In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Grunovka, Loknya, Sadki, and Turya (Sumy region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 95 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, and six artillery guns.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Cherneshchina, Andreyevka (Kharkov region), Novomikhaylovka, and Novoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 220 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, four motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns, including two Western-made ones. One ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, two mechanised brigades of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades near Aleksandropol, Novaya Poltavka, Seversk, Katerinovka, and Ivanopolye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 315 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, four artillery guns, and one ammunition depot.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and one national guard brigade near Novopavlovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Udachnoye, Dimitrov, Troitsky, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 500 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, 14 motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Losses were inflicted on formations of one mechanised brigade, one airmobile brigade, and one jaeger brigade of the AFU near Otradnoye, Fedorovka, and Veseloye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 165 troops, one tank, six motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns.
The Dnepr Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of one mountain assault brigade and two coastal defence brigades of the AFU near Pridneprovskoye, Antonovka (Kherson region), and Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 85 troops, 12 motor vehicles, two field artillery guns and one ammunition depot.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition depots as well as clusters of the enemy's manpower and military hardware in 135 areas.
Air defence units shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, five JDAM guided aerial bombs and five HIMARS MLRS projectiles made by the U.S. as well as 142 fixed-wing UAVs.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 659 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 47,861 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,437 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,530 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,808 field artillery guns and mortars, and 33,243 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 (22 March 2025)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
In the course of offensive operations, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formation of two mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one naval infantry brigade, and two territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Gogolevka, Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Alekseyevka, Basovka, Belovody, Velikaya Rybitsa, Veselovka, Vladimirovka, Vodolagi, Grunovka, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Ivolzhanskoye, Loknya, Miropolye, Novaya Sech, Obody, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka (Sumy region).
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 200 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, seven artillery guns, three mortars, and one ATV.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 69,320 troops, 400 tanks, 323 infantry fighting vehicles, 289 armoured personnel carriers, 2,213 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,510 motor vehicles, 575 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 120 EW stations, 18 counter-battery warfare radars, ten air defence radars, 56 units of engineering and other materiel, including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 15 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.