“A total of 243 planes, 137 helicopters, 1,506 unmanned aerial vehicles, 354 anti-aircraft missile systems, and 4,200 tanks and other armored combat vehicles were destroyed from February 24th to date,” reported the spokesman for the Russian military entity, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The spokesman added that 741 multiple launch systems, 3,132 field artillery pieces and mortars, and 4,149 special purpose military vehicles have been destroyed so far.

Konashenkov confirmed that 250 Ukrainian fighters were killed and up to 25 units of war matériel were destroyed in the Kharkov region as a result of air strikes conducted by the Russian Air Force.

The Major General stated that on July 9th, the Russian Defense Ministry reported having destroyed over 1,500 Ukrainian drones during the entire operation.

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