Chief Spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence of the Russia Igor Konashenkov announced that the Russian army took control of the city of Lyman in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. “As a result of the joint operation of the People’s Militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Russian Armed Forces, the city of Lyman was completely cleared of Ukrainian soldiers. Operational tactical and aviation units destroyed 6 command centers, 1 communication center, 4 ammunition depots, 2 artillery batteries, 50 military and equipment collection areas in the last 24 hours. In addition, aviation units killed more than 260 soldiers,” Konashenkov said.

On the other hand, Chief Spokesperson Konashenkov announced that since February 24, 182 Ukrainian aircraft and 128 helicopters, 1045 unmanned aerial vehicles, 324 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3,297 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 444 multiple launch rocket systems, 1,714 field artillery and mortars, as well as 3,245 units of special military vehicles were destroyed in total during the operation.