Russian army hits two Ukrainian ammunition depots — top brass
It is reported that the Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 260 troops in the Donetsk area in the past day
MOSCOW, January 11. /TASS/. The Russian army has hit two Ukrainian ammunition depots over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry reported.·"Missile forces, artillery and strike drones of Russia’s groups of forces have hit two Ukrainian ammunition depots, 119 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 126 areas," the military said.
TASS has compiled the main achievements of the Russian armed forces in the special military operation zone over the past day.
Donetsk area
The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 260 troops in the Donetsk area in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"In the Donetsk area, units of Battlegroup South, acting in coordination with tactical and army aircraft crews and artillery forces, inflicted damage on troops and equipment of the 22nd, 42nd and 93rd mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian armed forces near Andreyevka and Kleshcheyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the statement reads.
According to the ministry, the enemy lost up to 260 troops, two armored personnel carriers, 15 motor vehicles, a D-20 howitzer and a Msta-B howitzer.
The Russian armed forces wiped out more than 145 Ukrainian servicemen over the past 24 hours, the military added.
"In the south Donetsk area, the coordinated actions of Russia’s battlegroup East, supported by aviation, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems, hit the positions of the Ukrainian 72nd mechanized and 58th motorized infantry brigades near Novomikhailovka and Pavlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry said, adding that the Ukrainian forces lost over 145 servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, three vehicles, as well as two Akatsiya howitzers over the past 24 hours.
Kupyansk area
Russian forces repelled four Ukrainian attacks in the Kupyansk area in the past day, the ministry said in a statement.
"In the Kupyansk area, units of Battlegroup West, aircraft crews and artillery forces repelled four counterattacks by the 32nd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces near Sinkovka in the Kharkov Region. In addition, fire damage was inflicted on troops and equipment of the 25th Airborne Brigade and the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces near Berestovoye in the Kharkov Region and Terny in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the statement said.
The military added that the Ukrainian army had lost up to 85 troops, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles and a Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system.
Kherson area
The Ukrainian armed forces lost up to 30 servicemen and a D-20 howitzer in the Kherson area over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry noted.
"In the Kherson area, Russia’s battlegroup Dnepr destroyed up to 30 servicemen, four vehicles, as well as a D-20 howitzer," the ministry said.
Zaporozhye area
The daily losses of the Ukrainian military in the Zaporozhye area amounted to up to 30 soldiers, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.
"Ukraine’s losses totaled 30 soldiers, 2 armored combat vehicles and 3 other vehicles," the statement said.
The Russian group of troops used air strikes and artillery fire to hit the locations of manpower and materiel of Ukraine’s 118th mechanized and 82nd airborne assault brigades and the 15th brigade of the National Guard in the areas of Rabotino and Verbovoye in the Zaporozhye Region.
Krasny Liman area
The losses of the Ukrainian army in the Krasny Liman area have amounted to roughly 160 military over the past 24 hours; Russian troops have also hit the enemy's manpower and military hardware in that area, the ministry said.
"In the Krasny Liman area, units of the battlegroup Center supported by army aircraft, artillery fire and heavy flamethrowers, hit the enemy’s manpower and hardware concentrated in the area of the Serebryansky forestry. The enemy's losses amounted to up to 160 servicemen, four vehicles, and an Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system," the military pointed out.
Special military operation progress
Russian air defense forces shot down 29 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said.
"Air defense capabilities shot down 29 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Belgorovka, Verkhnekamenka in the Laugansk People’s Republic, Maryinka, Spornoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Kamenka-Dneprovskaya in the Zaporozhye Region, Kazachiy Lageri, Alyoshki in the Kherson Region and also a rocket of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system," the ministry said in a statement.