October 7, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense:  Up. To 1,620 Ukrainian casualties in the past day

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

▫️The Sever Group of Forces in Liptsy and Volchansk directions hit units of the AFU 57th Mechanised Infantry Brigade and the 13th National Guard Brigade close to Volchansk and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

▫️The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Moreover, Russian units damaged manpower and materiel of 3rd, 4th tank brigades, 14th, 30th, 44th, 53rd, 63rd mechanised brigades near Kupyansk, Petropavlovka, Shiykovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Grigorovka, and Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Three counter-attacks of the AFU 28th and 116th mechanised brigades were repelled.

The enemy lost up to 400 troops, a tanktwo armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, a 152-mm D-20 gun, a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns. Plastun and Qvertus electronic warfare stations, four counter-battery radar stations, and five field ammunition depots were eliminated.

▫️The Yug Group’s units engaged 23rd, 30th, 33rd, 54th mechanised brigades, 143rd Infantry Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 1st National Guard Brigade near Stupochki, Seversk, Minkovka, Zalyznyanskoye, and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People’s Republic).

️ Four counter-attacks of the AFU 56th Mechanised Infantry Brigade, 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, and 81st Airmobile Brigade were repelled. The enemy’s losses are up to 530 troops, two Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a French-made 155-mm Caesar howitzer, a UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, a Msta-B 152-mm howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzers. Four AFU ammunition depots were destroyed. 

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