Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine
(1 March 2023)

Part II (see Part I)

💥Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 97 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and military hardware in 173 areas.

💥A temporary location of a Ukrainian nationalist militants has been hit near Shchurovo (Donetsk People's Republic).

✈️1 Su-24 aircraft of the AFU has been shot down by the Russian Aerospace Forces near Druzhkovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

💥Air defence facilities have shot down 15 Ukrainian UAVs near Novaya Zburyevka, Golaya Pristan (Kherson region), Semyonovka (Zaporozhye region), Kremennaya, Rubezhnoye, Krasnorechenskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Novoandreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Lyman Vtoroy (Kharkiv region).

◽️In addition, an attempt by Kiev regime to conduct a massive drone attack on facilities on Crimean peninsula has been prevented. 6 Ukrainian UAVs have been shot down by Russian air defence means. 4 more Ukrainian UAVs have been rendered inoperable by electronic warfare. There were no casualties or destruction on the ground.

📊In total, 391 airplanes, 211 helicopters, 3,281 unmanned aerial vehicles, 406 air defence missile systems, 8,086 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,045 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 4,240 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 8,621 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation.

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