Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation(17–23 August 2024)

#Russia #Россия #RussianDefenceMinistry #МинобороныРоссии #Курской #Kursk #Belgorod #Bryansk #Sumy: (ENGLISH VOICED): Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (17–23 August 2024)

MOSCOW: From 17 to 23 August 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 16 group strikes by high-precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles against airfield infrastructure, depots storing ammunition and missile and artillery munitions, repair facilities for AFU weapons and military hardware as well as hangars for storing the NASAMS surface-to-air (SAM) missile systems.

In addition, the strikes hit bases supplying fuel to military hardware of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), areas where reserves were concentrated, and temporary deployment areas of nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries. All the assigned targets have been engaged.

Over the past week, the Sever Group of Forces have carried on an operation to neutralise AFU units in Kursk region.

Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery inflicted fire damage on detected clusters of manpower and military hardware of four mechanised brigades, two airborne assault brigades, and three territorial defence brigades. The enemy's attempts to deploy reserves were thwarted.

In Volchansk and Liptsy directions, Russian troops inflicted losses on manpower and military hardware of one mechanised brigade, two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, and one National Guard Brigade.

In the past week, enemy losses in the Sever Group’s area of responsibility have included up to 3,090 troops, 29 tanks, 167 armoured fighting vehicles, including four infantry fighting vehicles and one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 75 motor vehicles, seven MLRS launchers, including those made in the USA, and 32 field artillery guns.

In addition, Russian troops destroyed IRIS-T (made in Germany) and S-125 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one German-made TRML-4D multi-role radar station, one Norwegian-made NAMAMS SAM radar, and eight electronic warfare stations.

Over the past week, the Zapad Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and positions, and routed four mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, and two territorial defence brigades. Nineteen counter-attacks launched by the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled.

The enemy suffered losses amounting to up to 3,400 troops, three tanks, 19 armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, ten U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured vehicles, as well as 48 motor vehicles.

Moreover, 30 field artillery guns, including sixteen 155-mm self-propelled artillery systems and howitzers made in the USA, Germany, and Poland, were also hit. Three electronic and counter-battery warfare stations as well as nine field ammunition depots were eliminated.

The Yug Group of Forces has improved the situation along the front line by neutralising manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, two motorised infantry brigades, two infantry brigades, one assault brigade, two airmobile brigades, and two territorial defence brigades. Two counter-attacks launched by enemy assault detachments were repelled.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have lost up to 4,530 troops, 32 motor vehicles, 68 field artillery guns, including 36 self-propelled artillery systems and howitzers made by NATO countries, five MLRS combat vehicles, with two of them the Croatian-made RAK-SA-12. Nineteen field ammunition depots and three electronic warfare stations have been destroyed.

As a result of active actions, the Tsentr Group of Forces has liberated Sviridonovka, Artyomovo, Novgorodskoye, Zhelannoye, and Mezhevoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Strikes hit units of four mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one airborne brigade, and one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two territorial defence brigades. Twenty-seven counter-attacks launched by enemy formations were repelled.

The AFU losses in this direction amounted to up to 3,855 troops, six tanks, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 43 motor vehicles, and 51 field artillery guns.

The Vostok Group of Forces has taken more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and two territorial defence brigades. They repelled seven counter-attacks launched by AFU assault groups.

The enemy losses included up to 800 troops, two tanks, 37 motor vehicles, and 13 field artillery guns. Moreover, six field ammunition depots and four electronic warfare stations were neutralised.

The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, one coastal defence brigade, and one territorial defence brigade.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 480 troops, 30 motor vehicles, 15 field artillery guns, including six U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers.

Russian troops eliminated two launchers and one transport-loading vehicle of the U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS, one launcher and one transport-loading vehicle of the U.S.-made MLRS, four launchers and two AN/MPQ-65 radars of the U.S.-made Patriot SAM system, three electronic warfare stations, and five field ammunition depots.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Groups of Forces, air defence facilities of the Russian Armed Forces have eliminated one Su-24 front-line bomber, one MiG-29 fighter jet, and four helicopters (one Mi-17 and three Mi-8 helicopters) of the Ukrainian Air Force over the past seven days.

In addition, one Neptune-MD anti-ship missile, 18 French-made Hammer guided bombs, 87 U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles as well as 340 unmanned aerial vehicles, with 147 of them outside the special military operation were shot down.

Twenty-nine Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact during the past week.

In total, 640 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 30,390 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 air defence missile systems, 17,547 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,425 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 13,566 field artillery guns and mortars as well as 25,104 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

Russian Defence Ministry.