Donetsk, Aug 31 — DAN. The Russian Aerospace Forces eliminated more up to 100 Ukrainian militants and more than 20 pieces of equipment, the official representative of the Russian Defence Ministry Igor Konashenkov said.

“High-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces hit the temporary deployment locations of the 10th mountain assault brigade outside Druzhovka. Up to 50 nationalists were liquidated. Concentrated fire on the command unit and an ammo warehouse of the 56th brigade outside Karlovka liquidated more than 40 Ukrainian service members and 12 pieces of military equipment, ” he said.

Konashenkov added that the Russian army also hit ten command posts of the Ukrainian armed formations, including in Artyomovsk, Soledar, Zaitsevo and Maryinka.

Russia started a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the decision had been made after the DPR and LPR Heads addressed him asking for help.

In total, 280 Ukrainian airplanes and 151 helicopters, 1,844 unmanned aerial vehicles, 371 anti-aircraft missile systems, 4,592 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 822 multiple launch rocket systems, 3,360 field artillery pieces and mortars, as well as 5,155 units of special military vehicles were destroyed during the operation. *ot