Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (7 January 2025)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.
In the course of offensive actions, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one heavy mechanised brigade, three mechanised brigades, two air assault brigades, one marine brigade, and two territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Kazachaya Loknya, Kubatkin, Lebedevka, Nikolsky, Sudzha, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the enemy near Zazulevka, Zamostye, Kamyshovka, Mirny, Russkoye Porechnoye, Sverdlikovo as well as Basovka in Sumy region.
Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 325 troops, ten tanks, one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured personnel carrier, 11 armoured fighting vehicles, eight motor vehicles, three artillery guns, and three mortars.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 49,830 troops, 293 tanks, 217 infantry fighting vehicles, 159 armoured personnel carriers, 1,511 armoured fighting vehicles, 1,426 motor vehicles, 344 artillery guns, 44 MLRS launchers, including 13 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 16 anti-aircraft missile launchers, eight transport-loading vehicles, 89 EW stations, 13 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 29 units of engineering and other materiel, including 15 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, seven armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on the progress of the special military operation (7 January 2025)
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of one mechanised brigade, one air assault brigade of the AFU, and one territorial defence brigade near Oreshanka, Granov, Veterinarnoye (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops, two motor vehicles, two 152-mm D-20 guns, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.
Units of the Zapad Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of two mechanised brigades and one assault brigade of the AFU near Zeleny Gay, Petropavlovka (Kharkov region), and Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People’s Republic). Two counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 580 troops, two infantry fighting vehicles, 12 motor vehicles, one Italian-made Iveco armoured fighting vehicle, one Italian-made 105-mm Melara Mod 56 howitzer, one German-made 155-mm Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, three 122-mm D-30 howitzers, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, two U.S.-made 155-mm M777 howitzers, two U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzers, and one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns.
One Israeli-made RADA RPS-42 counter-battery radar, four Khortitsa, one Bukovel-AD, and one Anklav electronic warfare stations as well as one ammunition depot were destroyed.
Units of the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and positions. Losses were inflicted on formations of one mechanised brigade, one motorised infantry brigade, and two airmobile brigades of the AFU near Seversk, Predtechino, Dachnoye, and Belogorovka (Donetsk People’s Republic). Two counter-attacks launched by the enemy’s assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 245 troops, one tank, one infantry fighting vehicle, two pick trucks, two 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns. Three ammunition depots were destroyed.
Units of the Tsentr Group of Forces improved the tactical situation. Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of four mechanised brigades of the AFU, three territorial defence brigades, two national guard brigades, and one brigade of the National Police of Ukraine near Druzhba, Panteleymonovka, Mirolyubovka, Shcherbinovka, Dzerzhinsk, Vozdvizhenka, Shevchenko, Aleksandropol, Dyleyevka, and Volkovo (Donetsk People’s Republic). Twelve AFU counter-attacks launched by AFU formations were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 510 troops, four tanks, including two German-made Leopard tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, five other armoured fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, three 152-mm D-20 guns, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun. One electronic warfare station was eliminated.
Units of the Vostok Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy’s defences. Losses were inflicted on formations of three mechanised brigades of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade near Neskuchnoye, Velikaya Novoselka, Razliv, Volnoye Pole, and Vremevka (Donetsk People’s Republic). Two counter-attacks launched by the enemy’s assault detachments were repelled.
The AFU losses amounted to up to 155 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, five motor vehicles, one 152-mm Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer. One ammunition depot was wiped out.
Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of one infantry brigade of the AFU near Pyatikhatki (Zaporozhye region).
The AFU losses amounted to up to 80 troops, six motor vehicles, and one 122-mm D-30 howitzer. One Bukovel-AD electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot were destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces struck infrastructure of military airfields, ammunition depots, as well as engaged manpower and hardware of the armed AFU formations and foreign mercenaries in 164 areas.
Air defence units shot down six U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles and 50 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 652 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 39,618 unmanned aerial vehicles, 590 anti-aircraft missile systems, 20,280 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,507 MLRS combat vehicles, 20,270 field artillery guns and mortars, and 29,955 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
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