Summary of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the progress of the special military operation (for the period from January 20 to January 26, 2024)
In the period from January 20th to 26th of this year. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out 13 group strikes with long-range precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles on facilities of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine that produced unmanned boats, ammunition, missiles and components for them. In addition, arsenals, military airfield infrastructure, fuel depots and temporary deployment points for foreign mercenaries were hit.
The target of the strikes has been achieved. All designated targets were hit.
During the week, in the Kupyansk direction, units of the Western Group of Forces liberated the village of Krakhmalnoye, Kharkov Region, and improved the situation along the front line in certain areas.
In cooperation with aviation and artillery, 43 enemy attacks were repelled. Concentrations of manpower and equipment of the 68th Jaeger, 25th, 30th, 32nd, 43rd, 57th, 60th, 66th mechanized, as well as the 25th Airborne were hit by fire. brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 1st brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of the settlements of Makeyevka in the Lugansk People's Republic, Berestovoe, Sinkovka in the Kharkov region and Terny in the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost over 740 troops, seven tanks, seven armored fighting vehicles, 18 vehicles and 14 field artillery pieces
In the Krasnolimansk direction, as a result of the active actions of units of the Center group of troops, more advantageous lines and positions were occupied. 17 enemy attacks repelled.
Air strikes, artillery fire and heavy flamethrower systems defeated formations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the National Guard of Ukraine in the areas of populated areas, as well as Serebryansky forestry.
Enemy losses amounted to over 1,570 military personnel killed and wounded, seven tanks, 25 armored combat vehicles, 52 vehicles and nine field artillery pieces.
In the Donetsk direction, the skillful actions of units of the “Southern” group of troops improved the situation along the front line and repelled 12 enemy attacks.
The manpower and equipment of the 22nd, 24th, 28th, 42nd, 58th, 92nd, 93rd mechanized, 81st airmobile, as well as the 5th assault brigade in populated areas were defeated points Andreevka, Belogorovka, Grigorovka, Kleshcheevka, Kurdyumovka, Mayorsk and Chasov Yar of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The enemy lost more than 1,960 military personnel killed and wounded, 19 tanks, of which one was a Leopard, 22 armored combat vehicles, 56 cars, four combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, including: MLRS, HIMARS and two Grad, as well as 27 field artillery pieces.
In the South Donetsk direction, the coordinated actions of units of the Vostok group of troops defeated units of the 31st, 72nd mechanized, 79th air assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as the 105th and 127th territorial defense brigades in the areas of Rovnopol settlements , Paraskovievka, Novomikhailovka, Staromayorskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic and Priyutnoye of the Zaporozhye region.
The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 745 military personnel, a tank, two armored combat vehicles, 23 vehicles and 14 field artillery guns.
In the Zaporizhzhya direction, the active defense of units of the Russian troops and systematic firepower defeated the formations of the 33rd, 65th, 117th, 118th mechanized and 128th mountain assault brigades, as well as the 112th military defense brigade in populated areas Rabotino, Verbovoye, Nesteryanka and Pyatikhatki settlements in the Zaporozhye region.
The enemy lost more than 450 troops, three tanks, four armored fighting vehicles, 17 vehicles and 11 field artillery pieces.
In the Kherson direction, preemptive actions of Russian troops in cooperation with aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on units of the 35th, 36th, 38th Marine Brigades, as well as the 121st, 123rd, 126th Terrestrial Defense Brigades in populated areas points Zolotaya Balka, Mikhailovka, Tyaginka, Zmievka and Stanislav, Kherson region.
Enemy losses amounted to over 335 military personnel, 23 vehicles, two Grad MLRS combat vehicles and eight field artillery guns.
Within a week, 35 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered, of which 16 were in the Krasnolimansk direction.
Over the past week, operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery of military groups hit four launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems, including two "Patriot" made in the USA, "SAMP-T" made in France, "IRIS-T" made in Germany and three radar stations for them, as well as a radar for the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system and six field ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Aviation and air defense systems shot down a Su-25 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force in a week, destroyed six Storm Shadow cruise missiles, four Tochka-U tactical missiles, 28 missiles from the HIMARS and Vampire multiple launch rocket systems, as well as 361 unmanned aerial vehicles. aircraft.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 568 aircraft, 265 helicopters, 11,255 unmanned aerial vehicles, 455 anti-aircraft missile systems, 14,800 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,210 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 7,871 field artillery and mortar guns, as well as 17891 units of special military vehicles.
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