Joint Forces repulse 12 enemy attacks, destroy 8 tanks

Joint Forces repulse 12 enemy attacks, destroy 8 tanks

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In the area of responsibility of the Joint Forces, Ukrainian defenders destroyed eight Russian tanks and seven unmanned aerial vehicles.

“As of 21:00, May 14, the Joint Forces continue to conduct a defense operation in a designated area of responsibility in Donetsk and Luhansk directions,” the Joint Forces posted on Facebook.

As noted, the situation is difficult but controlled.

Along the entire line of defense, Russian troops use combat aircraft, multiple launch rocket systems, heavy artillery, tanks, mortars of various systems, and launch missile and bomb strikes on civilian infrastructure and peaceful residential areas.

Read also: About 80 invaders, three tanks eliminated in eastern Ukraine

On Saturday, Ukraine’s Joint Forces repulsed 12 Russian attacks. Fighting with the enemy continues at six more locations.

As of 21:00, the Joint Forces destroyed eight Russian tanks, five artillery systems, nine armored personnel vehicles, and five vehicles.

Read also: Ukrainian army kills about 27,200 Russian soldiers since invasion

The air defense units shot down six Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles and one Eleron tactical reconnaissance drone in eastern Ukraine.

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