November 15, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 15,570 Ukrainian casualties from Nov 9 to 15

Russian Defense Ministry

▫️ From 9 to 15 November, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have launched 42 group strikes by high-precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles, which hit power industry facilities used to support Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, the infrastructure of military airfields, the Sapsan operational-tactical missile manufacturing shops, assembly and storage areas of attack unmanned aerial vehicles and their components as well as arsenals, ammunition, explosives and fuel depots.

In addition, Russian troops have hit training facilities and a logistics centre, temporary deployment areas of the AFU, nationalist formations, and foreign mercenaries.

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

Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of one tank brigade, six mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, one marine brigade, six territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades.

In Kharkov direction, Russian troops have launched strikes on units of one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade, one jaeger brigade, and six territorial defence brigades of the AFU.

Over the past week, in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces, the AFU losses were up to 2,760 troops, 24 tanks, including one UK-made Challenger tank, and one German-made Leopard tank as well as 15 infantry fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made Bradley and two German-made Marder combat vehicles, five armoured personnel carriers, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 76 other armoured fighting vehicles, 135 motor vehicles, and 30 field artillery guns.

▫️ The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have liberated Kolesnikovka (Kharkov region).

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, one airborne brigade, one airmobile brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade of the AFU. In addition, 17 counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments have been repelled.

The AFU losses were more than 3,435 troops, three tanks, nine armoured fighting vehicles, 40 motor vehicles, and 18 field artillery guns, including seven self-propelled artillery systems and 155-mm howitzers made by NATO countries. In addition, 11 electronic warfare stations and 22 field ammunition depots have been hit.

▫️ The units of the Yug Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and positions, defeated formations of five mechanised brigades, one motorised brigade, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade, two airmobile brigades, one air assault brigade, one territorial defence brigade, and one national guard brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian troops have repelled 17 counter-attacks of AFU units.

The AFU losses were more than 4,715 troops, five tanks, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 39 motor vehicles, and 27 field artillery guns, including 10 Western-made guns. In addition, 15 electronic warfare and counter-battery stations as well as 22 field ammunition depots have been destroyed.

The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing into the depths of enemy defences and liberated Voznesenka, Volchenka, and Stepanovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The Russian Armed Forces have inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of seven mechanised brigades, one motorised brigade, one infantry brigade, two jaeger brigades, one assault brigade, two marine brigades, one territorial defence brigade, three national guard brigades, and the Lyut Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine. In addition, 65 enemy counter-attacks have been repelled.

Over the past week, the AFU losses in this direction were more than 3,235 troops, five tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, 26 armoured fighting vehicles, including one German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 33 motor vehicles, and 30 field artillery guns.

▫️ The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have liberated Rovnopol (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Russian troops have delivered strikes at units of two mechanised brigades,one motorised infantry brigade, one marine brigade, four territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades. In addition, 16 counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 960 troops, two tanks, 12 armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 38 motor vehicles, and six field artillery guns.

▫️ The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade, and two territorial defence brigades of the AFU.

The AFU losses were up to 465 troops, 26 motor vehicles, nine field artillery guns, and four field ammunition depots.

▫️ Air defence facilities have shot down 10 French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 24 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 449 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️ Over the past week, 41 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact.

▫️ In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 648 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,858 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,331 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,488 MLRS combat vehicles, 17,950 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,411 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

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