MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. Russian forces destroyed two German-made Leopard tanks and roughly 85 Ukrainian troops in the Zaporozhye area over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.

"In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian battlegroup, air strikes and artillery fire repulsed an attack by an assault group of the Ukrainian army’s 65th mechanized brigade near the settlement of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye Region. The enemy’s losses in that direction totaled as many as 85 personnel, three tanks, including two Leopards, four armored combat vehicles and two motor vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.

In counter-battery fire, Russian forces destroyed a US-made M777 artillery system, a D-20 artillery gun and a US-manufactured M119 howitzer, the ministry specified.

Russian forces eliminate 225 Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk area over past day

Russian forces repulsed six Ukrainian army attacks in the Kupyansk area, eliminating roughly 225 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.

"The enemy’s losses totaled as many as 225 personnel, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles and a Gvozdika motorized artillery system," the ministry said.

Units of Russia’s battlegroup West operating in interaction with aircraft, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems repelled six attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 41st, 54th and 67th mechanized and 68th jaeger brigades near Sinkovka and Sergeyevka, the ministry said.

Russian forces repel four Ukrainian attacks in Krasny Liman area over past day

Russian forces repelled four Ukrainian army attacks in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Krasny Liman direction, four attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 24th and 67th mechanized brigades were repelled by well-coordinated operations of units from the battlegroup Center, air strikes and artillery fire in areas near the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova and Petrovskoye in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Torskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

Russian forces eliminate over 120 Ukrainian troops in Krasny Liman area over past day

Russian forces eliminated over 120 Ukrainian troops in the Krasny Liman area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"The enemy’s losses totaled over 120 personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles and an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery gun," the ministry said.

Russian forces destroy 295 Ukrainian troops in Donetsk area over past day

Russian forces destroyed roughly 295 Ukrainian troops and a Czech-made howitzer in the Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported.

Units of Russia’s battlegroup South supported by aircraft and artillery repulsed an attack by an assault group of the Ukrainian army near Bogdanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. In addition, they inflicted damage by firepower on enemy personnel and military hardware near the settlements of Andreyevka, Kleshcheyevka and Vasyukovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the ministry specified.

"The Ukrainian army’s losses in that direction totaled as many as 295 personnel, a tank, five armored combat vehicles and two motor vehicles. In counter-battery fire, Russian forces destroyed a US-made M777 artillery gun and a Czech-made Dana self-propelled howitzer," the ministry said.

Russian forces eliminate 100 Ukrainian troops in south Donetsk area over past day

Russian forces struck four Ukrainian army brigades in the south Donetsk area, eliminating roughly 100 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the south Donetsk direction, active operations by units of the battlegroup East operating in interaction with army aircraft and artillery inflicted damage by firepower on amassed personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 72nd mechanized, 58th motorized infantry, 118th and 128th territorial defense brigades near the city of Ugledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the settlements of Urozhainoye, Staromayorskoye and Nikolskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army’s losses in the south Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 100 personnel and two armored combat vehicles. In counter-battery fire, Russian forces destroyed a US-made M777 artillery system, an Akatsiya motorized artillery gun and two D-20 howitzers, the ministry specified.

Russian forces wipe out Ukrainian ammo depot in Dnepropetrovsk Region

Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition depot in the Dnepropetrovsk Region over the past day, the ministry reported.

"A Ukrainian ammunition depot was destroyed near the settlement of Orlovshchina in the Dnepropetrovsk Region," the ministry said.

In the Kherson direction, Russian forces eliminated over 25 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles and an Msta-B howitzer as a result of damage inflicted on the enemy by firepower, the ministry said.

Russian air defenses intercept 6 HIMARS, GLSDB rockets, destroy 27 Ukrainian UAVs

Russian air defense forces intercepted six HIMARS and GLSDB munitions and destroyed 27 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Air defense capabilities intercepted six HIMARS and GLSDB rockets," the ministry said.

During the last 24-hour period, Russian air defense systems also destroyed 27 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Topolevka and Kremennaya in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Mirnoye, Inzhenernoye and Zolotaya Polyana in the Zaporozhye Region, Chaplinka and Sagy in the Kherson Region, the ministry specified.

Russian forces wipe out command posts of three Ukrainian army brigades in DPR

Russian forces destroyed command posts of three Ukrainian army brigades in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Three command posts of the Ukrainian army’s 67th and 72nd mechanized brigades and the National Guard’s 31st special operations brigade were destroyed near the settlements of Serebryanka and Novomikhailovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

During the last 24-hour period, operational/tactical and army aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groupings of forces inflicted damage on Ukrainian manpower and military hardware in 128 areas, the ministry specified.

In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 515 Ukrainian warplanes, 253 helicopters, 8,298 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 surface-to-air missile systems, 12,950 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,169 multiple rocket launchers, 6,888 field artillery guns and mortars and 14,672 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, the ministry reported.