11 Russian Group Strikes Hit Ukraine Past Week: MoD

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The Russian military carried out 11 group strikes against targets in Ukraine over the past week, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on July 19.

“From 13 to 19 July 2024, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation delivered 11 group strikes by high-precision weaponry and attack unmanned aerial vehicles [UAV] at the enemy’s aviation bases, objects of power infrastructure ensuring operation of the Ukrainian military industrial enterprises, AFU [Armed Forces of Ukraine] air defense and electronic warfare means,” the ministry said in its weekly briefing. “Also strikes were delivered at deployment areas of the AFU units, echelons with weaponry and military hardware, ammunition depots including those supplied by Western countries and materiel.”

The goals of the group strikes have been achieved, the ministry added, noting that “all the assigned targets have been engaged.”

Also in the briefing, the ministry provided a summary of Russian military actions in different directions within the special military operation past week.

The ministry said that the Sever Group of Forces improved the situation in its direction and inflicted losses on two mechanized brigades, one assault brigade, one motorized rifle brigade, two marines brigades and four territorial defense brigades. In addition, the group repelled 23 counter-attacks.

“The AFU losses amounted to up to 1,370 Ukrainian troops, five tanks, 25 motor vehicles, 28 field artillery howitzers, including seven foreign-made 155-mm howitzers and seven electronic warfare stations,” it added.

The Zapad Group of Forces also improved the tactical situation in its direction and inflicted losses on four AFU mechanized brigades, one tank brigade, two infantry brigades and three territorial defense brigades, according to the ministry, which noted that six counter-attacks were repelled by the group.

“The AFU losses amounted to up to 3,920 Ukrainian troops, one tank, eight armored fighting vehicles, including three United States-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 46 motor vehicles, 38 field artillery howitzers, including 12 155-mm howitzers produced by the NATO countries. Moreover, 30 field ammunition depots and six electronic warfare stations were destroyed,” the ministry said.

The ministry also announced that the Yug Group of Forces took more advantageous lines and inflicted losses on three AFU mechanized brigades, one motorized infantry brigade, two airmobile brigades and two air assault formations. In addition, the group repelled ten counter-attacks.

“The AFU losses amounted to up to 3,930 Ukrainian troops, one tank, 14 armored fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armored personnel carriers and three U.S.-made Humvee armored fighting vehicles, 48 motor vehicles, 71 field artillery guns, including 28 howitzers produced in Western countries,” the ministry said, adding that “ten electronic warfare stations and 24 field ammunition depots were destroyed.”

In addition, the ministry confirmed that the Tsentr Group of Forces had liberated Yuriyevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic.

The group inflicted losses on three AFU mechanized brigades, two motorized infantry brigades, one infantry brigade, one air assault formation and two territorial defense brigades, according to the ministry, which said that the group also repelled 38 counter-attacks.

“The AFU losses amounted to up to 2,215 Ukrainian troops, 11 armored fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, two U.S.-made M113 armored personnel carriers and one MaxxPro armored fighting vehicle, 26 motor vehicles and 27 field artillery howitzers,” the ministry added.

Also during the past week, the Vostok Group of Forces managed to liberate Urozhaynoye in Donetsk, according to the ministry.

The group repelled five counter-attacks and inflicted losses on five AFU formations, three territorial defense brigades and one national guard brigade.

“The AFU losses amounted to up to 925 Ukrainian troops, one tank, three armored fighting vehicles, including two U.S.-made M113 armored personnel carriers, 35 motor vehicles, 26 field artillery guns, including 19 howitzers and self-propelled artillery systems [155 mm caliber] produced by the NATO countries,” the ministry said.

The ministry also said that the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on two AFU mechanized brigades, one mountain assault brigade, one marine brigade and three territorial defense brigades over the past week.

“The AFU losses amounted to up to 715 Ukrainian troops, two tanks, 37 motor vehicles, and 21 field artillery howitzers. Nine electronic warfare stations and 11 field ammunition depots were destroyed,” it added.

Also over the past week, Russian air defenses shot down three MiG-29 fighter jets of the Ukrainian Air Force, eight U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, ten French-made Hammer guided aerial bombs, one S-200 surface-to-air guided missile converted to hit ground targets, 44 HIMARS MLRS [Multiple Launch Rocket System] projectiles, 305 UAVs, including 94 in airspace of the western regions of the Russian Federation, according to the ministry.

It also noted that the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet wiped out 10 uncrewed surface vessels in the Black Sea waters during the same period.

In addition, the ministry said that 19 Ukrainian troops surrendered to the Russian military in different directions over the past week.

“In total, 630 airplanes and 277 helicopters, 27,841 UAVs, 552 air defense missile systems, 16,611 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 1,379 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 12,059 field artillery howitzers and mortars as well as 23,829 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation,” the ministry concluded.

All in all, the Russian military dealt heavy blows to Ukraine while maintaining dominance in all directions over the past week. Kiev’s attempts to change the situation in several directions all failed and resulted in heavy material and human losses.

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