[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 116th Territorial Defence Brigade and 5th Border Detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Lebedevka and Kazachaya Lopan (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 115 troops, one tank, one motor vehicle, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
As a result of decisive actions, units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Kopanki (Kharkov region).
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the 43rd, 44th, 67th Mechanised brigades, 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU, and 115th Territorial Defence Brigade near Kupyansk, Senkovo, Lozovaya, Zagoruykovka, Novoplatonovka (Kharkov region), and Ivanovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Five counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 115th, 116th Mechanised brigades, 3rd Tank Brigade of the AFU, and 119th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 440 troops, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, five motor vehicles, and one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system. One Anklav-N electronic warfare station and three field ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on formations of the 23rd, 54th Mechanised brigades, and 10th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU near Konstantinovka, Dachnoye, and Slavyansk (Donetsk People's Republic).
Three counterattacks launched by formations of the 79th Air Assault Brigade and 46th Airmobile Brigade of the AFU were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 485 troops, one armoured personnel carrier, one armoured fighting vehicle, and two motor vehicles. One field ammunition depot was destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 151st Mechanised Brigade, 68th Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 38th Naval Infantry Brigade, 14th National Guard Brigade, and 132nd Territorial Defence Brigade near Grodovka, Dachenskoye, Mirolyubovka, Dimitrov, and Pravdovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Nine counterattacks launched by assault detachments of the 100th, 117th Mechanised brigades of the AFU, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, and Lyut Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to more than 450 troops, one tank, five motor vehicles, one 203mm 2S7 Pion self-propelled artillery system, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, two 152mm D-20 guns, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions and inflicted losses on formations of the 33rd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU, 127th and 241st Territorial Defence brigades near Razliv, Komar, and Oktyabr (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 125 troops, one tank, six motor vehicles, one 155mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, and one 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 103rd, 124th, and 126th Territorial Defence brigades near Olgovka, Molodezhnoye, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, two motor vehicles, and one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system. One Anklav-N electronic warfare station was destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at infrastructure of military airfields, AFU UAV command posts, from where kamikaze drones were launched at the Zaporozhye NPP, as well as engaged manpower clusters and military hardware of the enemy in 135 areas.
Air defence units shot down six French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 71 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, including 56 of them outside the special military operation zone.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 649 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 36,719 unmanned aerial vehicles, 586 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,508 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,492 MLRS combat vehicles, 18,562 field artillery guns and mortars, and 28,739 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
Over the past 24 hours, Energodar and surrounding areas of the Zaporozhye NPP were shelled five times and attacked three times by copter-type unmanned aerial vehicles. As a result of the provocation, there are no casualties, and one administrative building sustained minor damage. Two unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed by air defence units, one was suppressed by electronic warfare means. At the moment, the staff of the Zaporozhye NPP continues to work as usual, maintains the NPP's facilities, and monitors the radioactive situation.
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (26 November 2024)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 21st, 41st, 44th, 47th Mechanised brigades, 17th Heavy Mechanised Brigade, 5th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 112th, 116th, 117th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Plyokhovo, and Sverdlikovo.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Aleksandriya, Gornal, Guyevo, Kazachaya Loknya, Pervy Knyazhy, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Nikolsky, Plyokhovo, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Zapselye, Miropolye, Pavlovka, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 250 troops. Four tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, three armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, and two mortars were destroyed. Two AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 35,760 troops, 221 tanks, 156 infantry fighting vehicles, 121 armoured personnel carriers, 1,197 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,035 motor vehicles, 304 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 13 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 70 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 27 units of engineering and other materiel, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, six armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.