It should be noted that the Russian Ministry of Defense in the last few weeks or so has stopped identifying Ukrainian units by number and type in its operational reports, instead using just the type of unit.
[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces defeated formations of the Territorial Defence Brigade near Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops and one armoured fighting vehicle.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, two mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, two territorial defence brigade, and one National Guard brigade of the AFU close to Dvurechnaya, Glushkovka, Zagryzovo, Lozovaya, Kupyansk, Zeleny Gai (Kharkov region), Terny (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry. Seven counter-attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 410 troops, one tank, one pickup truck, two 105mm M-119 guns, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, one U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one ammunition depot.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy's defence and defeated detachments of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, and two territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Minkovka, Chasov Yar, Ostrovskoye, Annovka, Uspenovka, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 295 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and one pickup truck.
As a result of decisive actions of the Tsentr Group of Forces' units, Zarya (Donetsk People's Republic) was liberated.
Strikes were delivered at the enemy's manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one jaeger brigade, one nmaval infantry brigades, one National Guard brigade, and Lyut Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Mirolyubovka, and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic). Nine counter-attacks launched by AFU armed formations were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 390 troops, one tank, two motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, two 152mm Msta-B howitzers, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The Vostok Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line and defeated units of one mechanised brigade and two territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Velikaya Novosyolka, Storozhevoye, Razliv, and Komar (Donetsk People's Republic). Three counter-attacks launched by the enemy's assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 150 troops, two motor vehicles, one 155mm Bogdana and one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of two territorial defence brigades of the AFU close to Mikhailovka and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 35 troops, two motor vehicles, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one electronic warfare station.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged one AFU UAV workshop and clusters of AFU manpower and military hardware in 137 areas during the day.
Air defence systems shot down four U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 37 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 37,596 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,730 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,500 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,482 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,146 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling an AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (12 December 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 liberated Novoivanovka during the offensive actions, and inflicted fire damage on formations of three mechanised brigades, one heavy mechanised brigade, two tank brigades, two air assault brigades, one naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Viktorovka, Guyevo, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolskoye, and Sverdlikovo.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Aleksandriya, Kurilovka, Novaya Sorochina, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Zhuravka, Loknya, Miropolye, Pavlovka, and Starikovo (Sumy region).
Over the past 24 hours, AFU losses amounted to over 200 troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and three mortars.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses have amounted to more than 40,060 troops, 236 tanks, 175 infantry fighting vehicles, 123 armoured personnel carriers, 1,251 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,115 motor vehicles, 308 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, 72 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 27 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counter-obstacle 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.