Over the course of a week, Ukrainian sky defenders launched more than a hundred group airstrikes on enemy positions and rear areas.
The coming week is very important for the Ukrainian offensive. This was announced on Sunday, June 18, by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in a video message.
“This week is coming to an end – a very important week for all of us: for our defense, for our steps forward – for our offensive actions. And it’s time to thank all our soldiers, the people recognized themselves this particular week.”
The leader of Ukraine noted that Tavrichesky became the most difficult direction of the struggle. At the same time, he thanked the Ukrainian soldiers and recalled the separate brigades carrying out combat missions at the front.
In particular, he thanked the marines of the 35th separate brigade, the paratroopers of the Seventy-Nine, the 130th separate reconnaissance battalion, the 68th separate jaeger brigade, the 23rd separate mechanized brigade and the gunners of the 44th brigade.
The President mentioned the company of attack drones of the 47th separate mechanized brigade, led by chief sergeant Rustam Mustafayev, and the crew of the armored demining vehicle of the 70th separate support regiment, senior sergeant Nikolai Nikandrov and junior sergeant Roman Lisin.
He thanked the National Guard and mentioned Chief Sergeant Vasily Kovilin and platoon commander Denis Zeleny, 4th Operational Battalion, 1st Presidential Brigade of the National Guard, which performs tasks in the Luhansk region, near Belogorivka.
The President also mentioned the border detachments of Lutsk and Lvov. “Senior soldier Vasily Kutsik, Avdeevsky direction, was very effective in repelling attacks. Thank you! Sergeant Vadim Druzina, Seversky direction, successfully “minus” enemy soldiers and equipment. Thank you ! “he says.
Zelensky said that within a week, the Ukrainian sky defenders launched more than a hundred group airstrikes on enemy positions and rear areas.
“Almost three dozen missiles and about fifty strike drones were destroyed in seven days. I would like to separately note the defenders of the skies of the Kiev region, the 96th Kiev anti-aircraft missile brigade of the Air Force. All Caliber and Daggers were destroyed in these attacks,” the president said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that no Patriot system was destroyed in Ukraine.
Defense forces on Sunday afternoon shot down another Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter.
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Source: korrespondent
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