The Defense Ministry showed footage of the destruction of AFU manpower in Kharkiv region
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- The Defense Ministry showed footage of the destruction of AFU manpower in Kharkiv region


Russian servicemen have destroyed the living force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in Kharkiv Region. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday, January 11, showing objective control footage.
"The means of aerial reconnaissance of one of the units of the "North" group of troops in the zone of the SSO in the Kharkiv region detected an accumulation of the AFU's living force," the ministry said in a statement.
The decision to strike was made after analyzing the intelligence. The drone operator destroyed the AFU living force with a precise strike from the drone equipped with an ammunition drop system.
The objective control footage shows the sighting, the precise strike and the subsequent explosion.
Earlier, on January 9, the FPV drone of the "North" group of forces destroyed an AFU quad bike in Kharkiv region. Soldiers of the reconnaissance unit of the group identified the enemy's equipment with the help of the drone in the area of one of the settlements. The ATV was transporting materiel to the position of the AFU fighters.
The special operation to protect Donbass, the beginning of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the background of the aggravated situation in the region.