March 31, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense: Up to 1,175 Ukrainian casualties in the past day

Russian Defense Ministry

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

💥In Belgorod direction, the Sever Group of Forces hit manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades close to Velikiy Prikol, Miropolye, Ugroyedy, and Turya in Sumy region.

🔥In Kharkov direction, formations of a motorised infantry brigade of the AFU and a territorial defence brigade were hit close to Kazachaya Lopan and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, and an artillery gun. One electronic warfare station and one fuel depot were neutralised.

📍The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Russian troops hit three mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade near Kupyansk, Kamenka, Dvurechnaya, Kondrashovka, Zagoruykovka (Kharkov region) and Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️The AFU losses amounted to more than 200 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, two pick-up trucks, and six field artillery guns, three of them were foreign-made. Four electronic warfare stations and two ammunition depots were eliminated.

📍The Yug Group of Forces’ units improved the tactical situation. Russian units engaged formations of five mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, the Azov special forces brigade, and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian national police near Seversk, Markovo, Chasov Yar, Dyleyevka, and Aleksandro-Kalinovo (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️The enemy lost up to 275 troops, a U.S.-made armoured personnel carrier M113, five pick-up trucks, and U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-fire radar.

The Tsentr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian elements damaged manpower and materiel of four mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, an infantry brigade, a jaeger brigade, two drone brigades, an assault regiment of the AFU, and a marine brigade close to Shevchenko, Kotlino, Krasnoarmeysk, Sergeyevka, Novosergeyevka, and Udachnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️The AFU losses amounted to up to 420 troops, a tank, four armoured fighting vehicles including a French-made VAB armoured vehicle, and a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle. Three pick-up trucks, two field artillery guns, and a mobile electronic warfare station were eliminated.

↗️Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defence. The Russian Armed Forces inflicted fire damage on a tank brigade, three mechanised brigades, a jaeger brigade, an airmobile brigade, a mountain assault brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, and a territorial defence brigade close to Shevchenko, Novopol, Voskresenka, Volnoye Pole, and Yalta (Donetsk People’s Republic).

▪️The enemy’s losses amounted to more than 160 troops, a tank, three motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns including a Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.

💥The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged units of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades close to Novoandreyevka, Stepovoye (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, and Yantarnoye (Kherson region).

▪️Up to 50 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, an electronic warfare station, two ammunition depots, and a fuel depot have been neutralised.

🛫 Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the facilities of the military airfield, workshops, launch sites, ammunition, armament, and supply depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, temporary deployment areas of the Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in 147 areas.

🔎 Air defence systems shot down five U.S.-made JDAM guided bombs and 150 aircraft unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the AFU lost:

 660 aircraft,

 283 helicopters,

 49,180 unmanned aerial vehicles,

 601 anti-aircraft missile systems,

 22,606 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 

 1,533 MLRS combat vehicles,

 23,130 field artillery guns and mortars,

 33,545 units of support military vehicles .

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