Counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast: Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed Russian equipment worth $700 million – Forbes

MONDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 2022, 20:42 — DANA HORDIICHUK

During 6-11 September, the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed Russian equipment worth $670 million, a significant part of which was destroyed during the counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast.

According to the Ukrainian Forbes, based on the data provided by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the appropriate assessment is provided.

So, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during this period, 2,850 invaders and 590 pieces of equipment were destroyed. A significant part of the equipment was destroyed during the counteroffensive in Kharkiv Oblast, but it is difficult to determine exactly which part. 

The losses of the Russian forces are estimated to be as follows: 86 tanks and 158 armoured combat vehicles, 106 artillery systems, 159 vehicles and 46 other equipment.

The most expensive loss of the occupiers was the Moskva-1 electronic missile defence system (worth US$57 million), which was destroyed in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. In Kharkiv Oblast, the invaders lost an SU-34 fighter-bomber (US$36 million) and a Zoopark-1M counter-battery complex (US$25 million).

Not all the equipment lost by the Russians has been destroyed. According to the analytical project Oryx, from 6 to 10 September, the Ukrainian military seized 129 pieces of equipment, which Forbes estimates at $104 million, including nine 2S19 Msta and 2A65 Msta-B howitzers worth more than US$43 million.

Background:

U.S. analysts report that as of Monday, 11 September, Ukrainian forces have liberated more than 3,000 square kilometres of territory in the last five days since September 6.  During those days, the Ukrainians have liberated more territory than the Russian troops captured in all their operations since April.

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