The Russian military during a special operation in Ukraine eliminated a group of mercenaries from the United States, Britain and Poland, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

As the official representative of the department, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, said during the briefing, this happened in the area of ​​​​the village of Krasny Lyman (DPR).

“As a result of a high-precision strike by the Russian Aerospace Forces, up to 100 militants of national formations and foreign mercenaries were destroyed, including about 40 mercenaries from the United States, Great Britain and Poland, as well as ten armored combat vehicles,” Konashenkov said.

He also stated that in the Krasnolimansky direction, the enemy unsuccessfully attacked with two battalion tactical groups in the direction of several settlements of the LPR and DPR.

Russian artillery and aviation destroyed up to 250 Ukrainian servicemen and nationalists, two tanks, four armored combat vehicles, a Grad multiple launch rocket system, a self-propelled artillery mount and 12 vehicles.

In the Kupyansk direction, the battalion tactical group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to attack the positions of Russian troops on a narrow sector of the front in the direction of the village.

Novoselovskoye village (LPR).

As noted in the Ministry of Defense, the enemy units were stopped by the strikes of army aviation, artillery, heavy flamethrower systems and the active actions of the troops.

In the Kharkiv region, the enemy also attempted to attack with the forces of a company tactical group, but the attack was thwarted after strikes against advancing units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the day in this direction, Russian troops destroyed up to 200 Ukrainian servicemen, eight tanks, nine armored vehicles and eight pickup trucks.

  • The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation - on the course of a special military operation in Ukraine

In turn, in the South-Donetsk direction, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated by Russian artillery fire and the active actions of assault groups in the areas of the settlement.

p. Pavlovka, Novomikhailovka and Vremevka (DPR).

As a result, up to 70 Ukrainian soldiers were liquidated, one tank, infantry fighting vehicles, four pickup trucks and two M777 howitzers were destroyed.

In the Nikolaev-Krivoy Rog direction, the enemy twice attacked the positions of Russian troops with forces up to a motorized infantry company.

According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, more than 50 Ukrainian soldiers, eight armored combat vehicles and ten vehicles were destroyed as a result.

Loitering ammunition destroyed two self-propelled artillery mounts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During the day, Russian aviation, artillery and missile troops hit the command post of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 67 artillery units in firing positions, as well as enemy manpower and military equipment in 184 districts.

An ammunition depot of the 65th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed near the city of Zaporozhye, and as a result of a strike on the depot of rocket and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of

120 HIMARS MLRS rockets, 250 Smerch MLRS shells and two transport-loading vehicles were destroyed in the village of Krasnoarmeysk (DPR).

Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down one drone per day.

Another 16 UAVs were shot down by air defense systems.

Along with this, six HIMARS shells, two Alder MLRS shells, and one American HARM anti-radar missile were intercepted in the air.

In addition, in the area of

Kuzemovka village (LPR) shot down a Ukrainian ballistic missile "Tochka-U".

Reports of NM of the Republics of Donbass

On November 6, the People’s Militia of the DPR reported that in the course of joint operations with the RF Armed Forces, the Ukrainian self-propelled guns 2S1 Gvozdika, the 2A65 howitzer, the Grad MLRS, two T-72B tanks and one T-64BV, 11 units of armored and automotive equipment and five drones.

Enemy losses in manpower amounted to 40 people.

In turn, the press service of the People's Militia of the LPR reported that the losses of the enemy as a result of the offensive actions of the forces of the republic during the day amounted to 70 people.

Two tanks, three armored personnel carriers and 15 units of special vehicles were also destroyed.