Russian forces bomb 1,001 Ukrainian military installations

MOSCOW, April 21 (YPA) – Russian Defense Ministry has announced that during the past 24 hours, missile and artillery forces bombed 1001 Ukrainian military installations as part of the Russian special operation to protect the residents of Donbass.

The Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov said in a press briefing on Thursday: “The tactical operational and military aviation of the Russian aerospace forces destroyed 20 sites for the mobilization of Ukrainian manpower and combat equipment in several towns.

Konashenkov added that during the past 24 hours, missile and artillery forces bombed 1001 Ukrainian military targets, including 58 command centers, 162 artillery fire sites, 771 support points, manpower mobilization sites and combat equipment in a number of towns, in addition to the downing of 13 drones.

Konashenkov noted that the Russian armed forces and units of the Luhansk People’s Republic had completely taken control of Kreminna town, which the Ukrainian Nazis had turned into a fortified position.

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