MOSCOW. March 2 (Interfax) - The southern and central groups of forces are conducting active operations in the Donetsk and Krasny Liman sectors, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
"In the Krasny Liman sector, active operations of the central group of forces, strikes by aircraft, and artillery and heavy flamethrower fire have hit troops and hardware of Ukrainian forces near Yampolovka in the Donetsk People's Republic and Nevskoye, Chervonopopovka and Kuzmino in the Lugansk People's Republic," Konashenkov said at a press briefing on Thursday.
In this area, the Ukrainian army lost up to 160 troops, seven armored combat vehicles and a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, he said.
"In the Donetsk sector, active operations of the southern group of forces, strikes by aircraft, and artillery fire killed up to 270 Ukrainian troops and destroyed six infantry combat vehicles, three armored combat vehicles, nine trucks, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and Msta-B and D-30 howitzers," Konashenkov said.