Russian forces eliminate over 130 foreign mercenaries in Ukraine operation - top brass

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The Russian Aerospace Forces delivered a strike on the deployment site of the Ukrainian army’s foreign legion in the Donetsk People’s Republic, eliminating over 130 mercenaries in the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Tuesday.

"Precision strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces against the temporary deployment sites of foreign legion units in areas near the settlement of Maslyakovka and the city of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic eliminated over 130 foreign mercenaries," the spokesman said.

The Russian MoD’s briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:

Russian Forces eliminated more than 40 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed three armored combat vehicles and three pick-up trucks near Kupyansk;

The Russian Army eliminated two Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the Kharkov region;

Russian Forces eliminated and wounded more than 120 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed four armored combat vehicles, three pick-up trucks and two other vehicles near Krasny Liman;

Russian troops eliminated up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, as well as destroyed two tanks, five armored combat vehicles and seven other vehicles near Donetsk;

The Russian Army eliminated more than 30 Ukrainian troops, as well as destroyed two armored combat vehicles and three pick-up trucks in the DPR;

Russian Forces performed a high-precision strike on the dislocation point of foreign mercenaries in the DPR; as a result, more than 130 foreign mercenaries were eliminated;

Russian servicemen hit 72 Ukrainian artillery units at their firing positions;

The Russian Army destroyed four Ukrainian artillery ammunition depots in the Zaporozhye region;

Russian troops destroyed two US-made HIMARS rocket systems and four RM-70 “Vampire” rocket systems in the DPR;

The Russian Army destroyed two HIMARS rocket systems near Kramatorsk;

Russian Forces destroyed three M-77 7 artillery systems in the DPR and in the LPR, as well as two D-30 howitzers in the Zaporozhye region;

Russian air defenses destroyed 13 Ukrainian UAVs, as well as intercepted nine HIMARS rockets.

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