March 14, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 10,780 Ukrainian casualties from March 8 to 14

Russian Defense Ministry

💥 From 8 to 14 March, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 15 group strikes with high-precision weapons and attack unmanned aerial vehicles to hit gas and power infrastructure and  other important facilities that support the work of the Ukrainian defence industry. In addition, the infrastructure of military airfields, assembly workshops, storage and training facilities for operators of attack drones, ammunition and POL depots as well as temporary deployment areas of the AFU were hit.

⚡️ Over the past week, units of the Sever Group of Forces continued to eliminate AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

🚩As a result of decisive actions, following 29 settlements were liberated:  Sudzha, Viktorovka, Nikolayevka, Staraya Sorochina, Lebedevka, Kositsa, Malaya Loknya, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Agronom, Bogdanovka, Bondarevka, Dmitryukov, Zazulevka, Ivashkovsky, Kubatkin, Kolmakov, Martynovka, Mikhaylovka, Pravda, Yuzhny, Kazachya Loknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Vtoroy Knyazhy, Zamostye, Mirny, Podol, Melovoy, Goncharovka, and Novenkoye (Sumy region).

🛫 Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles strikes, and artillery hit manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one air assault brigade, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades. 

💥In Kharkov direction, Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of two motorised infantry brigades, one air assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the two territorial defence brigades.

▪️Over the past week in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces, the AFU losses were more than 2,315 troops, seven tanks, and 111 armoured fighting vehicles. In addition, 140 motor vehicles, 56 field artillery guns, and six ammunition depots were neutralised.

📍The Zapad Group of Forces’ units improved the situation along the front line, defeated manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, and three territorial defence brigades. 

▪️The AFU losses were more than 1,585 troops, two tanks, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, including seven foreign-made ones, 32 motor vehicles, 19 field artillery guns, 15 electronic warfare stations, and eight field ammunition depots.

🚩The Yug Group of Forces’ units improved the tactical situation and, as a result of active actions,  liberated Novomarkovo and Gorkogo (Donetsk People’s Republic). Russian troops hit four mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, and one airmobile brigade of the AFU as well as one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade. 

▪️Over the past week, the AFU losses were up to 1,815 troops, three tanks, 16 armoured fighting vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, and 25 field artillery guns. In addition, 15 field ammunition depots were destroyed.

↗️ Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops launch attacks on three mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one airmobile brigade, one motorised infantry brigade, one marine brigade, two National Guard brigades, and the Lyut Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine.

▪️The AFU losses were more than 3,540 troops, three tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, and 23 armoured fighting vehicles. In addition, 42 motor vehicles and 26 field artillery guns were neutralised.

↗️ The Vostok Group of Forces’ units advanced further into the depths of enemy defences and liberated Dneproenergiya and Konstantinopol (Donetsk People’s Republic). Russian troops delivered strikes at formations of four mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades.

▪️The AFU losses were more than 1,085 troops, four tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, 11 armoured fighting vehicles, 20 motor vehicles, and 18 field artillery guns. Two electronic warfare stations were destroyed.

💥 Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, and one territorial defence brigade.

▪️The AFU losses wete more than 440 troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, 43 motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns. Six electronic warfare stations and five ammunition depots were destroyed.

🔎 Over the past week, air defence facilities shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, 27 U.S.-made JDAM guided bombs, two Neptune long-range guided missiles, 17 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, one Czech-made Vampire MLRS projectile, and 1,135 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the AFU losses amounted to:  

657 aircraft, 

283 helicopters, 

▫️46,606 unmanned aerial vehicles, 

601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 

▫️22,274 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

▫️1,526 MLRS combat vehicles, 

▫️22,570 field artillery guns and mortars, 

▫️32,874 units of special military vehicles.

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