[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces in Kharkov direction engaged formation of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade and the 92nd Air Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Liptsy and Volchansk (Kharkov region). The AFU losses were up to 90 troops and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 54th, 60th, 67th, 116th Mechanised brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and 119th Territorial Defence Brigade near Kupyansk, Peschanoye (Kharkov region), Prishib, and Terny of the Donetsk People's Republic.Three counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 14th Mechanised Brigade were repelled.
The enemy lost more than 450 troops, a U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, one pick-up, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a 122mm D-30 howitzer, a U.S.-made 105mm L-119 gun, an Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare radar.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line, engaging formations of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, 23rd, 54th, 116th Mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 79th Air Assault Brigade, and 46th Airmobile Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Reznikovka, Seversk, Verolyubovka, Dalneye, Kurakhovo, Dachnoye, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Two counter-attacks of the AFU 81st Airmobile Brigade have been repelled.
The enemy lost up to 645 troops, two pick-ups, and a U.S.-made 105mm M119 gun.
The Tsentr Group of Forces continued to advance to the depths of the enemy's defence, engaged manpower and hardware of the 150th Mechanised Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 5th Assault Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and the 101st Territorial Defence Brigade near Dimitrov, Dzerzhinsk, Novotroitskoye, Shevchenko, and Tsukurino(Donetsk People's Republic).Russian units repelled nine counterattacks of 53rd, 93rd, 100th Mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger brigade, 49th, 425th Assault Battalions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 37th Naval Infantry Brigade, and the Lyut Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 460 troops, a U.S.-made M117 armoured personnel carrier, two Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, a 203mm Pion self-propelled artillery system, and a 122mm Grad MLRS.
The Vostok Group of Forces seized more advantageous lines, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade close to Dobropolye (Donetsk People's Republic). One enemy counter-attack was repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 110 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, and a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.
The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged formations of 141st Infantry Brigade, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 124th and 126th Territorial Defence brigades near Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye, Nikolskoye (Kherson region), and Kherson.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, seven motor vehicles, and one Plastun electronic signal intelligence station. Two ammunition and materiel depots were neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have hit temporary deployment areas of foreign mercenaries, production facilities of unmanned aerial vehicles, training and launching sites in Sumy and Kharkov regions, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 131 areas.
Air Defence units shot down five U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 142 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 33,966 unmanned aerial vehicles, 582 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,740 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,478 MLRS combat vehicles, 16,418 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,430 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
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Russian Defence Ministry report on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (19 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.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive actions and inflicted losses on formations of the 22nd, 47th, 115th Mechanised brigades, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 103rd and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Kolmakov, Kruglenkoye, Nizhny Klin, Nikolsky, Novy Put, Olgovka, Plyokhovo, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Over the past 24 hours, units of the Sever Group of Forces repelled one counter-attack of the enemy near Leonidovo.
Army Aviation and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower clusters and hardware of the 17th Tank Brigade, 41st, 47th, 61st Mechanised brigades, 80th Air Assault Brigade, and 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU near Daryino, Zhuravka, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Oleshnya, Olgovka, Porechnoye, and Sverdlikovo.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops delivered strikes at concentration areas in Sumy region and reserves of the 22nd, 61st Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 115th Assault Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 101st, 103rd, 112th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Basovka, Belovody, Belokopytovo, Vodolagi, Pavlovka, Revyakino, and Studenok.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 270 troops and nine units of hardware, including three infantry fighting vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier, five armoured fighting vehicles as well as four artillery guns and three motor vehicles.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU lost more than 24,740 troops, 167 tanks, 82 infantry fighting vehicles, 102 armoured personnel carriers, 957 armoured fighting vehicles, 654 motor vehicles, 204 artillery guns, 38 MLRS launchers, including nine of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine anti-aircraft missile launchers, five transport and loading vehicles, 48 EW stations, ten counter-battery warfare radars, three air defence systems, 22 pieces of engineering and other equipment, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, and three armoured recovery vehicles.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.