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Russian forces strike over 80 Ukrainian artillery units in past day — top brass

It is noted that Russian forces destroyed four Ukrainian ammunition depots in the Kherson area over the past day

MOSCOW, February 9. /TASS/. Russian forces struck over 80 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions in the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Thursday.

"Operational-tactical and army aviation aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Russian group of forces struck 83 artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 116 areas," the spokesman said.

Russian combat aircraft and artillery struck Ukrainian manpower and equipment in the Kupyansk area, eliminating about 30 enemy troops over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Kupyansk direction, assault and army aviation aircraft and artillery of the western battlegroup inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of units from the Ukrainian army’s 103rd territorial defense brigade and 14th mechanized brigade in areas near the settlements of Gryanikovka, Tabayevka and Berestovoye in the Kharkov Region and Novosyolovskoye in the Lugansk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

"As many as 30 Ukrainian servicemen, three pickup trucks and a US-made M777 artillery system were destroyed," the general specified.

Russian combat aircraft, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems eliminated over 110 Ukrainian troops and an ammunition depot in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Krasny Liman direction, operational-tactical and army aviation aircraft, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems of the battlegroup Center inflicted damage on units of the Ukrainian army’s 116th territorial defense brigade, 92nd mechanized, 81st air mobile and 95th air assault brigades in areas near the settlements of Raigorodok and Yampolovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Stelmakhovka and Chervonaya Dibrova in the Lugansk People’s Republic, and also in the area of the Serebryansky forestry," the spokesman said.

"Over 110 Ukrainian servicemen, three armored combat vehicles, a Grad multiple rocket launcher and two D-20 howitzers were destroyed in that area over the past 24 hours. Also, a Ukrainian ammunition depot was obliterated in the area of the settlement of Podliman in the Kharkov Region," the general added.

Russian forces eliminated roughly 90 Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the Donetsk direction, as many as 90 Ukrainian personnel, two armored combat vehicles, six motor vehicles, a US-made M109 Paladin artillery system, and also a US-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar were destroyed in the past 24 hours as a result of offensive operations by the southern battlegroup, air strikes and artillery fire," the spokesman said.

Russian forces also destroyed four Ukrainian artillery ammunition depots in areas near the settlements of Slavyansk, Avdeyevka and Malinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the general added.

Russian forces destroyed over 80 Ukrainian troops in the southern Donetsk area in the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"In the southern Donetsk direction, operational-tactical aircraft and artillery of the battlegroup East inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of units from the Ukrainian army’s 35th marine infantry brigade, 1st tank brigade and 72nd mechanized brigade in areas near the settlements of Vodyanoye and Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic. Over 85 personnel were destroyed in that area in the past 24 hours," the spokesman said.

During the last 24-hour period, Russian forces destroyed one Ukrainian tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, a Msta-B howitzer, a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery gun and two howitzers (D-20 and D-30) in that area, the general added.

"In addition, a Ukrainian ammunition depot was destroyed near the settlement of Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic," Konashenkov reported.

Russian forces destroyed four Ukrainian ammunition depots in the Kherson area over the past day, he said.

"In the Kherson direction, a Msta-B howitzer and three heavy mortars of the Ukrainian army were destroyed in counter-battery fire in the past 24 hours," the spokesman said.

In addition, "in areas near the settlements of Nikolayevka and Chernobayevka in the Kherson Region, four Ukrainian ammunition depots were destroyed," the general added.

Russian combat aircraft shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 plane in the area of the settlement of Novopavlovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.

Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 ground attack plane in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.

"Russian air defense capabilities shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Su-25 plane in the area of the city of Kherson. In addition, in the past 24 hours, they destroyed 11 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, and also 13 rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system in areas near the settlements of Tavolzhanka and Lozovaya in the Kharkov Region, Kirillovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Kremennaya, Krasnorechenskoye, Kolomiychika, Chervonopopovka and Naugolnaya in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Vodyanoye in the Zaporozhye Region and Knyaze-Grigorovka in the Kherson Region," the spokesman said.

In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 384 Ukrainian warplanes, 206 helicopters, 3,057 unmanned aerial vehicles, 403 surface-to-air missile systems, 7,798 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,012 multiple rocket launchers, 4,034 field artillery guns and mortars and 8,302 special military motor vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.