37th Marine Brigade Repulses Attack in Kurakhove Sector

18 December, 2024 Enemy equipment lost during the second assault attempt. Photo: 37th Brigade The 37th Marine Brigade's unit repulsed a Russian assault in the Kurakhove sector.

The unit lately shared video of their activity on its Facebook page. According to then, enemy equipment was detected by an aerial reconnaissance drone, which recorded the movement of one tank and three infantry fighting vehicles. The enemy suffered its first casualties while moving directly to the positions of Ukrainian defenders, when the tank leading the convoy exploded on minefields.

It should be noted that in most assaults, the enemy does not conduct engineering reconnaissance, and the movement of equipment occurs without appropriate mine countermeasures, which increases the number of damaged and destroyed vehicles. After the tank was immobilized, the two infantry fighting vehicles turned back without evacuating the infantry. Meanwhile, one infantry fighting vehicle remained near the tank and was quickly destroyed by several FPV drones.

A few hours later, the enemy made a second attempt to assault, engaging a new tank with two IFVs that had returned to their positions during the first assault. And again, the tank advanced without proper mine-clearing equipment or prior engineering reconnaissance and detonated on a minefield laid in the area.

Enemy equipment lost during the second assault attempt. Photo: 37th Brigade

In total, the enemy lost two tanks and two infantry fighting vehicles in two attempts to conduct the assault.

The enemy losses among the personnel amounted to 2 killed and 7 wounded. Previously, Militarnyi reported that the soldiers of the 37th Separate Marine Brigade repelled an armored assault by the Russian occupiers in the Donetsk region in early December. On that day, the Ukrainian General Staff stated that on December 4, the Defense Forces repelled 41 enemy attacks in the Kurakhove area.

The Russian occupation forces concentrated their main offensive efforts in the areas of Sontsovka, Berestki, Zorya, Novodmitrivka, Kurakhove, Dale, Dachne, Romanivka, Yelizavetivka and Uspenivka.