The official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov, during a briefing, announced a massive strike with high-precision long-range air and sea-based weapons on the military command and control system, defense complex facilities and related energy facilities of Ukraine.

According to him, the purpose of the strike was achieved, all designated objects were hit. 

“As a result of the strike, the production and repair of Ukrainian weapons at the enterprises of the military-industrial complex was stopped, the rail transportation of military equipment for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including foreign production, was disrupted.

The transfer of reserves to combat areas is difficult.

I emphasize that there were no missile attacks on the city of Kyiv,” Konashenkov said.

On the eve of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted that a massive strike with high-precision air and sea-based weapons was inflicted at about 15:00 Moscow time on the military command and control system and related objects of the defense complex, communication centers, energy and military units of Ukraine, despite attempts by the Kyiv regime to disrupt the terrorist an act of combat work of Russian long-range aviation.

The situation on the fronts

According to the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, in the course of the offensive, Russian troops took advantageous lines and new positions in the Krasnolimansky direction.

More than 80 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, three armored combat vehicles and two pickup trucks were destroyed by artillery fire and air strikes.

In the Kupyansk direction, preemptive artillery fire thwarted an enemy attempt to attack in the direction of Kuzemovka, Luhansk People's Republic.

Up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles and one pickup truck were destroyed.

In the South-Donetsk direction, units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine tried to restore the lost position in the areas of Vladimirovka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Novodarovka (Zaporozhye region).

Attack aviation strikes and artillery fire stopped the enemy forces and pushed them back to their original positions.

Ukrainian armed formations lost more than 30 militants killed and wounded, two infantry fighting vehicles and three vehicles.

“Offensive operations of the Russian troops are successfully continuing in the Donetsk direction.

Attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to counterattack Russian units in the areas of the settlements of Spornoye, Kurdyumovka and Maryinka of the Donetsk People's Republic were repelled.

Over 60 Ukrainian servicemen and five armored combat vehicles were destroyed in a day,” Konashenkov said.

Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a conference call spoke about the ongoing liberation of Donbass.

According to him, Mayorsk, Pavlovka, Opytnoe, Andreevka, Belogorovka Yuzhnaya and Kurdyumovka have recently come under the control of Russian troops.

He also said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost over 8.3 thousand military personnel, more than a dozen units of aircraft, almost 150 tanks and over 300 armored vehicles in November.

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Summary of NWO

As a result of strikes by operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery, a radar station of the Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system in the DPR, three depots of missile and artillery weapons and ammunition in the Zaporozhye region were destroyed, a point of temporary deployment of foreign mercenaries in the Kharkiv region was hit, and also four command posts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

This was announced by the official representative of the RF Ministry of Defense Igor Konashenkov.

Also hit were 83 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 176 districts.

Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Yasenovoe in the DPR.

Air defense systems destroyed six drones, two American HARM anti-radar missiles and intercepted 15 HIMARS and Uragan multiple rocket launchers.