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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (18 October )
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.Article linked to is available only via VPN [EngMioRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.  In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled 13 attacks of assault detachments of the AFU 14th, 32nd, 43rd, and 115th Mechanised Brigades near Sin'kovka, Ivanovka, Pershotravnevoye, Orlyanskoye (Kharkov region), and Sergeyevka (Lugansk People's Republic). Helicopters and heavy flamethrower systems delivered strikes on manpower and hardware of the AFU 68nd Jaeger Brigade and 103rd Territorial Defence Brigade near Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic) and Berestovoye (Kharkov region). AFU losses amounted to up to 80 Ukranian troops, three tanks, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, two pick-up trucks, as well as oneAkatsiya self-propelled artillery system. In Krasny Liman direction, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, helicopters, and artillery repelled one attack of an assault detachment of the AFU 63rd Mechanised Brigade close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic). Ground-attack aircraft and helicopters launched strikes at manpower and hardware of the AFU 67h Mechanised Brigade, 5th National Guard Brigade, 1st Special Operations Brigade, and 110th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry. The enemy losses were up to 60 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and two pick-up trucks. In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 28th, 42nd, 67th, 93rd Mechanised Brigades, 112th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 79th Airborne Brigade close to Kurdyumovka, Andreevka, Kleshcheyevka, Khromovo, and Mar'iynka (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy in this direction lost up to 115 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pick-up trucks, one 152mm D-20 howitzer, and one 152mm Msta-B howitzer. In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces supported by helicopters and artillery repelled one attack of an assault detachment of the AFU 102th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Chervonoye (Zaporozhye region). Ground-attack aircraft and helicopters launched strikes on manpower and hardware of the AFU 79th Airborne Brigade, 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Brigade, 107th and 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Novomikhailovka, Pavlovka, Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy's losses amounted to up to 170 Ukrainian troops, two pick-up trucks, as well as one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun. In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by ground-attack aircraft, helicopters, and artillery repelled one attack of an assault detachment of the AFU 71st Jaeger Brigade close to Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region). In addition, strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of the AFU 82nd Airborne Brigade and 116th Mechanised Brigade near Uspenovka (Zaporozhye region). The enemy lost up to 85 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, and one U.S.-made M119 howitzer in this direction. In Kherson direction, actions of four Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were foiled close to Podstepnoye and Poyma (Kherson region). Up to 70 Ukrainian troops and two motor vehicles have been neutralised by fire. In the course of counterbattery warfare, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system and two 122mm D-30 howitzers were wiped out. Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 147 areas during the day. In addition, one air-delivered ordnance depot of the Ukrainian Air Force was destroyed at Lozovoye airfield (Dnepropetrovsk region). Command and observation posts of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade and 102nd Territorial Defence Brigade were destroyed near Serebryanka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Malinovka (Zaporozhye region). The Black Sea Fleet units neutralised one AFU uncrewed surface vehicle in the Black Sea waters. Air defence systems have shot down four HIMARS MLRS shells and one U.S.-made JDAM aerial guided bomb. Moreover, 51 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down near Donetsk, Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), Losovoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Kamenskoye, Chervonogorka, Novofedorovka (Zaporozhye region), and Kazachi Lageri, Sagi (Kherson region), and Zhovtnevoye (Kharkov region). In total, 491 airplanes and 251 helicopters, 8,004 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 air defence missile systems, 12,746 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,163 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,810 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 14,419 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation. Posted by: badanov 2023-10-19 |
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