[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces defeated units of AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 112th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 4th border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Volchansk, Goptovka, and Okhrimovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, four motor vehicles, one 152mm Giatsint gun, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and hit manpower and hardware of AFU 44th Mechanised Brigade, 77th Airmobile Brigade, and 3rd Assault Brigade close to Stelmakhovka, Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), and Berestovoye (Kharkov region).
Three counter-attacks launched by assault groups of AFU 14th, 28th Mechanised brigades and 1st National Guard Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to more than 570 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier, six pickup trucks, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one UK-made 105mm L119 gun.
The Yug Group of Forces' units took more advantageous lines and positions, defeated formations of AFU 24th, 33rd, 54th Mechanised brigades, 79th Air Assault Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, and 37th Naval Infantry Brigade near Dalneye, Semyonovka, Ilyinka, Seversk, Chasov Yar and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic). Three counterattacks launched by assault detachments of AFU 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 665 troops, 14 motor vehicles, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, one 155mm M198 howitzer, and four U.S.-made 105mm M-119 guns. One field ammunition depot was destroyed.
The Tsentr Group of Forces' units liberated Tsukurino (Donetsk People's Republic).
Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of AFU 24th Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 142nd Infantry Brigade, 5th Air Assault Brigade, and 241st Territorial Defence Brigade near Dimitrov, Aleksandro-Kalinovo, Pravdovka, and Vishnevoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Eleven counterattacks of assault groups of AFU 42nd, 53rd, 93rd, 100th, 110th, 150th Mechanised brigades, and 25th Airborne Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 520 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 howitzers, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. One Israeli-made ieMHR tactical radar system was eliminated.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line and hit manpower and hardware of AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and 118th Territorial Defence Brigade near Uspenovka, Shakhterskoye, and Yasnaya Polyana (Donetsk People's Republic). One counterattack launched by assault detachments of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 troops, one tank, seven motor vehicles, one French-made 155mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, one 155mm M-198 howitzer, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar station.
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units defeated formations of AFU 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 124th, 126th, and 128th Territorial Defence brigades near Veletenskoye, Nikolskoye, Antonovka (Kherson region), and Belenkoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, six motor vehicles, and one 152mm D-20 howitzer. Two electronic warfare stations have been destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 142 areas.
Russian air defence systems have shot down three French-made Hammer aerial-guided bombs, two ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, as well as 120 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 34,685 unmanned aerial vehicles, 584 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,894 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,480 MLRS combat vehicles, 16,887 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,694 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 (28 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 AFU 22nd, 41st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 112th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades near Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
The Group's units repelled seven enemy counter-attacks close to Kremyanoye, Nizhny Klin, and Novoivanovka, and thwarted four AFU attempts to launch counter-attacks near Aleksandriya, Daryino, and Plyokhovo.
The enemy lost up to 80 people killed and wounded, three armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles. Three AFU servicemen surrendered.
Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of AFU 21st, 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, and 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade as well as 112th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades close to Aleksandriya, Gogolevka, Guyevo, Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Kazachya Loknya, Kolmakov, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Oleshnya, Plyokhovo, Pravda, Rubanshchina, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops have attacked concentration areas in Sumy region and reserves of AFU 22nd, 61st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 103rd, 129th Territorial Defence brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Basovka, Vesyolovka, Zhuravka, Katerinovka, Loknya, Mirlogi, Miropolye, Pavlovka, and Yunakovka.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 350 troops, seven armoured vehicles, to include one infantry fighting vehicle and six armoured fighting vehicles, seven artillery guns, to include five Paladin self-propelled artillery systems, three mortars, one command post vehicle, and 17 motor vehicles. Three AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 27,530 servicemen, 177 tanks, 98 infantry fighting vehicles, 106 armoured personnel carriers, 1,020 armoured fighting vehicles, 710 motor vehicles, 236 artillery guns, 40 multiple rocket launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport and loading vehicles, 57 EW stations, 11 counter-battery warfare radars, three air defence radars, 23 pieces of engineering and other equipment, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, three armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.