Ukrainian troops destroyed three Russian shock armies, one air army - Arestovych

Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the head of the Ukrainian President's Office, said this at a briefing, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"On Day 26 of the active phase of the Russian-Ukrainian war, our troops destroyed 11 tank battalions, 34 battalions of armored fighting vehicles, five divisions of multiple rocket launchers, 17 divisions of artillery, almost five air regiments, five helicopter regiments. This is a total of three sets of Russian shock armies as operational and strategic units. That is, we destroyed three Russian shock armies and one air army - four out of the ten armies in the Russian Federation," Arestovych said.

He also noted that the country's military and political leadership is in control of the situation. According to him, the enemy has almost lost the ability to advance anywhere in Ukraine and they conduct only tactical actions and accumulate reserves, which are subjected to devastating blows from the Ukrainian missile forces, artillery and aircraft.

On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin began a new phase of the war against Ukraine. The Armed Forces of Ukraine, territorial defense units and all people of Ukraine have risen up against the invaders and are inflicting significant losses on Russian forces.