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Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov reported the elimination of a large group of Ukrainian troops between the localities of Kremennaya and Belogorovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), with a number of Ukrainians captured.
"The Akhmat special forces unit and fighters from the 4th brigade of the 2nd Army Corps commanded by dear brother Apty Alaudinov carried out a brilliant special operation between the localities of Kremennaya and Belogorovka. As a result, our fighters eliminated a large enemy group, taking some more [Ukrainian soldiers] prisoners," Kadyrov wrote on his Telegram channel on Saturday.
According to Kadyrov, one of the POWs, a Ukrainian National Guard soldier, Maxim Nikhayenko, had his feet frostbitten and was given high-quality medical assistance by Russian medics who "put him on his feet."
"So far, fighters from the Akhmat special forces unit jointly with the 2nd Army Corps and the Russia Aerospace Forces have been very effective at conducting targeted special operations, making it possible to expand the pool of POWs and eliminate the fascist-NATO threat," the Chechen leader underscored.
Chechnya leader says Ukrainian offensive disrupted near Zaporozhye
A Chechen battalion disrupted an offensive by Ukrainian forces in the Zaporozhye direction, Chechnya’s leader Ramzan Kadyrov wrote on his Telegram channel.
"Under the competent leadership of... Deputy Commander-Chief of Staff of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Vostok-Akhmat Battalion Vakha Khambulatov, our drones did a good job. They detected enemy offensives and adjusted mortar strikes. Mortar crews struck the Ukrainian and NATO infantry so effectively that they discouraged any attack on our positions," Kadyrov wrote.
According to him, the battalion destroyed two tanks and an infantry fighting vehicle. Kadyrov praised what he said were the battalion’s precise and well-coordinated actions that resulted in the elimination of armored vehicles and caused losses of Ukrainian troops.
The personnel of the battalion has thwarted an offensive in this area before, destroying 10 armored vehicles and enemy soldiers, the Chechen leader added.
Battlegroup East destroys Ukrainian recon team, drone in DPR
The Russian military disrupted three attempts by Ukrainian forces to carry out a reconnaissance mission in the South Donetsk direction, destroying a recon enemy group and a Valkyrie drone, Battlegroup East Spokesman Alexander Gordeyev told TASS.
"Three attempts by the enemy to conduct a reconnaissance mission were thwarted by Battlegroup East; also, a reconnaissance group was destroyed, and more than 20 militants were eliminated," he reported.
According to Gordeyev, an Osa-AKM missile system crew downed a Ukrainian Valkyrie drone. Besides, in the course of counter-battery fighting, two enemy howitzers were detected with automatic sound-ranging systems near Vodyanoye and Novopavlovka. The howitzers were destroyed by Giatsint-S self-propelled howitzer crews.
MoD: Russian Forces Destroy Two Ukrainian Sabotage Groups
Russian service members have destroyed two enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups in the Kupyansk direction and thwarted three attempts of Ukrainian troop rotation, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
"During the day, in the Kupyansk direction, the military personnel … located and destroyed two enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups … and also thwarted three attempts to rotate the units of Ukrainian armed forces," the spokesperson said.
He added that Russian forces have also destroyed four Ukrainian drones near the villages of Vladimirovka, Stelmakhovka and Olshana.
Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, after the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics appealed for help in defending themselves against Ukrainian provocations. In response to Russia’s operation, Western countries have rolled out a comprehensive sanctions campaign against Moscow and have been supplying weapons to Ukraine
On September 30, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, as well as Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, signed agreements on the accession of these territories to Russia, following referendums that showed that an overwhelming majority of the local population supported becoming part of Russia.
Western countries have significantly increased their economic and military support for Kiev, which now includes air defense and multiple rocket launching systems, tanks, self-propelled artillery, anti-aircraft guns, armored vehicles and various types of ammunition. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in January that arms supplies to Ukraine by Western countries testify to their direct and growing involvement in the conflict.
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