⚡️ 🇷🇺Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the course of the special military operation (from December 28, 2024). until January 3, 2025 )
Happy 28th of December, 2024 until January 3, 2025 Massed and 12 group strikes with high-precision weapons and impact unmanned aircraft were carried out by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as a result, the power facilities that provided the operation of the enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, a powder-charging plant, infrastructure of military airports, ammunition warehouses, combustion bases, a collection workshop. ki, storage for impact drones and uncrewed boats, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.
▫️ During a week, the units of the "North" troops continued to destroy Ukrainian Armed Forces formations on the territory of the Kursk region. Aviation strikes, unmanned aircraft and artillery fire have affected the live force and equipment of seven mechanized, three airborne assault brigades territorial defense forces the marine brigades and four Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades. In the Kharkiv direction, units of the mechanized, infantry brigade territorial defense forces and two brigades Ukrainian Armed Forces were defeated.
Over a week in the area of responsibility of the "North" troops, over 3,130 soldiers, four tanks, five infantry fighting vehicles, seven armored vehicles and 51 armored vehicles. 121 cars, 28 field artillery tools and six radio-electronic combat stations were destroyed.
▫️ Units of the "West" Troops grouping improved their position on the front, defeated live force and tank technology, four mechanized, two assault brigades Ukrainian Armed Forces five brigades, territorial defense forces and two national guard brigades. 35 counterattacks of assault groups Ukrainian Armed Forces
The enemy lost more than 3175 troops, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, nine armored vehicles, including seven US-made M113s and four other armored vehicles. 36 cars, 26 field artillery tools were destroyed, 13 of them produced by NATO countries, eight radio-electronic combat stations and 11 ammunition warehouses.
▫️ The units of the "South" grouping troops took the more advantageous frontiers, defeating the formations of five mechanized, two motorized, infantry, two airmobile brigades Ukrainian Armed Forces and two territorial defense forces brigades. Defended eight counterattacks of the opponent.
In a week in this direction Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 1,745 troops, two tanks, four infantry fighting vehicles, including a US-made Bradley, three armored vehicles including a British-made Saxon and two US-made M113s, four other armored vehicles, seven vehicles and nine field artillery tools. Five radio-electronic combat stations and three ammunition warehouses have been destroyed.
▫️ As a result of decisive actions by units of the "Center" troops grouping, the settlements of Novotroitskoye and Novolenovka of the Donetsk People's Republic have been liberated. Tank units, six mechanized, two motorized, Yegerian, mountain-assault brigades territorial defense forces two marine brigades, two Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades, three national guard brigades and the assault brigade of the national police of Ukraine were defeated. 85 counterattacks of the opponent have been displayed.
The losses of Ukrainian armed formations amounted to more than 2,750 soldiers, seven tanks, three of which are German-made Leopards, 10 infantry fighting vehicles, including the US-made Bradley, 13 armored vehicles, including four American-made M113 and 16 other armored combat vehicles. 26 cars and 28 field artillery weapons were destroyed.
▫️ Units of the "Vostok" troops continued to advance deep into the enemy's defense, defeating the formations of tanks, three mechanized, infantry brigades territorial defense forces and two brigades .. 14 counterattacks of assault groups were repelled.
The enemy lost up to 1,155 troops, two tanks, three armored vehicles, 26 vehicles and 23 field artillery, including five 155 mm Paladin self-propelled artillery installations.
▫️ Units of the "Dnipro" troops group defeated the live force and technique of the mechanized, infantry brigade territorial defense forces , the marine brigade and three Ukrainian Armed Forces brigades.
Ukrainian Armed Forces lost more than 500 soldiers, 30 vehicles, six field artillery tools, five radio-electronic combat stations and five ammunition warehouses.
▫️During a week, 46 Ukrainian soldiers have been taken captive on the line of combat.
▫️ Air Force Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force were shot down by anti-air defense means, three French-made Hammer controlled aerial bombs, 33 jet shells of US-made HIMARS and Hurricane systems, as well as 559 unmanned aircraft type.
▫️ 11 unmanned boats were destroyed by the Black Sea Navy.
▫️ In total, since the beginning of the special military operation have been destroyed: 651 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 39207 unmanned aircraft, 590 anti-aircraft missile complexes, 20208 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1505 anti-fire fighting vehicles, 20163 field artillery and mortars, 29832 units of special military vehicles.
🔹 Ministry of Defense of Russia
