MOSCOW, November 30. /TASS/. Russian forces destroyed command posts of two Ukrainian army brigades in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.

"The strikes destroyed a rear command post of the Ukrainian army’s 53rd mechanized brigade and a command/observation post of an artillery battalion of the enemy’s 31st mechanized brigade in areas near the settlements of Krasnoarmeisk and Novogrodovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, ST-68UM and P-18 aerial target detection and tracking radars," 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 in the Kupyansk area, destroying roughly 45 enemy troops 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 14th and 30th mechanized brigades near the settlement of Sinkovka in the Kharkov Region. The enemy’s losses amounted to 45 personnel and two motor vehicles," the ministry said.

Russian forces repulse Ukrainian attack in Krasny Liman area over past day

Russian forces repulsed a Ukrainian army attack in the Krasny Liman area, destroying roughly 250 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Krasny Liman direction, units of the battlegroup Center supported by army aircraft repulsed an attack by an assault group of the Ukrainian army’s 60th mechanized brigade near the settlement of Yampolovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

The enemy’s losses in the Krasny Liman direction over the past 24 hours amounted to "250 personnel, two armored combat vehicles and four motor vehicles," the ministry specified.

Russian forces repulse two Ukrainian attacks in Donetsk area over past day

Russian forces repulsed two Ukrainian army attacks in the Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Donetsk direction, units of the southern battlegroup supported by aircraft and artillery fire repulsed two attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 79th air assault brigade near the settlement of Maryinka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.

Near the settlement of Andreyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Russian forces inflicted damage by firepower on amassed personnel and military hardware of the Ukrainian army’s 93rd mechanized brigade, it said.

Russian forces eliminate 270 Ukrainian troops in Donetsk area over past day

Russian forces eliminated roughly 270 Ukrainian troops in the Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"[In the Donetsk direction], the enemy lost as many as 270 personnel, two armored combat vehicles and three pickup trucks," the ministry said.

Near the settlement of Zhelannoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Russian forces destroyed a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station, the ministry added.

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

Russian forces eliminated roughly 100 Ukrainian troops and an enemy tank in the south Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the south Donetsk direction, units of the battlegroup East acting in interaction with aircraft and artillery inflicted damage on manpower of the Ukrainian army’s 72nd mechanized, 79th air assault and 58th motorized infantry brigades in areas near the settlements of Novomikhailovka, Konstantinovka and Novoukrainka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The enemy’s losses amounted to 100 personnel, a tank, two armored combat vehicles and three motor vehicles," the ministry said.

Russian forces repel three Ukrainian attacks in Zaporozhye area over past day

Russian forces repelled three Ukrainian army attacks and inflicted damage on manpower of three enemy brigades in the Zaporozhye area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian battlegroup, air strikes and artillery fire repelled three attacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 82nd air assault and 71st jaeger brigades near the settlement of Verbovoye in the Zaporozhye Region. In addition, they inflicted damage on the personnel of the Ukrainian army’s 118th mechanized and 46th airmobile brigades and the National Guard’s 15th special operations brigade near the settlement of Rabotino and north of Novopokrovka in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.

The Ukrainian army lost as many as 30 personnel killed and wounded and three motor vehicles in the Zaporozhye direction over the past 24 hours, the ministry specified.

Russian forces destroy 55 Ukrainian troops in Kherson area over past day

Russian forces destroyed roughly 55 Ukrainian troops and two vehicles in the Kherson area over the past day, the ministry reported.

"In the Kherson direction, the Ukrainian army’s losses amounted to 55 personnel and two motor vehicles as a result of operations by Russian troops, artillery fire and air strikes," the ministry said.

Russian air defenses destroy nine Ukrainian military drones over past day

Russian air defense forces destroyed nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, the ministry reported.

"Air defense capabilities shot down nine Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Tokarevka in the Kharkov Region, Lipovoye and Maryinka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Pshenichnoye in the Zaporozhye Region and Chaplinka in the Kherson 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 118 areas, the ministry reported.

In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 544 Ukrainian warplanes, 255 helicopters, 9,310 unmanned aerial vehicles, 442 surface-to-air missile systems, 13,712 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,187 multiple rocket launchers, 7,205 field artillery guns and mortars and 15,781 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, the ministry reported.