kyiv denounces that Russia executes the 'scorched earth' technique in eastern Ukraine

MADRID, 23 May. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has denounced that the Russian Armed Forces carry out the 'scorched earth' technique in the east of the Ukrainian territory.

This has been recognized by the spokesman for the Defense portfolio, Oleksander Motuzianik, who has lamented that the Russian Army is carrying out "intense shots with tactical missile systems and aircraft along the entire combat line."

Motuzianik has added that this tactic favors Russian troops entering the cities once they have been destroyed, although he has stressed that the Ukrainian Army is managing to repel Russia's offensives.

"We have absolute confidence that our actions will be successful in the future," the spokesman for the Defense Ministry said, according to the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform.

Likewise, he has taken stock of the latest Ukrainian operations and has alluded to the number of casualties that he has achieved in the enemy lines, as well as the missile systems that have been destroyed.

In total, since the beginning of the Russian offensive, the Ukrainian forces have destroyed more than 29,000 aircraft, about 1,300 armored vehicles and some 475 ships.