MOSCOW, January 4. /TASS/. Russian forces have wiped out up to 100 Ukrainian troops, an Olkha multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) combat vehicle and three Vampire MLRS combat vehicles in the Kupyansk area, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

According to it, active actions by Battlegroup West units and artillery fire "have eliminated up to 100 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, three cars, as well as an Olkha MLRS combat vehicle and three Czech-made Vampire MLRS combat vehicles" in the Kharkov Region.