MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. Russian forces repelled four Ukrainian attacks in the Donetsk direction, with the enemy losing roughly 290 troops there, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a report.

Also, a Ukrainian tank, two IFVs and four cars were destroyed. In addition, two Ukrainian Msta-B howitzers and a D-30 howitzer as well as two self-propelled Gvozdika howitzers were wiped out in Russian counterbattery fire.