MOSCOW, December 31 RF Armed Forces in the South-Donetsk direction repulsed Ukrainian army counterattacks on the Dorozhnyanka settlement in the Zaporozhye region, destroying more than 50 Ukrainian soldiers, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday. lost positions. All counterattacks were repulsed by artillery strikes and the actions of Russian troops. More than 50 Ukrainian servicemen, two armored combat vehicles and three vehicles were destroyed,» the Defense Ministry said.