[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 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU and 112th Territorial Defence Brigade near Volchansk and Okhrimovka (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 85 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 14th, 30th, 43rd, 44th, 60th, 63rd Mechanised brigades, and 115th Territorial Defence Brigade near Petropavlovka, Borovskaya Andreyevka, Senkovo, Lozovaya, Novoosinovo (Kharkov region), Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), and Terny (Donetsk People's Republic).
Four counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 28th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and 1st National Guard Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 480 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles as well as one M-113 armoured personnel carrier, one 155mm M-198 howitzer, and one 105mm M-101 gun made by the USA. Two AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions and liberated Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on formations of the 24th, 33rd, 54th, 110th Mechanised brigades, 79th Air Assault Brigade, and 46th Airmobile Brigade of the AFU near Zaliznyanskoye, Orekhovo-Vasilevka, Markovo, Stupochki, Stepanovka, Ilyinka, Chasov Yar, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 985 troops, one German-made Leopard tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS launcher.
Three Anklav-N electronic warfare stations and three field ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of active operations, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Gornyak (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the 24th Mechanised Brigade, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 111th and 119th Territorial Defence brigades near Dimitrov, Tarasovka, Krasnoye, Selidovo, Novoalekseyevka, Voznesenka, Lysovka, and Leninskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Thirteen counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 23rd, 100th Mechanised brigades, 68th, 152nd Jaeger brigades, 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, and 35th Naval Infantry Brigade were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 500 troops, one Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 guns, and three 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and liberated Dobrovolye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade near Uspenovka, Maksimovka, and Razdolnoye (Donetsk People's Republic). One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the 113th Territorial Defence Brigade was repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 125 troops, eight motor vehicles, one 203mm 2S7 Pion self-propelled artillery system, two U.S.-made 155mm M777 howitzers, and one French-made 155mm CAESAR self-propelled artillery system.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 117th Mechanised Brigade, 141st Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 124th and 126th Territorial Defence brigades near Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), Kamyshany, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops, eight motor vehicles, and one 152mm D-20 gun. One Anklav-N electronic warfare station and two ammunition depots were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at airfield infrastructure of the Ukrainian Air Force, the UAV Command Centre of the General Staff of the AFU, as well as engaged manpower clusters and military hardware in 139 areas.
Air defence units shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 98 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 34,783 unmanned aerial vehicles, 584 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,902 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,481 MLRS combat vehicles, 16,927 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,720 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 (29 October 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 continued offensive actions and inflicted losses on formations of the 22nd, 41st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 103rd, 112th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Daryino, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces repelled five enemy counter-attacks in the direction of Daryino and Novoivanovka. The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops killed and wounded, two infantry fighting vehicles, five armoured fighting vehicles, and seven motor vehicles.
Army Aviation and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower clusters and hardware of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, 1st Special Operations Brigade, 103rd, 112th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades, and 17th National Guard Brigade near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Gogolevka, Guyevo, Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Kazachya Loknya, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Mikhaylovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Plyokhovo, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, Tolsty Lug, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops inflicted losses on concentration areas in Sumy region and reserves of the 21st, 47th, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 103rd, 129th Territorial Defence brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Basovka, Belovody, Vladimirovka, Varachino, Zhuravka, Korchakovka, Loknya, Miropolye, Obody, Osoyevka, Pavlovka, and Yunakovka.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 400 troops and 16 units of hardware, including two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, 12 armoured fighting vehicles as well as four artillery guns, namely, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, one mortar, one electronic warfare station, one counter-battery radar, one armoured recovery vehicle, and 24 motor vehicles.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 27,950 servicemen, 179 tanks, 100 infantry fighting vehicles, 106 armoured personnel carriers, 1,032 armoured fighting vehicles, 734 motor vehicles, 240 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport and loading vehicles, 58 EW stations, 12 counter-battery warfare radars, three air defence radars, 24 pieces of engineering and other equipment, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, four armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.