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Friday 3 February 2023

MoD: Russian Troops Take More Advantageous Positions in Donetsk Direction

MoD: Russian Troops Take More Advantageous Positions in Donetsk Direction

MoD: Russian Troops Take More Advantageous Positions in Donetsk Direction




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As a result of artillery fire and the offensive of Russian troops, more than 65 Ukrainian troops of the 110th Territorial Defense Brigade in the Zaporozhye region and the 72nd Mechanized Brigade in the Donetsk People's Republic were destroyed. Also, four armored combat vehicles and two vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed during the day.







In the Kherson region, as a result of artillery fire, two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed.


Russian aviation, missile forces and artillery defeated 78 artillery units in firing positions, as well as manpower and military equipment in 105 districts.


US-made M-142 HIMARS and M-270 MLRS launchers were destroyed in the Donetsk People's Republic. Also in the Zaporozhye region and the DPR, three depots of missile and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were defeated.


Russian aviation in the Zaporozhye region destroyed a 35D6 low-altitude target detection radar, as well as an AN / TPQ-37 counter-battery radar made in the USA.


Air defense systems shot down four HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles.







The attacks launched by Russia’s Operational-Tactical Aviation and artillery have resulted in the neutralization of the troops and hardware of units from the 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade and 92nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkov region and in the LPR. Up to 40 Ukrainian personnel, one armored fighting vehicle and 1 US-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery warfare radar have been eliminated.


Video of the destruction of the stronghold of Ukrainian troops using the Kornet ATGM near Avdiivka




The artillery strikes and the offensive operations conducted by the Russian Armed Forces have resulted in the neutralization of units from the 66th Mechanized, 25th Airborne, and 80th Airborne Assault brigades of Ukraine in the LPR and the DPR. Over 70 Ukrainian personnel, 2 armored fighting vehicles, 1 infantry fighting vehicle, 1 D-20 howitzer, and 1 US-manufactured M-777 artillery system have been eliminated.


The offensive operations conducted by the Russian Armed Forces have resulted in it gaining more advantageous lines and positions. Up to 40 Ukrainian personnel, 1 Msta-B howitzer, as well as 1 US-manufactured AN/TPQ-37 counterbattery warfare radar have been eliminated.


The artillery and units of the Russian Armed Forces have neutralized the units from 108th and 110th territorial defense brigades in Zaporozhye region. The enemy has lost over 20 Ukrainian personnel, 1 US-manufactured M-777 artillery system, 2 D-20 howitzers, and 1 D-30 howitzer.







The Operational-Tactical Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of Russia have neutralized 86 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 103 areas.


Russian troops continue to advance in the Uludar direction, using "Grads" even in conditions of heavy fog




Fighter Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down 1 MiG-29 Ukrainian Air Force jet in Kherson region. Air defense units have shot down seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in Kharkov region, in the DPR, in the LPR, as well as in Kherson region.


Some 382 airplanes, 206 helicopters, 3,008 unmanned aerial vehicles, 403 air defense missile systems, 7,723 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 1,004 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,988 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 8,255 units of special military hardware have been destroyed during the special military operation.








Donbass is not fully protected yet, and therefore the special military operation continues. We have to protect the people who live there. Currently this goal is not fully achieved. This is yet to be done. Crimea, like Donbass, is Russia's region, therefore, the security of Crimea is fully guaranteed," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.


The Ministry of Defense showed firing from the latest T-90M "Breakthrough" tanks




Russian forces strike two Ukrainian army brigades in Zaporozhye area, top brass reports



Russian forces struck two Ukrainian army brigades in the Zaporozhye area over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Friday.


"In the Zaporozhye area, artillery and units of the battlegroup East inflicted damage on the Ukrainian army’s 108th and 110th territorial defense brigades near the communities of Levadnoye, Marfopol and Lugovskoye in the Zaporozhye Region," the spokesman said.


The enemy’s losses in that area in the past 24 hours totaled "over 20 Ukrainian personnel, a US-made M777 artillery system, two D-20 howitzers and a D-30 howitzer," the general specified.


Russian forces destroyed roughly 40 Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk area over the past, Konashenkov reported.


"In the Kupyansk area, operational-tactical aircraft and artillery of the western battlegroup delivered strikes against manpower and equipment of units of the Ukrainian army’s 103rd territorial defense brigade and 92nd mechanized brigade," the spokesman said.










Russian forces eliminated "as many as 40 Ukrainian servicemen, an armored combat vehicle and a US-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar," the general specified.


Russian forces also wiped out a Ukrainian ammunition depot near the community of Blagodatovka in the Kharkov Region, Konashenkov reported.


Russian forces and artillery inflicted damage on Ukrainian army units in the Krasny Liman area, eliminating over 70 enemy troops in the past day, he said.


"In the Krasny Liman area, damage was inflicted on units of the Ukrainian army’s 66th mechanized, 25th airborne and 80th air assault brigades as a result of artillery fire and offensive operations by the battlegroup Center," the spokesman said.


Russian forces eliminated "over 70 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles, an infantry fighting vehicle, a D-20 howitzer and a US-made M777 artillery system," the general specified.


Russian forces also destroyed a Ukrainian ammunition depot near Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic, he said.


Russian forces gained more advantageous positions in their offensive in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.


"In the Donetsk area, units of the southern battlegroup took more advantageous frontiers and positions in their offensive operations. In the past 24 hours in that area, they eliminated as many as 40 Ukrainian servicemen, a Msta-B howitzer, and also a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar," the spokesman said.


Russian forces destroyed a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system in the Kherson area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.


"In the area of the settlement of Antonovka in the Kherson Region, a US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket system was destroyed," the spokesman said.


In the Kherson area in the past 24 hours, Russian forces also destroyed a Ukrainian Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery guns in the counter-battery warfare. In the areas of the settlements of Kazatskoye, Nikolayevka and Mikhailovka in the Kherson Region, they wiped out three Ukrainian ammunition depots, the general specified.


Russian combat aircraft shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet in the Kherson Region over the past day, Konashenkov reported.


"Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 plane near the community of Chervonoarmeiskoye in the Kherson Region," the spokesman said.


Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian Tochka-U ballistic missile launcher in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported.


"Operational-tactical aircraft, missile troops and artillery of the Russian group of forces struck 86 Ukrainian artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 103 areas. In the area of the settlement of Krasnoarmeisk in the Donetsk People’s Republic, a Tochka-U tactical missile launcher and a Norwegian-made NASAMS surface-to-air missile system were destroyed," the spokesman said.


Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian army fuel depot in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported.


"In the area of the settlement of Krasnoarmeisk in the Donetsk People’s Republic, a depot storing fuel for Ukrainian military equipment was obliterated. In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Kurakhovka and Mikhailovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, two Ukrainian ammunition depots were destroyed," the spokesman said.


Russian air defense forces shot down seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day, Konashenkov reported.


"In the past 24 hours, air defense capabilities shot down seven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Kotlyarovka in the Kharkov Region, Nikolskoye and Kirillovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Kuzemovka and Kremennaya in the Lugansk People’s Republic, and also Golaya Pristan in the Kherson Region," the spokesman said.


In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 382 Ukrainian combat aircraft, 206 helicopters, 3,008 unmanned aerial vehicles, 403 surface-to-air missile systems, 7,723 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,004 multiple rocket launchers, 3,988 field artillery guns and mortars and 8,255 special military motor vehicles since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.


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