The Russian Armed Forces conducted a successful landing operation near the Gostomel airfield in the suburbs of Kiev. This was reported to “Lente.ru” in the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
According to the agency, over 200 Russian helicopters were involved in the operation. “The success of the landing was ensured by the suppression of the entire air defense system in the landing area, the complete isolation of the combat area from the air and the active conduct of electronic warfare,” the report says.
The Ministry of Defense also reported that more than 200 nationalists from the special units of Ukraine were killed during the capture of the airfield. There are no losses among the Russian military.
“At present, the main forces of the airborne troops have joined forces with Russian landing units at the Gostomel airfield, blocking the city of Kiev from the west,” the Defense Ministry concluded.
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