The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (RF Armed Forces) shot down two Ukrainian D-20 howitzers and two Gvozdika self-propelled artillery units (SAU) during a counter-battery battle in the Kherson direction. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Additionally, the Russian army shot down two Msta-B howitzers.
12 December reportedIt was stated that units of the Vostok troop group, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, repelled the attack and inflicted fire damage on units of the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of u200bu200bthe Novomikhailovka settlement. Some 70 military personnel, three armored vehicles, one Akatsiya self-propelled gun and two D-20 howitzers were lost in Kiev.
Also today recognizedRussian artillery opened fire on units of the 123rd Regional Defense Brigade in the direction of Kherson in the special operations zone.
Before that, Ukrainian officials reported About explosions in Kherson, controlled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Previously reportedIn the Kupyansk direction, Russian Msta-S self-propelled guns destroyed a group of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.