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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (30 March 2025)
[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. Units of the Sever Group of Forces in Belgorod direction engaged AFU manpower and hardware concentration areas of three mechanised brigades, one unmanned aerial vehicle brigade, two assault regiments of the AFU, and two territorial defence brigades close to Krasnopolye, Ugroyedy, Petrushevka, Prokhody, Miropolskoye (Sumy region), and Slatino (Kharkov region). In Kharkov direction, Russian troops hit formations of one AFU motorised infantry brigade close to Volchansk (Kharkov region). The AFU losses were up to 70 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and two field artillery guns. The Zapad Group of Forces' units improved the situation along the front line, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades, one assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one territorial defence brigade close to Kupyansk (Kharkov region), Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic), and Redkodub (Donetsk People's Republic) as well as Serebryansky forestry. The AFU losses were up to 240 troops, two U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, one UK-made Dingo reconnaissance vehicle, six pickup trucks, four field artillery guns, including three foreign-made ones and one Verba multiple-launch rocket system. In addition, Nota and Zakhist-AF electronic warfare stations, one Israeli-made RADA radar station, and one ammunition depot were neutralised. The Yug Group of Forces' units improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on formations of one tank brigade, seven mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one assault brigade, one airmobile brigade, one mountain assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and one special operations brigade near Chasov Yar, Stupochki, Alekseyevo-Druzkovka, Seversk, Konstantinovka, Nikolayevka, Pleshcheyevka, Ulyanovka, Novoolenovka, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic). The AFU losses were up to 300 troops, two tanks, two infantry fighting vehicles, three U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, four armoured fighting vehicles, eight pickup trucks, two artillery guns, and one ammunition depot. As a result of successful offensive actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces completed the liberation of Zaporozhye (Donetsk People's Republic). Russian troops hit four mechanised brigades, one jaeger brigade, two assault brigades, one unmanned aerial vehicles brigade, one assault regiment, one assault battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one naval infantry brigade, and one National Guard brigade close to Zverevo, Udachnoye, Peschanoye, Kotlino, Mirolyubovka, Shevchenko, Uspenovka, Alekseyevka, Novosergeyevka, Petrovskoye, Krasnoarmeysk, and Novotoretskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). The AFU losses were up to 510 troops, seven motor vehicles, and four field artillery guns. Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing into the depth of enemy defences. Russian troops delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of two AFU mechanised brigades, one airmobile brigade, one naval infantry brigade, and one National Guard brigade close to Poddubnoye, Karla Marksa, Volnoye Pole, Razliv, Yalta, Vesyoloye, Zelenoye Pole (Donetsk People's Republic), and Maliyevka (Dnepropetrovsk region). The AFU losses were more than 140 troops, one motor vehicle, and three field artillery guns. Three electronic warfare stations were destroyed. Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces engaged formations of three mechanised brigades and three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Novoandreyevka, Stepovoye (Zaporozhye region), Dneprovskoye, Sadovoye (Kherson region), and Kherson. The AFU losses were up to 65 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, four motor vehicles, one field artillery gun, one electronic warfare station, one ammunition depot, and one POL depot. Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the military airfield infrastructure, ammunition depots, an unmanned aerial vehicle assembly and storage enterprise as well as clusters of enemy manpower and hardware in 140 areas. As a result of a missile strike against a temporary deployment area of units of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and special operations forces of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of Ukraine, up to 170 Ukrainian militants and foreign mercenaries were neutralised. Air defence systems shot down two U.S.-made JDAM guided aerial bombs and 78 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the AFU losses amounted to: 660 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 49,030 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 anti-aircraft missile systems, 22,596 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,533 MLRS combat vehicles, 23,109 field artillery guns and mortars, 33,530 units of special military vehicles More from the Russian Ministry of Defense Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (30 March 2025) The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. During offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces defeated formations of one mechanised brigade, two air assault brigades, and one territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya. Operational-Tactical, Army aviation, and artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Gornal, Guyevo, and Oleshnya as well as Basovka, Belovody, Velikaya Rybitsa, Vladimirovka, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Loknya, Malaya Rybitsa, Miropolye, Mogritsa, Sadki, Khrapovshchina, Yunakovka, and Yablonovka (Sumy region). Over the course of the day, the AFU losses were more than 160 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, one ATV, and four UAV command posts. Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the AFU losses amounted to: more than 71,050 troops, 402 tanks, 329 infantry fighting vehicles, 290 armoured personnel carriers, 2,235 armoured fighting vehicles, 2,575 motor vehicles, 590 artillery guns, 53 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and seven of MLRS made by the USA, 26 anti-aircraft missile launchers, one self-propelled anti-aircraft system, ten transport-loading vehicles,123 EW stations, 18 counter-battery warfare radars, ?ten air defence radars, 56 units of engineering and other materiel, including 23 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five bridge launchers, one engineering reconnaissance vehicle as well as 15 armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle. The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress. Posted by: badanov 2025-03-31 |
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