November 24, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense:  Up to 1,545 Ukrainian casualties in the past day

Russian Defense Ministry

▫️In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 95th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU and 5th border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Liptsy, Odnorobovka, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

One counter-attack launched by formations of the 92nd Assault Brigade of the AFU and 13th National Guard Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 26 motor vehicles, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer. Two electronic warfare stations have been destroyed.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of the 60th, 63rd, 67th mechanised brigades, 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, 35th Marine Brigade, and 119th Territorial Defence Brigade near Petropavlovka, Zeleny Gay, Zagryzovo, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Yampolovka, Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.

Four counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 14th, 53rd, 115th, and 116th mechanised brigades of the AFU were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 440 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, four pickup trucks, one 152-mm D-20 gun, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, and two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns. One Anklav-N electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot have been destroyed.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 24th, 93rd mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade46th Airmobile Brigade79th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 37th Marine Brigade near Dachnoye, Chasov Yar, Aleksandro-Shultino, Sukhiye Yaly, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 500 troops, three motor vehicles, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, and one UK-made 105-mm L119 gun. Two ammunition depots have been wiped out.

▫️Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy’s defences and inflicted losses on formations of the 24th, 37th, 100th mechanised brigades, 152nd Infantry Brigade, Shkval Assault Battalion of the AFU, and 1st National Guard Brigade near Shevchenko, Katerinovka, Kleban-Byk, Zarya, Novaya Poltavka, and Ulakly (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Ten counter-attack launched by units of the 23rd, 66th, 117th, 151st, and 157th mechanised brigades of the AFU, 35th, 38th marine brigades, and Lyut Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 380 troops, one U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 gun, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

47th Artillery Brigade, 101st, 113th, 120th, and 241st territorial defence brigades near Novy Komar, Razliv, Konstantinopol (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region).

One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the 123th Territorial Defence Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 145 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and two 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 60th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 103rd and 126th territorial defence brigades near Malaya Tokmachka, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Veletenskoye, Ponyatovka (Kherson region), and Kherson.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops and two motor vehicles.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at infrastructure of military airfields, UAV workshops and depots, as well as engaged manpower clusters and military hardware in 141 areas.

▫️Air defence units shot down 44 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,603 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,496 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,492 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,472 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,701 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

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