2023-02-16 14:20:38
Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (16 February 2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. In Kupyansk direction, the active operations of the
units and
artillery, conducted by the
'Zapad' Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the manpower and military hardware of the
Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Dvurechnaya, Krakhmalnoye, and Olshana (Kharkov region).
Up to 65 Ukrainian personnel,
2 armoured fighting vehicles,
5 motor vehicles, and
1 fighting vehicle equipped with
Grad multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) have been eliminated.
In Krasny Liman direction, the
firepower operations, conducted by the
artillery and heavy
flamethrower systems of the
'Tsentr' Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the enemy units near Chervonaya Dibrova and Kuzmino (Lugansk People's Republic).
Over 100 Ukrainian personnel,
3 armoured fighting vehicles,
4 pickups,
1 fighting vehicle equipped with
BM-21 Grad MLRS,
2 D-20 howitzers, and
1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer have been eliminated.
In Donetsk direction, the
offensive operations, supported by the
artillery of the
'Yug' Group of Forces, have resulted in the elimination of
up to 135 Ukrainian personnel,
2 launching ramps for
HIMARS MLRS,
3 tanks,
3 armoured fighting vehicles,
8 motor vehicles,
2 howitzers (
D-20 and
D-30),
1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer, as well as
1 U.S.-manufactured
AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery warfare radar station have been eliminated.
1 ordnance depot of
54th Mechanised Brigade of the
AFU has been destroyed near Verkhnekamenskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
In
South Donetsk and
Zaporozhye directions, the
firepower operations, conducted by the
artillery of the
'Vostok' Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the
AFU units near Ugledar and Prechistovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy has lost
over 55 Ukrainian personnel,
4 armoured fighting vehicles,
2 motor vehicles, as well as
D-20 and
D-30 howitzers.
In Kherson direction, the
counterbattery warfare operations have resulted in the destruction of
1 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, and
1 Msta-B howitzer.
4 ordnance depots of
123rd and
126th territorial defence brigades have been destroyed near Kherson, Dudchany, and Berislav.
Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised the command posts of
36th Marine Brigade of the
AFU near Avdeyevka,
72nd Mechanised Brigade of the
AFU near Uglesborochnaya,
102nd Territorial Defence Brigade near Malinovka (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as
92 artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and military hardware in
118 areas.
1 depot of fuel and lubricants for
AFU military hardware has been destroyed near Poltava.
Russian
air defence facilities have shot down
1 Mi-8 helicopter of
Ukrainian Air Force near Doroshovka (Kharkov region).
4 rocket-propelled projectiles, launched by
HIMARS MLRS, have been intercepted, as well as
20 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed near Stelmakhovka, Zhovtnevoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Aleksandrovka, Novomayorskoye, Vladimirovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Konovalova, Yablokovo (Zaporozhye region), Kalanchak (Kherson region), and Kislovka (Kharkov region).
In total,
385 airplanes,
209 helicopters,
3,152 unmanned aerial vehicles,
404 air defence missile systems,
7,891 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles,
1,024 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS,
4,111 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as
8,407 units of special military equipment have been destroyed since the beginning of the special military operation.
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