MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. Russian forces destroyed three Ukrainian command posts in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.
"A radar station of an S-300 surface-to-air missile system and three command posts of the Ukrainian army’s 67th mechanized brigade and 31st special operations brigade and the National Guard’s 50th regiment were destroyed near the settlement of Serebryanka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian forces repel two Ukrainian attacks in Kupyansk area over past day
Russian forces repelled two Ukrainian army attacks and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in the Kupyansk area over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Kupyansk direction, units of the western battlegroup conducted active operations with the support of aircraft and artillery fire and repelled two attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 57th mechanized brigade near the settlement of Sinkovka in the Kharkov Region. They destroyed as many as 30 personnel, a tank and two pickup trucks. In counter-battery fire, they eliminated an M777 artillery system and an M114 howitzer of US manufacture, a Gvozdika motorized artillery system, a D-20 howitzer and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar station," the ministry said.
Near the settlement of Volchansk in the Kharkov Region, Russian forces obliterated an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army’s 1st special operations brigade, it said.
Russian forces repel three Ukrainian attacks in Krasny Liman area over past day
Russian forces repelled three Ukrainian army attacks in the Krasny Liman area, eliminating roughly 180 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Krasny Liman direction, units of the battlegroup Center, army aircraft strikes and artillery fire repelled three attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 12th special operations brigade and the National Guard’s 5th brigade in areas near the settlements of Grigorovka and Serebryanka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The enemy’s losses amounted to 180 personnel, two motor vehicles, an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery gun and a Gvozdika motorized artillery system," the ministry said.
Russian forces eliminate 220 Ukrainian troops in Donetsk area over past day
Russian forces eliminated roughly 220 Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Donetsk direction, units of the southern battlegroup in interaction with aircraft and artillery inflicted damage on enemy manpower and equipment in areas near the settlements of Razdolovka, Andreyevka, Kleshcheyevka, Nikolayevka and Kurdyumovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The enemy’s losses in that direction amounted to 220 personnel, a tank and seven motor vehicles," the ministry said.
In counter-battery fire, Russian forces crippled a French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery system and a Polish-manufactured Krab motorized artillery gun, two Msta-B howitzers and an MT-12 anti-tank gun, the ministry specified.
Russian forces strike three Ukrainian army brigades in south Donetsk area over past day
Russian forces inflicted damage on three Ukrainian army brigades in the south Donetsk area, destroying roughly 140 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the south Donetsk direction, units of the battlegroup East conducted active operations and in interaction with army aircraft and artillery inflicted damage by firepower on amassed personnel and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 72nd mechanized, 102nd and 127th territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Ugledar and Rovnopol in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Chervonoye in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
The enemy’s losses in the south Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 140 personnel, two armored combat vehicles and three motor vehicles, the ministry specified.
"In counter-battery fire, an M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery gun and an M777 artillery system of US manufacture, a Giatsint-S self-propelled artillery gun, two D-20 howitzers and an MT-12 gun were destroyed," the ministry reported.
Russian forces destroy over 40 Ukrainian troops in Zaporozhye area over past day
Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian army attack and inflicted damage on amassed enemy troops and military hardware in the Zaporozhye area, destroying more than 40 adversary personnel over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian battlegroup, air strikes and artillery fire repelled an attack by a Ukrainian assault group and inflicted damage on amassed manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 33rd mechanized brigade near the settlement of Rabotino in the Zaporozhye Region. They destroyed over 40 personnel, three pickup trucks and a US-made M119 howitzer," the ministry said.
Russian forces wipe out German-made Cobra counter-battery radar in Kherson area
Russian forces eliminated roughly 60 Ukrainian troops and destroyed a German-made Cobra counter-battery radar for the first time in the Kherson area over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Kherson direction, the Ukrainian army’s losses amounted to over 60 personnel and three motor vehicles as a result of damage inflicted by combined firepower. In counter-battery fire, a Msta-B howitzer, two D-30 howitzers and a Cobra counter-battery radar station were destroyed," the ministry said.
Russian air defenses down Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter in Dnepropetrovsk Region
Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet in the Dnepropetrovsk Region over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Air defense capabilities shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft near the city of Pavlograd in the Dnepropetrovsk Region," the ministry said.
Russian air defenses intercept 7 HIMARS rockets, destroy 30 Ukrainian UAVs in past day
Russian air defense forces intercepted seven rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and destroyed 30 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Over the past 24 hours, air defense capabilities intercepted seven rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system. In addition, they destroyed 30 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Tokarevka in the Kharkov Region, Svatovo and Kolomiychikha in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Vasilevka, Belogorovka and Kirillovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Romanovskoye in the Zaporozhye Region," 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 145 areas, the ministry said.
In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 535 Ukrainian warplanes, 254 helicopters, 8,934 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 surface-to-air missile systems, 13,396 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,184 multiple rocket launchers, 7,105 field artillery guns and mortars and 15,273 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, the ministry reported.