Russia MoD unveils tally of 66th day in Ukraine
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Losses on the Ukrainian side as of last night have been exposed.
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A man cycles past a destroyed tank during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, April 17, 2022. (Reuters)
The Russian Ministry of Defense Spokesperson, Igor Konashenkov, announced, on Friday, that the Russian Aerospace Forces as of now have destroyed the production facilities of the Artem missile, in addition to the space enterprise in Kiev.
A Ukrainian Tochka-U missile launcher has been destroyed in the vicinities of Gorokhovskoe, Nikolaev. The launcher attacked residential areas in the city of Kherson, south Ukraine.
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Kalibr missiles, furthermore, based in the sea, have destroyed 3 traction power substations near Krasnosyolka, Fastov, and Polonnoe railway hubs.
In addition, 10 military facilities of Ukraine were hit by air-launched missiles, including 9 areas where manpower and military equipment were concentrated, in addition to an ammunition depot near Ilyichevka.
Furthermore, Russian aviation targeted 112 military vehicles overnight. Missile soldiers struck 13 military facilities and 6 areas where troops and equipment were concentrated. Three artillery batteries and an MLRS division were obliterated. In total, artillery was fired 975 times.
Due to the strikes, more than 280 neo-Nazis were killed, and 38 armored and motor vehicles were taken out.
Furthermore, a Ukrainian Smerch multiple-launch rocket system missile was brought down near Kamenka, Cherkasy region in Ukraine.
Last month, according to Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko, losses due to the Russian special military operation in Ukraine could amount to some $500 billion.
"Tens of areas where hostilities are taking place account for half of the GDP. The most important sections are Kharkov, Kiev, and Mariupol, which made a very significant contribution to the GDP," the Ukrainian minister told Forbes.
"Many supply chains are completely broken, many enterprises are physically destroyed, some are unable to work in war mode, many workers simply left," he added, highlighting the toll Russia's special military operation took on Ukraine.
According to Marchenko, the ministry of economy believed that the losses would cost Ukraine between a third to a half of its GDP. However, he also highlighted other estimates, which suggested that the losses would amount to a whopping $500 billion.
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