[EngMilRu] Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (8 October 2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, as a result of competent actions by units of the Zapad Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems, nine counterattacks by AFU 32nd, 44th, 66th Mechanised and 4th Tank Brigades have been repulsed close to Novosyolovskoye, Makeevka (Luhansk People's Republic) and Orlyanka (Kharkov region).
In addition, 25th Airborne and 115th Mechanised Brigades of the AFU have been hit near Sin'kovka (Khar'kov region), and Novosyolovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 170 Ukrainian servicemen, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three pickup trucks.
In the course of counterbattery warfare, one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, as well as one U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery warfare radar station have been destroyed near Peschanoye (Khar'kov region).
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of coordinated actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, aviation and artillery, three attacks by assault groups of the 63rd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU and the 12th Azov Special Purpose Brigade have been repelled close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forest.
In addition, units of 63rd and 67th Mechanised Brigades of the AFU and the 5th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine have been hit near Serebryansky forest, Torskoye and Yampolovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 65 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, as well as one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, have repelled two attacks by assault groups of 42nd Mechanised and 59th Motorised Infantry Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Andreevka and Nevelskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, actions of two sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been suppressed near Andreevka and Kurdyumovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
One AFU control point of unmanned aerial vehicles has been hit close to Tonenkoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
One ammunition depot of the AFU 24th Mechanised Brigade has been destroyed near Novgorodskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
One U.S.-manufactured AN/TPQ-50 counterbattery warfare radar has been destroyed near Stupochki (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 165 Ukrainian servicemen, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three pickups, as well as one U.S.-manufactured M777 artillery system.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces have repelled two attacks by assault groups of the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade near Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
Ground-Attack and Army aviation, artillery and heavy flamethrower systems have hit manpower and hardware of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Novomikhailovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, one control point of AFU drones has been destroyed near Zolotaya Niva (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, actions of three sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been suppressed near Urozhainoye and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
The enemy losses were over 185 Ukrainian servicemen killed and wounded, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and one 152mm D-20 howitzer.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian grouping of troops, aviation and artillery have eliminated manpower and hardware of 23rd, 65th and 116th Mechanised Brigades of the AFU close to Rabotino, Novodanilovka and northwest of Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region).
The enemy losses were up to 30 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles, as well as one U.S.-manufactured M119 howitzer.
In Kherson direction, the enemy losses were over 40 Ukrainian servicemen, two motor vehicles, as well as one 152mm D-20 howitzer.
One ammunition depot of the 60th Mechanised Brigade of the AFU has been destroyed near Kostyrka (Kherson region).
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 launcher of the Tochka-U tactical missile system has been hit at the position near Peresechnoye (Kharkov region).
One self-propelled firing system of the S-300 surface-to-air missile system has been destroyed near Sokolovka (Nikolayev region).
One ST-68U radar station for detecting low-altitude targets has been hit close to Malovarvarovka (Nikolayev region).
Command and observation posts of 67th, 72nd Mechanised Bbrigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 100th Territorial Defence Brigade have been hit near Serebryanka, Ugledar, and Antonovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Air defence facilities have intercepted three Tochka-U tactical projectiles and two S-200 system surface-to-air missiles converted into a strike version.
In addition, 25 unmanned aerial vehicles have been destroyed and suppressed by electronic warfare means close to Belogorovka, Ploshchadka (Lugansk People's Republic), Taramchuk, Spornoye, Berezovoye (Donetsk People's Republic), Chistopolye, Ulyanovka, Ocheretovatoye (Zaporozhye region), Velikiy Vyselok (Kharkov region), Sagi, Kairy, Radensk, Novaya Kakhovka, and Kazachyi Lagerya (Kherson region).
In total, 487 airplanes, 250 helicopters, 7,635 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 air defence missile systems, 12,415 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,161 fighting vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,685 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 13,934 special military motor vehicles have been destroyed during the special military operation.