Ukrainian forces wipe out Russian tanks, armored vehicles, and almost 500 troops in Tavria sector
Ukrainian forces in the Tavria sector destroyed four Russian tanks, a self-propelled 2S5 Hyacinth-S gun, and 13 armored personnel carriers, including a BTR-82, Tavria operational group commander Brig. Gen. Oleksandr Tarnavskyi said on Telegram on Dec. 20.
Two artillery systems and four Russian vehicles were also eliminated. In total, 25 units of enemy military equipment were destroyed, with another ten units damaged, Tarnavskyi said.
The Russians intensified artillery strikes, but the Ukrainian artillery "responds appropriately," effectively countering and destroying Russian occupiers, Tarnavskyi added.
The overall Russian losses in manpower in this sector reached 461 people, he said.
The Russian army carried out five airstrikes, engaged in 60 clashes, and executed 981 artillery strikes in the Tavria operational group zone on the previous day, the commander reported.
Defense Minister Rustem Umerov had previously stated that Ukrainian fighters successfully penetrated two of the three Russian defensive lines, emphasizing that Ukraine has a plan in place for 2024.
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