Russian Forces Strike Key Ukrainian Military and Industrial Facilities
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Russian forces targeted several key facilities in Ukraine over the past 24 hours, including an energy infrastructure site supporting the defense industry, military airfields and a site for assembling unmanned boats, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) reported.
“Operational-tactical aviation, strike drones, missile forces and artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces struck an energy facility supporting a Ukrainian defense enterprise, military airfield infrastructure, a boat assembly site and enemy troop and equipment concentrations in 142 areas,” the MoD statement said.
Russian air defense systems also intercepted seven rockets from HIMARS and Uragan (Hurricane) multiple-launch rocket systems and shot down 66 fixed-wing drones.
31 December 2024, 08:56 GMT
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Tsentr Battlegroup
Repelled 14 Ukrainian counterattacks.
Improved tactical positions in multiple areas.
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Zapad Battlegroup
Struck eight Ukrainian brigades.
Repelled nine counterattacks.
Ukrainian losses: up to 330 personnel, one tank, Caesar and Gvozdika self-propelled guns, 105-mm M119 and L119 guns and an electronic warfare station.
Vostok Battlegroup
Advanced deeper into Ukrainian defenses.
Repelled three counterattacks.
Ukrainian losses: over 150 personnel, an infantry fighting vehicle, US M109 Paladin and Ukrainian Bogdana self-propelled guns and a D-30 howitzer.
Yug Battlegroup
Secured advantageous positions.
Repelled a Ukrainian counterattack.
Ukrainian losses: over 250 personnel, motor vehicles, Gvozdika and D-30 howitzers.
Sever Battlegroup
Targeted Ukrainian forces in Kharkov Region.
Ukrainian losses: up to 45 personnel, motor vehicles and a D-20 howitzer.
Dnepr Battlegroup
Struck forces in Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions.
Ukrainian losses: up to 40 personnel, six motor vehicles and a D-20 howitzer.
