July 14, 2023

Russian Defense Ministry: up to 570 Ukrainian troops killed in 24 hours

Russian Defense Ministry

In Donetsk direction, as a result of coordinated actions by units of the Yug Group of Forces, 16 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled close to Belogorovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Zaitsevo, Veseloye, Krasnogorovka, Severnoye, Maryinka and west of Kleshcheevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

◽️AFU manpower and hardware have been hit close to Bogdanovka and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

◽️The enemy losses were 2ammunition depots of the 79th Airborne Assault Brigade and the 35th Marine Brigade of the AFU near Paraskovievka and Razliv (Donetsk People’s Republic).

◽️The enemy losses were up to 280 Ukrainian servicemen, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 4 motor vehicles, 1 Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, 1 D-20 howitzer, and 1 U.S.-manufactured AN-TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station.

◽In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of professional actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, 3 enemy attacks have been successfully repelled close to Nevskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic) and Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

◽️The AFU units have been hit close to Nevskoye, Chervonaya Dibrova, and Karmazinovka (Lugansk People’s Republic).

◽️The activities of 1 Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group have been suppressed close to Kuzmino (Lugansk People’s Republic).

◽️The enemy losses were up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, 1 tank, 3 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, and 2D-30 howitzers.

◽In South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions, actions of aviation and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces have resulted in the neutralisation of the AFU manpower and hardware near Priyutnoye, Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region), Urozhaynoye and Rovnopol (Donetsk People’s Republic).

◽️The activities of 3Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been suppressed close to Pyatikhatki and Dorozhnyanka (Zaporozhye region).

◽️In addition, 6ammunition depots of the 23rd, 33rd mechanised, 128th Mountain Assault brigades and the 36th Marine Brigade of the AFU have been destroyed close to Malaya Tokmachka, Malokaterinovka, and Uspenovka (Zaporozhye region).

◽️The enemy losses were up to 210 Ukrainian servicemen, 4 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, 1 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, 2 howitzers: Msta-B and D-20, as well as 1Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

◽In Kupyansk direction, the attacks, launched by Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, as well as artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces, have resulted in the neutralisation of the enemy manpower and hardware close to Timkovka, Novomlynsk, Tabayevka, Olshana (Kharkov region), and Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People’s Republic).

◽️The enemy losses were up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen, 2 armoured fighting vehicles, 3 motor vehicles, and 2D-20 howitzers.

◽In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 70 Ukrainian servicemen, 5 motor vehicles, 1 U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, 1Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and 1D-30 howitzer.

◽Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised 89 AFU artillery units at their firing positions, manpower and hardware in 112 areas.

️1fuel depot for military hardware of the 36th Brigade of the AFU Marine Corps has been destroyed near Uspenovka (Zaporozhye region).

◽️In addition, 3 control points of the 22nd, 28th and 65th mechanised brigades of the AFU have been hit close to Predtechino, Alexandro-Shultino (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Orekhov (Zaporozhye region).

◽Air defence facilities have intercepted 9HIMARS and Uragan rocket-propelled projectiles. 

◽️In addition, 14 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed close to Tokarevka (Kharkov region), Volodino (Donetsk People’s Republic), Lyubimovka, Semyonovka (Zaporozhye region), and Dmitrovka (Kherson region).

📊In total, 455 airplanes, 242 helicopters, 5,009 unmanned aerial vehicles, 426 air defence missile systems, 10,700 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,138 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 5,453 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 11,664 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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