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VIDEO: Russian Attack: Destruction Of Two Ukrainian Command Posts And Missile Launchers

High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed Ukrainian military positions and equipment, in Ukraine on the 9th of May 2022. (Ministry of Defense of Russia/Zenger)

This is the moment the Russian military destroys two Ukrainian command posts and a battery of rocket launchers.

The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed the attack took place near the town of Popasnaya in the easternmost Ukrainian region of Luhansk Oblast.

In the footage, an MoD spokesperson says in English: “The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine.”

“High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed two command posts and one Ukrainian battery of… rocket launchers near Popasnaya.”

Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin is still calling a “special military operation” to “protect Donbass.” Today marks the 76th day of the campaign.

From February 24 to May 10, the total combat losses of Russian troops stood at around 26,000 personnel, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed Ukrainian military positions and equipment, in Ukraine on the 9th of May 2022. (Ministry of Defense of Russia/Zenger)

The Ukrainian military also claims that Russia has lost 1,170 tanks, 2,808 armored fighting vehicles, 519 artillery systems, 185 multiple launch rocket systems, 87 anti-aircraft systems, 199 warplanes, 158 helicopters, 1,980 motor vehicles, 10 fuel tankers, 12 vessels, 380 uncrewed aerial vehicles, 41 units of special equipment and 94 cruise missiles.

This week, Vladimir Putin addressed a huge military parade on Red Square in Moscow to commemorate the defeat of Nazi Germany at the hands of the Soviet Union in World War II.

High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed Ukrainian military positions and equipment, in Ukraine on the 9th of May 2022. (Ministry of Defense of Russia/Zenger)

The Russian President used his speech to claim that Russian troops in eastern Ukraine were “defending the motherland.” He also said that the “special military operation” was necessary and was provoked by the West.

High-precision air-based missiles of the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed Ukrainian military positions and equipment, in Ukraine on the 9th of May 2022. (Ministry of Defense of Russia/Zenger)

Meanwhile, the southwestern Ukrainian port city of Odesa has been rocked by Russian missile strikes, which hit a shopping center and a depot, reportedly killing one and injuring five.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the Russian blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports threatens global food supplies.

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