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Units of the Msta-S M2 SPG of Central MD inflict fire damage to enemy using the tactics of the roving gun ◽️ Artillery units from since the first day of the special military operation perform the entire range of fire tasks. They hit the following targets: 💥 personnel 💥 various types of lightly armoured vehicles and tanks 💥 command posts and observation posts ⤴️The use of the roving gun tactic allows the gunners, after completing the firing task, to conduct an anti-fire manoeuver, leave the area as soon as possible and move to another firing position. @mod_russia_en

Mobilised personnel and volunteers of Western MD begin combat missions within special military operation 🪖 The training took place in the training centres of the Russian Ministry of Defence and at training grounds in the rear areas of the special military operation 💥 Fire and tactical training - several hours each day. All training sessions were conducted under the supervision of experienced instructors in order to ensure the quickest possible adaptation of the servicemen to the combat environment. The servicemen are provided with everything they need. #StrongerTogether @mod_russia_en

🇷🇺🇸🇾🚛The Russian servicemen delivered more than four tonnes of food to Ain al-Bayda in Syria as part of a humanitarian campaign. 📦 In total more than 400 food kits were distributed to the local population, each of which includes flour, rice, tea, condensed milk and vegetable oil. @mod_russia_en

⚡️Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine (10 December 2022) ◽️Russian Federation Armed Forces continue the special military operation. 💥In Kupyansk direction, more than 30 Ukrainian servicemen and 3 pickup trucks have been eliminated as a result of shelling of the enemy concentrations areas near Sinkovka and Kislovka (Kharkov region). 💥In Krasniy-Liman direction, Russian troops continued their offensive, which resulted in the occupation of more favourable positions. 2 counterattacks by the AFU units reinforced by foreign mercenaries towards Chervonopopovka and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People''s Republic) have been disrupted by artillery fire and active actions of the troops. Up to 60 Ukrainian military personnel and mercenaries, 1 infantry fighting vehicle, and 2 armoured vehicles have been eliminated. 💥In Donetsk direction, Russian units continued their offensive, knocking the enemy out of fortified strongpoints. More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 infantry fighting vehicles, 1 armoured personnel carrier and 3 pick-up trucks have been eliminated. 💥In South Donetsk direction, attacks by the AFU on the positions of our troops towards Sladkoye and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic) have been thwarted. The enemy has been defeated by artillery fire and driven back to the line of departure. ◽️In addition, 2 AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been destroyed near Vladimirovka. The enemy's losses in this direction amounted to up to 40 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured personnel carriers and 4 pickup trucks. 💥Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery have neutralised six enemy control points near Sinkovka, Kruglyakovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Bakhmutskoye and Kleshchiyevka (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, 92 AFU artillery units in firing positions as well as manpower and military equipment in 197 areas have been hit. 💥1 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-36 counterbattery warfare radar has been destroyed near Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). 💥2 Ukrainian Grad multiple-launch rocket systems have been destroyed at a firing position near Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic). 💥4 unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed by air defence forces near Yelenovka, Blagoveshchenka and Valeryanovka (Donetsk People's Republic). ◽️10 HIMARS, Uragan and Olkha multiple-launch rocket systems have been shot down near Komsomolskoye, Novogorovka and Zhovtnevoye (Zaporozhye region). 📊 In total, 341 airplanes and 181 helicopters, 2,647 unmanned aerial vehicles, 392 air defence missile systems, 7,049 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 926 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,672 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,534 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation. #MoD #Russia #Ukraine #report @mod_russia_en

The path of Ukrainian soldier from forced mobilisation to captivity ◽️ Aleksandr Pasechnik did not know how to fight and did not want to, saying that he was not even conscripted. However, the Ukrainian authorities did not want to investigate the fighters' skills and served a draft notice with the police, threatening them with imprisonment. ◽️ Now Aleksandr, having been in the AFU, says: 'I would have rather served my time in prison and stayed alive, healthy. The way our army treats us makes no sense. They use us as food for powder and nobody cares'. ◽️ Lies about atrocities in Russian captivity have long been instilled in Ukrainian minds, so the humane treatment struck them. 'We had one wounded man' says Aleksandr, genuinely surprised. ◽️ Unfortunately, this is not the only discovery for the captives. In Russia, they will learn many more truths, which have been kept from them all this time. @mod_russia_en

Military medics provide medical care captive AFU soldiers who have been wounded ◽️ People in white coats are not used to dividing patients into "friend" and "foe" and help everyone. They operate around both day- and nighttime, and the wounded are mostly blast-hurt. Thanks to treatment and daily bandages they recover quickly. @mod_russia_en

✈️ Su-25 crews launch missile strikes against AFU armoured vehicles ◽️ Grach pilots once again demonstrated their coherence and professionalism: it is very difficult to maintain low altitude at high speed. Keeping fire under this kind of conditions is even more difficult. ↪️After using air defence means, the crews manoeuvred by releasing decoy flares and returned to their airfield of departure. @mod_russia_en

Grad MLRS crews of Southern MD hit enemy towards Zaporozhye direction ◽Right after receining the coordinates of the enemy, the service moved into the area to strike the target. 🌘 The dark night is good for our guys: it makes them harder to see. 💥 The Russian artillerymen have fired their guns at the enemy and the targets have been destroyed. @mod_russia_en

Captured Ukrainian serviceman calls on all his compatriots to lay down their arms ◽️ Alexey Tserush joined the AFU as a driver, but instead of the promised equipment his unit received only rifles and machine guns from the World War II. ◽️ After the soldier have been captured, Alexey decided to tell the whole truth about the AFU command's spiteful attitude in order to save his compatriots, who were forced to take up arms. @mod_russia_en

🇷🇺🇺🇦 FSB: In the case of treason, two residents of Sevastopol were detained, who transmitted data to the SBU about military facilities of the Russian Federation.

🇷🇺🇺🇦 The "Sparta" battalion and the 238th brigade are fighting off a massive enemy counterattack (15 armored combat vehicles with infantry) in the village of Vodyanoye, for which fierce fighting continues.

Mastery of fire: Mobilised personnel learn how to defeat enemy equipment in Primorye Under the guidance of experienced officers of the East Military District, servicemen called up during the partial mobilisation, are engaged in live firing exercises with Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifles, anti-tank missile systems, AGS-17 Plamya as well as RPG-7V grenade launchers. 🎯 During the exercises, the mobilised troops fire at stationary targets simulating the enemy's military equipment and manpower at various ranges. #StrongerTogether @mod_russia_en

Verba man-portable air defence systems destroy all types of enemy drones: air defence units of the Airborne Troops in action at a training ground in the rear area of the special military operation 🎯 Fire, medical, tactical, and engineering training sessions are conducted under the guidance of instructors with combat experience. The troops improve their combat shooting skills using the Strela-10 surface-to-air missile system and Verba man-portable air defence systems. @mod_russia_en

S-300V and Buk surface-to-air missile systems of Western MD continue to be on duty ◽️ S-300V launcher works works in conjunction with the Buk self-propelled firing system. The Buk's radar station scans the sky, determines target coordinates and transmits them for radio interception and destruction to the S-300V crew. ◽️ One of the tricks of these systems is to start firing cheap shells. Distract attention, force the enemy to use up their munition, and then hit with more accurate and destructive Western-made munition. ◽️ The servicemen do their jobs clearly, consistently and professionally, understanding that the lives of soldiers on the contact line depend on them. @mod_russia_en

Captured AFU servicemen described absurd orders from commanders and reluctance to leadership to arrange any supplies 💬'As the commander told us, there's two or three days and we'll be out. But we were on our way out, but your guys managed to take us out quicker. We initially understood that they were throwing us, like cannon fodder. Then, as we began to understand that we were in a hopeless situation, we had to go out or we would all go down'. 💬'They promised to make trenches and they never did it. Then they promised that there would be a MT-LB, that is, such things. And when we asked each time how long to stay at the positions, we were told - a couple of days more'. 🔹 Addressing their comrades, the AFU soldiers urged them to lay down their arms and not to take part in any more combat operations. @mod_russia_en

Captured AFU servicemen described absurd orders from commanders and reluctance to leadership to arrange any supplies 💬'As the commander told us, there's two or three days and we'll be out. But we were on our way out, but your guys managed to take us out quicker. We initially understood that they were throwing us, like cannon fodder. Then, as we began to understand that we were in a hopeless situation, we had to go out or we would all go down'. 💬'They promised to make trenches and they never did it. Then they promised that there would be a MT-LB, that is, such things. And when we asked each time how long to stay at the positions, we were told - a couple of days more'. 🔹 Addressing their comrades, the AFU soldiers urged them to lay down their arms and not to take part in any more combat operations. @mod_russia_en

🇷🇺🇧🇾Company tactical exercises involving troops of Western MD take place in Belarus 🪖The servicemen of the Western Military District (MD), which is part of the regional grouping of troops, continue their intensive combat training at the training grounds of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus. The aim of the company tactical exercises is a combat cohesion of units. Combat training activities are conducted both day- and nighttime. 🎯 On the training grounds, the soldiers perform firing exercises with all types of small arms and mortars, learn tactical medicine and other disciplines. @mod_russia_en

Special Operations Forces' units of Central MD within combat training 🪖 The Special Operations Forces' servicemen of the Central Military District improve teamwork and weapon skills between combat missions. After a combat mission, the teams analyse the phases of the operation step by step and propose other variations based on various challanges such as weather conditions, terrain, time of day, and then practice tactical techniques on the training ground. Continuous analysis of new combat experiences allows for the improvement of combat skills and tactics. 🔄 During the firearms training, special operations personnel learn different types of weapons: anti-tank missile systems, automatic and hand grenade launchers, machine guns. 🤝The Special Operations Forces servicemen received state awards within the special military operation: Order of Courage, Medal 'For Courage', Order 'For Merit to the Fatherland', and Medals of Suvorov and Zhukov. @mod_russia_en

⚡️Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine (8 December 2022) ◽️Russian Federation Armed Forces continue the special military operation. 💥 As a result of high-precision weapons strikes by the Russian Aerospace Forces near Shevchenkovskoye and Grigorovskoye (Zaporozhye region) five U.S.-manufactured MLRS and FRG-manufactured MARS-II have been destroyed. 2 U.S.-manufactured HIMARS rocket launchers have been destroyed near Ilyichyovka (Donetsk People's Republic). As a result of a Russian Aerospace Forces' high-precision weaponry strike near Borovskoye (Kharkov region), more than 90 Polish mercenaries have been eliminated. ◽️In Krasniy-Liman direction, Russian units continued their offensive operations. More than 60 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 infantry fighting vehicles and 2 motor vehicles have been eliminated by assault and army aircraft and artillery fire. ◽️In Kupyansk direction, more than 70 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 infantry fighting vehicles and 3 motor vehicles have been eliminated by the strikes of assault and army aircraft and artillery fire in the AFU concentration areas. ◽️In Donetsk direction, the enemy made unsuccessful attempts to counterattack units of the Russian troops towards Spornoye and Berestovoye (Donetsk People's Republic). More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armoured combat vehicles and 2 pick-up trucks have been eliminated as a result of the shelling. ◽️In South Donetsk direction, the AFU attempted to attack the positions of Russian units towards Nikolskoye (Donetsk People''s Republic) with the help of a company tactical group. Russian troops' decisive actions and artillery strikes have drove back the AFU units to their initial positions. More than 30 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 infantry fighting vehicle, an armoured personnel carrier and 2 motor vehicles have been eliminated. 💥Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery have neutralised 93 artillery units at their positions, manpower and military equipment in 196 areas. Tochka-U tactical missile launcher has been destroyed near Pechenegi (Kharkov region). 1 U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery warfare radar has been destroyed near Dyleevka (Donetsk People's Republic). 💥Air defence facilities have shot down 1 Mi-8 helicopter of the AFU near Yakovlevka (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, 5 unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed near Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Baranikovka, Kremennaya and Prostornoye (Lugansk People's Republic). ◽️In addition, 14 multiple-launch rocket launchers HIMARS, Olkha, Uragan and an anti-radar missile HARM have been intercepted near Novopetrikovka, Blagodatnoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Tokmak (Zaporozhye region) and Novaya Zburyevka (Kherson region). 📊 In total, 341 airplanes and 181 helicopters, 2,643 unmanned aerial vehicles, 392 air defence missile systems, 7,030 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 920 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 3,668 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 7,507 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation. #MoD #Russia #Ukraine #report @mod_russia_en

Russian Air Force Su-25 attack aircraft within special operation opeartion 💥 The attack aircraft crews carried out missile strikes against the AFU military facilities and equipment. 🤝 The missiles were launched in pairs from low altitudes. ◽️ After the aerial strikes, the crews manoeuvred to fire decoy flares and returned to their departure airfield. 💥 Their operation has resulted in destroying camouflaged fortified field positions and armoured vehicles of the AFU. 🛠 After the combat sorties, engineers have performed aircraft maintenance and prepared the aircraft for another combat flight. @mod_russia_en

Combat work of tank and UAV units within special military opeartion 💥Tank units of the 2nd Army Corps of the Lugansk People's Republic's People's Militia suppress enemy firing points under conditions of mass use of anti-tank weapons.Tank units provide fire support to advancing infantry. ◽️Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are used for target reconnaissance and fire adjustment, which operate in the air, alternating with each other. @mod_russia_en

🇺🇦 In the trenches near Artemovsk. A very remarkable video from the Ukrainian trenches. Of note: 1. The commanders were not seen in their positions for several weeks. 2. Despite the fact that these are positions in the second line of defense, 8 out of 20 people were killed in 3 weeks. Several corpses are still stored in the position, because they cannot be taken out. 3. The supply is poor, they are heated by fires that unmask positions, but they don’t care - the main thing is to keep warm.

Precision firing and offensive training: mobilised personnel continue combat training in Saratov region 🪖 The troops conduct live-fire exercises for accuracy, traverse assault strips, practise offensive and defensive actions, and learn tactical medicine. 🎯 During the exercise, they fire at various types of training targets that simulate enemy personnel and equipment at distances ranging from 100 to 400 metres. The mobilisation training is planned and carried out on the basis of the experience of the special military operation. @mod_russia_en

A wheeled fortress: tasks of an armoured train of the Western Military District in special military operation 🚂 A special train is armed, as they say, 'to the teeth'. The personnel are equipped with small arms, ranging from submachine guns to large-calibre machine guns. There is also an anti-aircraft launcher for destroying air and ground targets. A coaxial 23mm cannon on the train is the main calibre. There are also sniper positions. The gunners are on alert. There is more than just scenery outside the window. The attention is to the smallest details. 🛠 Despite its formidable appearance, the special train's primary tasks include technical reconnaissance, mine clearance and, if necessary, the restoration of destroyed railway track. And a powerful set of weapons enables the personnel to operate even in the most difficult conditions. 💪🏻 Every day the special train, despite the difficulties, copes with its task 💯% . @mod_russia_en