September 17, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense: Up to 1,915 Ukrainian casualties in 24 hours

Russian Defense Ministry

▫️ In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 36th Marine Brigade, 125th and 127th territorial defence brigades near Liptsy, Izbitskoye, and Volchanskye Khutora (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 troops and two motor vehicles.

▫️ Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 43rd, 44th, 67th mechanised brigades of the AFU, 103rd, 110th, 117th territorial defence brigades, and Azov Special Operations Brigade near Staroverovka, Petropavlovka, Kucherovka, Novoosinovo, Kruglyakovka, Vishnyovoye (Kharkov region), Rozovka, Makeyevka, Nevskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.

Eight counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 14th, 63rd, 116th mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 1st National Guard Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 600 troops, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, 10 pickup trucks as well as UK-made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, a 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, and a 105-mm L-119 howitzer. Three electronic warfare stations and four field ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on formations of the 54th, 93rd mechanised brigades, 143rd, 144th infantry brigades, 5th Assault Brigade, 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, 77th Airmobile Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, 114th, 119th, 124th, and 125th territorial defence brigades near Seversk, Verkhnekamenskoye, Zvanovka, Pervomaysky, Nikolayevka, Predtechino, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 550 troops, four motor vehicles,one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer,one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, and three 152-mm D-20 howitzers. One electronic warfare station and two field ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy’s defences and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 23rd, 24th, 47th, 63rd mechanised brigades, 152nd Infantry Brigade, 68th Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, 122nd Territorial Defence Brigade, and 15th National Guard Brigade near Petrovka, Shcherbinovka, Dzerzhinsk, Nelepovka, Dimitrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Grodovka, Gnatovka, Selidovo, Lesovka, and Ukrainsk (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

Nine counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 30th, 32nd, 100th, 151st mechanised brigades, 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, 3rd and 12th national guard brigades, and Lyut Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 530 troops, three armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three pickup trucks, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

▫️Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on formations of the 61st, 72nd mechanised brigades, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, and 118th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dobrovolye, Zolotaya Niva, and Uglesborochnaya railway station (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the 116th Territorial Defence Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station.

ovoaleksandrovka, Gavrilovka, Kamyshany, Pridneprovskoye, Veletenskoye (Kherson region), and Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, two motor vehicles, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, and one field ammunition depot.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at infrastructure of one military airfield, one UAV production workshop, four UAV depots, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 144 areas.

The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force.

▫️Air defence units shot down one French-made Hammer guided aerial bomb, 20 Czech-made Vampire MLRS projectiles, and 13 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️In total, 646 airplanes, 283 helicopters, 31,622 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,150 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,454 MLRS combat vehicles, 14,658 field artillery guns and mortars, and 26,127 units of support motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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