Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (for the period from March 2 to March 8, 2024)
In the period from March 2 to March 8, 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 34 group strikes with precision weapons, multiple launch rocket systems and unmanned aerial vehicles, as a result of which objects were hit where unmanned boats were assembled and trained for combat use, arsenals, fuel bases for military equipment, deployment points units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, formations of nationalists and foreign mercenaries.
In the Kupyansk direction, during the week, units of the "Western" grouping of troops actively improved the situation along the front edge and defeated enemy manpower and equipment in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Peschanoe and Berestovoye in the Kharkiv region.
24 counterattacks of the assault groups of the 32nd, 41st mechanized, 57th motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were reflected in the areas of the settlements of Sinkovka, Kharkiv region and Terny, Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy's losses amounted to over 540 soldiers, two tanks, four armored combat vehicles, 20 vehicles, 18 field artillery guns and a Grad MLRS combat vehicle.
In the Donetsk direction, units of the "Southern" grouping of troops occupied more advantageous positions and defeated formations of the 5th, 92nd assault, 28th, 33rd mechanized, 46th, 81st airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 241st air Defense Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Kleshcheyevka, Kurdyumovka, Andreevka and the Red of the Donetsk People's Republic.
In addition, they repelled eight enemy counterattacks in the areas of the settlements of Krasnogorovka, Novomikhailovka and Pobeda of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to more than 1970 servicemen, 11 tanks, 17 armored combat vehicles, 47 vehicles, 25 field artillery guns, two MLRS Grad combat vehicles, as well as a combat vehicle of the Strela-10 anti-aircraft missile system. Ten AFU field ammunition depots were also destroyed.
In the Avdiivka direction, units of the Center group of forces continued to occupy more advantageous lines and positions.
In cooperation with aviation and artillery, they defeated clusters of manpower and equipment 23, 31, 47, 78, 110- the 1st mechanized, 59th motorized Infantry, 71st Jaeger brigades, as well as the 103rd and 107th air defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Tonenke, Toretsk, Ocheretino, Novoselka First, Mayorsk and Rozovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
65 counterattacks of the AFU assault groups were reflected in the areas of the settlements of Berdych, Tonenke, Leninskoye, Petrovsky, Novgorodskoye, Pervomaiske and Orlovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.
During the week in this direction, the enemy lost over 2,860 soldiers, seven tanks, including two Abrams made in the United States, 34 armored combat vehicles, 47 vehicles, 20 field artillery guns, a HIMARS MLRS launcher made in the United States and a Strela-10 SAM combat vehicle.
In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of forces improved the situation along the front edge and defeated units of the 65th, 72nd, 118th mechanized, 58th motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 102, 105 and 128th air defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Novodonetskoye, Ugledar, Dobropole, Shevchenko, Staromayorskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic The Republic and Malinovka of the Zaporozhye region.
In addition, three counterattacks by units of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the area of Vodiane settlement of the Donetsk People's Republic were reflected.
Enemy losses amounted to up to 1,620 military personnel, six tanks, 13 armored combat vehicles, 28 vehicles, seven field artillery guns, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle, two Strela-10 air defense systems combat vehicles, as well as a Stormer air defense system combat vehicle manufactured in Great Britain.
In the Kherson direction, Russian troops took more advantageous positions and inflicted a comprehensive fire defeat on the manpower and equipment of the 65th, 117th, 118th mechanized, 128th mountain assault brigades, 35th, 36th, 38th Marine brigades, 14th, 23rd National Guard brigades and 126th Brigade theroborons in the areas of the settlements of Malaya Tokmachka, Pyatikhatki, Nesteryanka, Zaporizhia region, Ivanovka, Sadovoye, Mikhaylovka, Antonovka and Tokarevka, Kherson region.
Two attacks by assault groups of the 118th mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were repelled in the area of the settlement of Rabodino, Zaporizhia region.
The enemy's losses amounted to more than 295 soldiers, two tanks, 22 vehicles, nine field artillery guns, as well as two HIMARS MLRS launchers manufactured by the United States.
Aircraft and air defense systems were shot down in a week:The MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, five Storm Shadow cruise missiles manufactured in the United Kingdom, a Patriot anti-aircraft guided missile made in the United States, seven Hammer guided aerial bombs made in France, 33 HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems made in the United States, as well as 796 unmanned aerial vehicles.
During the week, 24 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 576 aircraft, 267 helicopters, 14,658 unmanned aerial vehicles, 482 anti-aircraft missile systems, 15,400 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,234 multiple rocket launchers, 8,322 field artillery and mortar guns, as well as 1,998 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.
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