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2025-03-29 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (28 March 2025)
[EngMilRu] From 22 to 28 March 2025, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out seven group strikes by high-precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles, which hit the infrastructure of military airfields, a training centre of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, command posts, assembly workshops, storage sites and training areas of attack drone operators, ammunition depots as well as temporary deployment areas of nationalists and Ukrainian armed formations.

Over the past week, units of the Sever Group of Forces continued to eliminate AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

During resolute actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces liberated Gogolevka.

Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery hit manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and three territorial defence brigades.

In Kharkov and Belgorod directions, Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of four mechanised brigades, one UAV brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades.

During the week, in the area of responsibility of the Sever

Group of Forces, the AFU losses were up to 2,190 troops, six tanks, 43 armoured fighting vehicles, and 103 motor vehicles. In addition, 45 field artillery guns and five electronic warfare stations were neutralised.

As a result of active and resolute actions, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Mirnoye (Donetsk People's Republic) and Krasnoye Pervoye (Kharkov region).

In addition, Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one tank brigade, one airmobile brigade, one mountain assault brigade, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades. The AFU losses were more than 1,640 troops, three tanks, 11 armoured fighting vehicles, including three M113 armoured personnel carriers, and three U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles. In addition, 26 motor vehicles, 29 field artillery guns, including seven Western-made ones, five electronic warfare stations, and ten field ammunition depots.

The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. Russian troops hit formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, eight mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, and one airmobile brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and two National Guard brigades.

Over the week, the AFU losses were up to 2,035 troops, four tanks, 22 armoured fighting vehicles, including three M113 armoured personnel carriers, and one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. In addition, 39 motor vehicles, 15 field artillery guns, including three NATO-manufactured ones, five electronic warfare stations, 10 field ammunition depots, and two fuel depots were eliminated.

As a result of resolute actions, the Tsentr Group of Forces' units liberated Sribnoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian troops launched attacks on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, four assault brigades, one jaeger brigade, one UAV brigade, the Vostok Special Operations Centre of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and two National Guard brigades.

The AFU losses were more than 3,355 troops, four tanks, 26 armoured fighting vehicles, including four U.S.-made M-113 and two French-made VAB armoured personnel carriers. In addition, 54 motor vehicles and 21 artillery guns were eliminated, including three Western-made artillery guns were destroyed.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops hit formations of four mechanised brigades, one mountain-attack brigade, one jaeger brigade, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, three territorial defence brigades, and nationalist Aidar Battalion.

The AFU losses were more than 1,015 troops, one tank, 10 armoured fighting vehicles, 28 motor vehicles, and 19 field artillery guns, including six Western-made ones. Seven ammunition and materiel depots were destroyed.

As a result of active actions, units of the Dnepr Group of Forces liberated Malye Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region).

Russian troops delivered strikes on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, and three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The AFU losses were more than 545 troops, two tanks, two U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, 38 motor vehicles, and 11 field artillery guns. In addition, four electronic warfare stations and ten ammunition depots were neutralised.

Over the past week, air defence systems shot down two MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, 27 JDAM guided aerial bombs, 20 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 1,160 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the AFU losses amounted to: 660 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 48,879 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,554 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,532 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,051 field artillery guns and mortars, 33,475 units of special military vehicles.

More from the Russian Ministry of Defense
Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (28 March 2025)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

During offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces liberated Gogolevka.

Russian troops delivered strikes on formations of one mechanised brigade, two air assault brigades, one presidential brigade, and one territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya.

Operational-Tactical, Army aviation and artillery hit enemy manpower and hardware close to Basovka, Belovody, Varachino, Velikaya Rybitsa, Veselovka, Vladimirovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Loknya, Mogritsa, Novonikolayevka, Obody, Proletarskoye, Sadki, Yunakovka. and Yablonovka in Sumy region.

Over the course of the day, the AFU losses were more than 320 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, two artillery guns, two ATVs, one electronic reconnaissance station, and three UAV command posts.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to: more than 70,700 troops, 402 tanks, 327 infantry fighting vehicles, 290 armoured personnel carriers, 2,233 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,561 motor vehicles, 589 artillery guns, 53 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 123 EW stations, 18 counter-battery warfare radars, ?ten air defence radars,

56 units of engineering and other materiel, including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 15 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.

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