Ukraine’s military loses up to 280 troops in Donetsk area over past day

Russian forces struck Ukrainian army units in the Donetsk area, killing and wounding roughly 280 enemy troops over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.

 "The enemy’s losses amounted to roughly 280 personnel, two tanks, two [US-made] Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, three Kozak armored combat vehicles and 15 motor vehicles," the Ministry said.

"In counter-battery fire, Russian forces destroyed an Akatsiya motorized artillery system, D-20 and D-30 howitzers, a Gvozdika motorized artillery system and an artillery arms depot," the Ministry specified.