The Russian side returned 63 servicemen of the Russian Armed Forces from the territory of Ukraine controlled by the Kyiv regime.

This was stated in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

“As a result of a complex negotiation process, 63 servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation were returned from the territory of Ukraine controlled by the Kyiv regime,” the Russian Defense Ministry stressed.

As noted in the department, all military personnel are currently on the territory of Russia.

They receive psychological and medical assistance.

The military was also given the opportunity to contact relatives.

“The group of released Russian servicemen includes persons of a “sensitive category”, the exchange of which became possible thanks to the mediation efforts of the leadership of the United Arab Emirates,” the Russian Defense Ministry added.

The situation on the directions of the NWO

As reported at a briefing by the Ministry of Defense on February 3, in the Kupyansk direction, operational-tactical aviation strikes, artillery fire from the Western Group of Forces defeated the manpower and equipment of the units of the 103rd Territorial Defense Brigade and the 92nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The enemy lost up to 40 servicemen, an armored combat vehicle, as well as a US-made AN / TPQ-50 counter-battery radar.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, as a result of artillery fire and offensive actions of the "Center" group of troops, units of the 66th mechanized, 25th airborne and 80th airborne assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated.

Destroyed over

70

Ukrainian servicemen, two armored fighting vehicles, an infantry fighting vehicle, a D-20 howitzer and an M-777 artillery system made in the USA.

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In the Donetsk direction, during the offensive operations, units of the Southern Group of Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions.

During the day, the enemy lost up to 40 servicemen in this direction, the MSTA-B howitzer, as well as the US-made AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar. 

In the Zaporozhye direction, artillery fire and units of the Vostok group of troops defeated the units of the 108th and 110th territorial defense brigades.

Enemy losses in this direction per day are more than 20 servicemen, the US-made M-777 artillery system, two D-20 howitzers, and a D-30 howitzer.

A self-propelled howitzer "Acacia" and two self-propelled artillery mounts "Gvozdika" were destroyed in the course of a counter-battery fight in the Kherson direction during the day.

A US-made HIMARS launcher was destroyed near Antonovka in the Kherson region.

"They are trying to scare us"

The city of Yasinovataya in the Donetsk People's Republic has been under constant shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine since 2014.

Ukrainian troops strike at residential buildings and social infrastructure facilities.

Civilians become victims of shelling.

“They (APU. -

RT

) are trying to kill more of the population, to intimidate us.

We’ve been living since 2014,” local resident Vyacheslav told RT military envoy Roman Kosarev.

The city authorities reported that as a result of shelling by Ukrainian troops, about 70% of residential buildings were destroyed. 

During the shelling of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, shells of 155 mm caliber were used.