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⚡️Andrei Belousov meets with activists of All-Russia People's Front
🧔 Andrei Belousov met with activists of the All-Russia People's Front, who provide assistance to servicemen of the special military operation. The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation expressed the firm belief that volunteers are the country's gold foundation.
'These people' actions speak louder than words. They fulfil common human duty towards others wasting their time and risking their lives,' said Andrei Belousov.
'You interact with our servicemen, who are on the line of contact or close to the line of contact in the zone of combat operations. For me, the information about what's going on is invaluable, because you feel it in your own way,' noted the head of the military department.
🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 15 December 2025
🪖 The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
💥 Units of the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of two territorial defence brigades and one border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Miropolye, Kondratovka, and Ryzhevka (Sumy region).
🔥 In Kharkov direction, Russian troops launched attacks on units of four mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade near Primorskoye, Baranovka, Nesternoye, Vilcha, Volchanskiye Khutora, and Pershotravnevoye (Kharkov region).
▪️ The enemy losses were more than 270 troops, 13 motor vehicles, one electronic warfare station, and four materiel depots.
➡️ Units of the Zapad Group of Forces continue to inflict fire damage on an encircled enemy group on the left bank of the Oskol River.
💥 Russian troops hit manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade near Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Glushkovka, Monachinovka, Shiykovka, Blagodatovka, Podoly (Kharkov region), and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The AFU losses were more than 220 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles including two Stryker armoured personnel carriers, and two U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles. In addition, 12 motor vehicles, two artillery guns, two electronic warfare stations, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station, and three ammunition depots were neutralised.
📍 The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops launched attacks on formations of three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one airmobile brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the AFU, one National Guard brigade, and one brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near Petrovskoye, Stepanovka, Slavyansk, Kramatorsk, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The enemy losses were up to 195 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, nine motor vehicles, two artillery guns, three ammunition depots, and four fuel depots.
💥 The Tsentr Group of Forces' units continued to hit positions of the enemy in Dimitrov (Donetsk People's Republic) as well as to mop up the area from scattered Ukrainian troops near Svetloye, Grishino, and Rodinskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
🔥 Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, two jaeger brigades, one airmobile brigade, two air assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, one territorial defence brigade, and two National Guard brigades close to Toretskoye, Belitskoye, Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic), Novopodgorodnoye, and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
▪️ The enemy losses were more than 490 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, five motor vehicles, and two artillery guns including one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer.
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🎯 Reconnaissance snipers of the BARS-27 detachment as part of the Yug Group of Forces' volunteer unit operating in Kramatorsk-Druzhkovka direction detected and destroyed two Baba Yaga hexacopters.
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🔥The Sever Group of Forces’ TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system destroyed camouflaged enemy positions in Kharkov region.
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🎮 Drone pilots of Unmanned System Forces leave no chance for enemy
00:00 A Lancet UAV team of the Sever Group of Forces detected and destroyed a Mangust radar of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kharkov direction.
00:07 FPV drone operators of the Vostok Group of Forces shot down enemy hexacopters over Gulyaypole in Zaporozhye region.
00:19 UAV operators of the Dnepr Group of Forces delivered strikes at AFU targets in Zaporozhye region.
00:28 FPV drones operators of the Sever Group of Forces burned down an AFU ATV and motor vehicles as well as rammed a heavy Baba Yaga hexacopter in Sumy region.
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⚔️ The 152-mm Giatsint-B artillery crew of the Tsentr Group of Forces disrupted personnel rotation of the AFU in Krasnoarmeysk direction.
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📍 Gulyaypole
💥 Artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces eliminated AFU strongholds.
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 14 December 2025
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
💥 The Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of a jaeger brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade near Alekseyevka and Ryzhevka (Sumy region).
🔥 In Kharkov direction, units of a heavy mechanised brigade, an assault regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades have been hit near Velikiy Burluk, Vilcha, Okhrimovka, and Prilipka (Kharkov region).
▪️ The enemy losses amounted to over 240 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and two materiel depots.
📍The Zapad Group of Forces continues to destroy an enemy group surrounded on the left bank of the Oskol River. Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a national guard brigade near Blagodatovka, Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Petrovka, Podoly, Shiykovka (Kharkov region), and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The AFU lost up to 220 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, a Croatian-made Heron MLRS launcher, and three ammunition depots.
📍 The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit five mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Konstantinovka, Nikiforovka, Reznikova, Seversk, Slavyansk, and Stepanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️ The AFU losses amounted to up to 150 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 13 motor vehicles, and a U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system.
🪖 The Tsentr Group of Forces units continued to neutralise the encircled AFU formations near a railway station,north-eastern and western parts of Dimitrov as well as to mop up the settlements of Grishino and Svetloye (Donetsk People's Republic)
💥 Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, two air assault brigades, an unmanned systems regiment, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two marine brigades, a territorial defence brigade, four national guard brigades, and an Azov special forces brigade near Belitskoye, Grishino, Krasnoyarskoye, Novoaleksandrovka, Rodinskoye, Toretskoye, Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novopavlovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
▪️ The enemy lost up to 495 troops, a Kazak armoured vehicle, a pickup truck, and a field artillery gun.
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🎖 Personnel of the 288th Artillery Brigade assigned to the Zapad Group of Forces received state and departmental awards.
🤝 The brigade commanding officer thanked the servicemen for their dedication and courage, their contribution to the common cause, and high professionalism shown during the fights.
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⚡️ Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov presents state awards to participants of special military operation
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov presented state awards to wounded servicemen undergoing treatment in a military medical facility for their courage and heroism in carrying out the tasks of the special military operation.
🎖In presenting the Gold Star medal to a team leader, the Rubikon Centre's FPV drone operator with the call sign 'Filin', the head of the military department noted the serviceman's high combat performance in the special military operation zone.
'I told the President about five tanks, 169 motor vehicles... Of course, it's very impressive. He asked me to extend great greetings to you,' the Russian Defence Minister said.
'All right, let's talk about it then and start right now,' the Russian Defence Minister said.
⚡️Today, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov held another meeting with military correspondents.
🎯 The special topic of the conversation was the development of Unmanned Systems Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, modernisation of weapons, military hardware, and means of destruction, taking into account the experience of the special military operation.
📦 The event also discussed combat service support of the units in the special military operation zone, food supply of the groups of forces, including assault detachments, as well as the need of new MREs delivered by FPV drones for troops.
💬 In addition, at the meeting, military correspondents addressed the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation with a number of initiatives to improve social support measures for the participants of the special military operation.
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🎮 Specialists of the Rubikon Centre eliminated Ukrainian militants and high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles of the AFU in the special military operation zone.
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 13 December 2025
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📍An attempt by a group of AFU servicemen to break out of the encircled area was thwarted near Svetloye (Donetsk People's Republic). Eleven militants were neutralised, one captured.
▪️In total, the enemy lost more than 480 troops, three tanks, four armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles in this direction.
↗️The Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. The Group's units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, two assault brigades, two assault regiments of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Bratskoye, Andreyevka, Kolomiytsy (Dnepropetrovsk region), Gulyaypole, and Ternovatoye (Zaporozhye region).
▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 230 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, and one materiel depot.
💥 Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of one mechanised brigade, one coastal defence brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Razumovka (Zaporozhye region), Tomarino and Ponyatovka (Kherson region).
▪️Up to 35 troops, six motor vehicles, and four materiel depots have been neutralised.
✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted damage on the facilities of Ukrainian port infrastructure used in the interests of the AFU, ammunition depots, temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
🎯Air defence systems shot down two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 169 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy lost:
▫️ 669 aircraft,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
▫️ 102,347 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 639 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 26,524 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️ 1,630 MLRS combat vehicles,
▫️ 31,872 field artillery guns and mortars,
▫️ 48,940 units of support military vehicles.
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⚡️ In response to the terrorist attacks launched by Ukraine against civilian facilities on the territory of Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a massive strike with ground- and sea-based high-precision weapons, Kinzhal air-ballistic hypersonic missiles, and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles against the Ukrainian defence industry enterprises and energy facilities providing their work.
✅The goals of the strike were achieved. All the assigned targets were engaged.
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 15 December 2025
Part 2 (👉 see Part 1)
🚩 As a result of resolute actions, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Peschanoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
💥 Russian troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one assault brigade, three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade close to Gulyai Pole, Kosovtsevo (Zaporozhye region), Andreyevka, and Velemikhaylovka (Dnepropetrovsk region).
▪️ The AFU losses were more than 240 troops, eight motor vehicles, one artillery gun, two electronic warfare stations, and two materiel depots.
💥 Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces launched attack on formations of two mechanised brigades, one coastal defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade near Razumovka, Novoandreyevka (Zaporozhye region) and Otradokamenka (Kherson region).
▪️ The enemy losses were up to 65 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 17 motor vehicles, six field artillery guns, four electronic warfare stations, one ammunition depot, and one materiel depot.
✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation inflicted fire damage on transport infrastructure facilities involved in delivering Western-made weapons, ammunition, fuel depots, temporary deployment areas of the AFU and foreign mercenaries in 167 areas.
🎯 Air defence systems shot down one Grom-2 operational-tactical missile, 17 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 545 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
▫️ 669 aircraft,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
▫️ 103,182 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 639 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 26,546 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️ 1,631 MLRS combat vehicles,
▫️ 31,915 field artillery guns and mortars,
▫️ 49,076 support military vehicles.
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⚡️As a result of resolute actions, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Peschanoye (Dnepropetrovsk region).
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⚔️ A Uragan MLRS crew of the Vostok Group of Forces hit temporary deployment areas of the AFU near Gulyai Pole (Zaporozhye region).
As a result of the salvo, fortified positions and structures where the enemy used to deploy manpower were destroyed.
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▫️ The Vostok Group of Forces continues to advance to the depths of the enemy's defence and has completed the liberation of Varvarovka (Zaporozhye region).
▫️ Personnel of the 288th Artillery Brigade assigned to the Zapad Group of Forces received state and departmental awards.
▫️ The Russian Defence Ministry shows footage of a Giatsint-B crew, reconnaissance units, and UAV pilots.
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🎖 Volunteered servicemembers of the BARS-37 detachment (Dnepr Group of Forces) were presented with state and departmental awards for their courage, bravery, and heroism during combat operations in Orekhov direction.
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🪖 Reconnaissance units of the Vostok Group of Forces pierced the adversary defence to the east of the Gaychur River and liberated Varvarovka in Zaporozhye region.
🪖 As a result of the actions, a large defence centre was taken under control. The enemy's manpower, more than 12 pieces of hardware as well as more than 70 Baba-Yaga heavy hexacopters have been obliterated.
📍The liberation of Varvarovka is one of the stages to complete the mopping up the eastern bank of the Gaychur River. The Vostok Group's units improved the tactical situation in the area, creating conditions for further action in Zaporozhye region.
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🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 14 December 2025
Part 2 (👉 See Part 1)
🚩 The Vostok Group of Forces continues to advance to the depths of the enemy's defence and has completed the liberation of Varvarovka (Zaporozhye region).
🔥 Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two assault brigades, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and a territorial defence brigade close to Andreyevka, Gavrilovka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Vozdvizhenka, Gulyaypole, Kosovtsevo, Lyubitskoye, and Ternovatoye (Zaporozhye region).
▪️ The enemy lost more than 300 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and an electronic warfare station.
💥 The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on a mountain assault brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade close to Orekhov, Razumovka (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye (Dneprovsk region), and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
▪️ More than 45 troops, six motor vehicles, two artillery guns, an electronic warfare station, and two materiel depots have been neutralised.
✈️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have inflicted losses on fuel depots as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 142 areas.
🎯 Air defence systems shot down four guided aerial bombs and 290 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the enemy has lost:
▫️ 669 aircraft,
▫️ 283 helicopters,
▫️ 102,637 unmanned aerial vehicles,
▫️ 639 anti-aircraft missile systems,
▫️ 26,531 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles,
▫️ 1,631 MLRS combat vehicles,
▫️ 31,891 field artillery guns and mortars,
▫️ 49,012 support military vehicles.
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⚡️ The Vostok Group of Forces continues to advance to the depths of the enemy's defence and has completed the liberation of Varvarovka (Zaporozhye region).
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📆 Top News Today
▫️Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov held a meeting with military correspondents.
▫️Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov presented state awards to wounded servicemen undergoing treatment in a military medical facility for their courage and heroism in carrying out the tasks of the special military operation.
▫️In response to the terrorist attacks launched by Ukraine against civilian facilities on the territory of Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a massive strike with ground- and sea-based high-precision weapons, Kinzhal air-ballistic hypersonic missiles, and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles against the Ukrainian defence industry enterprises and energy facilities providing their work. The goals of the strike were achieved. All the assigned targets were engaged.
▫️The Russian Defence Ministry shows footage of Giatsint-B crews, the Vostok Group's signalmen, specialists of the Rubikon Centre, and UAVs in action.
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💥 UAV teams operate at full capacity
00:00 The Tsentr Group's UAV operators eliminated manpower and robotic systems of the AFU, as well as a fortified enemy firing position.
00:20 The Vostok Group's drones hit Kozak-5, HMMWV armoured vehicles, and several AFU motor vehicles, thwarting preparations for rotation.
01:10 Russian drones destroyed an enemy pickup truck and an ATV in the special military operation zone.
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'It's like playing chess, the game of outsmarting'
📍Sumy direction
Servicemen of 34th Separate Guards Motorised Rifle Brigade (Unmanned Systems Forces, Sever Group of Forces) continue to hit manpower, hardware, engineering facilities, and means of communication of the enemy.
💬 A UAV operator with the call sign 'Kasper' shared the details of a combat operation:
'We choose ammunition for different tasks. Armoured vehicles are hit with high-explosive shaped charges. Manpower is engaged with high-explosive ones, for dugouts and shelters we use explosive projectiles. We always try to trick, it's like playing chess. Everyone is trying to outsmart in order to hit the enemy'.
📱The Vostok Group's signalmen provided stable communication for assault groups near Gulyaypole.
💬 A signalman with the call sign 'Teddy' spoke about his task:
'We are operating near Gulyaypole. Our task is to provide assault detachments with stable digital communications and promptly deploy repeaters in suitable positions'.
🤝 The 11th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade of the Airborne Troops, which took part in the Potok operation of liberating the city of Sudzha in Kursk region, received state awards.
🎖The commander of the formation with the call sign 'Barkas', who presented state awards, congratulated servicemen and noted:
'The most important task for us is to survive and win, to return home alive and healthy to our relatives. To do this, you have to be vigilant, take care of yourself, help your combat comrades in difficult times. Thank you guys for your hard work'.
🎖🎖 by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 13 December 2025
❗️In response to the terrorist attacks launched by Ukraine against civilian facilities on the territory of Russia, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a massive strike with ground- and sea-based high-precision weapons, Kinzhal air-ballistic hypersonic missiles, and long-range unmanned aerial vehicles against the Ukrainian defence industry enterprises and energy facilities providing their work.
✅ The goals of the strike were achieved. All the assigned targets were engaged.
💥 The units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one jaeger brigade and one assault regiment of the AFU near Andreyevka (Sumy region).
🔥In Kharkov direction, strikes were delivered at formations of one mechanised brigade and one assault regiment of the AFU near Verkhniy Saltov, Ternovaya, and Izbitskoye (Kharkov region).
▪️The enemy losses amounted to up to 200 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, two field artillery guns, four motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.
💥 The Zapad Group's units inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised assault brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, and one national guard brigade near Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Podoly (Kharkov region), Drobyshevo, and Krasny Liman (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️The enemy lost more than 220 troops, two tanks, three armoured fighting vehicles, 11 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and seven ammunition depots.
📍Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops inflicted losses on formations of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Svyatogorsk, Konstantinovka, and Stepanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and three materiel depots.
🪖 The Tsentr Group of Forces units continued to neutralise the encircled AFU formations in Vostochny and Zapadny districts of Dimitrov, as well as to mop up the settlements of Svetloye and Grishino (Donetsk People's Republic).
⚡️The enemy's assault group on motorbikes supported by tanks attempted to break through Russian defence from the area of Shevchenko to the northern outskirts of Krasnoarmeysk (Donetsk People's Republic). The attack was repelled, over 60 troops, three tanks, and up to 20 motorbikes were neutralised.
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🪖 Servicemen of the 39th Motorised Rifle Brigade of the Tsentr Group of Forces continue to hone their skills in overcoming obstacles using combat hardware in a rear area of the special military operation zone.
➡️ Drivers of multipurpose light armoured carriers practise crossing water and mine-explosive barriers, track bridges, and anti-tank ditches.
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