The Ministry of Defense announced the repulsion of two attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Yuzhno-Donetsk direction
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Russian troops repulsed two counterattacks of the Ukrainian military in the Yuzhno-Donets direction, declared the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.
“In the Yuzhno-Donets direction near the settlements of Neskuchnoe and Oktyabr DPR, two counterattacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled by artillery strikes and the actions of Russian assault groups. Over 50 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and an infantry fighting vehicle were destroyed in a day,” Konashenkov said during a briefing.
In addition, the representative of the defense department said that Russian artillerymen defeated two company tactical groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which were advanced for an offensive in the LPR. According to him, the manpower and equipment of the enemy was eliminated.
Russia’s special operation in Ukraine began on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the protection of the inhabitants of Donbass, as well as the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, its goals. During the special operation, Russian troops took control of the LPR, as well as most of the DPR, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions. Subsequently, these territories became part of Russia, and on October 19 martial law was introduced in the regions.
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