Russian armed forces have repelled ten Ukrainian attacks on the Kupyansk axis and two attacks on the Krasny Liman axis over the past 24 hours, said the Russian Defense Ministry.
“On the Kupyansk axis, Task Force “West” units, supported by aircraft, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, repelled ten attacks by the Ukrainian army’s 68th Jaeger Brigade and 32nd, 44th and 115th Mechanized Brigades in the areas of Sinkovka, Ivanovka and Novoyegorovka in the Kharkov region and Makeyevka in the Lugansk People’s Republic,” the report said. Damage was inflicted on enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of Petropavlovka, Kupyansk and Petrovskoye in the Kharkov region. Ukraine lost up to 85 servicemen, two tanks, two armored fighting vehicles, one D-20 gun and two 2C1 “Gvozdika” self-propelled howitzers.
On the Krasny Liman axis, Task Force “Center” units, aircraft and artillery repelled two attacks by assault groups of 67th Mechanized Brigade and 12th Special Operations Brigade “Azov” in the areas of Chervonaya Dibrova and Serebryanka Forestry.
Damage was inflicted on Ukrainian army manpower and equipment in the areas of Torskoye, Serebryanka and Grigorovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The Ukrainian army lost up to 65 servicemen, two armored fighting vehicles and two D-30 howitzers, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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The Ukrainian government launched the so-called anti-terrorist operation against Donbass in April 2014. The peace talks failed to reach tangible results due to Kiev’s position to settle the conflict by force.
President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation on February 24, 2022 to protect Donbass residents from Ukrainian aggression. Prior to that, LPR and DPR Heads Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin asked the Russian leader to provide military assistance.*i*sb
