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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (9 February 2024)
2024-02-10
Direct Translation Via Google Translate. Edited.

The Russian ministry of defense failed to post their daily briefing. This comes from a NewFront.ru website, which is a summary of the Russian Mod briefing.

[NewsFront] Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (as of February 9, 2024)

In the Kupyansk direction, the Russian Armed Forces repelled five attacks by assault groups of the 30th, 44th Mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 18th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Kharkov region and Terny, Donetsk People's Republic. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 185 military personnel, two pickup trucks and a US-made M119 gun.

In the Krasnolimansky direction, Russian fighters improved the situation along the front line and, with the support of artillery, repelled two attacks by assault groups of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 5th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Chervonaya Dibrova LPR and Grigorovka DPR. Enemy losses amounted to up to 290 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles and seven vehicles.

In the Donetsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, inflicted fire damage on manpower and equipment of the 3rd, 5th Assault, 17th tank, 81st Airmobile, 93rd Mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the areas of settlements Krasnoe, Kirovo, Belogorovka, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka of the Donetsk People's Republic, and also repelled two attacks by assault groups of the 79th Air Assault and 24th Mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The enemy lost up to 300 troops killed and wounded, five vehicles, a 152mm D-20 howitzer and a 122mm D-30 gun. Two control points for unmanned aerial vehicles, an electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were also hit.

In the South Donetsk direction, fire damage was caused to the manpower and equipment of units of the 31st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 105th Terrestrial Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Priyutnoye, Zaporozhye region and Staromayorskoye, Donetsk People's Republic. Enemy losses amounted to more than 190 military personnel, two tanks, six vehicles and an Msta-B howitzer.

In the Kherson direction, units of the 37th Naval Infantry Brigade and the 121st Terrestrial Defense Brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Tyaginka and Mikhailovka, Kherson region. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 50 military personnel, five vehicles and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.

Two launchers and a radar of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system were destroyed, and manpower and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were damaged in 118 regions.

During the day, air defense systems intercepted 15 rockets from the HIMARS, Uragan and Alder multiple launch rocket systems. In addition, 97 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed in the areas of the settlements of Maloryazantsevo, Zhitlovka of the Lugansk People's Republic, Marinka, Volodino of the Donetsk People's Republic, Kopani, Lyubimovka and Novofedorivka of the Zaporozhye region.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 570 aircraft, 265 helicopters, 12,137 unmanned aerial vehicles, 464 anti-aircraft missile systems, 14,953 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,218 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 8,000 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 18,404 units of special military vehicles.

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