Russian forces struck Ukrainian army units near Avdeyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), killing and wounding roughly 425 enemy personnel over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Saturday.
Avdeyevka direction
"In the Avdeyevka direction, units of the Battlegroup Center continued taking more advantageous sites and positions and inflicted damage on amassed manpower and equipment of the Ukrainian army’s 24th and 53rd mechanized brigades. The enemy lost as many as 425 personnel killed and wounded, three tanks, 10 armored combat vehicles and 24 motor vehicles," the ministry said in a statement.
Russian forces also repelled two counterattacks by assault groups of the Ukrainian army’s 59th mechanized brigade and 3rd assault brigade near the settlements of Pervomaiskoye and Lastochkino in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the ministry specified.
Kupyansk area
Russian forces repelled three Ukrainian army counterattacks in the Kupyansk direction and destroyed roughly 55 enemy troops and three pieces of equipment over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Kupyansk direction, units of the Western Battlegroup conducted active operations, inflicted damage by firepower on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 30th and 32nd mechanized brigades and repelled three enemy counterattacks near the settlement of Sinkovka in the Kharkov Region. The Ukrainian army’s losses amounted to 55 personnel, two pickup trucks and a Gvozdika motorized artillery system," the ministry said.
Donetsk Area
Russian forces repulsed a Ukrainian army counterattack in the Donetsk area, eliminating more than 395 enemy troops and 16 pieces of equipment over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Donetsk direction, units of the Southern Battlegroup improved their forward edge positions and inflicted damage by firepower on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 28th mechanized brigade and 241st territorial defense brigade near the settlements of Krasnoye and Kurdyumovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic. In addition, they repulsed a counterattack by an assault group of the Ukrainian army’s 42nd mechanized brigade near the settlement of Bogdanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours amounted to more than 395 personnel, two tanks, four armored combat vehicles, nine motor vehicles, a Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a D-30 howitzer, it specified.
"In the south Donetsk direction, units of the Battlegroup East inflicted damage by firepower on formations of the 108th territorial defense brigade near the settlement of Lugovskoye in the Zaporozhye Region. In addition, they repelled a counterattack by an assault group of the Ukrainian army’s 58th mechanized brigade near the settlement of Shevchenko in the Zaporozhye Region," the ministry said.
The enemy’s losses in the south Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 125 Ukrainian personnel, six motor vehicles and a US-made M777 artillery system, the ministry specified.
Kherson area
Russian forces delivered combined strikes on Ukrainian army units in the Kherson direction, destroying roughly 35 enemy troops over the past day, the ministry reported.
"In the Kherson direction, units of the Dnepr Battlegroup operating jointly with artillery inflicted damage by combined firepower on formations of the Ukrainian army’s 65th and 118th mechanized brigades near the settlements of Rabotino and Verbovoye in the Zaporozhye Region as a result of their well-coordinated operations," the ministry said.
The Ukrainian army’s losses in the Kherson direction over the past 24 hours amounted to 35 personnel, eight motor vehicles, a US-made M777 artillery system, a Gvozdika motorized artillery system and a D-30 howitzer. In addition, they wiped out the Ukrainian army’s field ammunition depot, it specified.
Air Force and air defenses
"Air defense capabilities shot down two Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 planes near the settlements of Yasenovoye and Selidovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.
"During the last 24-hour period, air defense capabilities intercepted a JDAM guided air bomb and two rockets of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system of US manufacture. In addition, they destroyed 92 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles, in particular, near the settlements of Volnovakha in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Chubarevka in the Zaporozhye Region, Novaya Zburyevka and Novaya Mayachka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.
Destroyed equipment tally
"Operational-tactical aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groupings of forces struck Ukrainian manpower and military equipment in 117 areas," the ministry said.
In all, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 574 Ukrainian warplanes, 267 helicopters, 13,315 unmanned aerial vehicles, 473 surface-to-air missile systems, 15,207 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,223 multiple rocket launchers, 8,152 field artillery guns and mortars and 19,030 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.
See Inside NATO-Supplied, Starlink-Equipped Ukrainian Command Post in Avdeyevka Coke Plant's Ruins
Russian forces fully freed the Donetsk suburb of Avdeyevka on February 17, capturing the city’s coke and chemical plant two days later and driving Ukrainian forces back over 10 km. Avdeyevka is the latest heavily fortified Donetsk-adjacent settlement to be liberated, with Russian troops also advancing into Maryinka and Veseloye in recent weeks.
Russia’s Defense Ministry has published exclusive footage of 1st Army Corps assault units exploring a fortified former Ukrainian command post in the ruins of the Avdeyevka’s Coke Plant.
Troops found a virtual cornucopia of NATO equipment and weaponry, from a Starlink global satellite terminal used to operate drones, to RPG grenades, an anti-tank launcher, automatic weapons, 12.7 mm ammunition, PMC cartridges, frag grenades, and dry rations.
The footage brings to mind the hundreds of tons of NATO-standard munitions and equipment left behind by terrorists in the West’s dirty war in Syria, and is another reminder of where tens of billions of American and European taxpayers’ dollars and euros have gone in waging a proxy conflict against Russia in Ukraine.
The pristine state of the equipment, much of it apparently new in its original packaging or containers, appears to confirm the speed with which Ukrainian forces were forced to evacuate Avdeyevka and its environs after Russia’s breakthrough last week, with the evacuation happening so swiftly that enemy forces weren’t able to take the equipment with them.
Russian troops took full control of Avdeyevka’s Soviet-era Coke and Chemical Plant last Monday, two days after taking the city proper.
Situated just 5 km north of the city of Donetsk, Avdeyevka became a frontline town in Ukraine’s war against the Donbass in 2014. For nine years, the settlement was fortified by Ukrainian forces with NATO help in preparation for the conflict with Russia, and was used continuously to shell Donetsk, terrorizing its 600,000+ residents. Avdeyevka is the latest Donetsk-adjacent fortification-filled settlement to be freed, with Russian forces previously advancing into Maryinka to the west, and through Veseloye to the north, thus taking some of the pressure off Donetsk and reducing the Ukrainian military’s ability to target the city from these areas using artillery and drones.
Ukrainian Troops Driven Over 10 km Back After Liberation of Avdeyevka
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has inspected the Center group of troops in Russia's special military operation area, the ministry said in a statement. It said Shoigu listened to the reports by the commander of the group and staff officers.
The minister also handed award weapons to commanders who distinguished themselves during combat operations.
📹 Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has inspected the Battlegroup Tsentr in the special military operation zone, the Defence Ministry said pic.twitter.com/qtOy7jzbNq
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Report on Liberation of Avdeyevka
During Russia's operation to liberate Avdeyevka, Ukrainian troops were driven back from their positions by more than 10 kilometers (6 miles), the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
“The commander of the group, Col. Gen. Andrey Mordvichev, reported to the minister of defense of the Russian Federation that during the operation to liberate Avdeyevka, the enemy was driven back from its positions by more than 10 kilometers. Russian troops continue the offensive in their directions,” the ministry said.
It said Ukrainian soldiers who remained in Avdeyevka are surrendering in large numbers, with about 200 servicemen having been captured.
Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu was presented with samples of foreign military hardware captured by our troops during the special military operation.
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) February 24, 2024
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The ministry said Shoigu noted the need for a humane attitude toward captured Ukrainian military personnel.
Intensity of Ukrainian Artillery Fire Persists
Despite Kiev’s complaints about shell shortage, the intensity of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ artillery fire has not decreased, the commander of Russia's Center group of troops, Col. Gen. Andrey Mordvichev, told Shoigu.
“Group commander Andrey Mordvichev reported to General of the Army Sergei Shoigu that despite the Kiev regime’s whining about an acute shortage of artillery ammunition, the intensity of enemy artillery fire has not decreased,” the ministry said in a statement. It said the Russian servicemen in the special military operation area face nearly the entire NATO military-industrial potential.
Regular Units for the Use of UAVs Created
Regular units for the use of unmmanned aerial vehicles have been created in the Russian Armed Forces, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
“The commander of the group, Andrey Mordvichev, reported that in accordance with the instructions of the minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, regular units for the use of unmanned aerial vehicles have been created in formations and units. They are armed with both reconnaissance and attack drones,” the ministry said.
Shoigu announced that the Russian Armed Forces would receive drones controlled using artificial intelligence technologies.
The ministry said the effectiveness of the use of reconnaissance-strike and reconnaissance-fire systems by Russian units has increased significantly.
According to the statement, over the last two weeks of February, Russian attack drones in the Avdiivka direction destroyed over 700 Ukrainian targets.
“In the last two weeks of February alone, attack drones in the Avdeyevka area destroyed more than 700 different enemy targets, including armored vehicles, artillery systems, radar equipment, as well as enemy manpower,” the ministry said.
It said Orlan-30 reconnaissance drones performed well during the liberation of Avdeyevka The ministry said Shoigu set the task to further strengthen the Center group with electronic warfare equipment.
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