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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (29 September – 6 October
2023-10-07
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[EngMilRu] In the period from 29 September to 6 October 2023, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 14 group strikes by long-range precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles at the AFU military facilities.

The strikes hit ammunition depots, missile and artillery weapons, military-technical hardware of the AFU, production workshops of enterprises manufacturing weapons and military equipment, as well as accommodation points for Ukrainian servicemen, nationalists, and foreign mercenaries.

As a result of the strikes, one SKD workshop for Punisher and Furia attack and reconnaissance UAVs, storage facilities for HIMARS projectiles, Storm Shadow and Scalp cruise missiles, and explosives manufacturing components for ammunition production have been wiped out.

In addition, temporary deployment areas of AFU nationalists, foreign mercenaries, and instructors have been hit.

In Kupyansk direction, the Zapad Group of Forces' units repelled four counter-attacks by AFU units.

Aviation and artillery launched strikes at AFU 25th air assault, 14th, 43rd, 92nd Mechanised Brigades manpower and hardware near Sinkovka, Timkovka (Kharkov region), Novoselovskoye, Novolyubovka (Lugansk People's Republic).

The enemy losses were more than 405 servicemen, five tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 15 motor vehicles, as well as 15 field artillery cannons.

Four AFU ammunition depots were destroyed near Volchansk, Kupyansk, and Liptsy (Kharkov region).

In Krasny Liman direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces using the 12th Special Forces Brigade, 63rd and 67th Mechanised Brigades made unsuccessful attempts to regain lost positions near Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Chervonaya Dibrova, Kuzmino (Lugansk People's Republic).

As a result of competent actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, air strikes, artillery fire, and heavy flamethrowers, 17 enemy attacks were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 430 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, 14 motor vehicles, as well as 12 guns.

In Donetsk direction, the enemy units continue to strengthen the defence close to Avdievka, Maryinka, and Toretsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

At the same time, the enemy units made an attempt to carry out offensive actions towards Pervomayskoye, Nevelskoye, and Krasnogorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Over the week, the Yug Group of Forces units have repelled 34 AFU attacks.

As a result of the fighting, the enemy lost more than 1,745 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, 18 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 27 motor vehicles, 13 field artillery guns, as well as one Grad MLRS launcher.

Aviation and Missile Troops destroyed three ammunition depots.

In South Donetsk direction, the Russian units have repelled 11 AFU attacks over the week. In addition, air strikes and artillery fire struck clusters of AFU manpower and hardware.

The enemy losses were more than 755 servicemen killed and wounded, eight tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 19 motor vehicles, as well as 11 field artillery guns.

In Zaporozhye direction, the Russian troops took intensive actions to capture favourable lines and new positions, repelled two counter-attacks of AFU 65th mechanised, 71st Jaeger Brigades close to Verbovoye and Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).

During the week, the enemy's losses totalled over 320 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, 14 armoured fighting vehicles, 20 motor vehicles, and 25 field artillery guns.

In Kherson direction, the enemy units made unsuccessful attempts to capture bridgeheads on islands and the left bank of the Dnepr.

As a result of the fire damage, the enemy losses were up to 235 servicemen, six field artillery guns, 17 motor vehicles.

In addition, five ammunition depots were destroyed. Two sabotage and reconnaissance groups' actions were thwarted.

Fighter aviation of Russian Aerospace Forces has shot down Su-27, Su-25, and MiG-29 of Ukrainian Air Force close to Soldatskoye (Dnepropetrovsk region), Sergeevka, Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic). One Su-25 ground-attack aircraft was eliminated near Dolgintsevo airfield in Dnepropetrovsk region.

Russian Missile Troops and Artillery and unmanned aerial vehicles destroyed one Buk SAM system close to Burlatskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), as well as three P-18 radars for detecting and tracking air targets near Nikanorovka (Donetsk People's Republic), Krinichki, Novobogdanovka (Nikolayevsk region).

On 4 October, the Black Sea Fleet's naval aircraft destroyed two watercraft and 13 AFU saboteurs during the group's attempt to land at the seaside of the Crimean peninsula.

Air defence facilities have intercepted 39 HIMARS, Olkha, and Uragan projectiles, four JDAM aerial guided bombs, three HARM anti-radiation missiles, as well as two Neptune anti-ship missiles over the week.

In addition, 320 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have been shot down and overwhelmed by electronic warfare systems.

In total, 486 airplanes and 250 helicopters, 7,572 unmanned aerial vehicles, 440 air defence missile systems, 12,361 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,161 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,666 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 13,850 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.

Posted by:badanov

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