[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov region, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU and 112th Territorial Defence Brigade near Volchansk and Okhrimovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, two motor vehicles, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 14th, 30th, and 116th Mechanised brigades of the AFU near Kupyansk, Petropavlovka, and Golubovka (Kharkov region).
Six counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 28th and 44th Mechanised brigades of the AFU were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 610 troops, one tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, four pickup trucks, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun, one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun, two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radars, and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations. Three AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on formations of the 24th, 33rd, 54th, 72nd Mechanised brigades, 46th Airmobile Brigade, 79th Air Assault Brigade, 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 18th National Guard Brigade near Annovka, Zaliznyanskoye, Chasov Yar, Dalneye, Romanovka, Kurakhovo, Nikiforovka, Seversk, and Slavyansk (Donetsk People's Republic). One counter-attack launched by units of the AFU 25th Mechanised Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 810 troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, nine motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, two U.S.-made 105mm M-119 guns, one 152mm D-20 gun, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, one Israeli-made ieMHR radar station, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and three ammunition depots.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 93rd, 100th, 151st Mechanised brigades, 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, and 119th Territorial Defence Brigade near Vozdvizhenka, Dzerzhinsk, Kurakhovka, Zarya, Krasnoye, and Dimitrov (Donetsk People's Republic).
Eleven counter-attacks launched by formations of the 93rd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and 15th National Guard Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 565 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, three 152mm D-20 guns, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
As a result of active and decisive operations, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Yasnaya Polyana (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on formations of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade and 152nd Jaeger Brigade of the AFU near Velikaya Novosyolka and Razdolnoye (Donetsk People's Republic). One counter-attack launched by units of the 37th Naval Infantry Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 100 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, and one French-made 155mm CAESAR self-propelled artillery system.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 110th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 121st, 124th, and 126th Territorial Defence brigades near Belozyorka, Kazatskoye, Tokarevka (Kherson region), and Kherson.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 90 troops, three motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 guns, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun, and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations. Three AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition and POL depots, as well as engaged manpower clusters and military hardware in 135 areas.
Air defence units shot down 11 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, and 95 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 34,945 unmanned aerial vehicles, 584 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,927 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,482 MLRS combat vehicles, 17,059 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,781 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 (31 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, 41st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 103rd, 112th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Daryino, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces repelled four counter-attacks of the enemy in the direction of Daryino, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo. The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops killed and wounded, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.
Moreover, an attempt of the AFU to break through the state border of the Russian Federation in the direction of Novy Put was thwarted. The AFU losses amounted to up to 10 troops killed and wounded.
Army Aviation and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower clusters and hardware of the 21st, 41st, 47th, 61st Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 1st Special Operations Brigade, 103rd, 112th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU, and 17th National Guard Brigade near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Guyevo, Daryino, Kolmakov, Kruglenkoye, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Mikhaylovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Plyokhovo, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops delivered strikes at concentration area in Sumy region and reserves of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, and 129th Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU near Basovka, Zhuravka, Loknya, Miropolye, Obody, Pavlovka, and Khoten.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 300 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, eight artillery guns, four mortars, one Israeli-made RADA radar station, and nine motor vehicles.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 28,600 troops, 180 tanks, 101 infantry fighting vehicles, 106 armoured personnel carriers, 1,059 armoured fighting vehicles, 768 motor vehicles, 248 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 58 EW stations, 12 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 25 of engineering and other materiel, 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.