Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (August 19, 2024) - SUB

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

(19 August 2024)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

▫️ In Volchansk and Liptsy directions, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 43rd Mechanised Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Staritsa, Okhrimovka, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 170 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two infantry fighting vehicles, two armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one 122-mm BM-21 Grad MLRS vehicle. One depot storing UAVs was wiped out.

▫️ The Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions, and inflicted fire damage on the 43rd, 63rd, 67th, 69th mechanised brigades of the AFU, 1st National Guard Brigade near Glyshkovka (Kharkov region), Nevskoye, Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Grigorovka, and Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). Two counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the AFU 63rd Mechanised Brigade and 117th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 535 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, seven Kazak armoured fighting vehicles, five pick-up trucks, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system. Seven ammunition depots were also destroyed.

▫️ The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation, liberated the Vyemka railway station in Donetsk People's Republic and engaged manpower and hardware of the 24th and 72nd mechanised brigades, 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade, 72nd Air Assault Brigade of the AFU as well as the 116th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Konstantinovka, Chasov Yar, Yelizavetovka, Kucherov Yar, and Razliv (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 570 Ukrainian troops and six motor vehicles. In counter-battery warfare, Russian troops hit one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, U.S.-made 155-mm M777 and M198 howitzers, two UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzers, one 152-mm D-20 howitzer, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers were destroyed.

▫️ The Tsentr Group of Forces has liberated one of the largest settlements in the Dzerzhinsk agglomeration of Artyomovo (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian troops hit the 47th Mechanised Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, and the 109th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Rozovka, Druzhba, Novgorodskoye, and Ptichye (Donetsk People's Republic). Eight counter-attacks launched by the 53rd and 150th mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 142nd Infantry Brigade of the AFU, the 14th and 15th National Guard brigades, and Lyut Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian National Police were repelled.

The AFU losses included more than 495 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, one Kazak armoured fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152-mm Giatsint-B gun, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

▫️ The Vostok Group of Forces delivered strikes against manpower and hardware of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 106th and 125th territorial defence brigades near Ugledar, Prechistovka, Velikaya Novosyolka (Donetsk People's Republic) and Dolinka (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU suffered losses of up to 90 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm D-30 howitzer, and three Bukovel-AD electronic warfare stations. Three AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️ The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on the 65th Mechanised Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, 39th Coastal Defence Brigade near Novodanilovka, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region) and Tyaginka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 Ukrainian troops, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer. One ammunition depot has been destroyed.

▫️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged clusters of AFU manpower and military hardware in 147 areas during the day.

Air defence systems have shot down one French-made Hammer guided aerial bomb, 26 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 49 unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 In total, 639 airplanes and 282 helicopters, 30,161 unmanned aerial vehicles, 575 air defence missile systems, 17,340 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,412 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 13,415 field artillery guns and mortars as well as 24,919 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.