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A spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov, said that the Russian forces, led by the Chief of Staff of the Russian Army, repelled a large-scale Ukrainian attack on 5 sectors of the front in the direction of “Yuzhno-Donetsk,” indicating that the Ukrainian forces were aiming to penetrate the defenses in “the most vulnerable areas of the front.” in her opinion.

Konashenkov stressed that “the enemy did not achieve its goals and failed to carry out the tasks assigned to it during the offensive.”

Konashenkov said: “On the morning of June 4, the enemy launched a large-scale offensive … during which it introduced the 23rd and 31st mechanized brigades of the strategic reserves of the Ukrainian forces into battle, with the support of other military units and subunits.”

He added, “The enemy’s goal was to penetrate our defenses in the front’s most vulnerable areas, in his opinion. The attack was thwarted, and the enemy did not achieve its goals and did not succeed.”

The Russian defense spokesman indicated that the enemy forces consist of 6 mechanized battalions and two tank battalions.

“As a result of the skillful and competent actions of the Vostok groups of forces, the losses of the Ukrainian forces amounted to more than 250 people, 16 tanks, 3 infantry fighting vehicles and 21 armored fighting vehicles,” Konashenkov stressed.

other losses

Yesterday, Sunday, the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Russian forces launched accurate strikes during a night attack once morest targets at several Ukrainian military airports, in which long-range, precision-guided air weapons were used.

The statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense indicated that the aim of the strikes was achieved, as command centers, radar points, and Ukrainian aviation equipment, as well as storage facilities with weapons and ammunition, were hit.

The Russian defense also stated that regarding 600 Ukrainian soldiers were neutralized by operations of the Russian forces in separate areas during the last 24 hours.

Dropping Storm Shadow and Himars

Also Sunday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russian air defense systems shot down two British “Storm Shadow” missiles and 21 Ukrainian marches.

The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement: “Russian air defense systems intercepted two Storm Shadow missiles, two Tochka-O tactical missiles and 14 Himars missiles.

8 hours

The small plane crashed a short time later in a sparsely populated area near Montebello in the state of Virginia, south of Washington. After the incident, many questions remained unanswered. According to the North American air defense command NORAD, the US military had tried to contact the pilot of the Cessna. But he was not responsive. Eventually the machine crashed. The US broadcaster CNN, citing an unnamed source, reported that the small plane was not shot down by the military. It is common for the US Federal Aviation Administration to request military assistance when an aircraft is found to be flying in a dangerous or unsafe manner.

The aviation authority said the light aircraft took off from Elizabethton in the southern state of Tennessee and should have landed in Long Island in New York. The actual arrival point is around 500 kilometers as the crow flies from the crash site. According to CNN information, there were four people on board the machine. Why the pilot was unresponsive – possibly due to a medical emergency – is the subject of the investigation. Several US media reported late Sunday evening (local time) that no survivors were found at the crash site. There was initially no official information on this.

The crashed small plane was registered with a company in the state of Florida, CNN reported, citing flight control. The “Washington Post” quoted from a conversation with a man who, when asked on the phone, identified himself as the owner of the company: According to the newspaper, he made it clear that his family might have been on the plane – including his daughter and a grandchild aged two. But he still doesn’t know anything regarding the crash.

Citing flight data from the provider Flightradar 24, the Washington Post also reported that a plane that might be the crash machine first flew over the Long Island destination, but then turned back. Without changing course, it was said to have flown in the opposite direction until the data ended at the crash site.