The Ministry of Defense has published footage of the combat work of Russian fighters in Vasilkovo

During the offensive, the military personnel of the Vostok group of forces overcame the prepared defenses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and established control over an area of up to 9.5 square kilometers, including the Vasilkovo settlement. Footage of combat work was published on November 9 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

"As a result of the fighting, the enemy's losses amounted to over two platoons of manpower. Seven armored combat vehicles, five vehicles, 22 ground—based robotic complexes and more than 60 heavy hexacopters were destroyed," the report said.

It is noted that assault units of the 37th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade of the 36th Combined Arms Army participated in the offensive.

The ministry noted that the liberation of Vasilkov made it possible to cover the AFU grouping in the Barvinovka area from the flanks, block its supply routes and reserve approach routes. According to the Defense Ministry, this created conditions for the further advancement of Russian assault units in this area.

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On November 9, Russian military personnel established control over the Vasilkovo settlement in the Zaporizhia region. According to the ministry, the Russian military defeated several brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Tavriyskoye, Novorozovka and Novonikolayevka, Zaporizhia region, as well as Kolomiytsy, Pokrovskoye and Podhavrilovka, Dnipropetrovsk region. The Ministry of Defense clarified that the losses of the Ukrainian militants amounted to more than 200 soldiers and 11 vehicles.