[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 95th Air Assault Brigade and 22nd Mechanised Brigade near Liptsy, Borshchevaya, Chernoglazovka, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
One counter-attack launched by the AFU 92nd Assault Brigade was repelled. The AFU losses amounted to more than 105 troops, two tanks, two armoured personnel carriers, one infantry fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and one 152mm D-20 gun.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 28th, 44th, 60th, 63rd, 66th, 67th Mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 119th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 4th National Guard Brigade near Lozovaya, Petropavlovka, Zeleny Gay, Izyumskoye, Novoyegorovka, Zagryzovo, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Torskoye, Ivanovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.
Five counterattacks launched by formations of the AFU 3rd Assault Brigade and 14th Mechanised Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 420 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, and one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun. Four ammunition depots and one UAV depot 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, 30th, 46th, 54th Mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, 79th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 37th Naval Infantry Brigade near Zaliznyanskoye, Nikolayevka, Annovka, Chasov Yar, Ulakly, Minkovka, Sukhiye Yaly, Kurakhovo, and Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 116th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 500 troops, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, four pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar and five ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of active offensive actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Ilyinka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the 100th Mechanised Brigade, 1st Tank Brigade of the AFU, 109th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 12th National Guard Brigade near Druzhba, Shcherbinovka, Dzerzhinsk, Zarya, and Sukhaya Balka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Twelve counter-attacks launched by formations of the 23rd, 42nd, 117th Mechanised brigades, 68th, 71st, 152nd Jaeger brigades, 425th Assault Battalion of the AFU, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, and Lyut Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 390 troops, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, one 152mm D-20 gun, and one 152mm Msta-B howitzer.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on formations of the 33rd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 113th, 120th, 128th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades, and 21st National Guard Brigade near Razliv, Velikaya Novoselka, and Oktyabr (Donetsk People's Republic).
Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 troops, one tank, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, and two U.S.-made 155mm M198 howitzers. One Anklav-N electronic warfare station was destroyed.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 65th, 110th Mechanised brigades of the AFU, 103rd, 126th Territorial Defence brigades, and 15th National Guard Brigade near Novopavlovka, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye, Nikolskoye, and Kazatskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 troops, three motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and one Plastun electronic reconnaissance system. One materiel depot was destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at infrastructure of military airfields, power industry facilities ensuring operation of Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, UAV depots, as well as engaged manpower clusters and military hardware in 139 areas.
Air defence units shot down four French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 141 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 648 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,400 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,397 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,490 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,248 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,541 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 (20 November 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 inflicted losses on formations of the 41st, 44th, 47th, 115th Mechanised brigades, 5th Tank Brigade, 82nd Air Assault Brigade, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 112th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Daryino, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, and Sverdlikovo.
AFU units, which were blocked near Olgovskaya Roshcha, have been completely defeated.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on the enemy's manpower and hardware near Agronom, Aleksandriya, Guyevo, Zazulevka, Zeleny Shlyakh, Kazachaya Loknya, Kolmakov, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Mirny, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevka, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Plyokhovo, Sverdlikovo, Staraya Sorochina, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as close to Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Miropolye, Pavlovka, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 400 troops, six infantry fighting vehicles, including one German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, four armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, one Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made AS-90 self-propelled artillery system, one electronic warfare station, and 20 motor vehicles. Eleven AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 34,390 troops, 215 tanks, 147 infantry fighting vehicles, 120 armoured personnel carriers, 1,190 armoured fighting vehicles, 988 motor vehicles, 296 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 68 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 27 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, six armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.