MOSCOW, December 19. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated two communities 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.
"Battlegroup East units liberated the settlements of Zelenovka and Novy Komar in the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of successful offensive operations," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts over 100 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov area
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 100 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy armored vehicles in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup North units operating in the Kharkov direction inflicted casualties on the armed formations of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Zolochev and Volchansk in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost more than 100 personnel, five armored combat vehicles, 13 motor vehicles and two 122mm D-30 howitzers in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 460 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup West repelled two Ukrainian counterattacks and inflicted roughly 460 casualties on enemy troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted losses on manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade, a jaeger brigade and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Monachinovka, Kutkovka, Dvurechnaya and Lozovaya in the Kharkov Region, Novoyegorovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Terny in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repulsed two counterattacks by enemy assault groups," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 460 personnel, six pickup trucks, a 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system and two 122mm D-30 howitzers, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 315 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 315 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a US-made armored vehicle in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup South units gained more advantageous positions and inflicted casualties on formations of two mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Chasov Yar, Reznikovka, Zvanovka, Seversk and Fyodorovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 315 personnel, two armored personnel carriers, including a US-made M113 armored vehicle, an armored combat vehicle, two motor vehicles, a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer, a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed two field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 520 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 520 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy howitzers in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup Center units kept moving deep into the enemy’s defenses and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Dzerzhinsk, Peschanoye, Zarya, Shcherbinovka and Katerinovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled 12 counterattacks by Ukrainian armed formations," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 520 personnel, a Kozak armored combat vehicle, seven motor vehicles, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, a 152mm D-20 howitzer and two 122mm D-30 howitzers, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 175 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 175 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy artillery systems over the past day, the ministry reported.
During the last 24-hour period, Battlegroup East units "inflicted losses on formations of a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, a territorial defense brigade and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Bogatyr, Velikaya Novosyolka, Zelyonoye Pole and Vremevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled an enemy counterattack," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 175 personnel, an infantry fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, two 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian electronic warfare station over the past 24 hours, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 60 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 60 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed a US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launcher in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Kamenskoye and Nesteryanka in the Zaporozhye Region, Antonovka and Sadovoye in the Kherson Region. They repelled a counterattack by an enemy assault group," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 60 personnel, a motor vehicle, two 152mm D-20 howitzers and a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian electronic warfare station, it said.
Russian forces strike Ukrainian military airfields, manpower, equipment in 149 areas
Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields, enemy manpower and military hardware in 149 areas over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck infrastructure of military airfields and amassed manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian army in 149 locations," the ministry said.
Russian air defenses destroy 154 Ukrainian UAVs, Neptune missile over past day
Russian air defense forces shot down 154 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and a Neptune long-range missile over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Air defense capabilities shot down a rocket of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, a Neptune long-range missile and 154 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 650 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 38,064 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 surface-to-air missile systems, 19,844 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,502 multiple rocket launchers, 19,822 field artillery guns and mortars and 29,326 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.