Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (October 1, 2024) - SUB

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

(1 October 2024)

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

▫️ In Liptsy and Volchansk directions, 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 95 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles. One field ammunition depot was destroyed.

▫️The Zapad Group of Forces liberated Vishnevoye (Kharkov region).

Moreover, Russian units inflicted damage on manpower and materiel 4th, 53rd, 60th mechanised brigades, 4th Tank Brigade, and 117th Territorial Defence Brigade near Stavki, Yampol (Donetsk People's Republic), Lozovaya (Kharkov region), and Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault groups of 14th and 116th mechanised brigades of the AFU were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 410 troops, five motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, a UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns, and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Two ammunition depots were wiped out.

▫️The Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and hit formations of 24th, 58th, 72nd mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 143rd Infantry Brigade of the AFU, and 119th Territorial Defence Brigade near Razliv, Konstantinovka, Fyodorovka, Zaliznyanskoye, and Mayskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.

One counter-attack launched by a unit of the 5th Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 900 troops, five motor vehicles, U.S.-made 155-mm M777 and M198 howitzers, a 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, a 152-mm D-20 gun, a 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and a UK-made 105-mm L-119 howitzer. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

▫️ The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Krutoy Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Moreover, the Group's units damaged manpower and materiel of 47th, 151st mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 68th Jaeger Brigades, 109th, 116th, 119th territorial defence brigades, 12th and 15th National Guard Brigades near Selidovo, Dzerzhinsk, Nikolayevka, Lysovka, Sukhaya Balka, Druzhba, and Shevchenko (Donetsk People's Republic).

Nine counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 28th, 47th, 150th, 151st, 154th mechanised brigades and 25th Airborne Brigade of the AFU were repelled. The AFU losses amounted to up to 635 troops, a U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, two motor vehicles, a 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, three 152-mm D-20 guns, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

▫️ The Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation and delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 127th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dobrovolye, Zolotaya Niva, and Rovnopol of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Two counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU were repelled. The enemy lost up to 125 troops, a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer. Two ammunition depots were wiped out.

▫️ The Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 35th Marine Brigade, 39th Coastal Defence Brigade, and 124th Territorial Defence Brigade near Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka (Kherson region), and Kherson.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, three motor vehicles, and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station. Three AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged AFU manpower and hardware clusters in 128 areas.

Air defence units shot down three U.S.-made ATACMS tactical missiles, three U.S.-made HIMARS rockets, and 31 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

📊 ▫️ In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 32,558 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,468 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,469 MLRS combat vehicles, 15,450 field artillery guns and mortars, and 26,765 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.