Moscow. A top Russian Defense Ministry official has claimed that troops have captured the entire region of Kherson since the region’s capital was captured for the first time on March 3.
Confirming the occupation, according to RT News, the official representative of the ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said that the troops of the ‘Donetsk People’s Republic’ also fought the Ukrainian defense troops and took control of Pantelemonovka.
According to the official, Russian air defense has shot down 16 Ukrainian military aircraft, including 13 drones, in the past 24 hours.
The aircraft included a Su-24 and Su-25 of the Ukrainian Air Force, as well as a Mi-8 helicopter.
Konashenkov said Russian armed forces also attacked an air base in Ukraine near Krematoresk.
Three hangars were destroyed in the attack, including four Ukrainian Su-25 attack aircraft, one Mi-24 helicopter and five Mi-8 helicopters.
—AnyTV News
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