Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (23–29 November 2024) - TEXT ONLY 🔞

🔞⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (23–29 November 2024)

From 23 to 29 November, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have carried out on massive strike and 32 group strikes by high-precision air-, sea-, ground-based weapons and attack drones against the power industry facilities that support the work of the Ukrainian defence industry, industry enterprises that provide strategic products for military purposes, as well as the infrastructure of military airfields, assembly and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles and uncrewed surface vehicles, arsenals, ammunition depots, deployment areas of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, foreign instructors, technicians, and mercenaries.

In addition, two Grom-2 operational-tactical missile system launchers, one launcher, and one transport-loading vehicle of the Ukrainian Neptune antiship missile system have been neutralised.

All the assigned targets have been hit with of high-precision strikes.

▫️Over the past week, the units of the Sever Group of Forces continue to eliminate AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of two tank brigades, five mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, one marine brigade, and four territorial defence brigades.

In Kharkov direction, Russian troops have launched attacks on units of one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade, two air assault brigades, one territorial defence brigade, and one border detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

Over the past week, in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces the AFU losses were up to 2,420 troops, 10 tanks, 32 armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, two German-made Marder and Fuchs armoured personnel carriers, 105 motor vehicles, three HIMARS and two U.S.-made MLRS multiple-launch rocket system launchers as well as 20 field artillery guns.

▫️The Zapad Group of Forces' units have liberated Kopanki (Kharkov region).

Russian troops have launched strikes on manpower and hardware of five mechanised brigades, one airborne brigade, one marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and one Ukrainian National Guard brigade.

In addition, 28 counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments have been repelled.

The AFU losses were more than 3,150 troops, two tanks, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, including three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 28 motor vehicles, and 18 field artillery guns, including six 155-mm howitzers made by NATO countries.

In addition, 10 electronic warfare stations and 21 field ammunition depots have been hit.

▫️The units of the Yug Group of Forces have captured more advantageous lines and positions, defeated four mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade, two airmobile brigades, one air assault brigade, one marine brigade, and one territorial defence brigade.

In addition, eight counter-attacks of AFU formations have been repelled.

The AFU losses were more than 2,790 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, 19 motor vehicles, 10 field artillery guns, including eight Western-made artillery guns.

Eight ammunition depots have been eliminated.

▫️The Tsentr Group of Forces' units have liberated Novoya Ilinka and Vorovskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian troops have launched strikes on manpower and hardware of seven mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, two jaeger brigades, one marine brigade, three territorial defence brigades, and one National Guard brigade.

Russian servicemen have repelled 53 enemy counter-attacks.

Over the past week, the enemy losses were over 2,910 troops, two tanks, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 31 motor vehicles, and 27 field artillery guns.

▫️The Vostok Group of Forces' units have liberated Razdolnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian troops have delivered strikes at units of AFU two mechanised brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one artillery brigade, and six territorial defence brigades.

Eight counter-attacks of AFU assault detachments have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 960 troops, six tanks, including two German-made Leopard tanks, four armoured fighting vehicles, 25 motor vehicles, and 14 field artillery guns.

▫️The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, four territorial defence brigades, and one National Guard brigade.

The AFU losses were up to 390 troops, 23 motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, including three U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers.

Over the past week, 34 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact, 17 of them have surrendered in Kursk direction.

▫️Air defence facilities have shot down one Neptune long-range guided missile, ten U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, 15 French-made Hammer and U.S.-made JDAM aerial bombs, two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 353 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 ▫️In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,913 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,562 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,497 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,708 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,868 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.