Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (November 9, 2024) - TEXT ONLY

⚡️Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (9 November 2024)

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

▫️ In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces defeated formations of AFU 42nd Mechanised Brigade, 120th, and 125th territorial defence brigades close to Izbitskoye, Vilcha, and Ternovaya (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 35 troops and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

▫️The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. The Russian units hit manpower and hardware of the AFU 60th Mechanised Brigade, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 241st Territorial Defence Brigade close to Kupyansk, Zagryzovo, and Boguslavka (Kharkov region). One counter-attack launched by an AFU assault group was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 440 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer. Two ammunition depots were wiped out.

▫️The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines. The Russian forces damaged 33rd Mechanised Brigade, 46th Airmobile Brigade, and 79th Air Assault Brigade near Dalneye, Kurakhovo, and Andreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

One AFU counter-attack was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 770 troops, two motor vehicles, a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, a 122-mm D-30 howitzer, two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns, and Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Three ammunition depots were wiped out.

▫️Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences. The AFU 100th, 150th mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 68th Infantry Brigade, 42nd Separate Rifle Battalion, 117th Territorial Defence Brigade were hit close to Dzerzhinsk, Tarasovka, Starye Terny, Dimitrov, Dachenskoye and Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Five counter-attacks of AFU assault groups were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 420 troops, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, two Swedish-made Viking armoured personnel carriers, two motor vehicles, a 152-mm D-20 gun, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

▫️The Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. The Group's units hit formations of 58th Mechanised Infantry Brigade, 37th Marine Brigade, and 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Razdolnoye, Suhiye Yaly, and Velikaya Novoselka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Two AFU counter-attacks were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 125 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Ammunition and fuel depots were eliminated.

▫️The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged the personnel and hardware of 31st Mechanised Brigade and 128th Mountain Assault Brigade near Malaya Tokmachka and Yurkovka (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 troops, five motor vehicles, a 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, a 155-mm M777 howitzer, and a U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun. Two ammunition depots were wiped out.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the power facilities that provided support for the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the infrastructure of military airfields, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 147 areas.

▫️Air defence systems shot down two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 67 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 648 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,476 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,151 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,486 MLRS combat vehicles, 17,501 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,116 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.