MOSCOW, January 4. /TASS/. Russia’s Armed Forces have delivered a strike on Ukrainian units in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Zaporozhye Region over the past 24 hours, with the adversary losing up to 170 troops south of Donetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The military agency noted that the enemy losses amounted "up to 170 troops, three armored fighting vehicles and seven pick-up trucks," while during counterbattery work, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery gun, a D-30 howitzer and a Rapira anti-tank gun were eliminated.