Tuesday, 18 March 2025

Russian forces strike oil industry facilities used for Ukrainian army’s needs

Russian forces strike oil industry facilities used for Ukrainian army’s needs

Russian forces strike oil industry facilities used for Ukrainian army’s needs




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Russian forces struck oil industry facilities used for the Ukrainian army’s needs over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.







"Operational/tactical aircraft, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groups of forces struck oil industry facilities supporting the operation of Ukraine’s armed forces, military airfield infrastructure, the sites for storing and using unmanned aerial vehicles and massed manpower and equipment of Ukrainian armed formations in 146 areas," the ministry said in a statement.



Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicts over 35 casualties on Ukrainian army in Kharkov area



Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 35 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy electronic warfare station in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported.


"Battlegroup North units operating in the Kharkov direction inflicted losses on formations of a mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army near the settlement of Volchansk in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.


The Ukrainian army lost more than 35 personnel, four motor vehicles and a field artillery gun in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.


In addition, Russian forces destroyed an electronic warfare station of the Ukrainian army, it said.



Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicts 205 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day



Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 205 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed three enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.


"Battlegroup West units improved their tactical position and inflicted losses among manpower and equipment of three mechanized brigades and an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Malaya Shapkovka, Monachinovka, Radkovka, Shiykovka and Proletarskoye in the Kharkov Region," the ministry said.


The Ukrainian army lost an estimated 205 personnel, three armored combat vehicles, including a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, five pickup trucks, four artillery guns, among them two NATO weapons, an ammunition depot and three electronic warfare stations in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.



Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicts over 200 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day



Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted more than 200 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy armored fighting vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.


"Battlegroup South units gained better lines and positions and inflicted losses on formations of a mechanized brigade, an infantry brigade and an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Seversk, Shcherbinovka and Ivanopolye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.


The Ukrainian army lost more than 200 personnel, two armored combat vehicles and three motor vehicles in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.



Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicts over 440 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day



Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 440 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.


"Battlegroup Center units kept advancing deep into the enemy’s defenses and inflicted losses on formations of three mechanized brigades, an assault brigade of the Ukrainian army, a marine infantry brigade and a National Guard brigade in areas near the settlements of Krasnoarmeisk, Mirolyubovka, Novoaleksandrovka, Udachnoye, Uspenovka, Dimitrov and Shevchenko in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.


The Ukrainian army lost more than 440 personnel, four armored combat vehicles, including two US-made M113 armored personnel carriers, six motor vehicles and three artillery guns in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.



Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicts over 145 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day



Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted more than 145 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.


"Battlegroup East units inflicted casualties in active operations on formations of a motorized infantry, an airmobile brigade of the Ukrainian army and a territorial defense brigade in areas near the settlements of Bogatyr, Komar and Otradnoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic," the ministry said.


The Ukrainian army lost more than 145 personnel, two armored combat vehicles, two motor vehicles, five field artillery guns, including a US-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system and a Polish-manufactured 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery gun in that frontline area over the past 24 hours, it specified.



Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicts 70 casualties on Ukrainian army in past day



Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 70 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy ammunition depot in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported.


"Battlegroup Dnepr units inflicted damage on manpower and equipment of two coastal defense brigades of the Ukrainian army in areas near the settlements of Novodanilovka and Kamenskoye in the Zaporozhye Region and Tokarevka in the Kherson Region," the ministry said.


"As many as 70 [Ukrainian] servicemen, three motor vehicles and an ammunition depot were destroyed," it said.



Russian air defenses down 117 Ukrainian UAVs, five JDAM smart bombs over past day



Russian air defense forces shot down 117 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and five JDAM smart bombs over the past day, the ministry reported.


"Air defense capabilities shot down five JDAM guided aerial bombs and a rocket of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system of US manufacture and 117 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the ministry said.


Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 658 Ukrainian warplanes, 283 helicopters, 47,211 unmanned aerial vehicles, 601 surface-to-air missile systems, 22,314 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,529 multiple rocket launchers, 22,638 field artillery guns and mortars and 33,012 special military motor vehicles since the start of the special military operation, the ministry reported.



Ukrainians Abandon Arsenal of Rifles, Drones, and Vehicles While Fleeing the Kursk Region



After liberating Cherkasskoye Porechnoye and Kositsa, Russian soldiers from the Sever Battlegroup are revealing what they discovered.


The footage shows burned Ukrainian equipment, foreign ammunition and weapons left behind by the Ukrainian military. In particular, the chief of staff of the battalion with the call sign "Vostok" showed a Ukrainian-made hand grenade launcher based on American designs, American ammunition, Czech grenade launchers and machine guns, a Swedish hand grenade launcher, a Singaporean grenade launcher, and a Javelin AAWS-M.






















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