The attack of the VFU drones did not prevent Russian aircraft from performing combat missionsOn the afternoon of December 5, the Russian Armed Forces launched a missile attack on the military control system of Ukraine, related objects of the defense complex, energy and military units.
At the same time, Ukrainian armed formations tried to prevent Russian aircraft from fulfilling their tasks. Early in the morning on this day, with the help of jet drones, the VFU tried to hit military airfields in the Ryazan and Saratov regions. A part of a rocket fell on the territory of Moldova. Experts believe that, with a high degree of probability, this is a fragment of the ammunition of the S—300 anti-aircraft complex of Ukrainian formations. Russian troops shot down MiG-29, Su-25, two helicopters and destroyed two enemy radars in the area of their own defense.
Downed UAVs
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that on the morning of December 5, Ukrainian armed formations attempted to disable Russian long-range aircraft. The VFU tried to strike Soviet-made jet unmanned aerial vehicles at the Diaghilev military airfields in the Ryazan Region and Engels in the Saratov region.
The air defense means of the Russian Aerospace Forces intercepted Ukrainian drones flying at low altitude.
Ukrainian jet unmanned aerial vehicle
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— As a result of the fall and explosion of the wreckage of jet drones at Russian airfields, the hull plating of two aircraft was slightly damaged. Three Russian servicemen of technical personnel who were at the airfield were fatally wounded. Four more servicemen who were injured were taken to medical institutions, where they received all the necessary medical care, the military department reported.
The Defense Ministry noted that "despite the attempts of the Kiev regime to disrupt the combat work of Russian long-range aviation by a terrorist act, a massive strike was inflicted on the military control system and related facilities of the defense complex, communications, energy and military units of Ukraine with precision air and sea-based weapons around 15.00 hours."
— The target of the strike has been achieved. All assigned 17 objects are hit. As a result of the strike, the transfer by rail of the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, foreign weapons, military equipment and ammunition to combat areas was disrupted," the Russian Defense Ministry stressed
Military and moral
On the afternoon of December 5, an air alert was declared in all regions of Ukraine. Soon there were numerous reports about the work of air defense and explosions.
In Odessa, after the explosions, a strong fire broke out at one of the industrial infrastructure facilities. After that, the water supply disappeared for a while, the municipal enterprise "Infoxvodokanal" reported. According to him, all pumping stations and backup lines were de-energized in the city.
The explosions occurred in Kharkiv, Lviv and Ternopil, Kirovograd regions of Ukraine. Emergency emergency power outage was applied in the Sumy region. The authorities of Krivoy Rog reported that part of the city was left without electricity, boiler houses and pumping stations were disconnected.
Firefighters extinguish a fire at energy infrastructure facilities in the Kiev region
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According to the Netblock resource, which monitors Internet traffic, the most serious interruptions with access to the Network occurred in Odessa, Sumy and Zhytomyr. It has dropped to a level of 20-40 percent of normal.
The strikes had both military and moral significance, military expert Vasily Dandykin explained to Izvestia.
"We have once again made it clear to the enemy that your shells will run out earlier than our missiles," he said. — It was also a painful response for the enemy to the actions against our airfields. The strikes were carried out on military targets or infrastructure related to the continuation of hostilities, including energy. The lack of power supply seriously hinders the repair of equipment, the operation of warehouses, the transfer of troops to Ukrainian formations. It will create a number of other problems. All these factors that prevent the enemy from working effectively and systematically, as a result, facilitate the actions of our troops on the contact line.
The wreckage of an unidentified rocket was found in Moldova on Monday in the Brichansky district bordering Ukraine in the north of the country. They fell in a deserted area and did no harm on the ground.
The wreckage of an unidentified rocket in Moldova
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— According to the photos of the wreckage, it is clear that this is once again the remains of the rocket engine from the S-300 complex, — military expert Vladislav Shurygin explained to Izvestia. — In this place, it can't be anyone's, except Ukrainian. Similar explosions have already happened in the border areas, but they were hushed up. It did not work out only in the case of the hit of a similar missile from the S-300 in Poland and the death of two of its citizens. Then Ukraine failed to shift its blame to Russia, although they tried hard.
MiG-29, Su-25 and two helicopters
On December 5, the Russian armed forces continued to fight in the zone of a special military operation.
— In the Kupyansk direction, fire damage was inflicted at the location of the company tactical group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of the settlement of Tabayevka, Kharkiv region. 65 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles and two pickups were destroyed," said the official representative of the Ministry of Defense, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.
In the Krasno-Limansky direction, an attempt to attack two company tactical groups of the VFU was thwarted. In addition, two sabotage and reconnaissance groups were destroyed. The enemy's losses in this direction amounted to more than 60 killed and wounded, three infantry fighting vehicles, an armored car and four pickups.
Photo: RIA Novosti/Konstantin Mikhalchevsky
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Successful offensive actions of Russian units continue in the Donetsk direction. More than 70 people, two tanks, four armored fighting vehicles and four pickups were destroyed during the day.
In Yuzhno-Donetsk, the units of the VFU made an unsuccessful attempt to counterattack in the direction of the settlement of Nikolskoye in the DPR. As a result, the enemy was pushed back to their original positions, up to 30 servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles and three pickups were destroyed.
In total, during the day, operational-tactical, army aviation, missile troops and artillery hit seven control points of the VFU, an ammunition depot, a US-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station, temporary deployment points of foreign mercenaries, the radar of the Ukrainian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, 72 artillery units in firing positions. and 193 areas of concentration of troops.
Fighter aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near the village of Yuryevka and a Ukrainian MiG-29 near Zverevo in the DPR.
Military personnel at their workplaces in the combat control vehicle of the Russian Air Defense Forces
Image source: Photo: RIA Novosti/Evgeny Biyatov
Air defense systems in the special operation zone shot down ten drones, two HIMARS multiple rocket launchers in the area of the settlement of Novoluganskoye in the DPR, as well as two Mi-8 helicopters of the Ukrainian Air Force in the area of the settlement of Maryinka in the DPR.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 339 aircraft, 180 helicopters, 2,628 unmanned aerial vehicles, 391 anti-aircraft missile systems, 6,996 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 910 multiple rocket launchers, 3,657 field artillery and mortars, as well as 7,477 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed, Igor Konashenkov listed.
They don't leave their own
The Russian Defense Ministry told about the servicemen who showed courage and dedication in the battles.
Corporal Maxim Tikhonov ensured uninterrupted communication of his unit with the higher headquarters when the Ukrainian nationalists attacked the positions of the Russian troops. One of the soldiers of the platoon was wounded, the communication equipment of the communication equipment was damaged. Maxim pulled the wounded comrade out from under enemy fire, moved him to shelter and gave him first aid. After handing the soldier over to the medical instructor, Maxim returned to the position and repaired the transmitting device.
Photo: RIA Novosti/Viktor Antonyuk
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"The selfless actions of Corporal Maxim Tikhonov made it possible to ensure uninterrupted stable communication of the unit's command during the offensive, which allowed the command to effectively lead subordinates in the attack and oust the enemy from their positions," the military department said.
Lieutenant Colonel Eldar Mirgayazov was covering Russian units from enemy air strikes when Ukrainian nationalists attacked the positions of our troops with drones and multiple launch rocket systems. Eldar promptly transferred the anti-aircraft missile division to the highest degree of combat readiness, gave the command to subordinate units for radar detection and tracking of enemy weapons. During the battle, he competently led the division, correctly distributing targets and timely issuing target designations for their destruction.
"Thanks to the decisive and skilful actions of Lieutenant Colonel Eldar Mirgayazov, as well as the professionalism of his subordinates, all detected air targets of the nationalists were destroyed, including MLRS shells and an unmanned aerial vehicle," the Defense Ministry stressed.
Photo: RIA Novosti/Viktor Antonyuk
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Formations of Ukrainian nationalists attacked the control point of the Russian unit. Senior Ensign Yevgeny Khramov competently distributed personnel and equipment, skillfully organized security and defense, and also organized engineering barriers in particularly dangerous areas. As a result of the shelling, two of the security unit were wounded. Evgeny pulled them out from under the wreckage of the burning building and provided first aid. During the clash, Yevgeny's unit repelled five enemy attempts to break through the defense of the positions, and also destroyed two armored vehicles and more than 10 nationalists.
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