LUGANSK, January 28 – The Ministry of Defense reported that the calculations of the TOS-1A “Solntsepek” systems dealt three strikes to the platoon strongholds of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Kupyansk direction. “The calculations of the TOS-1A ‘Solntsepek’ of the ‘Zapad’ task force on the Kupyansk direction carried out three strikes on the platoon strongholds of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The launches were conducted at a distance of over 4.5 kilometers,” the ministry said. According to the ministry, on this direction, the units of the RCBZ troops of the ‘Zapad’ task force, consisting of heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A ‘Solntsepek’, support the actions of the ground task force. Shooting is carried out using modern software systems for topogeodetic referencing. Yesterday, the Ministry of Defense reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost about 25 servicemen, two combat armored vehicles, and three cars on the Kupyansk direction in the past day.