MOSCOW, December 17. /TASS/. Units of the Russian group of troops, with the support of aviation and artillery, hit the manpower and equipment of three brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Zaporozhye direction, the losses of the Ukrainian troops amounted to up to 50 military personnel, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.

"In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian group of troops, with the support of aviation and artillery, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 65th, 33rd mechanized, and 128th mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Rabotino and Pyatikhatki, Zaporozhye region. Enemy losses amounted to up to 50 servicemen killed and wounded, a tank and three cars," the statement said.