Russian Ministry of Defense: Kyiv lost up to 105 soldiers in the Kupyansky and Krasnolimansky directions

MOSCOW, January 31 – RIA Novosti. The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost about 105 soldiers per day in battles in the Kupyansky and Krasnolimansky directions, declaration At the Russian Ministry of Defense.

“In the Kupyansk direction, the artillery of the western group of forces inflicted fire damage on the manpower and equipment of the 114th and 103rd regional defense brigades in the settlements of Masyutovka and Tabaevka, Kharkiv region. The losses of the enemy 45 Ukrainian soldiers, one tank, four armored combat vehicles, one day in this direction car and a D-20 howitzer took place,” he said.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, the Ministry of Defense clarified the artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems of the “Central” group of the troops of the 25th airborne and 95th airborne assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Yampolovka in the DPR. , also Serebryansky forestry. More than 60 soldiers were killed, four infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed.

In addition, in the South-Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group struck the positions of the 72nd mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Ugledar region, as well as the 110th regional defense brigade in the region. Novopol settlement. The loss of Ukrainian troops here amounted to more than 40 people.

Russia launched a military operation against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Vladimir Putin described his goal as “protecting people who have been subjected to eight years of bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime.” For this, according to him, it is planned to “disarm and demilitarize Ukraine” so that all war criminals responsible for “bloody crimes against civilians” in Donbass are brought to justice.

According to the President, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions that will guarantee Russia’s security.