The Russian armed forces have destroyed almost 900 Ukrainian tanks and other armoured vehicles since invasion started on Feb. 24, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday (March 8).
The Russians say they have also downed 84 drones.
The ministry said that after the end of the agreed “silent regime” around the strategic port city of Mariupol on Tuesday, an offensive was renewed there by the forces of the pro-Russian Donetsk region.