MOSCOW, January 11. /TASS/. Russian forces wiped out enemy soldiers during a Ukrainian attempt to rotate troops in the Kupyansk area, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

"A T-72B3 tank crew of Battlegroup West’s combined arms army conducted fire from a covered firing position, wiping out Ukrainian soldiers during an attempt to rotate troops on the frontline in the Kupyansk area of the special military operation zone," the statement reads. Earlier, a night vision drone operator detected some activity on Ukrainian positions as troops secretly moved to an evacuation point. The coordinates of enemy soldiers were sent to tank crews and one of them took up a firing position to carry out a strike. Objective control data confirmed that all targets had been hit.

"Tank crews of Battlegroup West’s combined arms army continue to inflict fire damage on Ukrainian troops, weapons and military equipment in the Kupyansk area," the statement added.