July 1, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 1,855 Ukrainians killed or wounded in 24 hours

Russian Defense Ministry

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️Units of the Sever Group of Forces hit manpower and hardware of AFU 41st mechanised, 57th motorised infantry, 71st infantry, 34th marine, 125th, 127th territorial defence, and 13th national guard bigades near Neskuchnoye, Staritsa, Vesyoloye, Ternovaya, Zhovtnevoye, Volchansk, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 285 Ukrainian troops, one tank, five motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M109 Paladin howitzer, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, one 152-mm D-20 gun, one 100-mm MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun, and one BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle. 

In addition, one ammunition depot of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade was destroyed.

▫️The Zapad Group of Forces’ units captured more advantageous lines, defeated units of AFU 14th43rd mechanised, 1st national guard, 12th Azov special forces brigades near Sinkovka, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), Grigorovka, Serebryanka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic). 

Two attacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 110th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled. 

The AFU losses amounted to up to 515 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles.

In the course of the counter-battery warfare, one UK-made 155-mm AS-90 Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, one 122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer, and one BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle were eliminated. 

In addition, two field ammunition depots and two Bukovel-AD and Anklav-N electronic warfare stations were eliminated.

▫️As a result of active actions, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Spornoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), improved the situation along the front line, hit manpower and hardware of AFU 24th28th30th93rd mechanised, 56th motorised infantry, 46th airmobile, 79th air assault, and 144th infantry brigades near Vasyukovka, Kalinina, Chasov Yar, Kurdyumovka, Elizavetovka, Katerinovka, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

One attack launched by assault groups of the AFU 214th Opfor Battalion was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 450 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, three armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles.

In the course of the counter-battery warfare, two U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzers, four 152-mm D-20 howitzers, one 122-mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and four 105-mm UK-made L-119 guns were eliminated. 

One artillery ammunition depot and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations were eliminated.

▫️The Tsentr Group of Forces’ units liberated Novoaleksandrovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), improved the tactical situation, hit AFU 23rd47th mechanised, 95th air assault, 59th motorised infantry, and 2nd national guard brigades near Toretsk, Kirovo, Mikhailovka, Novgorodskoye, Volchye, Shevchenko, Sokol, Vishnevoye (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

Five counter-attacks launched by units of AFU 24th31st41st mechanised, and 68th jaeger brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 370 Ukrainian troops, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 howitzer, one 152-mm 2A65 Msta-B howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzer, two 100-mm MT-12 Rapira anti-tank guns, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station.

The Vostok Group of Forces’ units captured more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of AFU 115th123rd128th territorial defence brigades close to Rovnopol, Vremevka, Novoukrainka, and Velikaya Novosyolka (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

One counter-attack launched by the AFU 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade’s assault detachment was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers. 

Two AFU field ammunition depots and one military equipment depot were eliminated.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces hit manpower and hardware of AFU 35th marine, 121st territorial defence, and 22nd national guard brigades close to Ilyinka (Dnepropetrovsk region), Zolotaya Balka, Olgovka, and Tyaginka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 105 Ukrainian troops, eight motor vehicles, two U.S.-made M777 howitzers, one U.S.-made 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun. 

One Anklav-AD electronic warfare station and three AFU ammunition depots were neutralised.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces hit one railway echelon with arms, military hardware and personnel of the AFU 117th Mechanised Brigade during an unloading process, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 127 areas.

▫️Air defence systems shot down 72 unmanned aerial vehicles, two Neptune-MD long-range guided missiles, three U.S.-made MALD decoy missiles, and nine U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles.

📊In total616 airplanes and 276 helicopters, 26,968 unmanned aerial vehicles, 535 air defence missile systems, 16,463 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,361 combat vehicles equipped with MRLS, 11,129 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 23,136 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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