As a result of the defeat of Ukrainian forces in the Nikolayev-Krivoy Rog and other directions, more than 1,200 fighters were destroyed in a day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
"As a result of the defeat of the Ukrainian offensive in the Nikolaevo-Krivorozhskoe and other directions carried out on Zelensky's personal orders, the enemy suffered large-scale losses. The effective actions of the Russian group of troops destroyed 48 tanks, 46 infantry fighting vehicles, 37 other armored fighting vehicles, 8 pickup trucks with large-caliber machine guns and more than 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers in 24 hours," the ministry said.
They specified that while repelling the offensive of the enemy, the Russian troops defeated the units of the 128th separate mountain assault brigade of the Ukrainian troops, which had been transferred to take part in the operation from western Ukraine. Five servicemen of the brigade laid down their arms and surrendered.

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