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Russian Perspective of the Ukraine War September 25th, 2023
Text taken from Russian ministry of defense website (available only through a VPN)[EngMilRu] Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (25 September 2023) Last night, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have launched a group strike with long-range precision weapons and strike drones against temporary deployment sites of foreign mercenaries and sabotage groups training points of the AFU.  All the facilities have been neutralised. The goal of the attack has been reached. In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have successfully repelled seven attacks by AFU assault groups close to Spornoye, Berestovoye, and Mayorsk (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy losses were up to 445 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, one tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, and 11 motor vehicles. In addition, in the course of counterbattery warfare, one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system and two 122mm D-30 howitzers have been destroyed. One ammunition depot of the 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU has been also destroyed near Zvanovka (Donetsk People's Republic). In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian grouping of troops, aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems have repelled two attacks by the 71th Jaeger Brigade of the AFU close to Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region). In addition, AFU 21st and 65th Mechanised Brigades' manpower and hardware clusters have been hit close to Malaya Tokmachka, Novodanilovka, and north of Rabotino (Zaporozhye region). The enemy losses were up to 100 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles. During the counterbattery warfare, one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, one 152mm D-20 gun, one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and four 122mm D-30 howitzers have been destroyed. In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of coordinated actions of units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, Army Aviation and artillery, two attacks by assault groups of the 67nd Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been repelled north of Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic). In addition, one manpower and hardware concentration area of the 12th Azov Special Purpose Brigade has been hit near Serebryansky forestry. The enemy losses were up to 55 Ukrainian servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, one 152mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. In South Donets direction, aviation and artillery of the Vostok Group of Forces have struck manpower and hardware of the 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU and the 110th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Urozhainoye and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the AFU have been eliminated near Marfopol (Zaporozhye region) The enemy losses were up to 125 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles, one 152mm D-20 gun, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers. In Kupyansk direction, aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces have hit manpower and hardware clusters of 14th, 43rd and 66th Mechanised Brigades of the AFU near Sin'kovka, Peschanoye, and Cherneshchyna (Khar'kov region). The enemy losses were up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system. In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 90 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, two motor vehicles, two 122mm D-30 howitzers. In addition, one ammunition depot of the 126th Territorial Defence Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been destroyed close to Nikolayevka (Kherson region). Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have eliminated command and observation posts of 105th, 122nd territorial defence brigades near Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Kherson, as well as enemy manpower and military hardware in 116 areas during the day. The Russian Aerospace Forces have destroyed one Mig-29 fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force close to Dolgintsevo airfield (Dnepropetrovsk region). Air defence facilities have shot down seven projectiles launched by HIMARS MLRS. In addition, 33 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been hit close to Bel'ogorovka, Lisichansk (Lugansk People's Republic), Aleksandrovka, Berestovoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Shevchenko, Novoye, Il'chenkovo, and Tokmak (Zaporozhye region). In total, 478 airplanes, 250 helicopters, 7,115 unmanned aerial vehicles, 438 air defence missile systems, 12,135 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,155 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,533 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 13,449 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation. Posted by: badanov 2023-09-26 |
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