Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation
(31 August 2023)
In this report AFU had losses of 675 soldiers
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery in the course of offensive actions improved the situation along the front line.
Over the past 24 hours, five counter-attacks by assault detachments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 68th Separate Jaeger Brigade, 32nd and 43rd mechanised brigades have been repelled near Sergeevka and Novoegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy has lost up to 50 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled howitzer, as well as two D-20 howitzers.
An ammunition depot of the AFU 66th Mechanised Brigade was wiped out close to Petrovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces in close co-operation with aviation and artillery repelled six attacks by AFU assault detachments near Bogdanovka, Andreevka, Mayorsk, and Avdeevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In Donetsk direction, up to 365 Ukrainian troops, three U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers, 32 motor vehicles, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery howitzer, as well as D-20 and D-30 howitzers, have been neutralised.
An ammunition depot of the AFU 54th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed close to Veseloye (Donetsk People's Republic).
In Zaporozhye direction (https://t.me/mod_russia/29981), units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by Army aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems repelled five attacks by the AFU 82nd Air Assault Brigade close to Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 85 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 artillery howitzer, one Czech-made Vampire MLRS combat vehicle, as well as three D-30 howitzers, have been destroyed.
Moreover, an ammunition depot of the AFU 47th Mechanised Brigade was destroyed close to Orekhov (Zaporozhye region).
In Krasny Liman direction, the Tsentr Group of Forces' units, aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems repelled two attacks of assault detachments of the AFU 67rd Mechanised Brigade close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
During the day, the enemy's losses in this direction have amounted to 55 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, as well as Msta-B and D-30 howitzers.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces delivered strikes at AFU manpower and hardware clusters near Staromayorskoye and Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Up to 100 Ukrainian troops, four motor vehicles, two Msta-B howitzers, as well as one U.S.-made M119 howitzer have been neutralised during the day.
Two ammunition depots of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade have been destroyed close to Ugledar (Donetsk People's Republic).
In Kherson direction, up to 20 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, as well as two D-30 howitzers, have been neutralised.
An ammunition depot of the 121th Territorial Defence Brigade has been wiped out close to Mikhailovka (Kherson region).
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Group of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 128 areas during the day.
One Ukrainian S-200 surface-to-air missile system has been neutralised near Slavyansk (Donetsk People's Republic).
A command post and a military field training camp of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade were eliminated close to Ugledar and Selidovo (Donetsk People's Republic).
Air defence forces shot down two HIMARS MLRS shells, two JDAM guided bombs, and two HARM anti-radiation missiles during the day.
Furthermore, during the day, 32 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, including Tu-141 Strizh, were intercepted over the settlements of Kovalevka, Golikovo (Lugansk People's Republic), Soledar, Blagodatnoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Mirnoye, Novoukrainka, Tokmak (Zaporozhye region), and Obryvka (Kherson region).
📊 In total, 466 airplanes and 247 helicopters, 6,266 unmanned aerial vehicles, 434 air defence missile systems, 11,578 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,147 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 6,145 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 12,570 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
In today's report from the Russian Federation of the continuation of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had losses of 2,125 soldiers.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
▫️In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, and 36th Marine Brigade near Glubokoye, Lipsy, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 Ukrainian troops, one MLRS launcher, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station.
▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 44th, 67th, 115th mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade, 103rd, 110th territorial defence brigades, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Tabayevka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, Rozovka, Nadiya, Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People's...
Units of the Sever Group of Forces supported by Army aviation and artillery strikes conduct reconnaissance-search actions to locate and eliminate the enemy's sabotage and reconnaissance groups in forest belts attempting to get to the depth of the Russian territory to the south of Alekseyevskoye, Safonovka, and Sheptukhovka.
▫️Attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 22nd, 61st, and 115th mechanised brigades, and 82nd Air Assault Brigade toward Komarovka, Olgovka, Russkoye, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to one tank, five armoured fighting vehicles, one counterobstacle vehicle, and more than 30 Ukrainian troops.
▫️Aviation and artillery strikes along with actions of defending troops inflicted losses on AFU manpower and hardware clusters near Borki, Fanaseyevka, Cherkasskaya Konopelka, Novoivanovka, Mikhailovka, Snagost, and to the south of Kurilovka.
▫️One U.S.-made M270 MLRS launcher was destroyed by a missile strike near Bezdrik (Sumy ...
The banner of the unit was captured in battle by the Rifle Battalion of the 1st Guards Slavic Brigade.
Also, the Storm unit of the 1st Slavyanskaya captured the next object “Cheburashka”, and the 2nd battalion captured the next dacha area (in front of the Khimik microdistrict).
In addition, Russian fighters today cut the road from Lastochkino to Avdeevsky coke plant.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
▫️During the offensive, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on units of a tank brigade, a heavy-mechanised brigade, seven mechanised brigades, five air assault brigades, a marine brigade, four territorial defence brigades, and three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gologlevka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Loknya, Makhnovka, Novaya Sorochina, Nikolskiy, Oleshnya, Rubanshchina, and Sudzha. Three enemy counter-attacks were repelled.
▫️Operational-Tactical, Army, and Artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Bondarevka, Zamostye, Kositsa, Malaya Lokya, Martynovka, Melovoy, Mirny, Starya Sorochina, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belodody, Veselovka, Zhuravka, Novenkoye, Obody, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.
▫️Within the past 24 hours, the AFU ...
In this report from the MoD of the Russian Federation of the continuation of the special military operation, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had loses of 1,080 soldiers.
▫️In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit formations of two territorial defence brigades close to Izbitskoye and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU lost up to 40 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, an artillery gun, and an electronic warfare station.
▫️As a result of decisive actions, the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Novolyubovka (Lugansk People's Republic).
Russian units hit manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades, an assault brigade of the AFU, and a national guard brigade close to Topoli, Kondrashovka, Golubovka, Novay Kruglyakovka, Borovaya, Shiykovka (Kharkov region), Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic) as well as Serebryansky forestry.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 200 troops, a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, five motor vehicles, and five field artillery guns, three of them ...
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
▫️ During offensive actions, the Sever Group of Forces engaged units of one tank brigade, one heavy mechanised brigade, six mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, four air assault brigades, one marine brigade, three territorial defence brigades, and three assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gogolevka, Guyevo, Goncharovka, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Loknya, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Mirny, Nikolsky, Oleshnya, and Sudzha. Two counter-attacks launched by enemy units were repelled.
▫️ Operational-tactical and army aviation and artillery fire hit enemy manpower and hardware close to Agronom, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Kubatkin, Martynovka, Melovoy, Nikolayevka, Staraya Sorochina, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, as well as Basovka, Belovody, Varachino, Zhuravka, Miropolye, Novenkoye, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.
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