Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (8 March 2025) - SUB

REPORT by Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation (8 March 2025)

▫️In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on units of three territorial defence brigades close to Granov and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops, seven motor vehicles, three field artillery guns, an electronic warfare station, and an ammunition depot.

▫️The Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades of the AFU near Katerinovka, Kamenka, Kondrashovka, Lozovaya (Kharkov region), and Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy losses amounted to up to 195 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles including a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, two of them were Western-made. Two ammunition depots and seven electronic warfare stations were eliminated.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Russian troops hit formations of three mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade close to Seversk, Rozovka, Konstantinovka, and Ivanopolye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 245 troops, three motor vehicles, a field artillery gun, two electronic warfare stations, and three ammunition depots.

▫️The Tsentr Group of Forces improved the situation along the frontline, engaged units three mechanised brigades, an airborne brigade, a jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, and a national guard brigade near Lysovka, Mirolyubovka, Grodovka, Alekseyevka, Petrovskogo, Sribnoye, Uspenovka, and Zverevo (Donetsk People's Republic).

The enemy lost more 595 troops, a German-made Leopard tank, three armoured fighting vehicles including a French-made VAB armoured personnel carrier, and a U.S.-made MaxxPro armoured vehicle. Two pickup trucks and three artillery guns were neutralised.

▫️Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops engaged formations of a mechanised brigade, a jaeger brigade, an assault regiment of the AFU, a marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades close to Bogatyr, Perebudova, Novopol, Konstantinopol, Dneproenergiya of the Donetsk People's Republic, and Gulyaypole(Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, and a 155-mm Swedish-made Archer self-propelled artillery system.

▫️The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged the manpower and hardware of two coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a territorial defence brigade close to Kachkarovka, Tokarevka, Sadovoye, and Goncharnoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 80 troops, five motor vehicles, two field artillery guns, a U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar, and two electronic warfare systems.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged infrastructure of military airfields, power industry facilities supplying defence industry enterprises of Ukraine, manufacturing shops, depots, and command posts of UAVs as well as manpower and hardware clusters of the AFU in 148 areas.

▫️Air defence systems shot down five JDAM guided bombs, a U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 178 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 ▫️ In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 656 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 45,649 unmanned aerial vehicles, 600 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,083 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,523 MLRS combat vehicles, 22,348 field artillery guns and mortars, and 32,595 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 (8 March 2025)

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

▫️The Sever Group of Forces liberated Viktorovka, Nikolayevka, and Staraya Sorochina during the offensive.

▫️The Russian Armed Forces inflicted damage on units of a heavy mechanised brigade, five mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade, an assault brigade, two air assault brigades, two territorial defence brigades, and two assault regiments of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Gogolevka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Zaoleshenka, Ivashkovskiy, Pervy Knyazhy, Loknya, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Orlovka, Rubanshchina, Sudzha, and Cherkasskaya Konopelka.

▫️Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, and Artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Viktorovka, Gornal, Kazachaya Loknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Kolmakov, Kositsa, Kubatkin, Melovoy, Mirny, Oleshnya, Yuzhny, Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Miropolye, Novenkoye, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka in Sumy region.

▫️For the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 180 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles including a German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, two armoured personnel carriers, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 13 motor vehicles, two German-made Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery systems, four field artillery guns, three mortars, three UAV command posts, and an ammunition depot. One AFU serviceman surrendered.

📊 ▫️Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to more than 65,580 troops, 386 tanks, 298 infantry fighting vehicles, 259 armoured personnel carriers, 2,144 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,341 motor vehicles, 522 artillery guns, 52 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 25 anti-aircraft missile launchers, a self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles, 119 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.