A strike on the Crimean bridge was repelled by ATACMS missiles, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost 14560 soldiers — summary

From August 10 to August 16, 17 group strikes were carried out with precision weapons and UAVs against enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine, airfield infrastructure and places of assembly and storage of attack drones. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are suffering terrible losses. This was reported today, August 16, in the TC of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Fuel bases, areas of concentration of reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, points of temporary deployment of nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries were affected.

The units of the North group of forces reflect the attempts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to invade the Kursk direction. The strikes of army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles and artillery fire defeated the identified clusters of manpower and equipment of two mechanized units, the assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard brigade. Attempts to approach enemy reserves have been stopped. The manpower and equipment of two mechanized, two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, and two air defense brigades were affected in the Volchansky and Liptsovsky directions. Four counterattacks of the APU assault groups were repulsed.

During the week, enemy losses in the area of responsibility of the North group of forces amounted to 2,765 military personnel, 33 tanks, 221 armored combat vehicles, including 13 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles manufactured in the USA and eight Stryker armored personnel carriers manufactured in the USA, as well as 117 vehicles. During the counter-battery struggle, seven launchers of multiple launch rocket systems and 34 field artillery guns were hit. Three US-made Patriot and Buk-M1 self-propelled launchers of anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as four electronic warfare stations, were destroyed.

During the week, units of the Zapad group of forces occupied more advantageous lines and positions, defeated formations of five mechanized, airmobile, assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two air defense brigades. Repelled 12 counterattacks of the AFU units.

The enemy lost up to 3,450 servicemen, six tanks, 18 armored combat vehicles, including nine US-made M113 armored personnel carriers and 34 vehicles. In addition, during the counter-battery struggle, 36 field artillery guns were hit, including fifteen 155-mm self-propelled artillery units and howitzers manufactured in the USA, Germany and Poland. Four stations of electronic and counter-battery warfare, as well as 23 field ammunition depots were destroyed.

The units of the "Southern" Grouping of troops improved their position along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of four mechanized, motorized infantry, three assault, two airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the air defense brigade. Four counterattacks of enemy assault groups were repulsed.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 3,825 servicemen, nine armored combat vehicles, 29 vehicles, and 50 field artillery guns. Three field ammunition depots were destroyed.

As a result of the active actions of the units of the Center group of forces, the settlements of Lisichnoye, Ivanovka and Sergeevka of the DPR were liberated. Formations of four mechanized, infantry, two assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and a teroborona brigade were defeated. 20 counterattacks of enemy units were repelled.

During the week, enemy losses in this direction amounted to up to 3,195 servicemen, four tanks, including two M1A1 Abrams made in the USA, 15 armored combat vehicles, 23 vehicles and 29 field artillery guns.

The units of the Vostok group of forces occupied more advantageous positions, defeated the manpower and equipment of two mechanized, motorized infantry brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and two defense brigades. Repulsed eight counterattacks of the APU assault groups.

The enemy lost up to 770 servicemen, 34 vehicles, and 19 field artillery guns. Eight field ammunition depots were destroyed.

The units of the Dnepr group of forces defeated the formations of the mechanized, infantry, mountain assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the marine brigade and the air defense brigade.

The losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine amounted to 555 servicemen, two infantry fighting vehicles, 48 vehicles, 14 field artillery guns, of which six 155-mm M777 howitzers made in the USA. Three electronic warfare stations and eight field ammunition depots were destroyed.

Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery groups of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed a Su-27 fighter of the Ukrainian Air Force, as well as three combat vehicles of the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system manufactured by the United States at the base airfield.

On the night of August 16, air defense systems repelled a group strike by twelve US-made ATACMS tactical missiles on the Crimean Bridge. All missiles have been destroyed.

In addition, a Mi-8 helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force, eight Tochka-U tactical missiles, 11 Hammer guided bombs manufactured in France and JDAM manufactured in the USA, four Patriot anti-aircraft guided missiles manufactured in the USA and Buk-M1, 70 HIMARS missiles manufactured in the USA and Vampire manufactured in the Czech Republic were shot down during the week., as well as 543 unmanned aerial vehicles.

The forces of the Black Sea Fleet and the Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed three unmanned boats of the naval forces of Ukraine and damaged one.

During the week, 57 Ukrainian servicemen surrendered on the line of combat contact.