Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (15 October 2024)

Published on 16 October 2024 at 00:53

MOSCOW: 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 continued offensive operations and inflicted losses on formations of the 22nd, 41st, 47th, 115th mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, 103rd, and 129th territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Novy Put, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.

In addition, over the past 24 hours, units of the Sever Group of Forces repelled eight enemy counter-attacks in the direction of Zeleny Shlyakh, Nizhny Klin, Novoivanovka, and Russkaya Konopelka. As a result, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) losses amounted to up to 90 troops, one Stryker armoured personnel carrier, and two motor vehicles.

Army Aviation and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower clusters and hardware of the 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st, 115th mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, 1st, 17th national guard brigades, 103rd, 112th, and 129th territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Bogdanovka, Bondarevka, Daryino, Knyazhy Pervy, Kruglenkoye, Kolmakov, Lyubimovka, Loknya, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Melovoy, Novy Put, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Plyokhovo, Pravda, Rubanshchina, Sverdlikovo, Staraya Sorochina, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.

Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops delivered strikes at concentration areas in Sumy region and reserves of the 21st, 41st, 47th, 115th mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 101st, 103rd, 107th, and 129th territorial defence brigades near Belovody, Budivelnoye, Zhuravka, Zarutskoye, Katerinovka, Pavlovka, Rozsoshy, Trostyanets, Shalygino, Chernevoye, and Ulanovo.

Over the past 24 hours, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) losses amounted to more than 200 troops, four units of hardware, namely, one tank, one armoured fighting vehicle, and two armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier as well as three mortars, one BM-21 Grad MLRS launcher, and two motor vehicles.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) lost more than 23,150 troops, 158 tanks, 72 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 armoured personnel carriers, 918 armoured fighting vehicles, 632 motor vehicles, 189 artillery guns, 37 MLRS launchers, including nine of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine anti-aircraft missile launchers, five transport-loading vehicles, 48 EW stations, nine counter-battery warfare radars, three air defence systems, 22 pieces of engineering and other equipment, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, and three armoured recovery vehicles.

The operation to neutralise the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) units is in progress.

 

Russian Defence Ministry.

 


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