December 3, 2023

Russian Ministry of Defense:  up to 815 Ukrainian troops killed or wounded in 24 hours

Russian Defense Ministry

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️ In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces, aviation, and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of AFU 14th mechanised and 25th airborne brigades near Sinkovka and Berestovoye (Kharkov region).

One ammunition depot of the AFU 113th Territorial Defence Brigade was eliminated near Liptsy (Kharkov region).

The enemy lost up to 95 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and one D-30 howitzer.

▫️ In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces and artillery repelled one attack launched by assault groups of the AFU 60th Mechanised Btigade near Yampolovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

In addition, strikes were delivered at clusters of manpower of AFU 63rd mechanised and 12th special forces brigades near Yampolovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Serebryansky forestry.

The enemy lost up to 250 Ukrainian troops and two motor vehicles.

▫️In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by artillery inflicted fire damage on AFU manpower and hardware near Kurdyumovka, Andreyevka, and Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 300 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, one infantry fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one D-20one D-30 howitzers, as well as one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

▫️In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower of AFU 72nd mechanised and 79th air assault brigades near Novomikhailovka and Ugledar (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The enemy’s losses amounted to up to 85 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, one armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one Akatsiya self propelled artillery system, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

▫️ In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces, helicopters, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems repelled one attack launched by assault groups of the AFU 82nd Air Assault Brigade close to Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region).

In addition, servicemen of the AFU 46th Airmobile Brigade were defeated close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

The enemy’s losses amounted to up to 20 Ukrainian troops and two motor vehicles.

▫️ In Kherson direction, the Russian Group of Forces’ units inflicted fire damage on AFU manpower close to Matiyasovo and Novosyolovka (Nikolaev region), and Tyaginka (Kherson region).

The AFU lost up to 65 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, three Gvozdika self propelled artillery systems, and o

▫️ Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Groups of Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit one command post of the air defence control and warning centre of the AFU Vostok Air Command  near Dnepropetrovsk, fuel depots close to Mirgorod (Poltava region) and Khmelnitsky, one ammunition depot in Nikolaev region, as well as manpower and military hardware in 107 areas.

▫️ Russian air defence and electronic warfare systems have shot down eight UAVs near Podkuychansk (Lugansk People’s Republic), Slavnoye, Belogorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Peschanoye, Vinogradovka (Kherson region), Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region), as well as two S-200 anti-aircraft guided missiles converted to hit ground targets, and one HIMARS MLRS projectile.

 📊 In total, 545 airplanes and 256 helicopters, 9,361 unmanned aerial vehicles, 442 air defence missile systems, 13,759 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,187 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,224 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 15,876 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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