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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (3 August 2024)
2024-08-04
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[EngMilRu] The units of the Sever Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of 31st, 42nd Mechanised brigades of the AFU, the 101st Territorial Defence Brigade, and the 13th National Guard Brigade close to Zarozhnoye, Prikolotnoye, Liptsy, Staritsa, and Volchansk (Kharkov region). Russian troops have repelled three counter-attacks of the AFU 92nd Air Assault Brigade and the AFU 36th Naval Infantry Brigade.

The AFU losses were up to 200 Ukrainian troops, four pickup trucks, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, two U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have captured more advantageous lines and positions, defeated 14th, 67th, and 115th Mechanised brigades of the AFU near Kupyansk, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Makeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian troops have repelled two counterattacks of AFU 66th and 67th Mechanised brigades' assault detachments.

The AFU losses were up to 470 Ukrainian troops, one tank, one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, and ten motor vehicles.

In the course of counterbattery warfare, one 155mm Polish-made Krab and one UK-made Braveheart artillery systems, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, one 105mm UK-made L-119 gun, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun have been eliminated. In addition, 22 field ammunition depots have been also destroyed.

The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 23rd, 24th, 72nd Mechanised, 59th Motorised Infantry, 80th Air Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 103rd and 109th Territorial Defence brigades near Kramatorsk, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Dyleyevka, Krasnogorovka, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Two counterattacks by the AFU 5th Assault Brigade and the 117th Territorial Defence Brigade have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 710 Ukrainian troops, one tank, 10 motor vehicles, one 203mm 2S7 Pion self-propelled artillery system, two U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzers, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, one 105mm UK-made L-119 gun, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun. In addition, two Anklav electronic warfare stations and three field ammunition depots have been eliminated.

The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depths of enemy defences. Russian troops have hit 31st, 32nd, 47th, 151st Mechanised, 1st Tank, and 95th Air Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Toretsk, Shcherbinovka, Sergeyevka, Nikolayevka, Grodovka, Vozdvizhenka, and Kalinovo (Donetsk People's Republic).

Three counter-attacks by assault detachments of 100th, 110th Mechanised brigades of the AFU and the Lut Brigade of the Ukrainian National Police have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 400 Ukrainian troops, three infantry fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made Bradley and German-made Marder armoured personnel carriers, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery station.

The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Vodyanoye and Storozhevoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 115 Ukrainian troops, one tank, six motor vehicles, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on the AFU 124th Infantry Brigade, the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, the 39th Coastal Defence Brigade, and the 37th Naval Infantry Brigade near Shcherbaki, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Burgunka, and Sadovoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses were up to 80 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three motor vehicles, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one 155mm U.S.-made M777 howitzer, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit two S-125 surface-to-air missile system launchers, one P-18 radar station for detecting and tracking air targets, AFU fuel depots, one temporary deployment point for foreign mercenaries as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 138 areas.

Air defence systems have shot down one U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missile, nine U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 140 unmanned aerial vehicles, 80 of them outside the special military operation zone.

In total, 632 airplanes and 278 helicopters, 28,979 unmanned aerial vehicles, 561 air defence missile systems, 16,752 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,395 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,779 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 24,316 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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