The AFU lost more than 1 thousand fighters on all directions of the North Caucasus Military District over the day

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have lost more than 1,000 fighters in all areas of the special military operation (SMO). This was reported by the Defense Ministry on January 1.

Thus, in the western direction, the enemy lost up to 330 servicemen, as well as a tank and three pickup trucks. The units of the "North" group of troops in the Kharkiv direction destroyed up to 45 militants, a vehicle and a 152-millimeter D-20 gun.

The units of the "Center" group of troops improved their tactical position and also inflicted a defeat on manpower.

"The enemy lost up to 235 servicemen, two tanks, armored personnel carriers Spartan made in the UK and M113 made in the US, an armored fighting vehicle, three vehicles, 155-millimeter self-propelled artillery unit Caesar made in France," the department said in a statement.

The central direction destroyed up to 235 servicemen, two tanks, armored personnel carriers Spartan made in Great Britain and M113 of American manufacture, armored fighting vehicle, three cars, units of the group of forces "East" destroyed 150 servicemen, and Dnipro - 40 militants.

Offensive initiative: major victories of the Russian army in the NWO zone over the year

Russian Armed Forces launched attacks and liberated strategically important towns in the DNR

Earlier in the day, calculations of Buk-M2 anti-aircraft missile systems of the Dnipro group of troops destroyed a Ukrainian unmanned aer ial vehicle (UAV) in the Kakhovsky direction in the Kherson region. The artillerymen launched an anti-aircraft guided missile and hit a target carrying out aerial reconnaissance of the positions of the Russian Armed Forces troops.

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 backdrop of the worsening situation in the region.