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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Volchansk and Liptsy directions, the units of the Sever Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of the AFU 57th Mechanised Infantry Brigade, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade close to Volchansk and Tikhoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 60 Ukrainian troops, four motor vehicles, one 203mm 2S7 Pion self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and two 122mm D-30 guns.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have captured more advantageous lines and positions, defeated 67th, 115th Mechanised, 3rd Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 1st National Guard Brigade close to Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova, Makeyevka, and Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The AFU losses were up to 470 Ukrainian troops, three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, six motor vehicles, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 towed howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare station and three ammunition depots have been destroyed.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 23rd, 93rd, and 150th Mechanised, 143rd Infantry, 5th Assault brigades of the AFU and the 241st Territorial Defence Brigade near Aleksandro-Shultino, Stupochki, Chasov Yar, and Pobeda (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU were up to 650 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, three 152mm Msta-B howitzers, two U.S.-made 105mm M119 guns. One ammunition depot has been destroyed.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have liberated Ivanovka (Donetsk People's Republic), defeated 32nd, 53rd, 100th, 117th, 151st Mechanised brigades of the AFU, the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade, and the 111th National Guard Brigade near Toretsk, Grodovka, Vozdvizhenka, Kalinovo, Novogorodskoye, Mirolyubovka, and Nelepovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Seven counter-attacks of the AFU 53rd Mechanised Brigade and the 15th National Guard Brigade have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 470 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 78th Mechanised Brigade and the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade near Vodyanoye and Prechistovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Two counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 125th Territorial Defence Brigade have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 105 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzer.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of 65th Mechanised and 128th Mountain Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 106th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Pavlovka, Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), and Lvovo (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 90 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system. One AFU POL depot has been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have eliminated one missile and artillery ammunition depot, a storage of uncrewed surface vehicles, a parking site of fuel supply vehicles as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 152 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down three U.S.-made JDAM and French-made Hammer aerial bombs, 12 U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, and 35 unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 638 airplanes and 279 helicopters, 30,005 unmanned aerial vehicles, 569 air defence missile systems, 17,064 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,400 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 13,247 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 24,738 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling an invasion attempt of the AFU on the territory of the Russian Federation (15 August 2024)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue to repel the AFU attempt to invade the territory of the Russian Federation.
The Sever Group's intensive operations, air and artillery strikes have repelled an attack launched by assault detachments of the 115th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU in the direction of Kremyanoye.
Russian troops have repelled further enemy attacks by hitting concentration areas of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade south of Kremyanoye and of the 80th Air Assault Brigade west of Russkaya Konopelka. The enemy losses were up to 90 servicemen, five U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and six armoured fighting vehicles.
Russian troops have routed the enemy units and restored the control over Krupets.
Army Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery have foiled attempts of mobile enemy groups to break through to the Russian territory close to Varvarovka, Safonovka, Sheptukhovka, Kauchuk, Alekseyevskoye, and Matveyevka.
Russian units have hit manpower and hardware clusters of the 22nd, 61st Mechanised, 92nd assault brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 1st National Guard Brigade, and the 129th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Olgovka, Snagost, Pogrebki, Mirnoye, Zaoleshenka, Uspenovka, and Yuzhnoye.
Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system have destroyed a convoy of 15 fuel supply vehicles close to Lubny (Sumy region).
Operational-Tactical Aviation have attacked AFU reserves, ammunition and supply depots close to Yunakovka, Khoteni, and Kondratovka (Sumy region).
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses were more than 340 Ukrainian troops and 19 armoured vehicles, including five Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and 14 armoured fighting vehicles as well as eight motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, two Anklav-N and Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the enemy lost up to 2,640 Ukrainian troops, 37 tanks, 32 armoured personnel carriers, 23 infantry fighting vehicles, 206 armoured fighting vehicles, 96 motor vehicles, four air defence systems, three MLRS launchers, 20 field artillery guns, and three electronic warfare stations.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.