Russian Forces Take Control of Aleskandropol Village in Donetsk Region – MoD
A Russian serviceman in the special military operation zone. File photo
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia‘s Battlegroup Tsentr has taken control of the village of Aleksandropol in the region of Donetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. “The village of Aleksandropol in the Donetsk People’s Republic has been liberated by decisive actions of Battlegroup Tsentr,” the ministry said.Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr has eliminated over 490 Ukrainian military personnel over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said.”The enemy’s losses amounted to over 490 servicepeople, one tank, two armored fighting vehicles, including a Turkish-made Kirpi armored vehicle, 14 motor vehicles, an artillery gun and an ammunition depot,” the ministry said in a statement.Russia’s Battlegroup Yug has eliminated up to 265 Ukrainian soldiers, while Russia’s Battlegroup Zapad has eliminated over 225 Ukrainian troops, along with 13 motor vehicles, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, two electronic warfare stations and four ammunition depots, the ministry added.Kiev lost over 160 military personnel in clashes with Russia’s Battlegroup Vostok, while Russia’s Battlegroup Sever eliminated up to 140 Ukrainian soldiers, the ministry also said.Meanwhile, Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr has eliminated up to 65 Ukrainian soldiers, an armored fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, two artillery guns and two electronic warfare stations, the ministry added.Russia’s Special Operation in UkraineRussian Forces Take Control of Novoaleksandrovka, Torskoye Villages in DPR 15 May, 09:39 GMTThe Russian air defense forces shot down 80 Ukrainian drones, and destroyed three Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bombs and a US-made HIMARS projectile, the ministry also said.