Russian troops during a special military operation in Ukraine destroyed the Norwegian anti-aircraft missile system NASAMS, said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

This is the first report on the elimination of this type of air defense system during the NWO.

“In the area of ​​​​the settlement of Krasnoarmeysk of the Donetsk People’s Republic, a Tochka-U tactical missile launcher and a NASAMS anti-aircraft missile system were destroyed,” Konashenkov said.

The receipt of NASAMS complexes, created for the use of American AIM-120 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles from ground launchers, was announced in Kyiv in November 2022.

The delivery of the next batch of such air defense systems and Avenger systems was announced by the Pentagon on January 20.

In total, over the past day, according to the Ministry of Defense, Russian tactical aviation, missile forces and artillery defeated 86 artillery units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in firing positions, as well as enemy manpower and military equipment in 103 districts.

In addition, Russian Aerospace Forces fighters shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Chervonoarmeyskoye (Kherson region).

And air defense systems destroyed seven Ukrainian drones in a day.

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The situation in the special operation zone

According to Igor Konashenkov, in the Kupyansk direction of the NMD, Russian operational-tactical aviation and artillery of the Western Group of Forces hit the manpower and equipment of the units of the 103rd brigade of the territorial defense and the 92nd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of n.

Tabaevka and Berestovoye (Kharkiv region), as well as Novoselovskoye (LPR).

As a result, up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar were destroyed.

In addition, in the region of

The village of Blagodatovka (Kharkiv region) destroyed the warehouse of artillery ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, due to artillery fire and offensive actions of the "Center" grouping of troops, units of the 66th mechanized, 25th airborne and 80th airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village were hit.

settlements of Nevskoye (LPR) and Yampolovka (DPR), as well as in the area of ​​Serebryansky forestry.

According to the Ministry of Defense, over 70 Ukrainian soldiers, two armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles, D-20 howitzers and an American M777 were destroyed in a day.

An ammunition depot of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was hit in the area of ​​Krasny Liman (DPR).

In turn, units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions in the Donetsk direction.

In total, up to 40 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a Msta-B howitzer, an AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar, as well as a fuel storage facility for military equipment and two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in this sector per day.

In the Zaporizhia direction, artillery and units of the Vostok group of forces defeated units of the 108th and 110th brigades of the defense.

During the day, the enemy lost more than 20 people in this area, the M777 artillery system, two D-20 howitzers and one D-30.

A self-propelled howitzer "Akatsia", two self-propelled guns "Gvozdika" and a MLRS HIMARS launcher, as well as three depots with ammunition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the Kherson direction.

The growth in the number of foreign mercenaries in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Meanwhile, Director of the National Guard Viktor Zolotov visited the locations of the federal service troops in the Crimea and the Kherson region.

During the visit, the head of the department held a meeting and listened to reports on the situation in the region, where the fighters of the Russian Guard perform a wide range of tasks.

“As Viktor Zolotov noted, in the NVO zone, the enemy has an increase in the number of mercenaries from Europe.

They have significant experience in participating in armed conflicts in various countries of the world, and appropriate training, ”the press service of the Russian Guard said in a statement.

However, the department noted that during the conduct of hostilities, employees and military personnel of the Russian Guard demonstrate higher professionalism and skill.

It is also reported that since the beginning of the special operation, the department's engineering units have destroyed more than 13 tons of explosives and neutralized over 112 thousand dangerous items in the liberated territories.

Hundreds of private households and plots, as well as about 17,000 km of highways, have been cleared of unexploded shells.