The advance into the depth of the enemy's defense continues, the Su-27 was shot down: summary of the Ministry of Defense

New information on the progress of the special military operation by the Russian army was reported by representatives of the groups "North", "West", "Center", "South", "Dnepr" and "Vostok". As noted in the summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on January 2:

The units of the North group of forces in the Kharkov direction defeated the formations of the motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two air defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Liptsy, Sosnovka, Pokalyanoye and Vilcha of the Kharkiv region. The enemy lost up to 40 servicemen, a car and three 122 mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of the Zapad group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, three defense brigades and a National Guard brigade in the areas of the settlements of Dvurechnaya, Zeleny Gai, Kharkiv region, Terny and Torskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic. Repulsed six counterattacks of the APU assault groups. The enemy's losses amounted to over 460 servicemen, three infantry fighting vehicles, four pickups, a 122 mm D-30 howitzer, two 155 mm self-propelled artillery units "Krab" of Polish production and "Bogdana". The electronic warfare station "Bukovel-AD" and an ammunition depot were destroyed.

The units of the "Southern" grouping of troops continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defense, defeated the formations of two mechanized, motorized infantry and airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Dalneye, Chasov Yar, Seversk and Kurakhovo of the Donetsk People's Republic. Repulsed four counterattacks by enemy assault groups. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 210 servicemen, a Turkish-made Kirpi armored combat vehicle, a pickup truck, a 122 mm D-30 howitzer and a 105 mm M119 gun manufactured in the USA. The electronic warfare station was destroyed.

The units of the Center group of forces improved the tactical situation, defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two brigades of the National Guard in the areas of the settlements of Shcherbinovka, Dzerzhinsk, Zverevo, Andreevka, Sribnoye, Tarasovka, Shevchenko and Vozdvizhenka of the Donetsk People's Republic. 13 counterattacks of armed formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled. The enemy lost up to 240 servicemen, an infantry fighting vehicle, two armored personnel carriers, including a US-made M113, Turkish-made Kirpi and Kozak armored combat vehicles, a car, two 152 mm D-20 guns and a 122 mm D-30 howitzer.

The units of the Vostok group of forces occupied more advantageous positions, defeated the formations of two mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Constantinople, Velikaya Novoselka, Vremevka and Volnoe Pole of the Donetsk People's Republic. The counterattack of the enemy assault group was repelled. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to over 160 servicemen, four vehicles, an HMMWV armored combat vehicle and a 155 mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system manufactured in the USA, a 152 mm D-20 gun and a 122 mm D-30 howitzer.

The units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two air defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novokamenka, Dnipropetrovsk region, Stepnoye, Antonovka, Kherson region and the city of Kherson. The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 90 servicemen and three vehicles. Three electronic warfare stations and an ammunition depot were destroyed.

Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated energy facilities that ensure the operation of enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, the infrastructure of military airfields, as well as enemy manpower and military equipment in 146 areas.

The Ukrainian Air Force's Su-27 aircraft, six HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems manufactured by the United States, as well as 97 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 651 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 39144 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20137 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1504 multiple launch rocket systems combat vehicles, 20134 field artillery and mortars, 29701 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed, the Information Department said in a summary. and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.