It added that at least one T-90M tank, the most advanced in Russia, was destroyed during the fighting.
It said that about 100 T-90M tanks are in service among the best-equipped Russian units, including those fighting in Ukraine.
Azovstal Factory
Earlier, British military intelligence reported, in a tweet on Twitter, that Russian forces in the coastal city of Mariupol continued their ground attack on the Azovstal steel plant for the second day.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian forces are still storming and bombing the Azovstal factory, which dates back to the Soviet era, where civilians and military forces are sheltering.
Moscow denied reports that Russian forces stormed or attacked the Azovstal factory, which is the last stronghold of Kyiv government forces in the city of Mariupol in the Donbass region.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to reporters, Thursday, that Russian forces are still besieging Azovstal, denying the validity of the Ukrainian side’s announcement that Russian forces had infiltrated the huge factory complex, which dates back to the Soviet era.
Peskov accused the “Ukrainian side, especially those who are holed up in this factory”, of lying and making false allegations constantly, and stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin had previously ordered his country’s forces not to storm the factory, adding: “No other orders were announced by the Commander in Chief.”
Zelensky had also said Thursday that the evacuation of civilians from Mariupol continued on Thursday, but he did not provide details on how many people were able to leave.
Zelensky added in a video speech that Russian forces continue to storm and bombard the Azovstal factory in the city, where civilians and fighters are holed up.
He also said that the Russian military operations in his country destroyed hundreds of hospitals and other institutions, leaving doctors without drugs to treat cancer or the ability to perform surgeries.
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