[EngMilRu] Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (7 September 2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian grouping of troops, aviation and artillery, have repelled fourteen AFU attacks close to Verbovoye and Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 110 Ukrainian servicemen, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one M109 Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system, one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, UK-manufactured FH-70, 152mm Msta-B and 122mm D-30 howitzers, as well as the Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station for detecting UAVs and blocking their control and navigation channels.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, have successfully repelled nine attacks by AFU assault groups close to Kleshcheevka, Andreevka and Khimki (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were over 320 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, Polish-manufactured Krab and 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one 152mm D-20 gun.
In Kupyansk direction, as a result of active actions by units of the Zapad Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, four attacks by the 95th Airborne Assault Brigade of the AFU have been repelled. In addition, the Group's troops have inflicted a fire defeat on the enemy near Kislovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses were up to 55 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles, three U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems, and one 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of coordinated actions of units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, Army Aviation and artillery, an attack by assault groups of the 67nd Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been repelled close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 60 Ukrainian personnel, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three pickup trucks.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in co-operation with Army Aviation and artillery, have inflicted a fire defeat on AFU units near Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, an enemy attack has been repelled near Novomayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as the actions of two AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups have been suppressed.
The enemy losses were up to 180 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one Polish-manufactured Krab self-propelled artillery system, two 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one 152mm Giatsint-B gun.
In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were up to 25 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles, and two U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery systems.
In addition, three Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups from the 126th Territorial Defence Brigade have been destroyed on the Pereyaslavsky Island.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have neutralised manpower and military hardware in 117 areas.
One S-300ps SAM system has been destroyed near Lyubimovka (Zaporozhye region).
Field ammunition depots of 3rd Assault and 79th Airborne Assault Brigades of the AFU have been destroyed close to Krasnoye and Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Air defence facilities have intercepted eleven HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems, as well as one JDAM guided aerial bomb.
In addition, 41 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed close to Belogorovka, Melovatka (Lugansk People's Republic), Spornoye, Vodyanoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region), and Golaya Pristan (Kherson region).
In total, 467 airplanes, 248 helicopters, 6,467 unmanned aerial vehicles, 436 air defence missile systems, 11,711 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,148 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,274 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 12,776 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.