December 22, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 1,575 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 defeated units of one mechanised brigade of the AFU and one territorial defence brigade close to Borshchevaya, Kazachya Lopan, and Volchansk (Kharkov region). 

The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, six motor vehicles, and five 122-mm D-30 howitzers. 

 Decisive actions of the Zapad Group of Forces’ units allowed to liberate Lozovaya (Kharkov region).

Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades close to Petropavlovka, Glushkovka, Dvurechnaya, Zagryzovo (Kharkov region), Yampolovka, and Terny (Donetsk People’s Republic). Six counter-attacks of the enemy’s assault detachments were repelled. 

The AFU losses amounted to more than 480 troops, five motor vehicles, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and three U.S. 105-mm M119 howitzers. 

▫️  The Yug Group of Forces’ units improved the tactical situation and defeated one mechanised brigade, two airmobile brigades, and one mountain assault brigade of the AFU near Zvanovka, Fedorovka, Zakotnoye, Podolskoye, Dachnoye, Belokuzminovka, and Seversk (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

The AFU losses amounted to up to 300 Ukrainian troops, one Spartan armoured personnel carrier, three pickup trucks, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers. One ammunition depot was wiped out. 

  The Tsentr Group of Forces’ units liberated Krasnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic) during active operations. 

Strikes were delivered at five mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade of the AFU, one marine brigade, and one assault battalion of the National Police of Ukraine close to Dzerzhinsk, Peschanoye, Andreyevka, Zverevo, Udachnoye, Krasnoarmeysk, Novoolenovka, and Novoyelizavetovka. Eleven counter-attacks of the enemy’s assault detachments were repelled. 

The AFU losses amounted to up to 480 troops, two tanks, one Varta armoured fighting vehicle, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, nine motor vehicles, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one U.S.-made 105-mm M101 howitzer.

▫️  The Vostok Group of Forces’ units continued advancing into the depths of the enemy’s defence, defeated  detachments of two mechanised brigades of the AFU and two territorial defence brigades near Vremevka, Skudnoye, Konstantinopol (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region). One counter-attack launched by enemy assault groups was repelled. 

The AFU losses amounted to up to 185 troops, two motor vehicles, one 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system. 

▫️  The Dnepr Group of Forces’ units engaged manpower and hardware of one mountain assault brigade and one territorial defence brigade near Stepovoye, Malye Shcherbaki (Zaporozhye region), Sadovoye and Antonovka (Kherson region). 

The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 troops, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, and one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system. One electronic warfare station, one electronic-intelligence station, and one ammunition depot were wiped out. 

▫️ Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have hit the infrastructure of military airfields, workshops for the production of strike drones, places where they are stored and prepared for launch, and clusters of manpower and military hardware of the AFU and mercenaries of the Foreign Legion in 138 areas. 

▫️ Air defence systems have shot down one Neptune long-range guided missile, two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 100 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles. 

▫️ In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 650 aircraft and 283 helicopters, 38,341 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,952 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,504 MLRS combat vehicles, 19,932 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,427 units of special military vehicles have been neutralised.

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