Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (August 24, 2024) - SUB

⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

(24 August 2024)

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 AFU 22nd Motorised Infantry Brigade, 36th Marine Brigade, 101st, and 118th territorial defence brigades near Grabovskoye, Glukhov (Sumy region), and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 135 troops, one German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, two BTR-4 Butsefal armoured personnel carriers, and six motor vehicles.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 14th, 44th mechanised brigades, 77th Airmobile Brigade, and 110th Territorial Defence Brigade near Petropavlovka, Kruglyakovka, Stepovaya Novosyolovka (Kharkov region), and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Six counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 43rd and 63rd mechanised brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 520 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, six motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, one UK-made 155-mm Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, two UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzers, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Four AFU ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 79th Air Assault Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, 37th Marine Brigade, 116th, and 119th territorial defence brigades near Pereyezdnoye, Vasyukovka, Zaliznyanskoye, Katerinovka, Chasov Yar, Pleshcheyevka, Kurakhovo, and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by units of the AFU 5th Assault Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 690 troops, four motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, three U.S.-made 105-mm M119 howitzers, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Three AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 32nd, 53rd, 110th mechanised brigades, 25th Airborne Brigade, 111th, and 129th territorial defence brigades near Vozdvizhenka, Kirovo, Rozovka, Zelyonoye Pole, Grodovka, and Sergeyevka (Donetsk People's Republic). Seven counter-attacks launched by units of the AFU 150th and 151st mechanised brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 580 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and two 100-mm Rapira guns.

▫️Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade and 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade near Razliv and Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Four counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 5th Tank Brigade and 128th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, one armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and two French-made 155-mm CAESAR howitzers.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 35th Marine Brigade, 39th Coastal Defence Brigade, and 124th Territorial Defence Brigade near Ivanovka, Tokaryovka (Kherson region), and Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 65 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and two electronic warfare stations.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces destroyed one S-125 SAM launcher, two electronic warfare stations, one POL depot, one UAV workshop, as well as engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 138 areas.

▫️Air defence units shot down three U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, five French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 12 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 44 unmanned aerial vehicles, 16 of them outside the special military operation zone.

📊 In total, 640 airplanes and 283 helicopters, 30,434 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 air defence missile systems, 17,557 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,425 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 13,594 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 25,139 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.