MOSCOW, December 24. /TASS/. Russian forces struck Ukrainian military airfields, ammunition depots and amassed enemy manpower and military hardware in more than 140 areas over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.
"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck the infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition depots, warehouses of unmanned aerial vehicles and amassed enemy manpower and military equipment in 146 areas," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts 40 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov area
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 40 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy howitzers 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 losses on formations of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Liptsy and Volchansk in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 40 personnel, three motor vehicles and four 122mm D-30 howitzers, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 380 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 380 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy artillery guns 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 three mechanized brigades and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Zagryzovo, Kopanki and Ivanovka in the Kharkov Region, Novoyegorovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Terny in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled three counterattacks by enemy assault units," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 380 personnel, three pickup trucks, a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, a 122mm Gvozdika motorized artillery system, two 122mm D-30 howitzers and two US-made 105mm M119 artillery guns, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed two Bukovel-AD and Anklav-N electronic warfare stations of the Ukrainian army over the past day, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts over 250 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted more than 250 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armored vehicle and an artillery gun in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup South units improved their frontline positions and inflicted casualties on formations of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade and an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Serebryanka, Seversk, Druzhkovka, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar and Kurakhovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repelled a counterattack by an assault group of the Ukrainian army," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to more than 250 personnel, an armored personnel carrier and a 152mm D-20 howitzer, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts 585 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 585 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy tank and four armored combat vehicles 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 and a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army, two territorial defense brigades and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Krasnoarmeisk, Udachnoye, Zverevo, Andreyevka, Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Shevchenko and Novoolenovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. They repulsed 10 counterattacks by Ukrainian armed formations," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 585 personnel, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored personnel carriers, including a US-made M113 troop carrier, a Kozak armored combat vehicle, four motor vehicles and a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 160 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 160 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup East units gained more advantageous positions and inflicted losses on formations of a motorized infantry brigade and a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Vremevka, Konstantinopol, Neskuchnoye and Razliv in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Temirovka in the Zaporozhye Region. They repelled a counterattack by an assault group of the Ukrainian army," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 160 personnel, two motor vehicles, a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm Msta-S howitzer and a 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 65 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 65 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy howitzer in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup Dnepr units improved their frontline positions and inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Nikolskoye, Pridneprovskoye and Yantarnoye in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in that frontline area over the past 24 hours amounted to 65 personnel, three motor vehicles and a 122mm D-30 howitzer, it specified.
Russian air defenses destroy 65 Ukrainian UAVs, four HIMARS rockets over past day
Russian air defense forces shot down 65 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and four US-made HIMARS rockets over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Air defense capabilities shot down four rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 65 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 650 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 38,420 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 surface-to-air missile systems, 19,967 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,504 multiple rocket launchers, 19,969 field artillery guns and mortars and 29,469 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.