September 11, 2024

Russian Ministry of Defense: Up to 2,175 Ukrainian casualties in 24 hours

Russian Defense Ministry

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

▫️In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 92nd Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, 36th Marine Brigade, 122nd and 125th territorial defence brigades near Malye Prokhody, Grafskoye, and Volchanskiye Khutora (Kharkov region). 

The AFU losses amounted to up to 215 troops, two motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 14th, 31st, 44th, 116th mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU, 110th, 114th, 119th territorial defence brigades, and 12th Azov Special Operations Brigade near Petropavlovka, Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Kruglyakovka (Kharkov region) Makeyevka (Lugansk People’s Republic), and Torskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 530 troops, two Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, one Grad MLRS launcher, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 gun, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and two UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzers.

Two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations and four field ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️As a result of decisive efforts, units of the Yug Group of Forces liberated Krasnogorovka and Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Losses were inflicted on formations of the 28th, 54th, 93rd mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 144th Infantry Brigade, 10th Mountain Assault Brigade, 46th, 81st airmobile brigades  of the AFU, 116th and 118th territorial defence brigades near Verkhnekamenskoye, Vyemka, Chasov Yar, Kurakhovka, Maksimilyanovka, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Four counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 24th, 30th mechanised brigades, 143rd Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 4th National Guard Brigade were repelled

The AFU losses amounted to 715 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, two Kozak armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, one German-made 155-mm Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system, 155-mm U.S.-made M777 and M198 howitzers, one UK-made FH-70 howitzer, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzer. 

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

osses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the 53rd, 63rd, 114th, 144th mechanised brigades, 68th, 71st jaeger brigades, 142nd infantry brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, 109th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 15th National Guard Brigade near Dzerzhinsk, Shcherbinovka, Grodovka, Petrovka, Mikhailovka, and Selidovo (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Eight counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 32nd Mechanised Brigade, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, 37th Marine Brigade, 12th and 14th national guard brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 515 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, four armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 gun, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

▫️As a result of cohesive actions, units of the Vostok Group of Forces liberated Vodyanoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Losses were inflicted on formations of the 61st Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 105th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dobrovolye, Prechistovka, Novoukrainka (Donetsk People’s Republic), and Levadnoye (Zaporozhye region). Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and 118th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 troops, three motor vehicles, 155-mm Polish-made Krab and Bogdana self-propelled artillery systems, as well as one Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 150th Mechanised Brigade, 141st Infantry Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, 123rd and 124th territorial defence brigades near Novodanilovka, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Ponyatovka (Kherson region), and Kherson.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 troops, seven motor vehicles, and one 152-mm D-20 gun. One electronic warfare station and one field ammunition depot were destroyed.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces wiped out one U.S.-made M270 MLRS launcher, one UAV production workshop, and delivered strikes at infrastructure of military airfields, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 134 areas.

▫️Air defence units shot down seven French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, seven U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 175 fixed-wing UAVs, with 154 of them outside the special military operation zone.

📊In total, 642 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 31,341 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 air defence missile systems, 17,980 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,449 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 14,415 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 25,868 units of support motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation. 

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