Russia's MoD March 12th 9:00 PM Special Military Operation Status Update

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Briefing by Russian Defence Ministry

▪ The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, continuing the offensive on a broad front, took control of Novoandreevka, Kirillovka and reached Novomayorskoye - Pavlovka - Nikolskoye - Vladimirovka - Blagodatnoye line. The advance was 12 kilometers.

▪ The grouping of troops of the Lugansk People's Republic took control of Molodezhnoye, Vozgorye and captured the southern and central parts of Popasnaya. Advance detachments of the Lugansk People's Militia reached the outskirts of Severodonetsk.

▪💥 During the day, aviation and air defence of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down 1 Mi-24 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force and 3 unmanned aerial vehicles, including 1 Bayraktar TB-2.

💥 Operational-tactical, army and unmanned aviation hit 79 military infrastructure assets of Ukraine, including: 4 command posts and communication centres, 2 anti-aircraft missile systems, 3 MLRS, 1 electronic warfare station, 6 ammunition and fuel depots and 54 areas of military equipment concentration.

▪💥 In total, during the operation, 3,593 objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine were disabled.

💥 Destroyed: 61 helicopters, 126 unmanned aerial vehicles, 1,159 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 118 multiple launch rocket systems, 436 field artillery guns and mortars, 973 units of special military vehicles.

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