MOSCOW, January 16. /TASS/: Russian forces destroyed two US-made counter-battery radars in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics over the past day during the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Monday.
"In the counter-battery warfare, two US-made counter-battery radar stations were destroyed: an AN/TPQ-37 near the locality of Karmazinovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic and an AN/TPQ-50 near the community of Avdeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroyed a Grad multiple launch rocket system and a 2A36 Giatsint-B howitzer in the counter-battery warfare in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the counter-battery warfare, a Ukrainian Grad multiple rocket launcher and a 2A36 Giatsint-B howitzer were obliterated near the settlement of Avdeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic, along with a D-30 howitzer near the locality of Antonovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.
In addition, Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian 2A65 Msta-B howitzer and a 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer in areas near the settlements of Zaliznichnoye and Orekhovo in the Zaporozhye Region. They also eradicated a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer near the locality of Inzhenernoye in the Kherson Region, the general added.
Russian forces destroyed over 30 Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
Army aviation aircraft and artillery of Russia’s Western Military District struck the Ukrainian army’s 92nd mechanized brigade and 103rd territorial defense brigade near the localities of Sinkovka and Berestovoye in the Kharkov Region, the spokesman said.
"Over 30 Ukrainian troops, two armored combat vehicles and three motor vehicles were destroyed," the general specified.
Russian artillery struck amassed Ukrainian manpower in the Krasny Liman area, destroying over 75 enemy troops and nine military vehicles over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Krasny Liman area, artillery units of the Central Military District delivered strikes on amassed manpower of the Ukrainian army’s 95th air assault brigade and 125th territorial defense brigade near the localities of Serebryanka and Terny in the Donetsk People’s Republic, eliminating over 75 Ukrainian servicemen, three tanks, five armored combat vehicles and a pickup truck," the spokesman said.
Russian forces eliminated over 50 Ukrainian troops in their advance in the Donetsk area over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the Donetsk area, units of the Southern Military District continue their offensive operations in interaction with Airborne Force units. In the past 24 hours, they eliminated over 50 Ukrainian troops, an armored personnel carrier and eight motor vehicles in that area," the spokesman said.
Russian forces struck two Ukrainian army brigades in the Zaporozhye Region and the Donetsk People’s Republic in the southern Donetsk direction, eliminating roughly 30 militants over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the southern Donetsk direction, units of the Eastern Military District inflicted damage by combined firepower on the Ukrainian army’s 65th motorized infantry brigade near the locality of Stepovoye in the Zaporozhye Region and 108th territorial defense brigade near the community of Novosyolka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the spokesman said.
Russian forces destroyed as many as 30 Ukrainian troops, an armored combat vehicle and two pickup trucks in that area over the past 24 hours, the general specified.
Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian arms depot and a hangar of military equipment over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"Russian operational-tactical and army aviation aircraft, missile troops and artillery struck a Ukrainian armament, military and special hardware depot near the settlement of Krasny Liman in the Donetsk People’s Republic, a hangar of military equipment of the Ukrainian National Guard’s 9th special operations regiment near the community of Malokaterinovka in the Zaporozhye Region, and also 79 artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military hardware in 101 areas," the spokesman said.
Russian air defense forces intercepted seven HIMARS and Uragan rockets over the past day, Konashenkov reported.
"In the past 24 hours, air defense capabilities destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles in areas near the settlements of Novosyolovskoye and Sofiyevka in the Lugansk People’s Republic. They also intercepted seven rockets of HIMARS and Uragan multiple launch rocket systems near the communities of Surovtsevka in the Lugansk People’s Republic, Fyodorovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Vasilyevka in the Zaporozhye Region," the spokesman said.
In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 372 Ukrainian warplanes, 200 helicopters, 2,885 unmanned aerial vehicles, 401 surface-to-air missile systems, 7,537 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 983 multiple launch rocket systems, 3,841 field artillery guns and mortars and 8,066 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, Konashenkov reported.
