MOSCOW, December 7. /TASS/. Russian forces have destroyed
550 Ukrainian warplanes since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.
"In all, the following targets have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation: 550 warplanes, 257 helicopters, 9,568 unmanned aerial vehicles, 442 surface-to-air missile systems,
13,870 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,188 multiple rocket launchers, 7,268 field artillery guns and mortars and 16,011 special military motor vehicles," the ministry reported.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in the Kupyansk direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 75 personnel, two tanks, four armored personnel carriers, two pickup trucks, a German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery gun, a US-manufactured M198 howitzer and a D-30 howitzer, it said.
Russian forces repel two Ukrainian attacks in Krasny Liman area over past day
Russian forces repelled two Ukrainian army attacks in the Krasny Liman area, destroying roughly 280 enemy troops and 7 pieces of equipment over the past day, the ministry reported.
In counter-battery fire, Russian forces wiped out "two US-made M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery guns," it said.
Russian forces eliminate 175 Ukrainian troops in Donetsk area over past day
Russian forces repulsed two Ukrainian army attacks in the Donetsk area, eliminating roughly 175 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.
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