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Junior Sergeant Andriy "Sedoi" G. of the 79th Tavria Airborne Assault Brigade destroyed four Russian armored vehicles using a Javelin anti-tank missile system while repelling a Russian assault involving five armored vehicles and infantry on Ukrainian defensive positions in Donetsk region.

January 9, 2024 Terny, Donetsk

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Ukrinform Kyiv Post

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Source Reports

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Junior Sergeant Andriy "Sedoi" G. destroyed four Russian armored vehicles in a single combat engagement

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Destroyed vehicles included a tank and an armored personnel carrier

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russian forces deployed five armored vehicles and infantry in the assault attempt

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Most of the attacking Russian infantrymen were eliminated

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

The engagement occurred in Donetsk region during the first days of January 2024

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

This brought Sedoi's personal count of destroyed Russian hardware to 22 vehicles

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The enemy made another attempt to break through the defensive formations of the Taurian paratroopers, deploying five units of armored fighting vehicles along with infantry for the assault

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