Russian Armed Forces take control of Ukrainsk village in the DNR
The Russian army of the Center group of troops has taken control of the village of Ukrainsk in the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on Thursday, September 26.
In addition, the Russian Armed Forces (RF Armed Forces) defeated Ukrainian militants and equipment in the areas of Leonidovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Shcherbinovka, Dobropillya, Mykolaivka, Gornyak and Tarasovka.
"10 counterattacks of assault groups of the 53rd, 150th, 151st mechanized, 59th motorized infantry, 68th jaeger, 142nd infantry brigades of the AFU, 12th, 14th and 15th brigades of the National Guard were repulsed," the ministry said.
According to the Defense Ministry, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost up to 670 men, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, five vehicles, two 152-millimeter D-20 guns, and a 152-millimeter Hyacinth-B gun.
Earlier, on September 25, it was reported. that the Russian Armed Forces liberated the settlements of Ostroye and Grigorovka in the DNR. It also defeated the formations of the 24th, 54th mechanized brigades of the AFU and the 119th brigade of the terro-defense in the areas of the settlements of Nikolaevka, Konstantinovka and Kurakhovo of the DNR.
In addition, the Russian military struck by aircraft, drones, missiles and artillery at the AFU radio communication center, production workshops and a drone warehouse, accumulations of personnel and military equipment of the Ukrainian army in 153 areas.
At the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the calculations of 152-millimeter towed guns "Hyacinth-B" of the group of troops "Dnipro" destroyed the ammunition depot of the AFU on the right bank of the Dnieper. It was set up in an abandoned house, and a precise hit from the cannon destroyed the warehouse. The drones' calculation recorded the hit and the explosion of shells.
The special operation to protect Donbass, the beginning of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was made against the backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.
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