MOSCOW. March 16 (Interfax) - Russian aircraft and air defense forces have destroyed 111 Ukrainian planes, 68 helicopters and 160 drones since the beginning of the special operation, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
"Since the beginning of the special military operation, the forces have destroyed 111 Ukrainian planes, 68 helicopters, 160 unmanned aerial vehicles, 159 air defense missile systems, 1,353 tanks and other kinds of armored vehicles, 129 rocket launchers, 493 artillery systems and mortars, and 1,096 special military vehicles," Konashenkov said at a press briefing on Wednesday.