Russia announced that its troops had captured the Ukrainian town of Robotin in the Zaporizhia region.

Russian troops have entered the city and established themselves Robotinin the southern region of Zaporizhia, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.

“In the control images taken by the drone, you can see how the assault group, a motorized regiment of the Southern Military District, supported by battle tanks, enter the city and Become stronger in one of Robotine’s major buildingsRaksha noted on his Telegram channel.

The military statement said the operation was carried out in a coordinated manner by various units of the armed forces.

“Before the attack, our tank unit had cleared a path through the landmines. After us, infantry aboard armored transport began to enter Robotine, the report said, quoting a tank commander who took part in the attack.

Robotyn is located 70 kilometers south-east of Zaporizhia, the capital of the region of the same name, controlled by the Kiev government.

The town, a town that had 480 inhabitants in 2001, was captured by Russian forces on March 6, 2022, about two weeks after Moscow began its military campaign in Ukraine. On August 28 last year, Ukrainian troops recaptured Robotin.

This Wednesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that last week Russian forces had driven Ukrainian forces from the region’s towns of Pobeda, Lastochkin and Severn. Donetsk

Annexed by Moscow in September 2022, along with Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions.

Dmytro Likhovy, spokesman for the Ukrainian military group ‘Tavria’, earlier confirmed the withdrawal of Kiev forces from the villages of Stepov and Severn, where, according to him, about a hundred people lived before the war.

On the other hand, the Ukrainian Air Force announced this Thursday another shootdown in the east of the country Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber, Eleventh so far this month, after destroying two this past Tuesday.

“Today, February 29, is a date that comes every four years, but it is already a familiar day for Russians with the loss of another plane. One less Su-34 in the East!“Air Force Commander Mikola Oleschuk said on Telegram. “Victory on earth is made in heaven”He added.

On Tuesday, Ukrainian forces had already destroyed two Su-34s in 24 hours, while in the entire month of February they had also shot down two Su-35s. Russia uses these fighter planes to attack Ukrainian targets from the air and to facilitate the work of its ground troops.

Furthermore, Ukraine reached this on February 23 A Russian A-50 spy plane Over the Sea of ​​Azov, an aircraft of great importance for Russia that detects air defense systems and coordinates targets for the Russian Air Force thanks to its long-range radar system.

(with information from EFE)