December 28, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense: Up to 1,470 Ukrainian casualties in the past day

Russian Defense Ministry

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

▫️In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, one territorial defence brigade, and formations of foreign mercenaries near Volchansk, Liptsy, Slatino, and Neskuchnoye (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 80 troops, one motor vehicle, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers. Two electronic warfare stations and one field ammunition depot were destroyed.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Zapadnoye, Dvurechnaya, Ivanovka (Kharkov region), Torskoye, Yampol (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Makeyevka (Lugansk People’s Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by AFU armed formations were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 440 troops, two Butsefal and U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, one Italian-made Iveco armoured fighting vehicle, one Italian-made 105-mm Melara howitzer, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 gun, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers. Two Zakhist and Anklav electronic warfare stations and two field ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigadeone airmobile brigade of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades near Belogorovka, Uspenovka, Chasov Yar, and Kurakhovo (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 260 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, and one electronic warfare station.

▫️Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy’s defences and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigadesone jaeger brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, one territorial defence brigade, one national guard brigade, and one assault brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine near Krasnoarmeysk, Petrovka, Shcherbinovka, Dzerzhinsk, Shevchenko, Novoolenovka, and Novotroitskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Twelve counter-attacks launched by AFU armed formations were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 450 troops, two tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, four armoured personnel carriers, including two U.S.-made M113 and one UK-made Spartan armoured personnel carriers, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one 203-mm Pion self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm D-20 gun, and one U.S.-made 105-mm M101 howitzer.

torised infantry brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Konstantinopol, Perebudovo, and Zelenoye Pole (Donetsk People’s Republic).

One counter-attack launched by an AFU assault detachment was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops, four motor vehicles, one 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one UK-made 105-mm L119 howitzer.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Antonovka, Pridneprovskoye, Nikolskoye, and Veletenskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 80 troops, two motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 gun, and one electronic warfare station.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of a military airfield, one AFU POL depot, as well as engaged manpower and hardware clusters of the enemy in 148 areas.

▫️Air defence units shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 104 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, including 57 outside the special military operation zone.

▫️In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 650 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 38,752 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,072 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,504 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,058 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,603 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

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