Ukrainian servicemen. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 29Ukrainian troops lost more than 560 people, 26 tanks and two attack aircraft during an attempted offensive in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered heavy losses. During the fighting, 26 Ukrainian tanks, 23 infantry fighting vehicles, nine other armored fighting vehicles were destroyed, two Su-25 attack aircraft were shot down,» the department told reporters. They added that «the loss of the enemy in manpower amounted to more than 560 military personnel», and the attack attempt failed miserably».
