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| Tarnavsky spoke about the losses of the enemy in the South |
| 2023-08-21 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Korrespondent] During the day, the invaders lost 232 people, 27 units of military equipment, six ammunition depots and a command and observation post. In the Taurida direction, the invaders lost 232 soldiers over the past day (79 killed, 153 wounded). This was announced on the evening of Sunday, August 20, by the commander of the operational-strategic group of troops Tavria Alexander Tarnavsky in Telegram. "In general, over the past day, the enemy attacked our positions 16 times and carried out 626 attacks, launched 15 air strikes. Artillery units of the Taurida Defense Forces completed 1,248 fire missions during the day," Tarnavsky said. According to him, 27 units of enemy military equipment were destroyed. In particular, six tanks, six AFVs, eight artillery systems and mortars, one MLRS, one ATGM, one LNG, one UAV, two vehicles and one special equipment. Also, 6 ammunition depots and one command and observation post were destroyed. Earlier, the General Staff reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to conduct an offensive operation in the Melitopol and Berdyansk directions. Recall that the Defense Forces destroyed 460 Russian occupiers in a day. The total combat losses of the Russian army were approximately 257,470 military. |
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