MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS/. Russian troops liberated two communities in the Kharkov Region and the Donbass area over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.
"Battlegroup West units liberated the settlement of Novomlynsk in the Kharkov Region through successful operations… Battlegroup Center units advanced deep into the enemy’s defenses and liberated the settlement of Baranovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts 30 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov area
Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 30 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot 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 formations of a territorial defense brigade near the settlement of Volchansk in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 30 personnel, a motor vehicle and three field artillery guns in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts over 220 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 220 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
During the last 24-hour period, Battlegroup West units "inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades and a mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Kolodeznoye, Kutkovka, Doroshovka, Kondrashovka, Peschanoye, Novaya Kruglyakovka and Zelyony Gai in the Kharkov Region and Yampolovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost more than 220 personnel, three armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, nine pickup trucks and four field artillery guns, among them two Western-made weapons in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed four electronic warfare stations and five ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts 200 casualties on Ukrainian army over past day
Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 200 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup South units gained better lines and positions and inflicted casualties on formations of three mechanized brigades and a motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian army and two territorial defense brigades near the settlements of Tikhonovka, Belokuzminovka, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Chasov Yar, Konstantinovka and Dachnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 200 personnel, an armored combat vehicle and five motor vehicles in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed two ammunition depots of the Ukrainian army, it said.
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts over 500 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 500 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
During the last 24-hour period, Battlegroup Center units "inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of seven mechanized brigades and a jaeger brigade of the Ukrainian army and the Lyut assault brigade of Ukraine’s national police near the settlements of Shcherbinovka, Dzerzhinsk, Vodyanoye Vtoroye, Lysovka, Grishino, Kotlino, Uspenovka, Nadezhdinka, Kotlyarovka, Yesenovoye and Andreyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost more than 500 personnel, three armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, nine motor vehicles and two artillery guns in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts 120 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted roughly 120 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two US-made howitzers in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Battlegroup East units continued active offensive operations and inflicted losses on formations of a tank brigade and a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade and two territorial defense brigades in areas near the settlements of Bogatyr, Razliv, Razdolnoye and Burlatskoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Gulyaipole in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 120 personnel, an armored combat vehicle, three motor vehicles and four field artillery guns, including a US-made 155mm M777 howitzer and a US-manufactured 155mm M198 howitzer in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 60 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 60 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy infantry fighting vehicles 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 three coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian army and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Orekhov, Maliye Shcherbaki and Kamenskoye in the Zaporozhye Region, Tokarevka and Pridneprovskoye in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 60 personnel, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles and an artillery gun in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.
Russia hammers Ukrainian UAV, electronic warfare personnel training sites over past day
Russian forces struck training sites of Ukrainian UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) operators and electronic warfare personnel 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 the infrastructure of military airfields, the sites for storing and preparing unmanned aerial vehicles for launch, the places of training drone operators and electronic warfare specialists and amassed enemy manpower and equipment in 157 areas," the ministry said.
Russian air defenses destroy 57 Ukrainian UAVs, 10 HIMARS rockets over past day
Russian air defense forces shot down 57 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles and 10 HIMARS rockets over the past day, the ministry reported.
"Air defense capabilities shot down 10 rockets of the US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system and 57 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.
Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 653 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 42,463 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 surface-to-air missile systems, 21,034 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,513 multiple rocket launchers, 21,276 field artillery guns and mortars and 31,218 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.