1,000 Russian troops killed, 211 Ukraine military structures attacked: Claims and counter-claims
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The Ukrainian Army claimed that it had killed over 1,000 Russian troops. Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defence said its troops have knocked out 211 military infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Army said early Saturday that it has killed more than 1,000 Russian troops amid heavy fighting in the war-hit country. However, the Russian military hasn't disclosed the number of casualties yet.
Meanwhile, the United Nations said 25 civilians had been killed and 102 wounded in the ongoing Russian invasion.
Ukraine also claimed that it has destroyed at least 80 tanks, 516 armoured combat vehicles, seven helicopters, 10 aircraft and 20 cruise missiles, while the Russian Ministry of Defence said its soldiers have knocked out 211 military infrastructure facilities in Ukraine.
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The Ukrainian military said Russian troops attacked an army base located on the main Kyiv avenue but the assault was repelled. Russia "attacked one of the military units on Victory Avenue in Kyiv. The attack was repulsed", Ukraine's army said on its verified Facebook page, without specifying where exactly the incident took place.
Russian and Ukrainian forces clashed on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital as authorities urged citizens to help defend the city from advancing Russian forces in the worst European security crisis in decades.
Several reports emerged early Saturday claiming heavy fighting in the region with "dozens of explosions [heard] in the last few minutes". According to reports, Russian saboteurs disguised as the National Police drove up to a checkpoint near Vasylkiv and shot Ukrainian soldiers there.
