In the Donetsk direction, Russia's Yug Group of Forces repelled four Ukrainian attacks near Vodyanoye and Maryinka.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that up to 200 Ukrainian soldiers were killed or wounded in the fighting in this direction, adding that two infantry fighting vehicles and three vehicles were destroyed. A US-made M777 howitzer, a Giatsint-B howitzer and an AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar were also destroyed by counter-battery fire.
In the Krasny Liman direction, the Russian Tsentr Group of Forces repulsed two attacks by the 12th Special Forces Brigade and the 5th Territorial Defense Brigade of the Kiev forces near Grigorovka and the Serebryansky Forest.
The ministry said 30 Ukrainian soldiers, three armored fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks and two D-30 howitzers were neutralized in this direction.
In the direction of Zaporozhye, several Ukrainian troop and equipment positions were attacked by Russian forces near Rabotino and Verbovoye. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the attacks neutralized 20 Ukrainian soldiers, 2 armored fighting vehicles and 2 motor vehicles.
In addition, an American-made M777 towed howitzer, a Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer and three D-30 towed howitzers were destroyed by counter-battery fire.
In the south of Donetsk, Russia's Vostok Group of Forces attacked several concentrations of Kiev forces near Staromayorskoye, Novodonetskoye and Priyutnoye.
According to the ministry, up to 110 Ukrainian soldiers, 2 armored fighting vehicles and 3 pickup trucks were neutralized in the fighting in this direction. In addition, the ammunition depot of the 1st Tank Brigade was also attacked near Zelenyi Gai.
Meanwhile in the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Zapad Group of Forces attacked Ukrainian positions near Artyomovka, Sinkovka, Berestovoye and Ivanovka.
Ukrainian losses in this direction amounted to 20 soldiers, 2 German-made Leopard-2 tanks and 3 vehicles. In addition, a Polish-made Krab self-propelled gun, a German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled gun, 2 Msta-B towed guns, a D-30 towed gun and a Rapira anti-tank gun were destroyed by counter-battery fire.
An ammunition depot of the Ukrainian 113th Territorial Defense Brigade was also targeted and destroyed on the outskirts of Liptsy.
In the Kherson direction, Kiev forces lost 80 soldiers, 7 vehicles and a D-30 artillery gun to Russian military fire.
Despite heavy losses, Kiev forces have yet to make any significant gains in any direction. As winter approaches, a Ukrainian counterattack will become much more difficult.
HOA AN (according to SF, AVP)
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