[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, and 113th Territorial Defence Brigade near Liptsy, Volchansk, and Volchanskye Khutora (Kharkov region).
One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the Kraken nationalist formation was repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops, three motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 43rd, 44th, 66th Mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 114th Territorial Defence Brigade near Kupyansk, Zagoruykovka, Kolesnikovka, Lozovaya, Novoyegorovka (Kharkov region), Makeyevka, Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Four counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 14th, 63rd mechanised brigades of the AFU, and 1st National Guard Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 420 troops, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, three pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm D-20 gun, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one UK-made 105mm L-119 gun. Four AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions as well as inflicted losses on formations of the 24th, 28th, 30th, 54th, 93rd Mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, 116th Territorial Defence Brigade, and the Lyut Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near Kramatorsk, Seversk, Verkhnekamenskoye, Kalinino, Stupochki, Predtechino, Belaya Gora, Maksimilyanovka, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 810 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, one armoured fighting vehicle, 15 motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, two UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzers, one 152mm D-20 gun, two 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, two 105mm guns, namely, one UK-made L-119 and one U.S.-made M-119. One electronic warfare station and four field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 67th, 100th Mechanised brigades, 142nd, 144th, 152nd Infantry brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 55th Artillery Brigade, 78th Air Assault Regiment of the AFU, 109th, 118th, 119th Territorial Defence brigades, and 14th National Guard Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Nelepovka, Rozovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov, Grodovka, Ukrainsk, Gornyak, and Kurakhovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Ten counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 53rd, 150th, 151st Mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, 3rd, 12th, 15th National Guard brigades, and the Omega Special Operations Detachment were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 555 troops, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, one Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicle, five pickup trucks, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152mm D-20 gun, and three 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on formations of the 33rd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 116th, 127th Territorial Defence brigades, and 21st National Guard Brigade near Dobrovolye, Ugledar, Zolotaya Niva, Shakhtyorskoye, Rovnopol (Donetsk People's Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).
One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade was repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 troops, five motor vehicles, and one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 103rd, 108th, and 123rd Territorial Defence brigades near Malaya Tokmachka, Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region), Zaporozhye, Tokaryovka (Kherson region), and Kherson.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, four motor vehicles, one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 152mm D-20 gun. One Anklav-N electronic warfare station and one field ammunition depot were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at a defen?e industry enterprise of Ukraine, which produced and serviced gas turbine engines for AFU combat aircraft, as well as the power facilities that ensured their operation, infrastructure of a military airfield, two UAV production workshops and one UAV assembly point, one POL depot, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 149 areas.
Air defence units shot down two U.S.-made HARM anti-radiation missiles and three HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 63 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 32,187 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,343 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,458 MLRS combat vehicles, 15,150 field artillery guns and mortars, and 26,436 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (24 September 2024)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of the Russian Federation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive actions and inflicted losses on formations of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 115th Mechanised Brigade, 17th Tank Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, and 129th Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU near Lyubimovka, Daryino, Novy Put, Nikolayevo-Daryino, and Plekhovo.
Over the past 24 hours, units of the Sever Group of Forces repelled two enemy attacks in the direction of Malaya Loknya and Obukhovka. As a result, the AFU losses amounted to up to 20 troops killed and wounded; two motor vehicles were destroyed; four AFU servicemen were taken prisoner.
With support of Army Aviation and artillery fire, five AFU attempts to break through the border of the Russian Federation in the direction of Medvezhye and Novy Put were foiled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops killed and wounded, one infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured fighting vehicles, and one motor vehicle.
Army Aviation and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, 112th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Bogdanovka, Guyevo, Ivashkovsky, Zazulevka, Kurilovka, Kolmakov, Lyubimovka, Makhovka, Martynovka, Mikhaylovka, Malaya Loknya, Malaya Obukhovka, Medvezhye, Novaya Sorochina, Novy Put, Novoivanovka, Pravda, Plekhovo, Russkoye Porechnoye, Tolsty Lug, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, and Yuzhny.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops delivered strikes in Sumy region at concentration areas and reserves of the 21st, 41st Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, 1004th Security and Service Brigade, 103rd, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Belopolye, Bruski, Bunyakino, Vorozhba, Volkovka, Kazachye, Kislaya Dubina, Malushino, Mazeyevka, Novaya Sloboda, Pavlovka, Partizanskoye, Rechki, Svoboda, Shalygino, and Ugroyedy.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 360 troops and 13 units of hardware, including one infantry fighting vehicle and 12 armoured fighting vehicles, as well as four artillery guns, two MLRS launchers, three electronic warfare stations, and 11 motor vehicles. Four AFU servicemen were taken prisoner.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 16,700 troops, 127 tanks, 61 infantry fighting vehicles, 95 armoured personnel carriers, 809 armoured fighting vehicles, 508 motor vehicles, 136 artillery guns, 31 MLRS launchers, including eight of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, eight SAM launchers, five transport-loading vehicles, 35 electronic warfare stations and eight counter-battery radars, two air defence radars, 18 engineering vehicles, including 11 counterobstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, as well as one armoured recovery vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.