Russo-Ukraine War - 16 October 2024 - Day 966
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On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of the day, there have been 112 combat clashes, Russian forces launched one missile strike using one missile, 49 air strikes - dropped 50 KABs, launched 655 kamikaze drones for strikes and carried out more than 3,500 shelling the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements using different types of weapons.
In the Kharkiv direction, the Russian occupiers during this day carried out four attacks near Starica. Defense Forces units have successfully repelled all Russian assault actions. According to preliminary information, since the beginning of the day, 65 Russian invaders have been killed and wounded, 16 BPLAs, four special equipment units and a car have been destroyed. In addition, two combat armored vehicles, five vehicles and a unit of special Russian equipment were significantly damaged.
In the Kupyansky direction today 18 Russian attacks were recorded in the areas of Kucherivka, Pi райany, Stepova Novoselivka, Lozova and Cherry, nine of them are ongoing.
Seventeen times Russian forces attacked in the Lyman direction, tried to advance in the areas of settlements of Grekivka, Nevsky, Terniv and Torsky. Ukrainian defenders managed to repel 13 attacks of the opponent, the fights continue.
Three combat clashes occurred in the Kramatorsky direction. The activity of the occupiers showed in the area of stupočok. All the Russian attempts to please Ukrainian warriors turned out to be futile.
During the day, the Russian zagarbniki once attacked the positions of Ukrainian soldiers near Toretsk. The attack was repelled, the opponent was unsuccessful.
In the Pokrovsky direction, from the beginning of the day, in the areas of the populated points of Beam, Krutiy Yar and Selidove, fighting has been sharpened. Nine offensive and assault actions of the Russian enemy have been repelled. Two more clashes are underway. Ukrainian troops are taking measures to maintain defined boundaries and positions. Today's Russian losses preliminaryly amount to 155 eliminated and wounded occupants, also Ukrainian soldiers destroyed a tank, a mortar, two motorcycles and a unit of automobile equipment. In addition, the BMP and two mortars were significantly damaged.
In the Kurakhiv direction at this time, 46 Russian attacks are counted. Zagarbniki keep the greatest activity near Tsukurinyogo, Novoselidivka, Girnika, Georgíivka and near Vodânogo. Twenty-six Russian assaults have been repelled by the Defense Forces, at the moment the fighting has not subsided.
In the Vremívs Зоkomu direction, Ukrainian troops repelled three Russian attacks in the direction of Epiphany, Novoukrainka and near the Golden Niva.
In the orihiv direction, Ukrainian troops repelled one Russian attack in the area of small tokmački.
In the Pridniprovsk direction, the units of Ukrainian troops successfully repelled six assault actions of the aggressor's troops on Ukrainian positions.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the units of the Sever Group of Forces in Liptsy and Volchansk directions have engaged the 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade and the 92nd Air Assault Brigade of the AFU close to Liptsy, Bolshiye Prokhody, and Malye Prokhody (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 40 troops and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.
One UAV depot has been neutralised.
As a result of offensive actions, the units of the Zapad Group of Forces have liberated Nevskoye (Lugansk People's Republic).
Russian troops have hit AFU manpower and hardware of 43rd, 44th, 53rd mechanised brigades, the 77th Airmobile Brigade, and the 1st National Guard Brigade near Kupyansk, Novoosinovo, Berestovoye, Zeleny Gai, and Glushkovka (Kharkov region).
Five counter-attacks of AFU 14th, 54th, 28th mechanised brigades and the 3rd Tank Brigade have been repelled.
The enemy losses were over 430 servicemen, one tank, two motor vehicles, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station.
One ammunition depot has been destroyed.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces continued to advance to the depths of enemy defences, defeating units of the 28th Mechanised Brigade, the 46th Airmobile Brigade, the 5th Assault Brigade, and the 79th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU near Ilyinka, Kurakhovo, Dyleyevka, Ivanopolye, Konstantinovka, and Yelizavetovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Seven counter-attacks of the 81st Airmobile Brigade and the 54th Mechanised Brigade have been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 710 troops, two pick-up trucks, and one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer.
The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have liberated Krasny Yar (Donetsk People's Republic).
Russian troops have inflicted damage on AFU 67th, 150th mechanised brigades, the 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 101st, 111th territorial defence brigades, and the 15th National Guard Brigade close to Vishnyovoye, Novoselidovka, Dzerzhinsk, Vozdvizhenka, Selidovo, and Sukhaya Balka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, 10 counter-attacks of AFU 23rd, 100th, 157th mechanised brigades, the 25th Airborne Brigade, the 142nd Infantry Brigade, the 78th Air Assault Regiment, 49th, 425th assault battalions, and the 38th Marine Brigade have been repelled.
The enemy losses were up to 465 troops, two Turkish-made Kozak and Kirpi armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 gun, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzers.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have seized more advantageous lines, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 110th and 129th territorial defence brigades near Temirovka (Zaporozhye region), Dobrovolye, and Velikaya Novosyolka (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counter-attack has been repelled by an assault detachment of the AFU 152nd Jaeger Brigade.
The enemy losses were up to 100 troops, three motor vehicles, and one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have hit 31st, 65th mechanised brigades, the 141st Infantry Brigade of the AFU, the 35th Marine Brigade, 121st and 126th territorial defence brigades near Kamenskoye, Orekhov, Malaya Tokmachka (Zaporozhye region), Kreshchenovka, and Zolotaya Balka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were up to 75 troops, nine motor vehicles, one 152-mm D-20 gun, and one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.
In addition, one Mandat-B1E electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot have been neutralised.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have neutralised a depot storing uncrewed surface vehicles and hit the infrastructure of a military airfield, two enterprises: one manufacturing of explosives and ammunition, one oil refinery that supplied fuel to the AFU, systems of a Neptune antiship missile system, one S-200 air defence system as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 138 areas.
Air defence facilities shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 56 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 646 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 33,704 unmanned aerial vehicles, 582 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,632 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,472 MLRS combat vehicles, 16,246 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,295 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also reported that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
The units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive operations and have inflicted losses on formations of 22nd, 41st, 47th, 115th mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, the 36th Marine Brigade, 103rd, and 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Novy Put, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
In addition, over the past 24 hours, the units of the Sever Group of Forces have repelled nine enemy counter-attacks in the direction of Zeleny Shlyakh, Lyubimovka, Nizhny Klin, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
As a result, the AFU losses were up to 70 troops killed and wounded, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, seven armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles. Six AFU servicemen surrendered.
Army Aviation and artillery have inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of AFU 22nd, 41st, 61st, 115th mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, the 36th Marine Brigade, 82nd and 95th air assault brigades, the 1st National Guard Brigade as well as 103rd and 129th territorial defence brigades near Aleksandria, Gogolevka, Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Lyubimovka, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Novy Put, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Plyokhovo, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha, Staraya Sorochina, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops have inflicted fire damage in Sumy region on concentration areas and reserves of AFU 21st, 41st, 47th and 115th mechanised brigades, the 95th Air Assault Brigade, the 1st National Guard Brigade as well as 101st, 103rd, and 129th territorial defence brigades near Belovody, Volnaya Sloboda, Zhuravka, Katerinovka, Kislaya Dubina, Luzhki, Miropolye, Pavlovka, Sosnovka, Topolya, Esman, and Yunakovka.
During the day, the AFU losses were more than 350 troops, 21 armoured vehicles, including two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, 16 armoured fighting vehicles, five mortars, and seven motor vehicles. Six AFU servicemen surrendered.
In total, the enemy lost more than 23,550 servicemen, 160 tanks, 75 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 armoured personnel carriers, 934 armoured fighting vehicles, 639 motor vehicles, 189 artillery guns, 37 multiple rocket launchers, including nine of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine anti-aircraft missile launchers, five transport and loading vehicles, 48 EW stations, nine counter-battery warfare radars, three air defence systems, 22 units of engineering and other equipment, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, and three armoured recovery vehicles.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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