[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, 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).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 95 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles. One field ammunition depot was destroyed.
The Zapad Group of Forces liberated Vishnevoye (Kharkov region).
Moreover, Russian units inflicted damage on manpower and materiel 4th, 53rd, 60th Mechanised brigades, 4th Tank Brigade, and 117th Territorial Defence Brigade near Stavki, Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic), Lozovaya (Kharkov region), and Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
Two counter-attacks launched by assault groups of 14th and 116th Mechanised brigades of the AFU were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 410 troops, five motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, a UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, two U.S.-made 105mm M-119 guns, and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Two ammunition depots were wiped out.
The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and hit formations of 24th, 58th, 72nd Mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 143rd Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 119th Territorial Defence Brigade near Razliv, Konstantinovka, Fyodorovka, Zaliznyanskoye, and Mayskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.
One counterattack launched by a unit of the 5th Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 900 troops, five motor vehicles, U.S.-made 155mm M-777 and M-198 howitzers, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm D-20 gun, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, and a UK-made 105mm L-119 howitzer. One ammunition depot was wiped out.
The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Krutoy Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Moreover, the Group's units damaged manpower and materiel of 47th, 151st Mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 68th Jaeger Brigades, 109th, 116th, 119th Territorial Defence brigades, 12th and 15th National Guard Brigades near Selidovo, Dzerzhinsk, Nikolayevka, Lysovka, Sukhaya Balka, Druzhba, and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic).
Nine counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 28th, 47th, 150th, 151st, 154th Mechanised brigades and 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 635 troops, a U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, a 152mm Msta-B howitzer, three 152mm D-20 guns, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 127th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dobrovolye, Zolotaya Niva, and Rovnopol of the Donetsk People's Republic.
Two counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU were repelled. The enemy lost up to 125 troops, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer. Two ammunition depots were wiped out.
The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 39th Coastal Defence Brigade, and 124th Territorial Defence Brigade near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka (Kherson region), and Kherson.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, three motor vehicles, and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Three AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 128 areas.
Air defence units shot down three U.S.-made ATACMS tactical missiles, three U.S.-made HIMARS rockets, and 31 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 32,558 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,468 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,469 MLRS combat vehicles, 15,450 field artillery guns and mortars, and 26,765 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 (1 October 2024)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
The Sever Group of Forces continues offensive and damaged formations of the 21st, 22nd, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd and 95th Airborne Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 1st National Guard Brigade, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, as well as the 129th Territorial Defence Brigade near Lyubimovka, Novy Put, Nikolayevo-Daryino, and Plekhovo.
Over the past 24 hours, the Sever Group of Forces repelled two enemy's counter-attacks towards Plekhovo.
The AFU lost up to 20 people killed and wounded and a motor vehicle.
With the support of Army Aviation and artillery fire, two AFU attempts to break through the border of the Russian Federation in the direction of Novy Put were foiled.
The enemy's losses are about 25 troops killed and wounded, an armoured fighting vehicle, and three motor vehicles. Two AFU servicemen surrendered.
Army Aviation and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 61st Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th and 95th Air Assault brigades, the 1st and 17th National Guard brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, as well as 103rd, 112th, 116th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Bogdanovka, Guyevo, Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Mirny, Novy Put, Orlovka, Plekhovo, Pravda, Russkoye Porechnoye, Tolsty Lug, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, and Yuzhny.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops have inflicted fire damage in Sumy region on concentration areas and reserves of the 21st, 41st, 47th, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 1st National Guard Brigade, as well as the 101st, 103rd Territorial Defence brigades near Belovody, Bruski, Budivilnoye, Glukhov, Klevan, Kucherovka, Mirlogi, Obody, Pavlovka, Rechki, Studenok, Yastrebshchina.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 340 troops, five armoured vehicles, including two tanks and three armoured fighting vehicles, as well as five artillery guns, and seven motor vehicles. Two AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 19,250 troops, 135 tanks, 65 infantry fighting vehicles, 98 armoured personnel carriers, 859 armoured fighting vehicles, 569 motor vehicles, 155 artillery guns, 33 MLRS launchers, including eight of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine SAM launchers, five transport-loading vehicles, 38 electronic warfare stations and nine counter-battery radars, three air defence radars, 19 engineering and other vehicles, including 11 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, and two armoured recovery vehicles.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.