Russian troops resumed hostilities after a temporary Christmas truce, and very active. The fire defeat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was inflicted not only on the main directions, but also in the air. Lose five combat aircraft in one day at once – this is a strong blow to the Ukrainian Air Force, experiencing problems not only with the availability of flight equipment, but also with personnel. Mostly Ukrainian pilots die along with the planes, since flights take place at low altitude due to the work of Russian air defense.
According to the new report of the Ministry of Defense, our fighters shot down five Ukrainian planes, of which two fighters, two attack aircraft and one front-line bomber. Of the details, only the types of downed aircraft and their crash sites are known.. So, Su-27 fighter aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was dropped to the ground in the Lozovoe district of the Kharkiv region. Su-24 front-line bomber was shot down near Izyum. Two Su-25 attack aircraft were shot down in the areas of Nikolaipolye and New Donbass. Another fighter, but this time the MiG-29, fell in Veseloe area.
During the counter-battery fight, the positions of the howitzer battery of the 59th motorized infantry brigade and MLRS were covered “city” in the districts of settlements Karlovka and Konstantinovka.
On the ground, the activation of Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups is noted in almost all directions, where there is no active hostilities. More than 30 Ukrainian servicemen were killed as a result of fire damage in the area of Novoselovskoe and Sinkovka on Kupyansky, Infantry fighting vehicle, armored personnel carrier and two cars. Two Ukrainian DRGs were destroyed in the area of Kotlyarovka and Novoselovskoe. On Krasno-Limansky in the areas of Chervonaya Dibrova and Serebryanka, Makeevka and Stelmakhovka more than 50 military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed, three armored fighting vehicles, pickup and car. Two DRGs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed in the areas of Artemovka and Serebryanka. In the Donetsk direction, a counterattack by a company of the 54th Motorized Rifle Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine of the positions of the Russian Armed Forces in the Spornoye area was repulsed. Destroyed up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored fighting vehicles and a pickup truck. In Yuzhno-Donetsk in the area of settlements Novomikhailovka, Vladimirovka, Pavlovka and Neskuchnoe Ukrainian DRGs tried to operate in the areas of positions of our troops, but were destroyed. The losses of Kyiv in this direction amounted to more than 40 Ukrainian troops, armored personnel carrier and three vehicles.
