MOSCOW, Mar 5The Russian armed forces took control of the Ukrainian military base near the village of Radensk, Kherson region, the Ministry of Defense told reporters. «The Ukrainian military left their positions in a hurry, leaving the base with equipment, weapons and ammunition,» the ministry said. 64 and T-80, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, Ural vehicles. At the base there is an ammunition depot with mines, anti-tank guided missiles, mortar and tank shells — more than 4.5 thousand tons of ammunition in total. Some of the weapons were stored on the street, in particular, missiles for multiple launch rocket systems, mortar ammunition and high-explosive fragmentation shells. According to the Ministry of Defense, various units were supposedly trained here: marines, sappers, signalmen, tankers and artillerymen. About 4,000 people could be accommodated at the base. «At the moment, Russian sappers continue to survey the territory to eliminate the mine danger. Equipment and weapons after verification will be sent to a special storage base,» the ministry noted.
Two Javelin complexes fell into the hands of the People's Militia of the LPR as a trophyVladimir Putin on February 21, in response to the requests of the Donbass republics, signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the LPR and the DPR. Early on the morning of February 24, Russia launched a military special operation to demilitarize Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces only strike at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. There are casualties on both sides. In southern Ukraine, the Russian army took control of Kherson, Melitopol, Berdyansk and blockaded Mariupol, cutting off the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the coast of the Sea of Azov and connecting with a group of troops in the Donbass. Sumy and Kharkiv are surrounded in the east of the country. Kyiv is blockaded from the west. As the Ministry of Defense noted on the eve, a humanitarian catastrophe is developing in most of the country. /03/881c43148cec1deb0a851851e30bd7f1.jpg» /> The Ministry of Defense spoke about captured weapons captured in Ukraine
