⚡️🇷🇺🇺🇦 Morning Briefing of The Ministry of Defense of Russia (May 5-10, 2024)

⚡️Official English Translation⚡️

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

(5-10 May 2024)

▫️From 5 to 10 May 2024, in response to the Kiev regime's attempts to damage objects of Russian power infrastructure and defence industry enterprises of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, 27 group strikes by long-range high-precision sea- and air-based weaponry, including the Kinzhal aeroballistic hypersonic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, were delivered, as a result of which Ukrainian power infrastructure, military industry enterprises, and rail road infrastructure were wiped out.

In addition, strikes were delivered at air defence weaponry, POL bases, uncrewed surface vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles production and maintenance workshops, temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian nationalists formations and foreign mercenaries, as well as AFU manpower and hardware clusters on rail road loading stations.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces liberated Kotlyarovka and Kislovka (Kharkov region), as well as inflicted losses on units of nine AFU brigades near Stelmakhovka, Novoselkovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Novosadovoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Sinkovka (Kharkov region).

14 counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of three AFU brigades and one Ukrainian National Guard Brigade were repelled near Krakhmalnoye (Kharkov region), Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic), and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 1,015 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, including two German-made Leopard tanks, five armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, five motor vehicles, and 23 field artillery howitzers, including five western-made samples.

One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare station was also neutralised.

▫️During active combat operations, units of the Yug Group of Forces continued to advance to the depth of enemy defences.

Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two AFU assault brigades, eight mechanised brigades, three territorial defence brigade brigades near Spornoye, Andreyevka, Elizavetovka, Kurdyumovka, Pobeda, and Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by assault detachments of one AFU mechanised brigade was repelled near Krasnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 1,985 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, six armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 26 motor vehicles, 35 field artillery howitzers, including 13 supplied to Ukraine by Western countries.

In addition, the U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 and AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery warfare stations, as well as three field ammunition depots were wiped out.

▫️Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Novokalinovo (Donetsk People's Republic), inflicted losses on units of 12 AFU brigades, and repelled 48 enemy counter-attacks near Semyonovka, Solovyovo, Ocheretino, and Netaylovo (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 2,360 Ukrainian troops, four tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank and two U.S.-made Abrams tanks, 16 armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and one German-made Marder infantry fighting vehicle, 30 field artillery howitzers, and one Czech-made Vampire MLRS.

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