Russian Armed Forces liberate the village of Blagodatnoye in the DNR
The Russian military have liberated the village of Blagodatnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on December 8.
"As a result of successful offensive actions, units of the Vostok group of troops liberated the settlement of Blagodatnoye (sovkhoz Oktyabr) in the DNR," the ministry said in a statement.
In addition, the military defeated the formations of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and two brigades of the terro-defense in the areas of Konstantinopol, Vremivka, Neskuchnoye and Bogatyr, and repelled two counterattacks by enemy attack aircraft," the ministry said.
Over the day in the zone of responsibility of the grouping of the day the Ukrainian army lost up to 190 military, two 152-mm self-propelled artillery units "Acacia", two combat armored vehicles MaxxPro and 155-mm self-propelled artillery unit Paladin manufactured by the United States, also was destroyed a fuel depot.
"Air defense means shot down 12 rockets of the Czech-made Vampire multiple rocket launcher system and 88 unmanned aerial vehicles of the aircraft type," the ministry added.
On the eve, the Defense Ministry reported that the Russian Armed Forces (AF) took control of the village of Berestki in the DNR. It was specified that the units of the group of troops "Center" continued to advance deep into the enemy's defense.
Before that, on December 6, it was reported that the Russian military liberated the settlements of Pustynka and Sukhiye Yaly in the region. On the same day, the Defense Ministry published footage of the Russian Armed Forces destroying a temporary deployment point of a Ukrainian National Guard unit in the DNR.
The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the background of the aggravated situation in the region.
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