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Ukrainian air defense systems suppressed – Russia Ukraine's air defense destroyed – Russia
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Thursday’s lightning offensive has crippled the Ukrainian military and demoralized them, Russia claims A lightning offensive has crippled the Ukrainian military, Moscow claims
Russia has taken out Ukraine’s air defenses and air forces with a series of precision attacks, the country’s Defense Ministry has said in a statement on Thursday morning. Ukrainian border guards are not resisting the advancing Russian troops, Moscow has also claimed. Russia has taken out Ukraine’s air defenses and airforce with a series of precision attacks, the country’s Defense Ministry has said in a statement, after airports and runways across the country were rocked by explosions.
The ministry denied claims made by some media that Russia had lost a military plane over Ukraine amid the offensive. Officials also claimed on Thursday morning that Ukrainian border guards are not resisting advancing Russian troops, who have moved in after President Vladimir Putin signed an order to begin a "special operation" in the Donbass. At the same time, officials denied claims made by Kiev's defense chiefs that Russia had lost at least one military plane over the country during the offensive.
In an earlier statement, the Russian ministry reported conducting precision strikes at elements of Ukraine’s military infrastructure. In an earlier statement, Moscow reported that it was carrying out strikes at elements of Ukraine’s military infrastructure.
Russia launched an attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning on the orders of President Vladimir Putin. He said the goal of the operation was to demilitarize and “de-Nazify” Ukraine. Russia launched the offensive against Ukraine on Thursday morning on the orders of President Vladimir Putin, who said the goal of the operation was to demilitarize and “de-Nazify” Ukraine.
The Russian leader claimed military action was necessary to stop Ukrainian attacks on its two breakaway regions, which Moscow recognized as sovereign states on Monday. He claimed Russia may come under attack by Ukrainian radicals, unless their influence in the country is diminished, and accused Western nations of arming Kiev against Russia. The Russian leader claimed military action was necessary to stop Ukrainian attacks on the two breakaway regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, which Moscow recognized as sovereign states on Monday. He claimed Russia could come under attack by Ukrainian radicals, unless their influence in the country is diminished, and accused Western nations of arming Kiev against Russia.