In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, an assault regiment of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades close to Miropolye, Ugroyedy, Turya, and Krasnopolye (Sumy region).
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 175 troops, two tanks, four armoured fighting vehicles, 18 motor vehicles, and four artillery guns including a French-made 155mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system. One ammunition depot was destroyed.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Russian troops engaged three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Kamenka, Shiykovka, Zagoruykovka, Tishchenkovka, Kondrashovka, Cherneshchina (Kharkov region), Novoye, Kolodezi, Yampol, and Redkodub of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 250 troops, a tank, four armoured fighting vehicles including two M-113 armoured personnel carriers, and a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicle. Four motor vehicles, three Western-made artillery guns including a UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer, three electronic warfare stations, and three ammunition depots have been neutralised.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian elements damaged six mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and two national guard brigades near Seversk, Novomarkovo, Verolyubovka, Chasov Yar, Konstantinovka, Kurdyumovka, Ulyanovka, and Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy lost more than 310 troops, a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, five pick-up trucks, five field artillery guns, an electronic warfare station, and a fuel depot.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian formations engaged three mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an assault brigade, an unmanned aerial vehicles brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, and a national guard brigade near Dimitrov, Zverevo, Krasnoarmeysk, Udachnoye, Novosergeyevka, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 460 troops, six armoured fighting vehicles including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, two French-made VAB armoured personnel carriers, eight motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mountain assault brigade and an airmobile brigade of the AFU, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defence brigade close to Razliv, Volnoye Pole, Novopol (Donetsk People's Republic) and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 145 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns including a German-made 155mm Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system.
The Dnepr Group's units improved the situation along the front line. Units of a mechanised brigade, a mountain assault brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades have been hit near Novodanilovka, Malye Shcherbaki, Lobkovoye, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Ponyatovka, and Antonovka (Kherson region).
Up to 90 troops, a tank, three motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzer, an electronic warfare station, and an ammunition depot of the enemy have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the military airfield infrastructure, ammunition depots, production plants, storage and training sites for the launch of unmanned aerial vehicles as well as clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 142 areas during the day.
Russian air defence systems have shot down four JDAM guided aerial bombs and three HIMARS MLRS projectiles during the day as well as 227 fixed-wing drones.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy has lost 659 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 48,312 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,471 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,530 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,946 field artillery guns and mortars, 33,323 units of support military vehicles.
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region region (24 March 2025)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
The Sever Group of Forces engaged a tank brigade, a mechanised brigade, an assault brigade, two air assault brigades, a naval infantry brigade, and a territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Gogolevka, Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya. One AFU counter-attack was repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and Artillery strikes hit enemy manpower and hardware in the areas of Gogolevka, Gornyal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya as well as Alekseyevka, Basovka, Belovody, Velikaya Rybitsa, Veselovka, Vladimirovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Loknya, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Novonikolayevka, Obody, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka (Sumy region).
During the day, AFU losses amounted to more than 190 troops, three infantry fighting vehicles, three armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, three artillery guns, three mortars, an electronic warfare station, and three UAV command posts.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 69,700 troops, 400 tanks,326 infantry fighting vehicles, 289 armoured personnel carriers, 2,219 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,532 motor vehicles, 583 artillery guns, 53 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, a self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 121 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.