Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (for the period from May 18 to 24, 2024)
From May 18 to 24, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 49 group strikes with precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles, as a result of which the enemy's military airfield infrastructure, missile storage sites, ammunition and fuel, workshops for the production of unmanned boats and unmanned aerial vehicles were hit. In addition, the points of temporary deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, foreign mercenaries and nationalist formations, as well as enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, were affected.
During the week, units of the North group of forces, as a result of active actions, liberated the settlement of Staritsa in the Kharkiv region and continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of five AFU brigades and four defense brigades. 23 counterattacks of the AFU assault groups in the areas of the settlements of Glubokoe, Tikhoe, Liptsy and Volchansk in the Kharkiv region were reflected. Enemy losses during the week amounted to 1,840 soldiers, six tanks, eight armored combat vehicles, 40 vehicles, four MLRS Grad and Vampire combat vehicles, as well as 37 field artillery guns.
Units of the Zapad group of forces occupied more advantageous positions, and also defeated formations of four mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two brigades of the defense Forces and a brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. Over the past period, 15 counterattacks of units of four brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine have been reflected in the areas of the settlements of Grigorovka of the Donetsk People's Republic, Chervonaya Dibrova, Novovodyanoye and Stelmakhovka of the Luhansk People's Republic. The enemy's losses amounted to up to 2,040 military personnel, two tanks, 18 armored combat vehicles, 19 vehicles, two MLRS Grad combat vehicles, as well as 32 field artillery guns, including 14 of Western production.
During the week, the units of the "Southern" group of troops actively liberated three settlements: Belogorovka, Kleshcheyevka and Andreevka of the Donetsk People's Republic, and continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defense. They defeated the manpower and equipment of seven AFU brigades and four defense brigades. In a week, the enemy lost up to 3,285 military personnel, seven tanks, 13 armored combat vehicles, 46 vehicles, 32 field artillery guns, 27 of them Western-made. In addition, 10 AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
The units of the Center group of forces improved the position along the front edge and defeated the formations of nine formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard of Ukraine. They repelled 41 counterattacks by assault groups of eight AFU brigades in the areas of the settlements of Shumy, Netailovo, Novokalinovo, Umanskoye, Ocheretino, Arkhangelskoye and Solovyovo of the Donetsk People's Republic. During the week, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 2,770 servicemen, a tank, 26 vehicles, 35 field artillery guns and 20 armored combat vehicles, including: four Marder infantry fighting vehicles manufactured in Germany, as well as five Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and three MaxxPro armored personnel carriers manufactured in the USA.
The units of the Vostok group of forces improved the tactical situation and defeated the manpower and equipment of the motorized infantry brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the defense brigade. They repelled nine counterattacks by assault groups of the mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the defense brigade, as well as the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Vladimirovka, Staromayorskoye and Urozhodnoye of the Donetsk People's Republic. The enemy's losses amounted to 920 military personnel, 13 armored combat vehicles, 39 vehicles, as well as 18 field artillery guns, of which 10 were Western-made.
The units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of two brigades of marines, three brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two formations of the air defense, as well as the brigades of the National Guard of Ukraine. The enemy lost up to 350 soldiers, three tanks, two armored combat vehicles, 35 vehicles, two Grad MLRS combat vehicles, as well as 24 field artillery guns, including seven M777 howitzers manufactured by the United States and a towed FH-70 howitzer manufactured by the United Kingdom.
During the week, aviation and air defense equipment shot down two MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, eight French-made SCALP-EG cruise missiles, 25 ATACMS and Tochka-U tactical missiles, 18 Hammer guided aerial bombs manufactured in France, 13 HARM anti-radar missiles manufactured in the USA, the Neptune anti-ship missile, 91 HIMARS, Vampire and Alder rockets, as well as 356 unmanned aerial vehicles.
During the week, 67 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the line of contact.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 603 aircraft, 274 helicopters, 24,590 unmanned aerial vehicles, 524 anti-aircraft missile systems, 16,149 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,311 multiple rocket launchers, 9,802 field artillery and mortars, as well as 21,966 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.
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