Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (25 October 2024)
25.10.2024
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
The Sever Group of Forces continued offensive actions in which the formations of the 22nd, 41st, and 115th mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd and 95th air assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, 112th and 129th territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were hit close to Daryino, Zeleny Slyakh, Nizhny Klin, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
The Group's units repelled five enemy's counter-attacks in the direction of Aleksandriya, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo. The AFU lost up to 30 people killed and wounded, a tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, and a motor vehicle. Three AFU servicemen surrendered.
Moreover, one AFU attempt to break through the border of the Russian Federation in the direction of the Novy Put was thwarted. The AFU losses amounted to about 15 troops killed and wounded, and two armoured fighting vehicles. One serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered.
Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on the clusters of manpower and hardware of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st and 115th mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, and 95th air assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, as well as the 103rd, 112th, and 129th territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and 17th National Guard Brigade of Ukraine near Bondarevka, Viktorovka, Gogolevka, Guyevo, Daryino, Zelyony Shlyakh, Kazachaya Loknya, Kolmakov, Lebedevka, Loknya, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Mirny, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Oleshnya, Plyokhovo, Sverdlikovo, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops attacked concentration areas in the Sumy region and reserves of the 41st, 61st, and 115th mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, as well as the 103rd, 107th, and 129th territorial defence brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and 1st National Guard Brigade near Basovka, Velikaya Pisarevka, Zhuravka, Miropolye, Pavlovka, and Shalygino.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 300 troops during the day, ten armoured vehicles including one tank, one armoured personnel carrier, and eight armoured fighting vehicles, as well as three artillery guns, five mortars, three motor vehicles, and one electronic warfare station. Four AFU servicemen surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 26,550 servicemen, 177 tanks, 93 infantry fighting vehicles, 105 armoured personnel carriers, 1,003 armoured fighting vehicles, 686 motor vehicles, 229 artillery guns, 38 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, 57 EW stations, 11 counter-battery warfare radars, three air defence radars, 22 pieces 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.
Department for Media Affairs and Information
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
