⚡️Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine
(16 December 2022)
◽️Russian Federation Armed Forces continue the special military operation.
💥In Kupyansk direction, as a result of the shelling up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles and 3 pickup trucks have been eliminated near Berestovoye and Kislovka (Kharkov region).
💥In Krasniy-Liman direction, as a result of the offensive in separate directions and artillery strikes more than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 infantry fighting vehicles and 3 pickup trucks have been eliminated. In addition, 3 AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been eliminated near Terny (Donetsk People's Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
💥In Donetsk direction, Russian troops continued their offensive, knocking the enemy out of its positions. 3 enemy counterattacks have been repelled near Artyomovsk and Shumy (Donetsk People's Republic) and Belogorovka (Lugansk People's Republic). As a result of the shelling, AFU units have been dispersed and pushed back to their initial positions. The enemy's losses amounted to more than 40 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, 3 armoured fighting vehicles and 2 motor vehicles.
💥In South Donetsk direction, as a result of preemptive actions by Russian troops and complex fire attacks, an attempted attack by a reinforced company of the AFU near Sladkoye (Donetsk people's republic) was thwarted. 2 AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been destroyed near Novomayorskoye and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic). Up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen and 3 motor vehicles have been eliminated.
◽️The missile troops and artillery have neutralised the command posts of units of the 1st Territorial Defence Brigade near Berislav (Kherson region), the 102nd and 108th territorial defence brigades near Guliaipole (Zaporozhye region), 64 artillery units in firing positions, and personnel and military equipment in 93 areas.
💥 One AFU warhouse of rocket and artillery arms has been destroyed near Kharkov. One radar station of S-300 surface-to-air missile system has been destroyed near Ray-Aleksandrovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
◽️Air defence forces shot down 4 AFU unmanned aerial vehicles near Novovaya Tarasovka (Kharkov Region), Novoukrainskoye, Grafskoye and Sladkoye (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, two HIMARS rockets have been intercepted near Pervomaisk (Lugansk People's Republic).
📊In total, 344 airplanes and 184 helicopters, 2,673 unmanned aerial vehicles, 396 air defence missile systems, 7,134 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 931 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,689 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,625 units of special military hardware have been destroyed during the special military operation.
