Russian military personnel managed to repel counterattacks by assault groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Kupyansk direction. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported this to journalists RIA News.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said, “Following the reconnaissance of the region, including from the air using unmanned aerial vehicles, information was received about the movement of armed groups affiliated with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”
After this, the enemy’s coordinates were transferred to the control center.
“Motorized rifle units of the 6th combined arms army of the Western troops, supported by artillery fire, repelled many attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the ministry said.
18 December Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed Another Ukrainian tank in the Zaporozhye direction.
Before that, it was known that the Russian army had repelled four attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in the Donetsk direction in the last 24 hours.
Earlier Zelensky told what was stopping Ukraine to delay Military operations on the territory of the Russian Federation.