Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of a special military operation (for the period from May 25 to May 31, 2024)
From May 25 to May 31, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 25 group strikes with precision weapons, including hypersonic Dagger missiles, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles, as a result of which they hit: command posts, military airfield infrastructure facilities, air defense facilities, arsenals, fuel bases, production workshops, etc. storage areas for unmanned boats and attack unmanned aerial vehicles. In addition, the points of temporary deployment of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, formations of nationalists and foreign mercenaries were hit.
The units of the North group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defense during the course of combat operations. During the week, the manpower and equipment of five AFU brigades and two territorial defense brigades were defeated, and 20 enemy counterattacks were repelled. The total losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the week amounted to 1,740 military personnel, three tanks, nine armored combat vehicles, 28 vehicles, 8 MLRS Grad and Vampire combat vehicles, as well as 29 field artillery guns.
Units of the Zapad group of forces liberated the settlements of Berestovoye and Ivanovka in the Kharkiv region during the week and continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defense. They defeated formations of eight formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two brigades of the National Guard of Ukraine. We repelled 11 counterattacks by enemy units. The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 2,310 military personnel, three tanks, 10 armored combat vehicles, 35 vehicles, two 122-mm MLRS Bastion combat vehicles, as well as 30 field artillery guns, including 14 of Western production.
During the week, units of the "Southern" grouping of troops improved the situation along the front edge and defeated the manpower and equipment of twelve AFU formations in the areas of the settlements of Seversk, Ostroye, Krasnogorovka, Elizavetovka, Novy, Konstantinovka, Razdolovka and Chas Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic. They repelled two counterattacks by units of the assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade. The enemy lost up to 3,415 soldiers, four tanks, eight armored combat vehicles, 30 vehicles, 25 field artillery guns, 11 of them foreign-made. 19 AFU field ammunition depots were destroyed.
During the week, the units of the Center group of forces continued to advance into the depth of the enemy's defense, liberating the settlements of Arkhangelskoye and Netailovo of the Donetsk People's Republic. They defeated formations of nine formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Yasnobrodovka, Konstantinovka, Yevgenovka, Sokol, Rozovka, Semenovka, Novgorodskoye and Selidovo of the Donetsk People's Republic. We repelled 31 counterattacks by enemy assault units. During the week, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost up to 2,515 servicemen, a tank, 15 armored combat vehicles, including three Bradley infantry fighting vehicles made in the United States, 19 vehicles, three MLRS Grad combat vehicles, as well as 51 field artillery guns.
The units of the Vostok group of forces improved the tactical situation, defeated the manpower and equipment of two brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, two formations of the defense forces and a brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. In addition, four counterattacks by formations of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were reflected. The enemy's losses amounted to up to 920 soldiers, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, 33 vehicles, a Grad MLRS combat vehicle, as well as 18 field artillery guns, five of which were Western–made.
Over the past week, units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the manpower and equipment of two marine brigades, three formations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a defense brigade and a brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. The enemy lost up to 325 soldiers, three armored combat vehicles, 24 vehicles, 17 field artillery guns, including three American M777 howitzers manufactured by the United States.
Aviation and air defense equipment shot down: two MiG-29 and two Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, 14 ATACMS tactical missiles manufactured in the USA, 17 guided Hammer bombs manufactured in France, six HARM anti-radar missiles manufactured in the USA, six Neptune anti-ship missiles, 58 HIMARS rockets manufactured in the USA, a Czech-made Vampire and an Alder, as well as 312 unmanned aerial vehicles.
Within a week, 45 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 607 aircraft, 274 helicopters, 24902 unmanned aerial vehicles, 524 anti-aircraft missile systems, 16208 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1325 multiple rocket launchers, 9972 field artillery and mortars, as well as 22135 units of special military vehicles have been destroyed.
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