Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (6 March 2025) - SUB

REPORT by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation (6 March 2025)

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

▫️In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and one territorial defence brigade close to Rassokhovatoye, Kazachya Lopan, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 25 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, and two motor vehicles.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Russian troops launched strikes on manpower and hardware of one mechanised brigade and one tank brigade near Kondrashovka, Kolodeznoye, and Berezovoye (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were more than 200 troops, two motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, including two Western-made ones and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery station.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit formations of four mechanised brigades, one unmanned aerial vehicle regiment of the AFU, and one National Guard brigade near Novoolenovka, Aleksandropol, Seversk, Yablonovka, Ivanopolye, Pleshcheyevka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were up to 230 troops, five armoured fighting vehicles, and two Western-made field artillery guns. Two ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️As a result of active and decisive actions, the Tsentr Group of Forces' units liberated Andreyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian troops delivered strikes at formations of one mechanised brigade, one jaeger brigade, one unmanned aerial vehicle brigade, one assault regiment of the AFU, and two National Guard brigades near Petrovskoye, Novopavlovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Dimitrov, Mirolyubovka, and Zverevo (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses were more than 590 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, two artillery guns, and one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery station.

▫️Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops inflicted fire damage on formations of two mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, one assault regiment, and one territorial defence brigade close to Shevchenko, Fedorovka, Otradnoye, Vesyoloye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Gulyaipole (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were up to 155 troops, three motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns, including one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one coastal defence brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one unit of foreign mercenaries near Krivoy Rog (Dnepropetrovsk region), Rabotino, Pyatikhatki, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, and Dneprovskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses were more than 70 Ukrainian troops and six motor vehicles.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, one power substation that supported actions of the AFU, depots for unmanned aerial vehicles and their command posts, depots of missile-artillery weapons as well as manpower and hardware clusters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries in 154 areas.

▫️Air defence systems shot down four JDAM guided aerial bombs, three U.S.-made HIMARS and Uragan MLRS projectiles as well as 67 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 ▫️In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 656 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 45,385 unmanned aerial vehicles, 600 anti-aircraft missile systems, 21,998 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,523 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,299 field artillery guns and mortars, and 32,470 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
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REPORT by Russian Defence Ministry on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (6 March 2025)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.

▫️In the course of offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Goncharovka, Gornal, Zaoleshenka, Kazachya Lonknya, Kurilovka, Pervy Knyazhy, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Rubanshchina, Staraya Sorochina, and Sudzha. Three enemy counter-attacks were repelled.

▫️Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Bondarevka, Viktorovka, Guyevo, Dmitryukov, Zazulevka, Zamostye, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Vtoroy Knyazhy, Loknya, Melovoy, Mirny, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye, Yuzhny as well as Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Miropolye, Novenkoye, and Yunakovka (Sumy region).

▫️Over the course of the day, the AFU losses were more than 170 troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured personnel carrier, two armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, one mortar, one counterobstacle vehicle, and four UAV command posts.

📊 ▫️ Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 65,230 troops, 385 tanks, 296 infantry fighting vehicles, 256 armoured personnel carriers, 2,133 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,315 motor vehicles, 515 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 25 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 118 EW stations, 15 counter-battery warfare radars, nine air defence radars, 53 units of engineering and other materiel, including 21 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 14 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.