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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (27 March 2025) |
2025-03-28 |
[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. In Belgorod direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on concentration areas of manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one assault regiment of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Prokhody, Ugroyedy, Stepok, and Mikhaylovskoye (Sumy region). ![]() The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, one motor vehicle, and two artillery guns. The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on formations of two mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, and one air assault regiment of the AFU near Kondrashovka, Boguslavka, Novoplatonovka (Kharkov region), and Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic). The AFU losses amounted to more than 210 troops, three pickup trucks, and nine field artillery guns, including one UK-made 155mm FH-70 howitzer. Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade near Seversk, Pleshcheyevka, Platonovka, Minkovka, Chasov Yar, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic). The AFU losses amounted to more than 280 troops, one tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier and one Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. Eight motor vehicles and two ammunition depots were destroyed. Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on formations of one mechanised brigade, one assault brigade, one UAV brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, one naval infantry brigade, and one national guard brigade near Mirolyubovka, Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Kotlino, Zverevo, and Alekseyevka (Donetsk People's Republic). The Ukrainian armed formations sustained losses of up to 465 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and three field artillery guns. Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and the nationalist Aidar Battalion near Konstantinopol, Bogatyr, Komar, and Otradnoye (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy losses amounted to up to 135 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, one motor vehicle, and three field artillery guns. Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade, one mountain assault brigade, two coastal defence brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Novodanilovka, Lobkovoye, Stepnogorsk, Novopokrovka (Zaporozhye region), and Antonovka (Kherson region). Up to 80 troops, five motor vehicles, one artillery gun, one electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot of the enemy were eliminated. Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of a military airfield, production buildings of an arms plant of the Ukrainian defence industry, assembly workshops for attack UAVs, an AFU supply depot, missile projectiles and ammunition depots, as well as clusters of manpower and hardware of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 157 areas. Air defence units shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, two U.S.-made JDAM guided aerial bombs, and one HIMARS MLRS projectile, as well as 137 fixed-wing UAVs. In total, since the beginning of the special military operation the enemy lost 660 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 48,599 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,511 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,532 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,011 field artillery guns and mortars, 33,388 units of support military vehicles. More from the Russian Ministry of Defense Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (27 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 actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade, three air assault brigades, one presidential brigade, and one territorial defence brigade of the AFU near Gogolevka, Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya. Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Gogolevka, Gornal, Guyevo, Oleshnya as well as Basovka, Belovody, Varachino, Velikaya Rybitsa, Veselovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Loknya, Miropolye, Pisarevka, Sadki, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka (Sumy region). Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 190 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, two artillery guns, one mortar, one electronic warfare station, and one UAV command post. Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses have amounted to over 70,380 troops, 402 tanks, 327 infantry fighting vehicles, 290 armoured personnel carriers, 2,228 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,555 motor vehicles, 587 artillery guns, 53 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, 123 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. |
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