Moscow, Feb 25, (dpa/GNA) – Russia has crippled the operations of 118 Ukrainian military infrastructure sites so far, including 11 military airports, the Defence Ministry in Moscow said.
Five Ukrainian fighter jets, one helicopter and five drones were also shot down, according to a statement by ministry spokesperson Igor Konashenkov. The authenticity of his statements could not be independently verified.
He confirmed that Russian paratroopers had captured the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which is just under 70 kilometres from the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
Separatist fighters from the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk had now advanced 9 kilometres into territory previously controlled by Ukrainian government forces, Konashenkov said.
GNA