Morning briefing of the Ministry of Defense of Russia (October 27, 2024) - TEXT ONLY

⚡️Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (27 October 2024)

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

▫️In Kharkov direction, the units of the Sever Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 105th, 113th, and 116th territorial defence brigades near Melovoye, Volchansk, and Ternovaya (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were up to 60 troops, three motor vehicles, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

▫️The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and hit manpower and hardware of 14th, 43rd, 60th, 66th, 92nd mechanised brigades, the 68th Jaeger Brigade, the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 115th Territorial Defence Brigade, and the 27th National Guard Brigade near Petropavlovka, Novoosinovo, Berestovoye, Peschanoye, Kolesnikovka, Zagryzovo (Kharkov region), Nadiya, Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Terny (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.

Four counter-attacks of AFU 28th and 67th mechanised brigades' assault detachments have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 500 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, three pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155-mm M114 howitzer, one 155-mm M198 howitzer, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun. One Mandat M electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot have been neutralised.

▫️The units of the Yug Group of Forces continued to advance into enemy defences and inflicted fire damage on the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 3rd, 5th tank guards brigades, the 143rd Infantry Brigade, 24th, 28th, 30th, 54th mechanised brigades, the 79th Air Assault Brigade, the 5th Assault Brigade of the AFU, and the 18th National Guard Brigade close to Predtecheno, Belaya Gora, Uspenovka, Zaliznyanskoye, Kirovo, Chasov Yar, Kurakhovo, Starodubovka, Andreyevka, Yelizavetovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

One counter-attack by the AFU 33rd Mechanised Brigade has been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 720 troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 11 motor vehicles, two 155-mm M777 howitzers, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and four 122-mm D-30 howitzers. One Anklav-N electronic warfare station, one Israeli-made ieMHR tactical radar system, and three field ammunition depots have been neutralised.

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

In addition, Russian troops have launched attacks on manpower and hardware of the 95th Air Assault Brigade, the 114th Mechanised Brigade, the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the AFU, 109th and 122nd territorial defence brigades near Sukhaya Balka, Rozovka, Dzerzhinsk, Druzhba, Vishnyovoye, and Zarya (Donetsk People's Republic).

Eleven counter-attacks of 23rd, 53rd, 93rd, 100th, 110th mechanised brigades, the 144th infantry Brigade, the 68th Jaeger Brigade, the 25th Airborne Brigade, the 425th Assault Battalion of the AFU, the 37th Marine Brigade, and the 12th National Guard Brigade have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 600 troops, one tank, two Swedish-made Viking armoured personnel carriers, one infantry fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, two 152-mm D-20 guns, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, four 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one 100-mm Rapira anti-tank gun.

▫️The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line, defeated the 21st National Guard Brigade and the 48th Assault Battalion of the Territorial Defence near Makarovka and Oktyabr (Donetsk People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by assault detachments of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade has been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 140 troops, one tank, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, two 155-mm D-20 howitzers, and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations. One AFU ammunition depot has been also destroyed.

▫️The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, the 35th Marine Brigade, 117th, 124th, and 126th territorial defence brigades close to Zherebyanki, Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, Tokarevka, and Lvovo (Kherson region).

The AFU losses were more than 80 troops, two motor vehicles, and two 152-mm D-20 howitzers.

Two electronic warfare stations have been destroyed.

▫️Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have launched attacks on ammunition and fuel depots, the infrastructure of military airfields, assembly and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, temporary deployment sites as well as engaged AFU clusters of manpower and armoured hardware in 134 areas.

▫️Air defence facilities have shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, one French-made Hammer aerial bomb, an S-200 missile converted to hit ground targets, and 172 fixed-wing UAVs.

📊 ▫️In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 34,565 unmanned aerial vehicles, 584 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,887 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,480 MLRS combat vehicles, 16,837 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,654 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.