[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces in Liptsy and Volchansk directions engaged the units of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, the 92nd Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 113th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades in Malye Prokhody, Liptsy, Volchansk (Kharkov region), and the city of Kharkov.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 145 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. An Anklav-N electronic warfare station, a manufacturing facility and a storage depot for unmanned aerial vehicles were neutralised.
The Zapad Group's units have taken more advantageous lines and positions. The Group inflicted fire damage on manpower and materiel of the 44th, 63rd, and 66th Mechanised brigades, 143rd Infantry Brigade, 3rd Assault Brigade, 114th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 1st National Guard Brigade close to Kupyansk, Novoosinovo, Kruglyakovka, Lozovaya, Zeleny Gai (Kharkov region), Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.
Three counter-attacks launched by assault groups of 14t, 53rd, and 116th Mechanised brigades of the AFU were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 400 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, U.S.-made 155mm M-777 and M-198 howitzers, one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. Two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radars, and four ammunition depots were destroyed.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical position. The Group engaged the units of the 22nd, 30th, 54th, 93rd Mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 144th Infantry Brigade, and 46th Airmobile Brigade close to Seversk, Nikiforovka, Kramatorsk, Markovo, Verolyubovka, Stupochki, Predtechino, Belaya Gora, Maksimilyanovka, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Three counter-attacks launched by assault groups of 24th Mechanised Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade, and 81st Airmobile Brigade of the AFU were repelled.
The enemy sustained losses of up to 720 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun, one 155mm FH-70 howitzer and 105mm L-119 gun made by the UK. One assembly workshop for unmanned aerial vehicle, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and three field ammunition depots were eliminated.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of enemy defences. They inflicted fire damage on the 31st, 32nd, 101st, 110th, 151st Mechanised brigades, 1st Tank Brigade, 142nd Infantry Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 109th and 112th Territorial Defence brigades, 12th and 14th National Guard brigades close to Dzerzhinsk, Druzhba, Sukhaya Balka, Krasny Yar, Grodovka, and Gornyak (Donetsk People's Republic).
Eight counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 53rd, 100th, 150th Mechanised brigades, 144th Infantry Brigade, 25th Air Assault Brigade, and the 425th Assault Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled.
The enemy losses included up to 615 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, four pick-up trucks, one 152mm D-20 gun, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. They inflicted damage on manpower and materiel of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 118th, 125th, 241st Territorial Defence brigades, and 21st National Guard Brigade close to Dobrovolye, Zolotaya Niva, Velikaya Novoselka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Levadnoye (Zaporozhye region).
Two counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 110th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, and two French-made 155mm CAESAR howitzers.
The Dnepr Group of Forces defeated the units of the 141st Infantry Brigade, the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, the 103rd and 108th Tterritorial Defence brigades near Malaya Tokmachka, Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region), Stepnoye, Kazatskoye, and Kisomys (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 troops, one tank, seven motor vehicles, and one 152mm D-20 gun. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery radar and three field ammunition depots have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged Ukrainian energy facilities that supported the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 146 areas.
Russian air defence systems have shot down four ATACMS operational-tactical missiles and five U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles along with 144 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, with 122 of them outside the special military operation zone.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 32,734 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,479 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,469 MLRS combat vehicles, 15,507 field artillery guns and mortars, and 26,824 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 (3 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 continued 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 Daryino, Lyubimovka, Novy Put, Nikolayevo-Daryino, and Plekhovo.
Over the past 24 hours, the Sever Group of Forces repelled two enemy counter-attacks towards Plekhovo. As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost up to 30 troops killed and wounded.
In addition, the enemy made five attempts to break through the border of the Russian Federation towards Novy Put. There was no violation of the State border. The AFU losses amounted to more than 60 troops killed and wounded; three armoured fighting vehicles and one motor vehicle were eliminated.
Army Aviation and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the 22nd, 41st, 61st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th and 95th Air Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 1st National Guard Brigade, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, as well as the 112th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades close to Bogdanovka, Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Lyubimovka, Martynovka, Melovy, Nikolo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Orlovka, Plekhovo, Pokrovsky, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo, Tolsty Lug, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, and Yuzhny.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops hit concentration areas in Sumy region and reserves of the 21st, 41st, 47th, and 115th Mechanised brigades of the AFU, 1st National Guard Brigade, as well as the 101st and 103rd Territorial Defence brigades near the Veliky Bobrik, Velikaya Chernetchina, Glukhov, Makeyevka, Obody, Pavlovka, Peremoga, Rechki, Sklyarovka, Studenok, and Ulanovo.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 300 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, as well as six artillery guns, including two U.S.-made Paladin self-propelled artillery systems, one Swedish-made Archer self-propelled artillery system, and three motor vehicles.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost more than 19,850 troops, 135 tanks, 66 infantry fighting vehicles, 98 armoured personnel carriers, 864 armoured fighting vehicles, 577 motor vehicles, 162 artillery guns, 33 MLRS launchers, including eight of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine SAM launchers, five transport-loading vehicles, 40 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.