Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (2 June 2024)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
Units of the Sever Group of Forces continue advancing to the depth of the enemy’s defences.
Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 92nd Assault Brigade, 36th Marines Brigade, 125th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 13th National Guard brigade near Maliye Prokhodi, Gatischche, Liptsy, and Neskuchnoye (Kharkov region).
Seven counter-attacks launched by units of the AFU 42nd Mechanised Brigade, 71st Jaeger Brigade, 82nd Assault Brigade were repelled near Glubokoye, Liptsy, and Volchansk (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 190 Ukrainian troops, two armoured personnel carriers, including one U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carriers, three motor vehicles, and one Buk SAM.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one 155-mm Bogdana self-propelled artillery system, one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, and one 152-mm D-20 howitzer were neutralised.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on formations of the AFU 14th, 116th mechanised brigades, 77th Airmobile Brigade, and 40th National Guard Brigade near Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), and Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Three counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 63rd Mechanised Brigade were repelled near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to 465 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three armoured fighting vehicles, and five pick-up trucks.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one UK-made 155-mm AS-90 Braveheart self-propelled artillery system, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, and one Grad MLRS combat vehicle were neutralised.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front lines and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 56th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 28th, 30th, 93rd mechanised brigades, and 104th Territorial Defence Brigade near Kalinin, Orekhovo-Vasiliyevka, Konstantinovka, Zalizhnyanskoye, and Pershe Travnya (Donetsk People’s Republic).
One counter-attack launched by formations of the AFU 10th Mountain Assault Brigade was repelled near Razdolovka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 290 Ukrainian troops, two armored fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles.
In the course of counter-battery warfare, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, one UK-made 155-mm FH-70 towed howitzer, and three 122-mm D-30 howitzers were neutralised. Three AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
As a result of successful actions, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Umanskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Losses were inflicted on formations of the AFU 23rd, 24th mechanised brigades, 109th Territorial Defence Brigade near Novgorodskoye, Yevgenovka, Rozovka, and Novosyolovka Pervaya (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Five counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the AFU 47th, 110th mechanised brigades, and 68th Jaeger Brigade were repelled near Novoaleksandrovka, Solovyovo, Sokol, and Novopokrovskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to more than 360 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and two MT-12 Rapira anti-tank guns.
??Units of the Vostok Group of Forces took more advantageous lines, as well as inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 128th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 23rd Separate Mechanised Brigade were repelled near Urozhaynoye, Staromayorskoye, and Vodyanoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 125 Ukrainian troops, one tank, six motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, and one Polish-made 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery system.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 65th Mechanised Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, 15th National Guard Brigade, and 38th Marines Brigade north of Rabotino, Zherebyanki, Novopokrovka (Zaporozhye region), and Antonovka (Kherson region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 70 Ukrainian troops, six motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzer, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one U.S.-made 105-mm M109 howitzer.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged one P-18 aerial target detection and tracking radar station, as well as enemy manpower and military hardware clusters in 103 areas.
Air defence units shot down two MiG-29 aircraft of Ukrainian Air Force.
Air defence units shot down 50 unmanned aerial vehicles, 23 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, two Touchka-U operational-tactical missiles, three French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, and one Neptune anti-ship missile.
In total, 609 airplanes and 274 helicopters, 25,014 unmanned aerial vehicles, 526 air defence missile systems, 16,228 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,327 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 10,024 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 22,212 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.