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November 29, 2022

Russian Defense Ministry: Russian forces kill 140 Ukrainian troops in 24-hour period

Russian Defense Ministry

In Kupyansk direction, the enemy tried unsuccessfully to attack Russian troops with the AFU company’s tactical group near Ivanovka (Kharkov region). The involved unit were driven back to their initial positions as a result of a fire attack. 

💥Over 30 Ukrainian personnel, 2 armoured fighting vehicles and 2 pickups have been eliminated.

️In Krasniy Liman direction, an attempt by the AFU company tactical group to attack towards Chervonopopovka (Lugansk People’s Republic) has been prevented.

💥More than 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 infantry fighting vehicles and 4 vehicles have been eliminated by artillery fire and assault and army aviation strikes in the initial position.

️In Donetsk direction, Russian troops continue their offensive. 

💥Over 100 Ukrainian personnel, 1 tank, 5 armoured combat vehicles and 5 motor vehicles have been eliminated.

Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery have neutralised 10 enemy control points near Petropavlovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Dobrovolye, Terny, Torskoye, Verkhnekamenskoye, Andreevka, Vodyanoye, Novosyolka (Donetsk region), Nikolskoye (Kherson region), and 62 artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 148 areas.

💥One Ukrainian Osa-AKManti-aircraft missile system has been destroyed near Makeyevka (Lugansk People’s Republic).

💥One U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-37 counterbattery warfare radar has been destroyed near Nikolayevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

💥One Ukrainian Pelikan radar targeting anti-aircraft missile system has been destroyed near Malomikhaylovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).

💥The AFU artillery weapons depot has been destroyed near Belogorye (Zaporozhye region).

💥Russian air defence forces have shot down 9 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles near Chervonaya Dibrova, Krasnorechenskoye, Golikovo, Ploshchanka, Zhytlovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Rybinskoye and Maximovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

💥In addition, two Uragan multiple-launch rockets have been intercepted near Novaya Kakhovka (Kherson region).

📊In total, 333 airplanes and 177 helicopters, 2,581 unmanned aerial vehicles, 391 air defence missile systems, 6,876 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 904 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,628 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,406 units of special military hardware have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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