January 10, 2025

Russian Ministry of Defense:  up to 13,370 Ukrainian casualties from Jan 4 to 10; one Ukrainian MiG-29 shot down

Russian Defense Ministry

From 4 to 10 January 2025, the Russian Armed Forces delivered 28 group strikes by precision weaponry and attack UAVs at infrastructure of military airfields, weaponry depots, attack UAV workshops and depots as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.

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

Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one heavy mechanised brigade, one tank brigade, six mechanised brigades, four air assault brigades of the AFU, one marine brigade, and five territorial defence brigadesTwo counter-attacks launched by AFU units were repelled.

In Kharkov direction, Russian troops inflicted losses on units of one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades.

Over the past week in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces, the AFU losses amounted to more than 2,835 troops, 30 tanks, and 122 armoured fighting vehicles. Moreover, 117 motor vehicles, and 30 field artillery guns were destroyed.

▫️As a result of active operations, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Nadiya. 

Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades of the AFU, three territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigadeNineteen AFU attempts to regain lost positions were thwarted.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 3,530 troops, one tank, 28 armoured fighting vehicles, including one Polish-made Rosamak armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made Bradley armoured fighting vehicle, seven U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and five U.S.-made HMMWV armoured vehicles. Russian units eliminated 52 motor vehicles, 46 field artillery guns, 11 of them manufactured by NATO countries, 10 electronic warfare stations, and 15 ammunition depots.

▫️ As a result of decisive actions, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Kurakhovo.

Losses were inflicted on formations of eight mechanised brigadestwo motorised infantry brigadesone infantry brigadeone mountain assault brigadetwo airmobile brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigadesSixteen enemy attempts to regain a tactical position were thwarted.

Over the past week, the AFU losses in this direction amounted to up to 1,715 troops, three tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 17 motor vehicles, 20 field artillery guns, including four Western-made guns. Six ammunition depots were wiped out.

Police of Ukraine. 94 AFU attempts to regain lost positions were thwarted.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 3,485 troops, 11 tanks, including four German-made Leopard tanks, 40 armoured fighting vehicles, including three French-made VAB armoured personnel carriers as well as six U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, one U.S.-made M1117 armoured personnel carriers, U.S.-made MaxxPro and HMMWV armoured vehicles. Moreover, 41 motor vehicles, and 34 field artillery guns were destroyed.

▫️ Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and defeated units of three mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades of the AFU, one marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades. Eight AFU attempts to regain lost positions were foiled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 1,120 troops, one tank, six armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured vehicles, 30 motor vehicles, and 26 field artillery guns, including eight guns manufactured by NATO countries. Six ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forcesinflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigadestwo infantry brigadesone coastal defence brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 685 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 44 motor vehicles, 11 field artillery guns, five electronic warfare stations, and six ammunition depots.

▫️ Over the past week, 91 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the line of contact.

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

▫️ Russian air defence systems have shot down eight U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, five French-made Hammer aerial bombs, 41 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles as well as 689 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️ In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 39,896 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,467 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,507 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,385 field artillery guns and mortars, and 30,135 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

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