The British Ministry of Defense commented on the miserable fate of the 331st regiment of Russia/RBC
Russia's war against Ukraine did not bring the desired results to Vladimir Putin. But she killed at least 26.5 thousand invaders and thousands of pieces of equipment.
However, the human resource has never been valued by Russia. This is evidenced by the fate of the “elite” 331st Guards Parachute Regiment.
As noted by the British Ministry of Defense, this regiment was considered “the best of the best.” It was his fighters who were well equipped, trained and controlled. It is not surprising that they were assigned to take over the Gostomel airfield in the vicinity of Kyiv.
A large part of the Ukrainian defenders were reservists, and despite Russia's significant advantages, their resistance was fierce and brave, and the airfield changed hands several times during the first 72 hours after the invasion, the British defense establishment said.
< p>They added that, in an effort to consolidate the territory, Russian troops advanced to the neighboring cities of Gostomel, Irpen and Bucha. Now they will forever be associated with the most insidious war crimes of the Russian army. An army consisting of:
- killers,
- marauders,
- rapists.
Fighting in the Kyiv region were extremely tense, and only footage from open sources shows dozens of destroyed Russian vehicles and streets littered with dead soldiers.
“The 331st paid a particularly high price for having to advance hastily, without an agreed operational plan, only light airmobile armored vehicles and insufficient combat to support such battles,” the British Ministry of Defense stated.
What known about the losses of infidels in Ukraine
As of May 9, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have already eliminated 25,650 enemies. During the day, the number of destroyed enemy soldiers increased by 150 people. As noted in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, these figures for the loss of manpower are approximate and will be clarified. The reason is the high intensity of hostilities.
Enemy losses in vehicles:
- tanks -1145 (+15),
- armored combat vehicles – 2764 ( +23),
- artillery systems – 513 (+4),
- MLRS – 185 (+6),
- air defense systems – 87 (+1) ,
- aircraft – 199 (+0),
- helicopters – 158 (+2),
- automotive equipment and tankers – 970 (+9),< /li>
- ships /boats – 12 (+0),
- UAVs of the operational-tactical level – 377 (+17).
- Special equipment – 41 (+2) .
- Cruise missiles – 94 (+2).
Our military emphasized that the enemy suffered the biggest losses in the Avdiivka direction.
