MOSCOW, July 24. Russian forces made significant progress in their special military operation area in the past week, liberating three settlements and causing substantial losses to the Ukrainian army, according to a bulletin released by the Defense Ministry. The bulletin detailed combat actions that took place over the course of the week.
In the past week, Russia’s Battlegroup North repelled 21 counterattacks from Ukrainian forces, inflicting approximately 1,385 casualties on enemy troops. The Ukrainian army also lost five US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and 24 motor vehicles during this period. In addition to these losses, Russian troops destroyed two Croatian-made RAK-SA-12 multiple launch rocket systems, 23 field artillery guns, including five US-made M777 155 mm howitzers, as well as three field ammunition depots.
Russia’s Battlegroup South liberated the settlement of Ivano-Daryevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic during the week. The Ukrainian armed forces suffered up to 4,640 casualties in the area of responsibility of Battlegroup South, along with losses in equipment such as six tanks, 23 armored combat vehicles (including two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers), and 44 motor vehicles. Additionally, 64 field artillery systems (of which 37 were Western-made), 12 electronic warfare and counterbattery systems, and 13 field ammunition depots were hit by Russian counterbattery fire.
Over the past week, units of Russia’s Battlegroup Center improved their tactical positions by defeating eight Ukrainian units, two territorial defense brigades, and the Liut assault brigade of the National Police of Ukraine. As a result, the enemy lost up to 2,525 troops in the area, as well as five tanks (including two US-made Abrams tanks), ten armored combat vehicles, 24 motor vehicles, 30 field artillery systems, and nine field ammunition depots.
Russia’s Battlegroup East eliminated up to 835 Ukrainian troops over the course of the week and advanced to more advantageous positions, defeating two Ukrainian brigades, two territorial defense units, and two National Guard brigades. The enemy also lost two tanks, 23 field artillery guns, 12 howitzers, and 155 mm NATO-made self-propelled artillery units, as well as six electronic warfare systems.
Russia’s Battlegroup West liberated the settlement of Rozovka in the Lugansk People’s Republic and Peschanoye Nizhneye in the Kharkov Region during the week. The battlegroup moved to more advantageous positions and repelled nine Ukrainian counterattacks, eliminating up to 3,640 enemy troops and destroying four tanks (including a German Leopard), ten armored combat vehicles (including four US-made M113 armored personnel carriers.
Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr made the enemy lose up to 800 troops and a tank. In addition, 18 field artillery systems (including five US-made M777 howitzers), six electronic warfare systems, and six field ammunition depots were hit by counterbattery fire. Units of Battlegroup Dnepr defeated the forces of a Ukrainian mechanized brigade, an infantry brigade, a mountain assault brigade, a marine brigade, three territorial defense brigades, and a National Guard brigade.
Russian air defenses shot down a Ukrainian Air Force Mi-8 helicopter, ten US-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, 284 unmanned aerial vehicles, 556 missile systems, 16,684 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,390 multiple rocket launchers, and 12,416 field artillery mounts and mortars, as well as 24,086 special military motor vehicles since the start of Russia’s special military operation.
A total of 630 planes, 278 helicopters, 28,464 unmanned aerial vehicles, 556 missile systems, 16,684 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,390 multiple rocket launchers, and 12,416 field artillery mounts and mortars have been destroyed since the start of Russia’s special military operation. In the past week, 63 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered to Russian forces, including 27 in the area of responsibility of Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr.