MOSCOW, December 3. /TASS/. Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian attack near the settlement of Verbovoye and hit Ukrainian manpower near Rabotino, eliminating up 20 soldiers, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

"In the Zaporozhye area, Russian aircraft, artillery and mortar systems repelled an attack by the Ukrainian army’s 82nd Assault Brigade near the settlement of Verbovoye in the Zaporozhye Region. They also struck the 46th Airborne Brigade of the Ukrainian army near the settlement of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye Region. The enemy lost up to 20 servicemen and two cars," the statement read.