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| Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (21 October 2024) |
| 2024-10-22 |
| Article Linked Is Available Only Via VPN. [EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on units of AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Air Assault Brigade, 112th and 113th Territorial Defence brigades close to Malye Prokhody, Verkhnyaya Pisarevka, Volchansk, and Artelnoye (Kharkov region). The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of AFU 3rd Tank Brigade, 14th, 28th, 44th, 60th Mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade, 116th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Petropavlovka, Kupyansk, Novoosinovo, Kruglyakovka, Novoplatonovka (Kharkov region), Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic) and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). The AFU losses amounted to up to 350 troops, two motor vehicles, one 155mm M777 howitzer, and one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun. Three ammunition depots were eliminated. The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line and defeated the units of AFU 24th, 30th, 54th, 93rd Mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 143rd Infantry Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, and 49th Air Assault Brigade near Serebryanka, Seversk, Verkhnekamenskoye, Ivano-Daryevka, Minkovka, Stupochki, Predtechino, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic). Two counter-attacks launched by units of AFU 81st Airmobile Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 720 troops, three motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, and one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer. The Tsentr Group of Forces' units continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defence, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of AFU 32nd, 41st, 53rd Mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 101st Territorial Defence Brigade, 12th and 15th National Guard brigades close to Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Nikolayevka, Selidovo, Tsukurino, and Kurakhovka (Donetsk People's Republic). Fourteen counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of AFU 23rd, 47th, 100th Mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 78th Air Assault Regiments, 49th and 425th assault battalions, and 37th Naval Infantry Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to more than 430 troops, two pickup trucks, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 guns, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun, two U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, one U.S.-made M1117 armoured personnel carrier, and one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun. The Vostok Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 110th, 117th, 127th Territorial Defence brigades, and 21st National Guard Brigade near Dobrovolye, Shakhtyorskoye, and Rovnopol (Donetsk People's Republic). The AFU losses amounted to up to 90 troops, two motor vehicles, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, and one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system. The Dnepr Group of Forces' units hit AFU 31st, 117th Mechanised brigades, 141st Infantry Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, and 121st, 124th Territorial Defence brigades close to Malaya Tokmachka, Orekhov, Lobkovoye (Zaporozhye region), Ivanovka, and Antonovka (Kherson region). The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer. One field ammunition depot was destroyed. Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged Ukrainian energy facilities, which provided support for the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as the infrastructure of military airfields, production workshops and depots for the storage of attack UAVs, a temporary deployment area for foreign mercenaries as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 127 areas. Air defence systems shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 52 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 34,018 unmanned aerial vehicles, 582 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,743 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,478 MLRS combat vehicles, 16,480 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,443 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised. More from the Russian Ministry of Defense Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (21 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 continue offensive actions and inflicted losses on formations of AFU 17th Tank Brigade, 21st, 22nd, 41st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 80th, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 112th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades, 1st and 17th National Guard brigades close to Kolmakov, Nizhniy Klin, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Plyokhovo, Cherkasskaya Konopelka and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. One counteattack launched by an assault detachment of AFU 82nd Air Assault Brigade was repelled close to Novoivanovka. The AFU losses amounted to up to 15 troops killed and wounded, destroyed one tank and two armoured fighting vehicles. Army Aviation and artillery inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of AFU 17th Tank Brigade, 21st, 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 80th, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades as well as 112th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades close to Agronom, Aleksandriya, Volfino, Gogolevka, Guyevo, Daryino, Kremyanoye, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Mikhaylovka, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Oleshnya, and Sverdlikovo. Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops launched strikes at clusters in Sumy region and reserves of AFU 17th Tank Brigade, 21st, 22nd, 61st Mechanised brigades, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 101st and 103rd Territorial Defence brigades close to Basovka, Vesyolovka, Zhuravka, Katerinovka, Novenkoye, Rogoznoye, and Khodino. Over 260 troops, 16 armoured vehicles, including two tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, and 13 armoured fighting vehicles, six field artillery guns, four motor vehicles, and two electronic warfare stations were neutralised during the day. Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the enemy has lost more than 25,420 servicemen, 169 tanks, 84 infantry fighting vehicles, 103 armoured personnel carriers, 977 armoured fighting vehicles, 664 motor vehicles, 216 artillery guns, 38 multiple rocket launchers, including nine of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the U.S., nine anti-aircraft missile launchers, five transport and loading vehicles, 52 EW stations, 11 counter-battery warfare radars, three air defence radars, 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. |
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