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Russian Perspective: Russian Defence Ministry report on the progress of the special military operation (2 November 2024)
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.

In Kharkov direction, the Sever Group of Forces inflicted fire damage on formations of 42nd Mechanised Brigade, 71st Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, 107th, 116th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades close to Glubokoye, Volchansk, Stroeyevka, and Perovskoye (Kharkov region).

One counterattack launched by assault detachments of the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade was repelled. The AFU losses amounted to more than 60 troops and two motor vehicles. One field ammunition depot was destroyed.

The Zapad Group of Forces liberated Pershotravnevoye (Kharkov region).

Russian troops hit units of the 14th, 44th, 116th Mechanised brigades, 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU and 1st National Guard Brigade near Petropavlovka, Golubovka (Kharkov region), Stelmakhovka, Nadiya (Lugansk People's Republic), as well as Serebryansky forestry. One counterattack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 14th Mechanised Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 470 troops, a tank, two U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carriers, four motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a U.S.-made 122mm M-198 howitzer, a 152mm D-20 gun, three 122mm D-30 howitzers, a UK-made 105mm L-119 gun, two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations. Two ammunition depots were wiped out.

The Yug Group of Forces improved the tactical position. Russian units hit formations of 24th, 72nd, 33rd Mechanised brigades and 79th Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Chasov Yar, Yelizavetovka, Kurakhovo, and Dalneye of the Donetsk People's Republic. One counter-attack launched by an assault detachment of the AFU 46th Airmobile Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 800 troops, ten motor vehicles, a Polish-made 155mm Krab self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm D-20 gun, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.

The Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Kurakhovka of the Donetsk People's Republic.

Russian units engaged manpower and materiel of 23rd Mechanised Brigade, 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 101st and 109th Territorial Defence brigades close to Dzerzhinsk, Kalinovo, Voznesenka, Sukhaya Balka, and Druzhba (Donetsk People's Republic). Five AFU counterattacks were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 535 troops, an armoured personnel carrier, three armoured fighting vehicles, three motor vehicles, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, a 152mm Dana self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm Msta-B 2S19 self-propelled artillery system, a 152mm D-20 howitzer, a 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and a 122mm D-30 howitzer.

The Vostok Group of Forces' units continued advancing to the depths of the enemy's defence. Russian troops hit formations of 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 152nd Jaeger Brigade, 48th Assault Battalion of the AFU, 37th Naval Infantry Brigade, 21st National Guard Brigade close to Razdolnoye, Velikaya Novoselka, Uspenovka, Makarovka, and Oktyabr (Donetsk People's Republic).

The AFU lost up to 115 troops, an infantry fighting vehicle, three armoured fighting vehicles, ten motor vehicles, a U.S.-made 155mm Paladin self-propelled artillery system, and a French-made 155mm Caesar howitzer. Three field ammunition depots were destroyed.

The Dnepr Group of Forces engaged manpower and hardware of 110th, 117th mechanised brigades, 141st Infantry Brigade, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 121st, 124th, and 126th territorial defence brigades close to Novodanilovka, Stepnoye, Kamenskoye (Zaporozhye region), Veletenskoye, Sadovoye, Krupitsa, and Nikolskoye (Kherson region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 65 troops, three motor vehicles, a 122mm BM-21 Grad MLRS combat vehicle, a 152mm 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled artillery system, and an Anklav-N electronic warfare station. One ammunition depot was wiped out.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack UAVs, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces engaged the power infrastructure facility used for the AFU, the Kraken nationalist formation command post, the infrastructure of a military airfield, a fuel base of the AFU, a workshop for the production of strike UAVs, as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 149 areas.

Russian air defence systems shot down four U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, three French-made Hammer aerial guided bombs, and 50 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,169 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,023 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,484 MLRS combat vehicles, 17,176 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,930 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

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Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (2 November 2024)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the operation to neutralise an enemy group, which broke into the territory of Kursk region.

The Sever Group of Forces continued offensive actions in which the units of 21st, 22nd, 41st, and 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd and 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 112th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU suffered losses near Daryino, Leonidovo, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.

The Group's units repelled four enemy counter-attacks in the direction of Kamyshovka and Novoivanovka, and thwarted AFU attempts to attack in the direction of Daryino and Leonidovo. The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 people killed and wounded; seven AFU servicemen surrendered.

Army aviation and artillery inflicted losses on the clusters of manpower and hardware of 21st, 41st, 47th, and 61stMechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, and 95th Air Assault brigades, 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 1st Special Operations Brigade, 112th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and 17th National Guard Brigade of Ukraine near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Guyevo, Daryino, Zelyony Shlyakh, Kazachaya Loknya, Kolmakov, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Mirny, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoya Sorochina, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Plyokhovo, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.

Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops hit concentration areas in the Sumy region and reserves of 21st, 41st, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 95th Air Assault Brigade as well as 129th Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU close to Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Zhuravka, Loknya, Miropolye, Pavlovka, and Khoten.

During the day, the AFU losses were over 250 troops, an armoured fighting vehicle as well as an artillery gun, a mortar, and three motor vehicles. Seven AFU servicemen surrendered.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses were more than 29,100 troops, 180 tanks, 101 infantry fighting vehicles, 106 armoured personnel carriers, 1,063 armoured fighting vehicles, 780 motor vehicles, 255 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, ten anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 58 EW stations, 12 counter-battery warfare radars, four AD radars, 25 units of engineering vehicles and other materiel, 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, five armoured recovery vehicles, and one command post vehicle.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.


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