July 20, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense: Up to 1,895 Ukrainian troops killed or wounded in 24 hours; 

Russian Defense Ministry

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

▫️ The Sever Group of Forces hit manpower and hardware of AFU 42nd mechanised, 127th territorial defence, and 13th national guard brigades close to Volchansk, Staritsa, Malye Prohody, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

Five attacks launched by assault units of AFU 92nd assault and 36th marines brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 185 Ukrainian troops, two pickup trucks, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one Plastun electronic reconnaissance station.

▫️ The Zapad Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line, hit AFU 44th, 54th, 60th115th, 116th mechanised, 103rd, 110th territorial defence brigades near Peschanoye, Petropavlovka, Berestovoye (Kharkov region), Torskoye, Krasny Liman (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic). 

Two counter-attacks of AFU 66th and 67th mechanised brigades’ assault groups were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 540 Ukrainian troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, one UK-made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, two 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station, and one ammunition depot.

▫️ The Yug Group of Forces continued to take more advantageous lines. Units of AFU 22nd24th30th72nd mechanised, 56th mechanised infantry, 81st airmobile, 79th and 80th air assault brigades were hit near Grigorovka, Krasnogorovka, Zalyznyanskoye, Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, and Raygorodok (Donetsk People’s Republic). 

Two counter-attacks launched by units of the AFU 5th Assault Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 640 Ukrainian troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, and 18 motor vehicles.

In the course of the counter-battery warfare, one UK-made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, U.S.-made 155-mm M198 and M777 howitzers, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and two UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzers.

One AFU electronic warfare station and five field ammunition depots were destroyed.

(Donetsk People’s Republic). 

Eight counter-attacks launched by units of AFU 31st151st mechanised, 95th air assault brigades, and the Lyut Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 280 Ukrainian troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and two 100-mm Rapira anti-tank guns.

▫️The Vostok Group of Forces captured more advantageous lines, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of AFU 72nd mechanised, 120th129th territorial defence, and 21st national guard brigades near Vremevka, Makarovka, Storozhevoye, Vodyanoye, Razliv, and Oktyabr (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 110 Ukrainian troops, four motor vehicles, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and two Nota electronic warfare stations.

▫️The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on units of AFU 141st infantry, 128th mountain assault, 106th, and 108th territorial defence brigades near Kamenskoye, Belogorye, Mirnoye, and Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were up to 140 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, six motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm Giatsint-B gun, and one 152-mm D-20 howitzer. 

One Nota electronic warfare station, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radar station, and one ammunition depot were eliminated.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged two launchers and one AN/MPQ-65 radar station of the U.S.-made Patriot SAM system, and clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 113 areas.

Russian air defence systems have shot down two U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, four U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, and 74 unmanned aerial vehicles, to include 27 ones over the territory of the Russian Federation.

📊 In total, 630 airplanes and 277 helicopters, 27,915 unmanned aerial vehicles, 554 air defence missile systems, 16,620 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,379 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,120 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 23,870 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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