Up to 100 foreign mercenaries were destroyed by the high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces in the Donetsk People's Republic.

This was stated during the briefing by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov.

“In the area of ​​​​the settlement of Chasov Yar of the Donetsk People’s Republic, as a result of a strike with high-precision weapons of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the points of temporary deployment of militants of the so-called Foreign Legion, up to 100 foreign mercenaries and six armored vehicles were destroyed,” Konashenkov said.

At the same time, operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery destroyed four depots of rocket and artillery weapons of the Zaporizhzhya Armed Forces group near Razumivka, Zaporozhye region, as well as an ammunition depot, which stored more than 100 rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and more 7 thousand foreign-made large-caliber artillery shells in the Dnepropetrovsk region.

In addition, six command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the DPR, Kherson and Kharkov regions, 62 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 137 districts were defeated.

In turn, air defense systems shot down two HIMARS MLRS shells in the Kherson region, as well as an Excalibur guided artillery shell in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe settlement of Miropolye, Sumy region.

The situation on the directions of the NWO

The armed forces of the Russian Federation in the Kupyansk direction prevented an attack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine with artillery fire on the areas of concentration of enemy manpower, destroying up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen and two pickup trucks, an official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry said.



In the Krasnolimansky direction, preemptive fire thwarted attempts by the armed formations of Ukraine to attack in the direction of the settlements of Kolomyychikha and Ploschanka of the Lugansk People's Republic by forces of two company tactical groups.

The enemy also made unsuccessful attempts to equip strongholds and gain a foothold near Ploschanka and Chervonopopovka.

“As a result of artillery fire, the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were dispersed and thrown back to their original positions.

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction amounted to more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded.

Three armored combat vehicles and four units of special vehicles were destroyed,” Igor Konashenkov stressed.

According to him, up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, two armored combat vehicles and five pickup trucks were destroyed in the Donetsk direction as a result of fire damage and decisive actions of Russian troops.

Whereas in the South-Donetsk direction, representatives of the Kyiv regime tried to restore the lost position in the areas of the settlements of Novomikhailovka, Pavlovka and Shevchenko of the Donetsk People's Republic.

“By artillery strikes and the actions of assault groups, all attacks were repelled, the enemy was thrown back to their original positions.

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in this direction amounted to 60 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armored combat vehicles, two MT-LBs and five vehicles,” the representative of the Russian Defense Ministry explained.

Released from Ukrainian captivity

The doctor examined nine Russian servicemen released from Ukrainian captivity as part of the exchange, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reports.

“At the initial examination of all patients, it can be said that their general condition does not suffer, vital functions are not impaired.

Everyone is alive and well, but additional examination and rehabilitation in stationary conditions are required, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.

At the same time, one of the servicemen was denied the necessary operation after a gunshot wound.

“They treated me, but they didn’t do the operation, they said, do it in Russia,” he said.

In turn, one of the returnees said that he was overwhelmed with emotions, and his soul was relieved after his release.

“I feel relieved that I am already standing on my native land,” he added.

On November 26, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that as a result of the negotiation process, nine Russian servicemen were returned from the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime, who were in mortal danger in captivity.