Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (October 3, 2024) - SUB

⚡️ Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (3 October 2024)

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

▫️ The Sever Group of Forces in Liptsy and Volchansk directions engaged the units of the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, the 92nd Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 113th and 129th territorial defence brigades in Malye Prokhody, Liptsy, Volchansk (Kharkov region), and the city of Kharkov.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 145 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 gun, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer. An Anklav-N electronic warfare station, a manufacturing facility and a storage depot for unmanned aerial vehicles were neutralised.

▫️ The Zapad Group's units have taken more advantageous lines and positions. The Group inflicted fire damage on manpower and materiel of the 44th, 63rd, and 66th mechanised brigades, 143rd Infantry Brigade, 3rd Assault Brigade, 114th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 1st National Guard Brigade close to Kupyansk, Novoosinovo, Kruglyakovka, Lozovaya, Zeleny Gai (Kharkov region), Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), Torskoye (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.

Three counter-attacks launched by assault groups of 14t, 53rd, and 116th mechanised brigades of the AFU were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 400 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, seven motor vehicles, U.S.-made 155-mm M777 and M198 howitzers, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers. Two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations, two U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radars, and four ammunition depots were destroyed.

▫️ The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical position. The Group engaged the units of the 22nd, 30th, 54th, 93rd mechanised brigades, 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 144th Infantry Brigade, and 46th Airmobile Brigade close to Seversk, Nikiforovka, Kramatorsk, Markovo, Verolyubovka, Stupochki, Predtechino, Belaya Gora, Maksimilyanovka, and Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Three counter-attacks launched by assault groups of 24th Mechanised Brigade, 5th Assault Brigade, and 81st Airmobile Brigade of the AFU were repelled.

The enemy sustained losses of up to 720 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, one 155-mm FH-70 howitzer and 105-mm L-119 gun made by the UK. One assembly workshop for unmanned aerial vehicle, one Anklav-N electronic warfare station, and three field ammunition depots were eliminated.

▫️The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of enemy defences. They inflicted fire damage on the 31st, 32nd, 101st, 110th, 151st mechanised brigades, 1st Tank Brigade, 142nd Infantry Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 109th and 112th territorial defence brigades, 12th and 14th national guard brigades close to Dzerzhinsk, Druzhba, Sukhaya Balka, Krasny Yar, Grodovka, and Gornyak (Donetsk People's Republic).

Eight counter-attacks launched by assault groups of the 53rd, 100th, 150th mechanised brigades, 144th Infantry Brigade, 25th Air Assault Brigade, and the 425th Assault Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled.

The enemy losses included up to 615 troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, four pick-up trucks, one 152-mm D-20 gun, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun.

▫️The units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the situation along the front line. They inflicted damage on manpower and materiel of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 118th, 125th, 241st territorial defence brigades, and 21st National Guard Brigade close to Dobrovolye, Zolotaya Niva, Velikaya Novoselka (Donetsk People's Republic), and Levadnoye (Zaporozhye region).

Two counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 110th Territorial Defence Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 130 troops, one armoured fighting vehicle, six motor vehicles, and two French-made 155-mm CAESAR howitzers.

▫️ The Dnepr Group of Forces defeated the units of the 141st Infantry Brigade, the 35th Marine Brigade, the 103rd and 108th territorial defence brigades near Malaya Tokmachka, Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region), Stepnoye, Kazatskoye, and Kisomys (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 75 troops, one tank, seven motor vehicles, and one 152-mm D-20 gun. One U.S.-made AN/TPQ-50 counter-battery radar and three field ammunition depots have been neutralised.

▫️ Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged Ukrainian energy facilities that supported the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 146 areas.

▫️ Russian air defence systems have shot down four ATACMS operational-tactical missiles and five U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles along with 144 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, with 122 of them outside the special military operation zone.

📊 ▫️ In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 32,734 unmanned aerial vehicles, 579 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,479 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,469 MLRS combat vehicles, 15,507 field artillery guns and mortars, and 26,824 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.