September 23, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense: up to 1,790 Ukrainian casualties in 24 hours

Russian Defense Ministry

▫️In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 36th Marine Brigade, and 5th Border Security Detachment of the Ukrainian Border Guard near Volchansk and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 160 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 30th, 53rd, 116th mechanised brigades of the AFU, and 114th Territorial Defence Brigade near Petropavlovka, Peschannoye (Kharkov region), Serebryanka, Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Nevskoye (Lugansk People’s Republic).

Five counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 66th, 67th mechanised brigades of the AFU, and 1st National Guard Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 420 troops, two tanks, three pickup trucks, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and three U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzers.

One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar and five ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions as well as inflicted losses on formations of the 23rd, 28th, 30th, 33rd, 93rd mechanised brigades, 79th Air Assault Brigade, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade, 10th, 12th mountain assault brigades, 101st Brigade for the Protection of the General Staff of the AFU, 118th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 18th National Guard Brigade near Raygorodok, Druzhkovka, Chasov Yar, Predtechino, Belaya Gora, Zaliznyanskoye, Nikolayevka, Konstantinopol, Kurakhovo, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 560 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, 20 motor vehicles, one Swedish-made 155-mm Archer self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, four U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, and one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer.

Two AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️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 the 53rd, 67th, 150th mechanised brigades, 144th Infantry Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 78th Air Assault Regiment, 5th Special Operations Brigade of the AFU, 119th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 15th National Guard Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Krasnoarmeysk, Tsukurino, Petrovka, Dimitrov, Selidovo, Ukrainsk, and Gornyak (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Eleven counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 42nd, 100th, 154th mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade, 49th, 425th assault battalions of the AFU, 12th, 15th national guard brigades, and 5th Detachment of the Special Operations Forces were repelled. 

The AFU losses amounted to up to 445 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and three 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

One Anklav electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot were destroyed.

Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 116th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dobrovolye, Shakhtyorskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Temirovka (Zaporozhye region). 

Three counter-attacks launched by formations of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and 117th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 145 troops, one tank, 12 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, 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, 123rd, and 124th territorial defence brigades near Tokaryovka, Ingulets, Pridneprovskoye, and Antonovka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 60 troops, three motor vehicles, and one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out one 36D6 low-altitude target detection and tracking radar, delivered strikes at power infrastructure ensuring operation of Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, infrastructure of military airfields, UAV production workshops, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 141 areas. 

▫️Air defence units shot down six French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, two S-200 surface-to-air guided missiles converted to hit ground targets, and 106 fixed-wing UAVs.

▫️In total, 646 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 32,089 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 air defence missile systems, 18,325 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,457 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 15,025 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 26,370 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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