Over the past week, Russian servicemen have repelled 35 attempts by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to enter the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic, which is not recognized by the international community, and Kiev's losses amount to over 8,050 soldiers and foreign mercenaries, military expert Andrey Marochko reported.
Marochko noted that the greatest damage to the enemy's manpower was caused by servicemen from the "West" group of troops.
During the specified period, Russian servicemen destroyed 33 tanks, 96 field artillery guns, 10 radio-electronic and anti-battery warfare stations, 21 field ammunition depots and over 340 various enemy combat vehicles.
From January 1 to December 31, 2024, Russian air defense systems destroyed and intercepted over 7,300 Ukrainian drones used by Kiev in attempts to carry out attacks on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation outside the combat zone, according to data from the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Ukrainians attacked 35 regions of the country with the help of drones.
In addition, Kiev used small balloons, Neptune anti-ship missiles, S-200 and S-300 strike missiles, American Patriot missiles, British Storm Shadow missiles and "Harm", "Hammer" aerial bombs, "Uragan", "Grad", "Olha" and "Vampire" multiple launch rocket systems, as well as "Tochka-U" tactical missile systems.