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The Russian military has repelled another wave of Ukrainian attacks across the frontline, according to the September 20 briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
In the Donetsk direction, the Russian Yug Group of Forces repelled five attacks by the 3rd Assault Brigade, the 53rd and 110th mechanized brigades of Kiev forces close to Kleshcheyevka, Veseloye and Khimik.
The ministry said that up to 175 Ukrainian troops, one tank, one armored fighting vehicle and three pickup trucks were neutralized. One American-made M777 towed howitzer, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled howitzer and one D-30 towed howitzer were also destroyed by counter-battery fire.
And in the Zaporozhye direction, three attacks by Ukraine’s 71st Jaeger Brigade were repelled by Russian forces close to Verbovoye. A gathering of manpower and equipment of the 116th Mechanised Brigade was also targeted near Charivnoye.
Up to 35 Ukrainian troops, two armored fighting vehicles and two motor vehicles were eliminated, according to the ministry. One U.S.-made M109 self-propelled howitzer, one Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer, two D-30 and one D-20 towed howitzers were also destroyed.
In the Krasny Liman direction, the Russian Tsentr Group of Forces repelled two attacks by the 63rd and 67th mechanized brigades near Chervonaya Dibrova.
The group also targeted several gatherings of the 63rd Mechanised Brigade, the 12th Special Forces Brigade and the 5th Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard close to Torskoye and in the Serebryansky forestry.
Around 70 Ukrainian troops were killed or wounded during the fighting in this direction, the ministry said, adding that two armored fighting vehicles, two pickup trucks and one D-30 towed howitzers were neutralized.
In the South Donetsk direction, the Russian Vostok Group of Forces repelled an attack by Ukraine’s 110th Territorial Defence Brigade close to Priyutnoye.
The group’s aviation and artillery also targeted gatherings of the 79th Air Assault and 72nd Mechanised Brigades near Novomikhailovka and Vladimirovka. Moreover, a sabotage and reconnaissance group from the 38th Marines Brigade was targeted near Novodonetskoye.
Up to 135 Ukrainian troops were killed or wounded, according to the ministry. Two pickup trucks and one Msta-B towed howitzer were also destroyed.
In the Kupyansk direction, the aviation and artillery of the Zapad Group of Forces targeted gatherings of the 14th, 32nd mechanized and 25th airborne brigades close to Zagoruikovka, Ivanovka, Rozovka and Berestovoye.
More than 65 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles and one American-made M1097 Avenger air defense system were neutralized in the strikes, the ministry said. One American-made M109 self-propelled howitzer, two American-made M777 towed howitzer and one D-20 towed howitzer were also destroyed by counter-battery fire.
In addition, an ammunition depot of Ukraine’s 120th Territorial Defence Brigade was targeted and destroyed close to Gatishche.
Meanwhile in the Kherson direction, four sabotage and reconnaissance groups of the Ukrianian special operations forces were neutralized close to Kazatskoye as well as near the islands of Alyoshkinsky and Pereyaslavskyi.
Over 60 Ukrainian troops, one armored fighting vehicle and four motor vehicles were neutralized during the fighting in this direction. Two American-made M777 towed howitzers and one D-30 towed howitzer were also hit.
The Russian MoD also provided the following details during its briefing:
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 126 areas during the day.
In addition, the command and observation post of a battalion of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade (AFU) near Ugledar (Donetsk People’s Republic) and the temporary deployment area of the 35th Marines Brigade (AFU) near Petropavlovka (Donetsk People’s Republic) were hit.
Fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces intercepted one Su-24m bomber of the Ukrainian Air Force close to Novovladimirovka (Nikolayev region).
A Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet has been hit by a drone strike at the Dolgintsevo airfield (Dnepropetrovsk region).
Air defense and electronic warfare systems and small arms fire intercepted four Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles and five HIMARS and Smerch MLRS projectiles.
Moreover, 42 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were downed close to Nagornoye, Gorlovka, Mikhailovka (Donetsk People’s Republic), Belogorovka, Karamzinovka, Volcheyarovka (Lugansk People’s Republic), Novogorovka, Novoye and Mirnoye (Zaporozhye region), Podstepnoye and Kozachyi Lageru (Kherson region).
In total, 475 airplanes and 249 helicopters, 6,945 unmanned aerial vehicles, 438 air defense missile systems, 12,009 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, 1,152 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,462 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 13,262 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
In addition, Russian news sources released videos showing recent strikes with Lancet loitering munitions and FPV suicide drones which destroyed or damaged two Turkish-made Kirpi mine-resistance ambush-protected vehicles, a speedboat and what appears to be a D-30 towed howitzer of Kiev forces.
With a few weeks left before weather conditions begin to deteriorate, Ukraine’s counteroffensive appears to be approaching complete failure. Kiev forces have been attempting to break through Russian defenses for more than three months with nearly no success.
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the rusians are almost are out ammo. they now borbarde the ukras with candy and make them stop.
oh they begged north korea for some expired 40 yo ammo but good luck hitting anything with accuracy or blowing up their own artillery.
the russians are completely out of ammo now, make your move nato… all clear, go for it… jump right in, they have no ammo, what are you waiting for, jens holmly said so. go, do your nato duty. the russians will surrender to you..
im just has fun.
dead russians dont come here – i hope
london. washington, tel aviv, silicone valley, all gone on a push of a button,
only a total braindead moron like you may belive that, while russian own ammo production hits 2,5 million artillery shells per year now and russian allies like iran, north korea and china has also large production capacities and all together a few dozent millions artillery shells ready on stock 4 sure. same with the tanks, so russia will never run out of shells or tanks, thats only a laughable anti russian propaganda.
why dont they upgrade their cannons?
since ussr collapsed we had used money for welfare. thats the difference – for now.
soon we can sell grenades to russia too♿♿♿.
america’s fabricated war against russia will not restore their empire but is a tragic example of their degenerate leadership the true cause of their decline.
what war with russia? millions of nato troops are comfortable sleeping in their barracks. go ahead and try taking on just poland and see what happens.
nothing , after the initial nuclear strike
we are the rest of the world in that. its erased.
ussr collapsed theire own empire all the to west of ddr and much more then that.
eu help many and with good resulst. russia has no methods to the do that.
it goes for the ukraine too. they still has too many of the ussr bad habes. no wonder they has the right for looks for anything else they.
they has disliked communisme from 1917. tzars were even better. they the bought the grew and exported it.
and they are very loyal to russia with of infantery and the coccucs were exlcent thy their many horses and mobilie artillery too.
141 countries in un suppert russia should retreat. indai and china are neutral votes in that too.
eu are 450 mio and as big in gdp in the word you know nothing about. at we doing very well to fx russia.
ukraine has to have their chances to improve. i are inhuman. thats harnimy. putin has erades human right in russia, you have less rights then sheep.
yes but what does biggest mean jens homo? you have the biggest ass hole on earth but what you achieve? you brag about taking the biggest load from your father but what did you gain?
russia has not run out of ammo, is like when you open a busines,u use quarter of your saving n borrow other quarter at the bank n you still have half quarter of your saving at the bank. if u think russia has run out of ammo, u lie to yourself