MOSCOW: Russian air defense forces intercepted 11 rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and destroyed 11 Ukrainian u...
MOSCOW: Russian air defense forces intercepted 11 rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and destroyed 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Thursday.
"Air defense capabilities intercepted 11 rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. In addition, they destroyed 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Tavolzhanka in the Kharkov Region, Kremennaya and Kovalyovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Nikolskoye, Novosyolovka and Peski in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.
Russian forces neutralize three Ukrainian subversive groups in Kupyansk area
Russian forces struck Ukrainian army units in the Kupyansk area, eliminating 50 enemy troops and neutralizing three subversive groups over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Kupyansk direction, assault and army aviation aircraft and artillery of the western battlegroup struck the enemy units in areas near the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Peschanoye and Masyutovka in the Kharkov Region. In addition, three Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance groups were neutralized in areas near the settlements of Novosyolovskoye and Artyomovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Pershotravnevoye in the Kharkov Region," the spokesman said.
The strikes eliminated enemy manpower and equipment, the general said.
"Over 50 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, two motor vehicles, and also a US-manufactured AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar were destroyed in that area in the past 24 hours," Konashenkov reported.
Russian forces destroy 80 Ukrainian troops in Krasny Liman area
Russian forces destroyed roughly 80 Ukrainian troops and a self-propelled mortar in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, he said.
"In the Krasny Liman direction, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the battlegroup Center struck the Ukrainian army units near the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova and Chervonopopovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic. The strikes eliminated as many as 80 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles, a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, a Nona motorized mortar, and also D-20 and D-30 howitzers," the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroy over 140 Ukrainian troops in Donetsk advance
Russian forces destroyed over 140 Ukrainian troops in their advance in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Donetsk direction, over 140 Ukrainian personnel, three armored combat vehicles and eight motor vehicles were destroyed as a result of active operations by units of the southern battlegroup, strikes by its operational/tactical aircraft, artillery and heavy flamethrower fire," the spokesman said.
Russian forces also obliterated a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery gun, Gvozdika and Akatsiya motorized howitzers, a D-20 howitzer and also a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, the general added.
"In addition, in the area of the settlement of Sergeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, an artillery armament depot of the Ukrainian army’s 107th rocket brigade was destroyed," Konashenkov reported.
Russian forces thwart Ukrainian army’s counter-attack in DPR
Russian forces thwarted an attempt by an enemy assault group to counter-attack in the Donetsk People’s Republic, he said.
"In the southern Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, operational/tactical aircraft and artillery of the battlegroup East struck the Ukrainian army units in areas near the settlements of Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Marfopol and Zagornoye in the Zaporozhye Region. In addition, an attempt by an enemy assault group to launch a counter-offensive towards the communities of Vodyanoye and Nikolskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic was thwarted," the spokesman said.
Russian forces eliminated as many as 35 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, two pickup trucks, and also D-20 and D-30 howitzers in those areas in the past 24 hours, the general specified.
Russian forces destroy 20 Ukrainian troops in Kherson area
Russian forces destroyed roughly 20 Ukrainian troops and an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Kherson direction, as many as 20 Ukrainian personnel, two motor vehicles and an Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer were destroyed in the past 24 hours as a result of damage inflicted by firepower," the spokesman said.
Russian forces thwart Ukrainian saboteurs’ attempt to infiltrate into Bryansk Region
Russian forces jointly with border guards thwarted an attempt by a Ukrainian subversive group to infiltrate into the Bryansk Region, Konashenkov reported.
"Today, at about 8:30 a.m., units of the Western Military District protecting the state border jointly with a border guard team from the Border Guard Department of the FSB [Federal Security Service] of Russia for the Bryansk Region thwarted an attempt by a Ukrainian subversive/reconnaissance group of over 15 militants to infiltrate into the territory of the Russian Federation near the settlement of Sluchayevsk in the Bryansk Region," the spokesman said.
Artillery of the Western Military District delivered a strike on the enemy and the adversary subversive group retreated into Ukrainian territory, suffering casualties, the general said.
"There are no casualties among the Russian personnel," Konashenkov reported.
Kiev destroyed 14 Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered near Avdeyevka
The Kiev regime delivered a massive artillery strike and destroyed all the 14 Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered to Russian troops near Avdeyevka on April 5, Konashenkov said.
The Kiev regime deliberately destroys its military personnel by artillery fire to cut short soldiers’ attempts to leave their positions and retreat when attacked by advancing Russian troops, the spokesman said.
"On April 5 this year, units of the southern battlegroup conducted active operations near the settlement of Avdeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic to seize an enemy stronghold. During the battle, the commander of a unit from the Ukrainian army’s 53rd mechanized brigade positioned at the stronghold communicated to the Russian military command via an open radio channel that his unit of 14 soldiers would voluntarily lay down arms and wished to surrender," the general said.
Russian forces halted combat operations and gunfire to provide for the safe exit of Ukrainian soldiers. The surrendered Ukrainian personnel were accommodated in a dugout until the morning to subsequently bring them to the Russian battlegroup’s rear area, Konashenkov said.
"At night, Ukrainian artillery purposefully opened massive fire on the dugout with the surrendered Ukrainian personnel, launching about 300 large-caliber shells. The deliberate strike by the Ukrainian artillery killed all the 14 Ukrainian servicemen who had voluntarily laid down their arms," he said.
Russian forces strike Ukrainian army brigade’s command post in DPR
Russian forces struck the command post of the Ukrainian army’s 110th mechanized brigade in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the area of the settlement of Avdeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the command post of the Ukrainian army’s 110th mechanized brigade was struck," the spokesman said.
During the last 24-hour period, operational/tactical and army aviation aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Russian group of forces struck 92 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and equipment in 128 areas, the general said.
In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 406 Ukrainian warplanes, 228 helicopters, 3,684 unmanned aerial vehicles, 415 surface-to-air missile systems, 8,554 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,078 multiple launch rocket systems, 4,515 field artillery guns and mortars and 9,319 special military motor vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.
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