Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (28 May 2024)

MOSCOW: Units of the North group of troops continue to advance into the depths of the enemy’s defense.

The manpower and equipment of the 42nd Mechanized, 57th Motorized Infantry, 3rd Tank Brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 125th Terrestrial Defense Brigade were defeated in the areas of the settlements of Petropavlovka and Liptsy in the Kharkov region. In addition, five counterattacks of enemy assault groups were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Volchansk and Staritsa, Kharkov region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses amounted to up to 285 military personnel, three armored combat vehicles and six vehicles.

Also hit during the counter-battery fight were: two 155-mm Bogdan self-propelled artillery mounts, a 155-mm M777 howitzer made in the USA, a 155-mm howitzer "Caesar" made in France, a 122-mm howitzer D-30, four 122-mm combat vehicles MLRS BM-21 "Grad" and RM-70 "Vampire" of Czech production.

Units of the “West” group of troops occupied more advantageous positions and defeated the formations of the 57th mechanized, 95th air assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Kupyansk, Kharkov region and Krasny Liman, Donetsk People’s Republic.

Three counterattacks by assault groups of the 115th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the 31st brigade of the National Guard were repelled in the areas of the settlements of Belogorovka and Chervonaya Dibrova, Lugansk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 160 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, seven cars, a 155-mm Bogdan self-propelled artillery mount, a 155-mm M777 howitzer made in the USA, a 155-mm Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery mount, as well as two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of the “Southern” group of forces improved the situation along the front line, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 54th mechanized, 46th airmobile brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Ivano-Daryevka, Krasnogorovka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic.

The enemy lost more than 700 troops, three armored combat vehicles, six automobiles, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, a 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and a 105-mm US-made M119 gun.

Units of the "Center" group of troops through active actions improved the tactical situation and defeated the formations of the 47th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 109th terrestrial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Evgenovka, Sokol and Karlovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

They repelled six counterattacks by assault groups of the 23rd, 24th, 47th mechanized, 144th infantry, 25th airborne brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the areas of the settlements of Shumy, Ocheretino, Novoaleksandrovka, Novopokrovskoye, Solovyevo and Umanskoye of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Enemy losses per day amounted to 405 military personnel, two infantry fighting vehicles, including a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, and six vehicles.

In addition, during the counter-battery battle, the following were hit: two 155-mm M777 howitzers made in the USA, two 152-mm Msta-B howitzers, a 152-mm D-20 howitzer, a 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount, a 122-mm howitzer D-30.

Units of the Vostok group of forces occupied more advantageous positions, and also defeated the manpower and equipment of the 58th motorized infantry brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 128th terrestrial defense brigade in the areas of the settlements of Urozhainoye and Makarovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 165 military personnel, four vehicles, two 155-mm M777 howitzers made in the USA, two 155-mm Krab self-propelled artillery mounts made in Poland, as well as a 155-mm towed howitzer FH-70 made in the UK.

Units of the Dnepr group of troops defeated the personnel and equipment of the 35th Marine Brigade in the area of ​​the village of Tyaginka, Kherson region.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces' losses amounted to up to 45 military personnel, four vehicles, and a 122-mm D-30 howitzer.

Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile forces and artillery from groupings of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation defeated concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 118 regions.

Air defense systems shot down a MiG-29 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, and also destroyed: 39 unmanned aerial vehicles, an ATACMS operational-tactical missile made in the USA, seven Hammer guided bombs made in France and a HIMARS missile made in the USA.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed: 604 aircraft, 274 helicopters, 24,739 unmanned aerial vehicles, 524 anti-aircraft missile systems, 16,182 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 1,322 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 9,914 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 22,060 units of special military vehicles.

Russian Defence Ministry.