kyiv says Russia has positioned 'Iskander' missiles near Belarus-Ukraine border

MADRID, 24 May. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Ukrainian Armed Forces have denounced this Tuesday that Russia has positioned 'Iskander' missiles in an area of ​​Belarus located about 50 kilometers from the border and has warned that "the threat of missile attacks" from the neighboring country "is increasing ".

"The aggressor has moved the 'Iskander-M' division to the Brest region, at a distance of 50 kilometers from the border with Ukraine," said the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army in an operational balance published on its official account in the social network Facebook.

Likewise, he has highlighted that "the Russian enemy does not stop carrying out offensive operations in the Eastern Operational Zone" and has detailed that "the Russian enemy is exerting intense fire throughout the line of contact and the depth of the defense of the troops in the Donetsk, Slobozhanski and Pivdenobuzhski operational zones".

"The greatest activity of hostilities has been observed in the Donetsk operational district, mainly in Lisichansk and Severodonetsk", he stated, before adding that "in the direction of Volyn and Polisia, certain units of the Armed Forces of Belarus continue to carry carried out tasks to cover the section of the border in the Brest and Gomel regions".

On the other hand, he emphasized that "in the direction of Kharkov, the Russian enemy focuses its efforts on maintaining its positions and improving its tactical position", with "assault operations to consolidate the northern and western areas of the town of Ternovo" .

"In the direction of Sloviansk, the Russian enemy is preparing to resume the offensive. The aggressor, to support the offensive, has deployed additional artillery units in the southern part of the city of Izium," the Ukrainian Army General Staff said.

"The Russian enemy continues to use terrorist tactics against the Ukrainian civilian population in the occupied territories and the socio-economic situation in the south and east of Ukraine continues to deteriorate," he noted.

In another order of things, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have estimated at "about 29,350" the number of Russian soldiers killed since the beginning of the invasion on February 24 already amounts to "about 29,200", without Moscow having provided a balance since several weeks ago.

The General Staff of the Army of Ukraine has stated that since the beginning of hostilities, 1,302 battle tanks, 606 artillery systems and 201 self-propelled and armored multiple rocket launchers have been destroyed.

Likewise, it has stated that 205 planes, 170 helicopters, 93 anti-aircraft defense systems, 2,213 vehicles and fuel tanks, thirteen boats and 480 drones have also been destroyed, while 112 cruise missiles have been shot down.

"The Russian enemy suffered the greatest losses during the last day in the direction of Severodonetsk," he stressed. "The data is being updated. Hit the occupier. Let's win together. Our strength is in the truth," the Ukrainian Army General Staff has settled.