Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (20–26 July 2024) - TEXT ONLY

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

(20 - 26 July 2024)

▫️From 20 to 26 July, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have carried out 33 group strikes with precision-guided weapons and strike drones, as a result of which the following have been hit: facilities of the Ukrainian military industrial enterprises for the manufacture of gunpowder, the production and repair of armoured vehicles, and the energy infrastructure that supplied them.

In addition, UAV assembly facilities, ammunition and missile artillery weapon depots, military echelons with AFU hardware and military personnel as well as temporary deployment areas for foreign mercenaries have been hit.

▫️Over the past week, the units of the Sever Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two AFU mechanised, motorised, and assault brigades, two marine brigades, three territorial defence brigades, and formations of the Ukrainian National Guard. In addition, 21 enemy counter-attacks have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 1,385 Ukrainian troops, five U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, and 24 motor vehicles.

In addition, two Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS launchers, 23 field artillery guns, including five U.S.-made M777 howitzers as well as three field ammunition depots have been eliminated.

As a result of successful actions, the units of the Zapad Group of Forces have liberated Rozovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Peschanoye (Lugansk People's Republic), and Nizhneye (Kharkov region), and have taken more advantageous lines and positions.

Russian troops have defeated units of six brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as well as three territorial defence formations. Nine counter-attacks of enemy assault detachments have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 3,640 Ukrainian troops, four tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, 10 armoured fighting vehicles, including four U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and 68 motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, 36 field artillery guns, including nine Western-made self-propelled artillery systems, and 155-mm howitzers have been hit.

Eight electronic and counter-battery warfare stations and 21 field ammunition depots have been eliminated.

As a result of active operations, the units of the Yug Group of Forces have liberated Ivano-Daryevka (Donetsk People's Republic) and improved positions along the front line.

Russian troops have launched strikes on manpower and hardware of five mechanised, two airmobile, and four assault brigades of the AFU. Six enemy counter-attacks have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 4,640 Ukrainian troops, six tanks, 23 armoured fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, and 44 motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, 64 field artillery pieces have been hit, 37 of them were Western-made, 12 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations as well as 13 field ammunition depots.

▫️The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved their tactical position. Russian troops have launched strikes on eight formations of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and two Lut assault brigades of the National Police of Ukraine. 42 counter-attacks of AFU assault detachments have been repelled.

Over the past week, the enemy losses were up to 2,525 troops, five tanks, including two U.S.-made Abrams tanks, 10 armoured fighting vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, 30 field artillery guns, and nine field ammunition depots.

▫️The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of two AFU brigades, two territorial defence formations, and two Ukrainian National Guard brigades.

The AFU losses were up to 835 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, 30 motor vehicles, 23 field artillery guns, including 12 howitzers and 155-mm self-propelled artillery systems manufactured in NATO countries as well as six electronic warfare stations.

▫️The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on mechanised, infantry, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, one marine brigade, three territorial defence brigades and National Guard brigades.

The AFU losses were up to 100 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles.

In addition, during counter-battery warfare, 18 field artillery guns, including five U.S.-made M777 howitzers, six electronic warfare stations, and six field ammunition depots have been hit.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have eliminated two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS launchers, seven Grad MLRS launchers, two launchers with the AN/MPQ-65 radar station of the U.S.-made Patriot SAM system, two S-300 SAM system launchers, and two ST-68 and P-18 mobile radar stations for detecting and tracking air targets.

▫️Air defence facilities have shot down one Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force, ten U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, two Tochka-U tactical missiles, nine French-made Hammer aerial bombs, 36 U.S.-made HIMARS projectiles, and 623 unmanned aerial vehicles.

▫️Over the past week, 63 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact, 27 of them in the area of responsibility of the Dnepr Group of Forces.

📊In total, 630 airplanes and 278 helicopters, 28,464 unmanned aerial vehicles, 556 air defence missile systems, 16,684 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,390 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,416 field artillery guns and mortars as well as 24,086 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.