Today's report centered on weekly report of AFU losses from 02/09/2023 - 09/09/2023 with losses of 5,955 soldiers.
From 2 September to 9 September, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out six group strikes with high-precision long-range sea- and air-based armament and unmanned aerial vehicles against Ukrainian radio-technical reconnaissance facilities, port infrastructure, the production of unmanned boats, ammunition and Western weapons, fuel depots, as well as training bases for AFU sabotage groups and terrorists from the so-called 'Russian Volunteer Corps'.
In addition, as a result of aviation strikes, the work of strategic radio-technical reconnaissance systems, as well as the logistical support of AFU troop groups operating in the Kherson and Zaporozhye was disrupted.
In Zaporozhye direction, AFU units continued unsuccessful attempts to break through the defences of Russian troops close to Rabotino and Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy 39 times threw assault units of 46th aeromobile, 47th mechanised, 82nd air assault brigades, as well as the 15th Brigade of Ukrainian National Guard into battle to break through Russian positions.
To support the offensive actions of the AFU units in this direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have deployed a group of up to 360 artillery pieces, of which more than 160 are Western-manufactured pieces of 155mm calibre.
All enemy attacks were repelled by the self-sacrificing actions of Russian servicemen.
During the fierce fighting in this area, more than 845 Ukrainian servicemen, 27 tanks and armoured fighting vehicles, including one UK-made Challenger tank and 25 vehicles were eliminated. In the course of the counter-battery fight, 63 enemy field artillery guns were eliminated.
The 82nd Air Assault Brigade of the AFU alone has lost up to 500 servicemen killed and wounded over the past week.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Russian forces repelled four enemy attacks with concerted action during the week, continuing to inflict a comprehensive fire attack on AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas.
Over the past period, the total losses of the enemy in this direction were over 1,230 Ukrainian soldiers, 24 armoured fighting vehicles, 37 motor vehicles, as well as 17 field artillery guns.
In Donetsk direction, the competent actions of units of the Yug Group of Forces repelled 56 attacks by Ukrainian troops, as a result of which more than 2,100 servicemen, 23 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 45 vehicles and 30 field artillery pieces were eliminated.
In Kupyansk direction, Russian units of the Zapad Group of Forces continued to improve the tactical situation in their areas of responsibility by conducting active operations.
During the week, 22 attacks were repelled in this direction, during which the enemy losses were up to 425 Ukrainian servicemen, eight armoured fighting vehicles, 18 cars and pickup trucks, as well as 15 artillery pieces.
In Krasny Liman direction, 12 enemy attacks were successfully repelled as a result of the actions of the Tsentr Group of Forces' units, aviation strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems.
The losses of the AFU units were more than 450 servicemen, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles and seven guns.
In Kherson direction, the main efforts were concentrated on the fire defeat of AFU manpower, as well as on preventing landings on islands in the Dnieper River bed, and counter-battery warfare.
During the fulfilment of combat missions, an attempt to land troops in the area of Tendrovskaya Spit Island was prevented.
In addition, five Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were destroyed.
Up to 355 Ukrainian AFU servicemen, one tank, 32 vehicles, and 12 field artillery guns were eliminated in this direction.
Ships of the Black Sea Fleet during combat duty in the southern part of the Kerch Strait have detected and destroyed three Ukrainian unmanned semi-submersible boats attempting to attack the Crimean bridge.
In addition, four high-speed boats with landing groups of the AFU special operations forces, totaling up to 50 Ukrainian servicemen, were eliminated by Naval Aviation aircraft in the waters of the Black Sea west of the Crimean peninsula.
Operational-Tactical Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, and air defence systems shot down one MiG-29 aircraft and one Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force during the week, as well as destroyed launchers of the S-300ps anti-aircraft missile system near the village of Lyubimovka (Zaporozhye region).
Russian air defence and electronic warfare systems destroyed and suppressed 247 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, including 23 in the western regions of the Russian Federation during the week.
In addition, 49 HIMARS MLRS projectiles, three JDAM guided aerial bombs, and one HARM anti-radiation missile were intercepted.
📊In total, 467 airplanes, 248 helicopters, 6,540 unmanned aerial vehicles, 436 air defence missile systems, 11,742 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,149 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,306 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 12,840 special military motor vehicles 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 special military operation.
The Sever Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades close to Ochkino, Novodmitrovka, Miropolye, Peschanoye, Pokrovka, and Yastrebshchina in Sumy region.
In Kharkov region, units of two heavy mechanised brigades, two mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, a national guard brigade, a territorial defence brigade, and a detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine were hit close to Veseloye, Pokalyanoye, Staritsa, Nesternoye, Ternovaya, Ambarnoye, Malaya Danilovka, and Posredneye in Kharkov region.
▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 200 troops, 17 motor vehicles, three electronic warfare stations, an ammunition depot, and six materiel and fuel depots.
The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Russian troops hit ...
Ukrainians loses 1,165 soldiers.
Over the past 24 hours, in return to terrorist attacks launched by Ukraine against civilian facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces of Russia have carried out a group strike with long-range, air- and ground-launched high-precision weapons as well as with unmanned aerial vehicles against the facilities of the Ukrainian defence and energy industries used in the interests of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The goals of the strike were achieved. All the assigned targets were engaged.
The Sever Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. Russian troops engaged manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defence brigades close to Bachevsk, Novaya Sech, and Khrapovshchina (Sumy region).
In Kharkov region, units of a mechanised brigade and a motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade have been hit near Aleksandrovka, Kazachya Lopan, Izbitskoye, and...
From 8.0 to 20.0 yesterday, the Ministry of Defense reported on 68 downed enemy drones. At night, it reported on the work of air defense over the Tula, Rostov, and Kursk regions. In Taganrog - one person died, four were injured. During the missile strike on Taganrog, civilian infrastructure was damaged. From Togliatti (970 km from the border) in the Samara region, the media reported about a strike on a residential area and the approach of enemy drones to the industrial zone ("Togliattikauchuk" and "KuybyshevAzot" ).
▪️In the Azov Sea, as a result of an attack, a commercial ship was damaged and a fire broke out (already localized). The dry cargo ship under a foreign flag was located a few kilometers from the coastline.
▪️ The Armed Forces of Ukraine yesterday at lunchtime counted over 500 "Geranis" and a couple of dozen missiles used for a massive strike on the enemy's rear areas.
▪️ On the Sumy direction, the Northern Group of Forces is engaged in protracted battles on previous positions. The enemy ...
