September 9, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense:  up to 1,525 Ukrainian casualties in 24 hours

Russian Defense Ministry

▫️ In Bryansk, Liptsy, and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 82nd Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, 34th Marine Brigade, 113th Territorial Defence Brigade, 3rd National Guard Brigade, and 4th Border Security Detachment of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service near Goptovka, Okhrimovka, Sosnovka, and Volchansk (Kharkov region). The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 14th, 53rd, 54th mechanised brigades, 77th Airmobile Brigade, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 114th Territorial Defence Brigade near Kovsharovka, Petropavlovka, Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Kruglyakovka, Borovaya, Lozovaya (Kharkov region), and Serebryanka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Three counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 77th Airmobile Brigade of the AFU and 1st National Guard Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 550 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzer. Anklav-N and Kvertus electronic warfare stations and six field ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy’s defences and inflicted losses on formations of the 24th, 54th mechanised brigades, 10th Assault Brigade of the AFU, and the 12th National Guard Brigade near Chasov Yar, Zaliznyanskoye, Grigorovka, Seversk, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

The AFU losses amounted to 625 troops, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, one Strela-10 SAM launcher, two UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzers, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzer, and one electronic warfare station. Six field ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️As a result of active actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Novogrodovka (Donetsk People’s Republic). Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the 47th Mechanised Brigade, 144th Infantry Brigade, 49th Assault Battalion of the AFU, and the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Kleban-Byk, Mikhaylovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Grodovka, Galitsynovka, and Dimitrov (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Eight counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 32nd, 100th mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 142nd Infantry Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, the 12th and 14th National Guard Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 560 troops, one tank, U.S.-made MaxxPro and two Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and three 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions as well as inflicted losses on formations of the 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, the 102nd and 105th territorial defence brigades near Velikaya Novosyolka, Zolotaya Niva, and Dobrovolye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 troops, four motor vehicles, and one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 39th Coastal Defence Brigade of the AFU, 37th Marine Brigade, 121st, and 124th territorial defence brigades near Gavrilovka, Veseloye, Otradokamenka, Novokairy, Antonovka, and Dnepropetrovskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 50 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, and five motor vehicles.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out one temporary deployment point of the Yug Special Operations Centre of the AFU Special Operations Forces, UAV production, assembly, and ammunition loading workshops, as well as engaged manpower and hardware clusters in 127 areas during the day.

▫️Air defence units shot down four French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, four U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 23 unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️In total, 642 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 31,121 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 air defence missile systems, 17,961 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,447 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 14,295 field artillery guns and mortars as well as 25,795 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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