Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (September 26, 2024) - SUB

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

(26 September 2024)

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

▫️Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 36th Marine Brigade, and 113th Territorial Defence Brigade near Liptsy, Volchansk, and Volchanskye Khutora (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 235 troops, three motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 gun, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one 122-mm Grad MLRS launcher.

▫️Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions as well as inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 3rd Tank Brigade, 14th, 44th, 53rd, 63rd, 66th mechanised brigades of the AFU near Kupyansk-Uzlovoy, Petropavlovka, Vishnyovoye, Pershetravnevoye, Olgovka (Kharkov region), Grigorovka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 66th Mechanised Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 435 troops, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, eight motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, two Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery systems, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 MLRS launcher.

Two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar, and two ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on formations of the 24th, 54th mechanised brigades of the AFU, and 119th Territorial Defence Brigade near Seversk, Verkhnekamenskoye, Kramatorsk, and Nikolayevka (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 750 troops, ten motor vehicles, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm D-20 gun, two 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery systems, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, Anklav-N and Nota electronic warfare stations. Nine ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️As a result of decisive actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Ukrainsk (Donetsk People's Republic).

Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the 53rd, 100th, 110th, 151st mechanised brigades, 68th Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, and 116th Territorial Defence Brigade near Leonidovka, Krasnoarmeysk, Shcherbinovka, Dobropolye, Nikolayevka, Gornyak, and Tarasovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Ten counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 53rd, 150th, and 151st mechanised brigades, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 68th Jaeger Brigade, 142nd Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 12th, 14th, and 15th national guard brigades were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 670 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, two 152-mm D-20 guns, and one 152-mm Giatsint-B gun.

▫️Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on formations of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 118th Territorial Defence Brigade near Ugledar, Novoukrainka, and Zolotaya Niva (Donetsk People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 troops, one tank, three infantry fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, and one French-made 155-mm CAESAR self-propelled artillery system.

▫️Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 39th Coastal Defence Brigade and 124th Territorial Defence Brigade near Ponyatovka, Antonovka, and Pridneprovskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, ten motor vehicles, one 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, and one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer. One P-19 radar station and one ammunition depot were destroyed.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces delivered strikes at power objects ensuring operation of Ukrainian defence industry enterprises, infrastructure of a military airfield, and engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 142 areas.

▫️Air defence units shot down one Neptune long-range guided missile, three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, five U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, and 45 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 ▫️ In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 32,263 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,356 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,464 MLRS combat vehicles, 15,207 field artillery guns and mortars, and 26,510 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.