Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (15 July 2024)

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

The units of the Sever Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of the AFU 92nd Assault Brigade, the 82nd Air Assault Brigade, the 36th Marine Brigade, and the 13th Ukrainian National Guard Brigade close to Volchansk, Liptsy, Tikhoye, and Volchanskiye Khutora.

In addition, one attack launched by two assault groups of the AFU 71st Jaeger Brigade has been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 200 Ukrainian troops, three tanks, two pick-up trucks, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-64 counter-battery warfare station, and one Nota electronic warfare station.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have taken more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on 43rd mechanised, 4th tank brigades of the AFU, and the 1st National Guard Brigade near Kovsharovka, Boguslavka (Kharkov region), Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic), Krasny Liman, and Serebryanka (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Four counter-attacks by assault detachments of the AFU 3rd Assault Brigade and the 4th National Guard Brigade have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 585 Ukrainian troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, and seven motor vehicles.

In the course of counter-battery warfare, two Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery systems, one Swedish-made 155-mm Archer self-propelled artillery system, one UK-made 105-mm L-119 and one U.S.-made M119 howitzers, Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station have been eliminated.

Nine AFU field ammunition depots have also been destroyed.

The units of the Yug Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line, defeated manpower and hardware of AFU 24th mechanised, 10th mountain assault brigades near Vyemka and Chasov Yar (Donetsk People’s Republic).

Three attacks launched by the AFU 5th Assault Brigade have been repelled.

The AFU losses were up to 540 Ukrainian troops, two HMMWV armoured fighting vehicles, and four motor vehicles.

In addition, during counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 self-propelled howitzer, U.S.-made Krab and U.S.-made Paladin self-propelled artillery systems, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzer, three Msta-B howitzers, four 152-mm D-20 guns, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, one U.S.-made 122-mm D-30 gun, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, one BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, and two Anklav electronic warfare systems have been eliminated.

The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and defeated 31st, 47th, 110th mechanised, 68th infantry, 95th air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the 129th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Dimitrov, Vesyoloye, Vozdvizhenka, Katerinovka, Timofeyevka, Zhelannoye, and Dzerzhinsk (Donetsk People’s Republic).

In addition, Russian troops have repelled six counter-attacks by 41st, 151st mechanised, 95th air assault, 68th jaeger brigades, and the 425th Separate Assault Battalion of the AFU.

The AFU losses were more than 340 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line. The servicemen also defeated manpower and hardware of 72nd mechanised, 58th motorised infantry brigades, 108th and 128th territorial defence brigades near Nikolskoye, Makarovka, (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Lugovskoye (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses were up to 125 Ukrainian troops, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, two motor vehicles, two UK-made 155-mm FH-70 howitzers, and one 152-mm D-20 howitzer.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of the AFU 35th Marine Brigade and the 124th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Tokarevka, Ivanovka, and Antonovka (Kherson region).

The AFU losses were up to 110 Ukrainian troops, six motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B gun, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 109 areas.

Air defence facilities have shot down one MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, 36 unmanned aerial vehicles, and five U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles.

In total, 628 airplanes and 277 helicopters, 27,622 unmanned aerial vehicles, 551 air defence missile systems, 16,586 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,378 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 11,916 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 23,710 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.