⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia (Oct.12-18, 2024)

⚡️Official English Translation⚡️

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

(12–18 October 2024)

From 12 to 18 October, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have carried out 36 group strikes by high-precision weapons as well as attack drones to hit Ukrainian defence industry enterprises which provided the AFU with power facilities, as well as infrastructure of military airfields, production shops, and storage areas of unmanned aerial vehicles.

In addition, ammunition and materiel depots, temporary deployment areas of enemy servicemen, AFU formations, and foreign mercenaries have been hit. Over the past week, the Sever Group of Forces has been eliminating AFU formations in Kursk region.

Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery have inflicted fire damage to AFU manpower of one tank brigade, six mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades, one marine brigade, five territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades. In Volchansk and Liptsy directions, Russian troops have hit units of one motorised infantry brigade, one jaeger brigade, one air assault brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade.

▫️Over the week, in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces the AFU lost over 2,745 troops, 23 tanks, including two German-made Leopard tanks, 69 armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one Swedish-made CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle, one U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier, four multiple-launch rocket system launchers, 75 motor vehicles, and 29 field artillery guns. Five ammunition depots have been destroyed.

▫️The units of the Zapad Group of Forces continued their advance to the depths of enemy defences during the week and liberated Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic). Russian troops have inflicted fire damage on one tank brigade, five mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, three territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades. Twenty-five counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 3,150 troops, three tanks, nine armoured fighting vehicles, including four U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 38 motor vehicles, and 21 field artillery guns, including five 155-mm self-propelled artillery systems and howitzers. In addition, five electronic and counter-battery warfare stations and 21 field ammunition depots have been destroyed.

▫️The units of the Yug Group of Forces have liberated Maksimilyanovka (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, Russian troops have delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of seven mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, two infantry brigades, one assault brigade, one air assault brigade, two airmobile brigades of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades. Twenty-three counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 5,080 troops, four armoured fighting vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, and 22 field artillery guns, 11 of them were made by NATO member-states. Four electronic warfare stations and 14 field ammunition depots have been eliminated.

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