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The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 24.12.24: personnel: about 777 720 (+ 1 630) persons tanks: 9 624 (+9) troop-carrying AFVs: 19 915 (+30) artillery systems: 21 323 (+10)MLRS: 1 256 (+0)anti-aircraft systems: 1 027 (+0)aircraft: 369 (+0)helicopters: 329 (+0)UAVs operational-tactical level: 20 834 (+44)cruise missiles:
A senior Russian official reiterated Russian President Vladimir Putin’s insistence that negotiations with Ukraine must be based on the same uncompromising demands he made before the full-scale invasion and at the moment of Russia’s greatest territorial gains, despite the fact that Ukraine has liberated a significant amount of territory since
National Unity Government Weekly Update (50/2024) 9th December, 2024 Cabinet NUG Acting President Calls for Decisive Action at Critical Crossroads The Acting President of the National Unity Government (NUG), Duwa Lashi La, emphasized the need for decisive and forceful action during a cabinet meeting on December 3, describing the current
Jonathan Head and BBC Burmese BBC News The end, when it came for the BGP5 barracks, was loud and brutal. First, a crackly speaker calling out for their surrender; then, a thunderous barrage of artillery, rockets and rifle fire that tore chunks out of the buildings in which hundreds of
Key Step Toward Justice for Rohingya November 27, 2024 7:00AM EST Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017. © 2017 Jorge Silva/Reuters (New York) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant for Myanmar
By Shoon Naing and Devjyot Ghoshal November 27, 2024 Summary Nov 27 (Reuters) – Just days after the United Nations accused his military of brutally driving what eventually became 1 million Rohingya out of the country, Mya was nmar’s then-army chief Min Aung Hlaing declared his position on the minority
In Kharkov region, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on armed formations of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade near Borshchevaya and Lebedevka (Kharkov region). The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, two motor vehicles, and three 122-mm D-30 howitzers. Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 23.12.24: personnel: about 776 090 (+ 1 990) persons tanks: 9 615 (+6) troop-carrying AFVs: 19 885 (+15) artillery systems: 21 252 (+29)MLRS: 1 256 (+0)anti-aircraft systems: 1 027 (+1)aircraft: 369 (+0)helicopters: 329 (+0)UAVs operational-tactical level: 20 790 (+55)cruise missiles:
Russian forces are gradually advancing south and southwest of Pokrovsk, but it remains unclear if Russian forces will be able to exploit these gains to envelop the town or if they intend to advance to the administrative boundary of Donetsk Oblast. Geolocated footage published on December 23 indicates that Russian forces
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces defeated units of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to Borshchevaya, Kazachya Lopan, and Volchansk (Kharkov region). The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, six motor vehicles, and five 122-mm D-30 howitzers. Decisive actions
December 24, 2024
Ukraine Defense Ministry
The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 24.12.24:
personnel: about 777 720 (+ 1 630) persons
tanks: 9 624 (+9)
troop-carrying AFVs: 19 915 (+30)
artillery systems: 21 323 (+10)
MLRS: 1 256 (+0)
anti-aircraft systems: 1 027 (+0)
aircraft: 369 (+0)
helicopters: 329 (+0)
UAVs operational-tactical level: 20 834 (+44)
cruise missiles: 2 948 (+0)
warships/boats: 28 (+0)
submarines: 1 (+0)
vehicles and fuel tanks: 32 086 (+47)
special equipment: 3 667 (+3)
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