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Russia says it destroyed 74 facilities in Ukraine

Published:Thursday | February 24, 2022 | 10:34 AM
Smoke and flame rise near a military building after an apparent Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, February 24, 2022. Russian troops have launched their anticipated attack on Ukraine. Big explosions were heard before dawn in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa as world leaders decried the start of a Russian invasion that could cause massive casualties and topple Ukraine's democratically elected government. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

MOSCOW — Russia's Defence Ministry says the Russian military has destroyed 74 Ukrainian military facilities, including 11 airbases.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered that Ukrainian servicemen be treated “with respect” and those who lay down their weapons offered safe corridors.

The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed the loss of a Su-25 attack jet due to “pilot error.”

Meanwhile, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says that “Russia's key goal is clear: to oust the Ukrainian leadership and stir up as much panic as possible.”

Podolyak said Thursday the Russians “want to cut off part of the country and they moving in in big convoys.”

He said that “we are seeing attempts to stabilise the situation in big cities, including Kyiv and Kharkiv.”

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