September 6, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense:  up to 2,085 Ukrainian casualties in 24 hours

Russian Defense Ministry

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

▫️ In Volchansk and Liptsy directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 92nd Assault Brigade of the AFU, 36th Marine Brigade, and 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade near Malye Prokhody, Liptsy, and Volchanskiye Khutora (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 125 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, two 152-mm D-20 guns, and one field ammunition depot.

▫️ Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 43rd, 44th, 66th, 115th mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU, 110th, 117th territorial defence brigades, and the 12th Azov Special Operations Brigade near Kovsharovka, Petropavlovka, Glushkovka, Kruglyakovka (Kharkov region), Novoyegorovka, Makeyevka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Serebryansky forestry. Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 14th and 116th mechanised brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 500 troopsone tank, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, seven motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and UK-made 105-mm L-119 and U.S.-made M101 howitzers.

One Anklav-N electronic warfare station, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, and five ammunition depots were destroyed. 

▫️ Units of the Yug Group of Forces continued to advance to the depth of the enemy’s defences and inflicted losses on formations of the 30th, 54th, 93rd mechanised brigades, 143rd, 144th infantry brigades, 46th Airmobile Brigade, 10th, 80th assault brigade of the AFU, 114th, and 116th territorial defence brigades near Verkhnekamenskoye, Pereyezdnoye, Chasov Yar, Stupochki, Predtechino, Maksimilyanovka, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 745 troops, three pickup trucks, two 152-mm D-20 guns, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, three UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzers, two electronic warfare stations, and three field ammunition depots.

▫️ As a result of active actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Zavetnoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the AFU 23rd, 24th, 47th, 100th mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 142nd Infantry Brigade, and 25th Airborne Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Krasnoarmeysk, Shcherbinovka, Grodovka, Zhuravka, Mikhailovka, Selidovo, and Memrik (Donetsk People’s Republic). Eight counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 53rd, 150th mechanised brigades, 71st Jaeger Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, 14th, 15th national guard brigades, and the Lyut Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 530 troops, two tanks, one armoured personnel carrier, three motor vehicles, one French-made 155-mm CAESAR self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun.

▫️ Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions as well as inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 61st, 72nd mechanised brigades, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Vodyanoye, Dobrovolye, Ugledar, Novoukrainka, and Velikaya Novosyolka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 110 troops, one tank, seven motor vehicles, and one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.

▫️ Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 31st Mechanised Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, and the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade near Orekhov (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye (Kherson region), and Kherson.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 troops, four motor vehicles, and one 152-mm D-20 gun.

▫️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out one ammunition factory, one uncrewed surface vehicle depot, one temporary deployment point of foreign mercenaries, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 136 areas.

▫️ Air defence units shot down three U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, five French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, one Olkha MLRS projectile, and 27 unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️ Units of the Black Sea Fleet destroyed 11 AFU uncrewed surface vehicles.

▫️ In total, 642 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 31,044 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 air defence missile systems, 17,822 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,435 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 14,091 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 25,584 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

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Russian Defence Ministry on Ukraine’s Kursk operation:  more than 10,000 Ukrainian casualties up to Sept. 5

▫️Units of the Sever Group of Forces supported by Army Aviation and artillery repelled four attacks launched by enemy assault detachments in the direction of Matveyevka, Olgovka, Malaya Loknya and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye. Moreover, the enemy’s attempts to launch attacks in the direction of Borki, Kamyshevka, and Maryevka were foiled. 

The AFU losses included up to 40 troops killed and wounded. Russian units eliminated a U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier, three infantry fighting vehicles, and five motor vehicles

▫️The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue reconnaissance and search operations in forestry areas to locate and eliminate enemy sabotage groups attempting to get to the depth of the Russian territory.

▫️ Aviation, artillery, and actions of troops inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 22nd, 61st mechanised brigades, 80th and 82nd air assault brigades, 92nd Assault Brigade, 152nd Jaeger Brigade, 1004th Security and Service Brigade near Apanasovka, Borki, Vishnyovka, Viktorovka, Gordeyevka, Guevo, Ivashkovsky, Kositsa, Lyubimovka, Martynovka, Malaya Loknya, Novoivanovka, Novoya Sorochina, Orlovka, Obukhovka, Snagost, and Yuzhny.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops delivered strikes in Sumy region at concentration areas of reserve manpower and military hardware of the 21st, 22nd, 115th mechanised brigades, 80th, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, 92nd Assault Brigade of the AFU, the 1st and 17th national guard brigades, 103rd, 106th, and 129th territorial defence brigades near Belopolye, Boyaro Lezhachi, Vorozhba, Gritsenkovo, Glukhov, Glybnoye, Kruzhok, Linovo, Mirpolye, Orlovka, Obody, Pisarevka, Sumy, Starye Virki, Yunakovka, and Yampol.

The AFU losses for the past 24 hours were up to 370 troops and 17 armoured vehicles, including two infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured personnel carriers, 13 armoured fighting vehicles as well as two artillery guns, two launchers of U.S.-made M270 MLRS system, an EW station, and 12 motor vehicles.

▫️Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk regionthe AFU losses have amounted to over 10,100 troops81 tanks, 41 infantry fighting vehicles, 72 armoured personnel carriers, 589 armoured fighting vehicles, 325 motor vehicles, 74 artillery guns, 24 multiple-launch rocket system launchers, including seven of M142 HIMARS MLRS and five of M270 MLRS systems manufactured by the USA, eight SAM launchers, two transport-loading vehicles, 17 EW stations, seven counter-battery radars, two air defence radars, eight engineering vehicles as well as two counterobstacle vehicles and one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.

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