Arsenals, military equipment and fuel depots hit: the Russian Armed Forces launched 27 group strikes on the infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a week

In the period from November 25 to December 2, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched 27 group strikes with high-precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on military airfield infrastructure, arsenals, storage sites for artillery ammunition, weapons, military equipment and fuel bases of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.

"All designated facilities are hit," he said.

Fire damage was also inflicted on the locations of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Operational-tactical aviation and missile forces of groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation hit a fuel depot and a parking lot of aviation equipment at the Mirgorod airfield in the Poltava region, as well as six P-18 radar stations during the week.

Air defense systems shot down eight aircraft (five MiG-29, two Su-27, one Su-25) and one Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force. 41 HIMARS and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems, three HARM anti-radar missiles, as well as 188 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed.

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Situation on the front line

In the Kupiansk direction, units of the Western Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line in the area of the village of Synkivka, Kharkiv region, and repelled 18 enemy attacks. Aviation strikes and artillery fire defeated the manpower and equipment of the 10th Mountain Assault, 57th Motorized Infantry, 14th, 43rd, 53rd and 67th Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlements of Synkivka, Ivanivka and Kislivka in the Kharkiv region. The enemy's losses for the week amounted to over 315 servicemen, two tanks, eight armored combat vehicles, 15 vehicles and seven field artillery guns.

In the Krasnolimansk direction, units of the Center group of troops, supported by aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems, repelled 13 attacks by assault groups of the 12th Special Forces Brigade, the 47th and 67th Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In addition, concentrations of manpower of the 31st Brigade of the National Guard, as well as the 117th and 125th Territorial Defense Brigades near the settlements of Torskoye, Krasny Liman, Serebryanka and Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic were defeated. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 950 servicemen killed and wounded, seven armored combat vehicles and 21 vehicles.

In the Donetsk direction, units of the Southern Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery fire, continued to improve the situation along the front line and liberated the village of Artyomovskoye in the Donetsk People's Republic. Along with this, fire damage was inflicted on the manpower and equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlements of Marinka, Kurdyumovka and Klishchievka of the Donetsk People's Republic. Over the past week, the units repelled 17 enemy attacks. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 1680 servicemen, six tanks, six armored combat vehicles, 31 vehicles and 19 field artillery guns.

In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of troops repelled three enemy attacks. Air strikes and artillery fire inflicted fire damage on units of the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade and the 72nd Mechanized Brigade, as well as the 128th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Novomikhailovka, Staromayorskoye, Nikolskoye, Shevchenko, Konstantinovka and Novodonetsk of the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy's losses amounted to over 880 servicemen, a tank, six armored combat vehicles, 20 vehicles and five field artillery guns.

In the Zaporizhzhia direction, units of Russian troops conducted an active defense, during which they repelled 14 enemy attacks near the settlements of Rabotino and Verbove in the Zaporizhzhia region. At the same time, fire damage was inflicted on the manpower and equipment of the 71st Jäger, 82nd Air Assault Brigades, as well as the 33rd, 65th and 118th Mechanized Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlements of Mala Tokmachka and Novoandriivka in the Zaporozhye region. The enemy's losses amounted to 315 servicemen, five tanks, seven armored combat vehicles, 21 vehicles and five field artillery guns.

In the Kherson direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to land combat groups on the islands and the left bank of the Dnieper. As a result of preemptive actions by Russian troops and artillery fire raids, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 450 servicemen, 13 field artillery guns, 23 boats and 26 vehicles. Two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the enemy were destroyed. In addition, units of the 35th, 36th and 37th Marine Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Tyahinka, Tokarivka and Sadovoye in the Kherson region. 14 Ukrainian servicemen were captured.