⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia (September 29-October 6, 2023)

⚡️Official English Translation⚡️

⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation

(29 September – 6 October 2023)

▫️ 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 Avdeevka, 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.

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