[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces in Liptsy and Volchansk directions inflicted damage on the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 5th Border Security detachment, International Legion formations, and 113th Territorial Defence Brigade near Liptsy and Volchansk (Kharkov region), and the city of Kharkov.
One counterattack launched by an assault group of the Kraken nationalist formation was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 195 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 14th, 44th, 53rd, 63rd, and 116th Mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU, 1st National Guard Brigade, and 125th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Kovsharovka, Vasilevka, Petropavlovka, Borovaya, Kruglyakovka (Kharkov region), Krasny Liman, Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Novovodyanoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 420 troops, a Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, 11 motor vehicles, a UK-made 155mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, two U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzers and one 155mm M-198 howitzer, a UK-made 152mm D-20 gun !, a UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, a UK-made 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system !, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one 122mm Verba MLRS.
Three electronic warfare stations and three field ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of active efforts, the Yug Group of Forces liberated Georgiyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have hit 24th, 28th, 30th, 33rd, 118th Mechanised brigades, 143rd Infantry Brigade, and 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Konstantinovka, Kurakhovo, Grigorovka, Zaliznyanskoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 690 troops, two German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, one 155mm M-777 howitzers and one 105mm M119 howitzer made in the USA, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar.
The Tsentr Group's units captured more favourable lines and inflicted damage on manpower and hardware of the 68th Infantry Brigade, 71st Jaeger Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade of the AFU and the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Kalinovo, Gorkogo, Mikhaylovka, and Rozovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Nine counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, the Lyut Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine, and 2nd, 3rd, 12th, and 142nd National Guards brigades have been repelled.
The AFU sustained losses of more than 510 troops, two motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105mm M101 gun, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun.
The Vostok Group of Forces has improved the situation along the front line and engaged manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Mechanised Infantry Brigade and the 118th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dobrovolye and Zolotaya Niva (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade were repelled.
The enemy lost up to 95 troops, two motor vehicles, one French-made 155mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on the 141st Infantry Brigade of the AFU and the 39th Coastal Defence Brigade close to Veselyanka and Yulyevka (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy's losses included up to 30 troops and two motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit the main centre for special radio communication of the Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence, key facilities of Ukraine's airfield infrastructure, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 142 areas.
Air defence systems shot down 41 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, 646 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 31,765 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 air defence missile systems, 18,167 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,455 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 14,813 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 26,203 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (19 September 2024)
The Sever Group of Forces carrying on offensive actions inflicted damage on the 22nd, 41st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd Air Assault Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, 129th Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU near Lyubimovka, Daryino, Nikolo-Daryino, Tolsty Lug, and Plekhovo.
Over the past 24 hours, the Group's units foiled the enemy's attempted counterattacks in the direction of Borki, Kremyanoye, Lyubimovka, and Obukhovka.
As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine suffered losses of up to 20 troops killed and wounded, three armoured fighting vehicles, and one motor vehicle. One AFU serviceman was taken prisoner.
With support of army aviation and artillery fire, the Russian troops repelled three attempts of the AFU to break through the border of the Russian Federation in the direction of the Novy Put, Malaya Obukhovka, and Medvezhye.
The AFU sustained losses of up to 30 troops killed and wounded, two infantry fighting vehicles, an armoured personnel carrier, four armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.
Air strikes, artillery fire, and actions of the troops inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware clusters of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 61st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th and 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade and 1st National Guard Brigade, and 103rd and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Bogdanovka, Guyevo, Daryino, Kurilovka, Kruglenkoye, Kolmakov, Kazachaya Loknya, Lyubimovka, Leonidovo, Makhnovka, Mikhaylovka, Martynovka, Malaya Loknya, Novy Put, Novaya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Obukhovka, Plekhovo, Tolsty Lug, and Cherkasskaya Konopelka.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops launched strikes against concentration areas and reserves in Sumy region of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 82nd Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 1st National Guard Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 1004th Security Brigade, and 101st, 103rd, 106th, and 107th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Atynskoye, Belovody, Verkheye Peschanoye, Glukhov, Zhuravki, Kondratovka, Kazachye, Katerinovka, Malushino, Obody, Pavlovka, Peremoga, Rechki, Sumy, Shalygino, and Khoten.
In the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 300 troops and 14 armoured vehicles, including one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier, and 10 armoured fighting vehicles, as well as two artillery guns, one mortar, two electronic warfare stations, and seven motor vehicles. Three pontoon crossings were eliminated.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 14,950 troops, 122 tanks, 52 infantry fighting vehicles, 93 armoured personnel carriers, 768 armoured fighting vehicles, 464 motor vehicles, 109 artillery guns, 28 MLRS launchers, including seven of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, eight SAM launchers, four transport-loading vehicles, 28 electronic warfare stations, seven counter-battery radars, two air defence radars, 14 engineering vehicles, including eight counterobstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.