October 30, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense:  Up to 1,685 Ukrainian casualties in the past day

Russian Defense Ministry

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

▫️In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces defeated formations of 3rd, 116th territorial defence brigades, 4th and 5th border detachments of the Ukrainian border service near Shestakovo, Volchansk, Odnorobovka, and Goptovka (Kharkov region).

Two counter-attacks of the AFU 82nd Air Assault Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 70 troops, four motor vehicles, and three 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

▫️The Zapad Group of Forces liberated Kruglyakovka in Kharkov region.

Russian units engaged 14th, 63rd, 92nd mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade near Petropavlovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Nadiya (Lugansk People’s Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.

Five counter-attacks of 14th Mechanised Brigade, 77th Airmobile Brigade of the AFU, and 1st National Guard Brigade were repelled.

The enemy lost up to 410 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, a Kazak armoured fighting vehicle, six pick-up , a 152-mm D-20 gun, a U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, a 122-mm Verba MLRS, an Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Five ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️The Yug Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defence, hit 30th, 33rd, 54th, 72nd mechanised brigades, 46th Airmobile Brigade, 79th Air Assault Brigade, 143rd Infantry Brigade, 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 18th National Guard Brigade close to Aleksandro-Shultino, Zaliznyanskoye, Sukhiye Yaly, Chasov Yar, Markovo, Dalneye, Romanovka, Kurakhovo, Nikiforovka, Reznikovka, Seversk, and Slavyansk (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Two counter-attacks by AFU 24th and 28th mechanised brigades were repelled.

The enemy’s losses amounted to up to 520 troops, a U.S.-manufactured M113 and a 155-mm M777 howitzer, a Kazak armoured fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, a French-made 155-mm  Caesar self-propelled artillery system, two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, and two ammunition depots.

▫️The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Selidovo (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Russian units hit 114th Mechanised Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 38th Marine Brigade, 109th and 122nd territorial defence brigades close to Promin, Rozovka, Lysovka, Vishnyovoye, Leninskoye, Druzhba, Aleksandropol, and Dimitrov (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Ten counter-attacks of the AFU 93rd, 100th mechanised brigades, 49th Assault Battalion, 35th, and 37th marine brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 515 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

▫️The Vostok Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line, defeated  21st National Guard Brigade and 35th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Ravnopol and Oktyabr (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Two counter-attacks of AFU 425th Assault Battalion and 113th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 troops, a tankeight motor vehicles, and a French-made 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system.

▫️The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged the manpower and hardware of the 82nd Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, the 35th Marine Brigade, the 110th, 124th, and 126th territorial defence brigades near Belogorye (Zaporozhye region), Nikolskoye, Tokarevka, and Otradokamenka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 55 troops, three motor vehicles, a French-made 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system, and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields; the oilbase used to fuel AFU positions in Zaporozhye and South Donetsk directions; ammunition depots; temporary deployment areas; and clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 147 areas.

▫️Russian air defence have shot down a U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, a French-made Hammer aerial guided bomb, and 67 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 34,850 unmanned aerial vehicles, 584 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,911 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,482 MLRS combat vehicles, 16,989 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,755 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

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