🇷🇺🇺🇦November 25, 2022,The Special Military Operation in Ukraine Briefing by Russian Defense Ministry

⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine
(25 November 2022)

Russian Federation Armed Forces continue the special military operation.

💥As a result of high-precision weaponry strikes by the Russian Air Force against three temporary Polish mercenary units near Velikiye Hutora (Kharkov region), up to 200 militants have been destroyed.

◽️In addition, over a hundred mercenaries of the so-called Foreign Legion, as well as 1 tank, 2 armoured combat vehicles and 8 motor vehicles have been eliminated by Russian air force high-precision weapons near Seversk and Slovyansk (Donetsk People's Republic).

◽️In Kupyansk direction, 2 unsuccessful attacks have been launched by the AFU near Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic). The enemy has been halted and pushed back to its initial positions by artillery fire and active action by Russian troops. Up to 30 Ukrainian personnel, 3 armoured combat vehicles, and 4 armoured vehicles have been eliminated.

◽️In Krasniy Liman direction, the AFU company tactical group concentrated for an offensive near Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic) has been hit by Russian troops as a result of pre-emptive actions. In addition, the enemy attack has been thwarted by artillery fire and army air strikes towards Chernopopovka (Lugansk People's Republic). The AFU suffered up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, 1 tank, 4 armoured combat vehicles and 2 pickup trucks.

◽️In Donetsk direction, the AFU counterattack by company tactical group forces has been repulsed near Bakhmutskoye. Over 60 Ukrainian personnel, 2 tanks and 3 infantry combat vehicles have been eliminated.

◽️In South Donetsk direction, the enemy attempted to counterattack the positions of Russian units near Novomikhaylovka, Novodonetskoye and Novodarovka (Zaporozhye region). The enemy has been dispersed and pushed back to its initial positions by the active action of the defending troops and artillery fire. More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured vehicles and 2 pick-up trucks have been eliminated.

💥Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery have neutralised 6 enemy strongpoints near Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Yampolovka, Torskoye, Ivano-Daryevka and Pobeda (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as 67 artillery units at firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 168 areas.

💥1 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery warfare radar has been destroyed near Vesyoloye (Donetsk People's Republic). The AFU artillery weapons depot has been destroyed near Kamyshevakha (Zaporozhye region).

💥Air defence facilities have shot down four unmanned aerial vehicles near Mirnaya Dolina, Vershina, Novoandreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Zaliman (Lugansk People's Republic).

◽️In addition, five rockets of the HIMARS and Olha multiple-launch rocket systems have been intercepted near Kremennaya and Popasnaya (Lugansk People's Republic).

📊In total, 333 airplanes and 177 helicopters, 2,562 unmanned aerial vehicles, 390 air defence missile systems, 6,813 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 902 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 3,620 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,352 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.