Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (November 17, 2024) - TEXT ONLY

⚡️Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (17 November 2024)

▫️ This morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered a massive strike by high-precision air- and sea-based weapons, strike drones on critical energy infrastructure facilities that supported the Ukrainian defence industry and enterprises that produce military products. All planned targets were engaged.

▫️ In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of 57th Mechanised Infantry Brigade, 120th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 5th border detachment of the Ukrainian border police near Okhrimovka, Odnorobovka, Alisovka, and Volchansk of the Kharkov region.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer. One Anklav-N electronic warfare station was destroyed.

▫️ The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 14th, 63rd, 66th, 116th mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 25th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 114th, 241st territorial defence brigades near Podoly, Petropavlovka, Berestovoye, Staroverovka, Boguslavka, Prokopovka (Kharkov region), Nadiya of the Lugansk People's Republic, Ivanovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry. Six counter-attacks of 77th Airmobile Brigade, 28th, and 115th mechanised brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 470 troops, a tank, four infantry fighting vehicles, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, a Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, four pickup trucks, a Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, and a 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun. Two ammunition depots were wiped out.

▫️ The Yug Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. It defeated 23rd, 24th, 43rd, 54th mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 81st Airmobile Brigade, and 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU near Konstantinovka, Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Dronovka, Zvanovka, Zakotnoye, Kurakhovo, Ilyichovka, and Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic).

Six counter-attacks of 46th and 77th airmobile brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 520 troops, a tank, six motor vehicles, a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns. An Anklav-N and a Kvertus electronic warfare stations as well as three ammunition depots were eliminated.

▫️ The Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing into the depths of the enemy's defence, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 100th, 117th mechanised brigades, 68th Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 109th, 118th territorial defence brigades, 14th National Guard Brigade, close to Shevchenko, Druzhba, Dzerzhinsk, Dachenskoye, Dimitrov, Mirolyubovka, and Sukhoy Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian units repelled nine counter-attacks of 151st Mechanised Brigade, 68th, 152nd jaeger brigades, 49th and 425th assault battalions of the AFU, 35th Marine Brigade, 14th National Guard Brigade and the Lyut Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 345 troops, a tank, four armoured fighting vehicles including a Kozak and a U.S.-made MaxxPro, four motor vehicles, and a 152-mm Msta-B howitzer.

▫️ The Vostok Group of Forces advanced further into the enemy's defence and hit 120th, 123rd, and 127th territorial defence brigades close to Novoselka, Konstantinopol, and Oktyabr of the Donetsk People's Republic. Two counter-attacks by assault groups of 117th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 140 troops, a tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, a U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, and a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

▫️ The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 41st Infantry Brigade, 110th Mechanised Brigade of AFU, 103rd and 126th territorial defence brigades near Pyatikhatki, Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region), Yantarnoye, Olgovka, and Kazatskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 troops, four motor vehicles, and an electronic warfare station. A depot of uncrewed surface vehicles was eliminated.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack drones, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, gas production and engergetic facilities used for the operation of enterprises of the Ukrainian defence industry as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 144 areas.

▫️ Russian air defence systems have shot down four French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 108 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️ The Black Sea Fleet's naval aircraft have destroyed four AFU uncrewed surface vehicles in the north-western part of the Black Sea.

📊 In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 648 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,068 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,361 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,489 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,035 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,465 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.