The Armed Forces of Ukraine faced sustained casualties in the Krasnolimansk sector, with losses reaching as high as 155 personnel in a single day, according to a report from the Russian Ministry of Defense. This figure reflects the intensity of ongoing engagements and the perceived pressure on Ukrainian units operating in that area.
Russian forces report that units from the central troop group repelled an assault by the 1st Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the Serebryansky forest region. In a related development, Moscow’s forces claim to have defeated Ukrainian units near the village of Grigorovka within the Donetsk People’s Republic, underscoring a pattern of localized clashes in the broader Donbass terrain. In the same operational updates, Russian military sources assert that, in addition to the 155 fatalities, two armored fighting vehicles and three other vehicles were destroyed in the district of the Krasnolimansk operation.
On 9 December, it was claimed that Ukrainian forces sustained losses of up to 100 personnel in a counterattack conducted in the Kupyansk direction, illustrating continued volatility along separate fronts.
Earlier reports stated that Russian Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopters targeted camouflaged Ukrainian positions in the Kupyansk direction, with claims of successful strikes against concealed layouts. These assertions align with a broader pattern of aerial reconnaissance and precision engagement described by Russian defense officials in relation to recent operations around Kupyansk.
Additionally, Russian tank crews were said to have effectively neutralized designated targets by attacking concentrations of Ukrainian equipment in the Kupyansk corridor, according to the Defense Ministry’s disclosures. Such claims are presented as part of ongoing defense press briefings that reiterate the ability of armored units to locate and strike Ukrainian vehicles and fortifications.
Earlier statements from the Russian Ministry of Defense highlighted the destruction of Ukrainian armored personnel carriers and mortars, marking a continued focus on countering mechanized and support elements of Ukrainian forces in these sectors.