapons have been used in connection with the war against the Russian invaders. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says on Tuesday afternoon that Ukraine has used ATACMS missiles in the night’s attack on the Russian bases. Photo: NTB Russland taus According to several sources, Ukraine has also used cluster bomb ammunition in connection with the attack, which has caused the destruction to be very extensive. Videos published on Telegram show large explosions at and around the airport in Berdjansk. According to the Ukrainian defense, 9 Russian military helicopters were destroyed, as well as ammunition stores and other buildings at the bases. These are supposed to be remnants of one of the American ATACMS missiles that were fired at the airport in Berdjansk. Photo: Telegram/Z-voenkori The attack has also been confirmed by the Russian military bloggers, who follow the war in Ukraine closely. – Not a good morning for us, writes the signature, which calls itself Fighterbomber. However, no information has come from the official Russian side about last night’s attack. Last night’s Ukrainian rocket attack was carried out against bases that the Russian defense has in occupied territory in the south and east of Ukraine. – Major losses The attack is taking place at the same time as the Ukrainian defense says it has repelled an extensive Russian attack against the town of Avdijivka in Donetsk county. news has been in contact with one of the officers in the 59 brigade, which is participating in the battles for Avdijivka. A Ukrainian armored car photographed during the fighting at Avdijivka earlier this year. Photo: AP Yesterday, commander Andrii Serhan of the department’s intelligence department told Radio Svoboda that the Russian attackers have lost an entire brigade in connection with the attempt to storm Avdijivka. Today, Serhan writes to news that the situation in the area has not changed. He does not want to go into the details of what is happening, at the “hottest” point along the more than 1,000 kilometer long front line in Ukraine, right now. Photos that are out on social media also show that Russia has suffered heavy losses on this front, and that the attempt to conquer this industrial city has so far been unsuccessful. This photo leaked on the supernova+ platform is supposed to show dead Russian soldiers near Avdijivka. Photo: Telegram/Supernova+



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