Russian Defense Ministry Update on the Special Military Operation - 27 October 2024

MOSCOW, October 27, 2024. Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
Russian units delivered strikes on Ukrainian military airfields and assault drone storage facilities during the special military operation.

Ukrainian military personnel and hardware were hit in 149 districts.

Russian air defense systems have shot down two Hammer bombs, four HIMARS rockets and 25 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles during the special operation in Ukraine over the past 24 hours.

Overall, since the beginning of the special military operation, Russian troops have eliminated 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 34,329 drones, 584 anti-aircraft weapons systems, 18,877 tanks and other armored vehicles, 1,480 multiple launch rocket system vehicles, 16,773 field artillery guns and mortars as well as 27,624 units of specialized automotive equipment.

The Ukrainian armed forces have lost over 740 military personnel in the responsibility zone of Russia’s Battlegroup South. The Ukrainian losses also included two armored combat vehicles, four motor vehicles, a howitzer, three field guns, and an ammo depot.

Russia’s Battlegroup North continued to advance in the borderline areas of the Kursk Region, delivering strikes on nine Ukrainian military brigades. The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 30 troops and five armored combat vehicles. Seven Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered.

The Ukrainian armed forces have also lost approximately 10 troops in a failed attempt to break through the Russian border, in the same attempt they also lost a Swedish-made CV-90 infantry fighting vehicle. One Ukrainian serviceman has surrendered.

Russia’s Battlegroup Center has eliminated up to 545 Ukrainian troops over the past 24 hours. AFU also lost two armored combat vehicles, three motor vehicles, a howitzer, a field gun and an anti-tank gun.

Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 510 troops in the responsibility zone of Russia’s Battlegroup West over the past 24 hours. The Ukrainian losses included five pickup trucks, two field guns, two radio-electronic warfare stations and four field ammo depots.

The Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 80 personnel in the responsibility zone of Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr over the past 24 hours, AFU also also lost two motor vehicles, a field gun and an ammo depot.