First Kursk Report then big report from MOD…
Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (31 January 2025)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region.
During the offensive, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on units of a tank brigade, a heavy-mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, a marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Gogolevka, Goncharovka, Guyevo, Zamostye, Kazachya Loknya, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Malaya Loknya, Makhnovka, Mirny, Nikolayevka, Nikolsky, Novaya Sorochina, Rubanshchina, Sverdlikovo, and Yuzhny. One AFU counter-attack was repelled.
Operational-Tactical and Army Aviation, and Artillery strikes engaged AFU manpower and hardware close to Viktorovka, Kositsa, Kruglenkoye, Loknya, Makhovka, Melovoy, Oleshnya, Sudzha, Cherkasskoye Porechnoye as well as Basovka, Belovody, Veselovka, Zhuravka, and Yunakovka in Sumy region.
Within the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 270 troops, two tanks, seven armoured fighting vehicles, 28 motor vehicles, two mortars, an MLRS launcher, an electronic warfare station, an air defence radar, a counter-battery radar, a counterobstacle vehicle as well as four UAV control posts and two ammunition depots.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 56,410 troops, 327 tanks, 241 infantry fighting vehicles, 185 armoured personnel carriers, 1,660 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,735 motor vehicles, 396 artillery guns, 45 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 16 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport-loading vehicles, 106 EW stations, 14 counter-battery warfare radars, five air defence radars, 33 units of engineering and other materiel, including 15 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, nine armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (from 25 to 31 January 2025)
From 25 to 31 January 2025, the Russian Armed Forces have carried out seven group strikes by high-precision weapons and strike drones, which have engaged critical energy facilities that support the work of the Ukrainian defence industry.
In addition, the infrastructure of military airfields, assembly, storage, and launching sites of strike drones and uncrewed surface vehicles as well as temporary deployment areas of Ukrainian armed groups, were hit.
Over the past week, units of the Sever Group of Forces continued to eliminate AFU formations on the territory of Kursk region. The Russian Armed Forces liberated Nikolayevo-Daryino.
Aviation and drone strikes and artillery fire hit manpower and hardware of a tank brigade, a heavy mechanised brigade, four mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades of the AFU, a marine brigade, and three territorial defence brigades.
In Kharkov direction, units of a motorised infantry brigade, an air assault brigade of the AFU, and a territorial defence brigade suffered losses.
During the week in the area of responsibility of the Sever Group of Forces, the enemy suffered losses of up to 2,200 troops, nine tanks, 57 armoured fighting vehicles, including a U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
Moreover, Russian troops destroyed 144 motor vehicles, 22 field artillery guns, 13 electronic warfare stations, and nine field ammunition depots.
The Zapad Group of Forces has liberated Dvurechnaya (Kharkov region).
? Strikes were delivered at manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, an air assault brigade, a mountain assault brigade, and an assault brigade of the AFU, a territorial defence brigade, and a national guard brigade.
The enemy suffered losses of more than 2,425 troops, two tanks, and 22 armoured fighting vehicles, including nine U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers.
Russian units eliminated 53 motor vehicles, 39 field artillery guns, 16 of them manufactured by NATO countries, six electronic warfare stations, and 11 ammunition depots.
The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Strikes were delivered at units of three mechanised brigades, an assault brigade, and an airmobile brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.
The AFU losses in this direction during the week amounted to up to 1,445 troops, 13 armoured fighting vehicles, including three M113 armoured personnel carriers, and four U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicles, 20 motor vehicles, 11 field artillery guns, including three Western-made artillery guns.
Eleven field ammunition depots and three electronic warfare stations were eliminated.
The Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing into the depths of the enemy’s defence and liberated Zelenoye, Novoyelizavetovka, and Novovasilyevka (Donetsk People’s Republic).
Russian units hit five mechanised brigades, an airmobile brigade, a motorised infantry brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, two national guard brigades, and the Lyut Assault Brigade of the National Police of Ukraine.
The AFU losses amounted to more than 4,000 troops, five tanks, 32 armoured fighting vehicles, including a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, and three U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers.
Moreover, 48 motor vehicles, and 25 field artillery guns were destroyed.
The Vostok Group of Forces liberated Velikaya Novoselka (Donetsk People’s Republic) as a result of active operations.
Russian units engaged three mechanised brigades, an air assault brigade of the AFU, a marine brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and a national guard brigade.
The enemy lost more than 1,015 troops, four tanks, two armoured fighting vehicles, 16 motor vehicles, and 31 field artillery guns, five of them made up of NATO countries.
The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of a mechanised brigade, three coastal defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and a territorial defence brigade.
The AFU lost over 315 troops and 24 motor vehicles were neutralised.
Over the past week, air defence systems have shot down two French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, 31 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, 592 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, 290 of them outside the special military operation zone.
Over the past week, 43 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 41,987 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,975 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,511 MLRS combat vehicles, 21,087 field artillery guns and mortars, and 31,060 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.