Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (15 October 2023)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery repelled six attacks of assault groups of AFU 68th jaeger, 14th mechanised, and 95th air assault brigades close to Novoegorovka,Sinkovka (Kharkov region), Makeyevka (Lugansk People’s Republic).
In addition, helicopters delivered strikes at manpower and hardware of AFU 14th, 32nd mechanised brigades near Sinkovka and Ivanovka (Kharkov region).
In addition, actions of one sabotage and reconnaissance group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been thwarted near Olshana (Kharkov region).
?More than 50 Ukrainian troops, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks, and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system have been eliminated.
In Krasny Liman direction, as a result of coordinated actions by units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, helicopters and artillery, three attacks by assault groups of the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade and the 63rd Mechanised Brigade of the AFU have been repelled near Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic) and Serebryanskoye forestry.
Moreover, AFU manpower and hardware have been eliminated near Torskoye, Grigorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People’s Republic).
The enemy losses were up to 180 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, three armoured fighting vehicles, and two pick-up trucks.
In Donetsk direction, the Yug Group of Forces, supported by aviation and artillery, repelled five attacks by units of the AFU 56th Mechanised Brigade and the 127th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Orekhovo-Vasilyevka, Dubovo-Vasilyevka, and Kleshcheyevka(Donetsk People’s Republic).
Manpower and hardware of the AFU 93rd Mechanised Brigade, the 112th Territorial Defence Brigade, and 3rd, 5th assault brigades have been hit near Andreevka and Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Ammunition depots of AFU 28th, 31st mechanised brigades and the 116thTerritorial Defence Brigade have been destroyed close to Dyleyevka, Zhelannoye, and Tonenkoye(Donetsk People’s Republic).
The enemy has lost up to 410 Ukrainian personnel killed and wounded, as well as two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles.
In the course of the counter-battery warfare, one Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one Msta-B howitzer, one D-20, and one D-30 howitzers were hit.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces coordinated with helicopters and artillery repelled one attack of the AFU 128th Territorial Defence Brigade’s assault group close to Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Clusters of manpower and hardware of AFU 79th air assault, 72nd mechanised, 127th, 128th territorial defence brigades have been hit close to Novomikhailovka, Ugledar, Vodyanoye, Staromayorskoye, Urozhaynoye (Donetsk People’s Republic) and Priyutnoye (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 155 Ukrainian personnel, two armoured fighting vehicles, and three motor vehicles have been neutralised.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces repelled one attack by the AFU 71st Jaeger Brigade’s assault group close to Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region).
In addition, air strikes and artillery fire struck the personnel and hardware of the 65th Mechanised Brigade close to Rabotino (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 55 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, and one D-30 howitzer were destroyed.
Moreover, an ammunition depot of the 102nd Territorial Defence Brigade was neutralised close to Malinovka (Zaporozhye region).
In Kherson direction, two AFU sabotage and reconnaissance groups’ actions were repelled on Alyoshkinsky Island.
Up to 20 Ukrainian servicemen and two motor vehicles were destroyed as a result of fire defeat.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 133 areas during the day.
One communication centre of the Ukrainian Air Force has been destroyed at the Dnepr airfield (Dnepropetrovsk region).
One command post of the AFU 66th Mechanised Brigade was destroyed close to Podliman (Kharkov region).
Russian air defence forces have intercepted three U.S.-manufactured HIMARS MLRS projectiles during the day.
Moreover, 67 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down near Verkhnekamenka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Berestovoye, Belogorovka, Maryinka, Vasilevka, Elenovka(Donetsk People’s Republic), Kamenskoye, Chervonogorka, Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region), and Sagi (Kherson region).
In total, 488 airplanes and 250 helicopters, 7,888 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 air defence missile systems, 12,640 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,163 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,771 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 14,297 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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