[Bus Insider] In the 20 months since Russia attacked Ukraine in the largest offensive military operation in Europe since World War II, hundreds of thousands of Russian troops have been killed or wounded.
Since invading on February 24, 2022, Russian forces have lost ground in Ukraine and had thousands of pieces of artillery, armor, and other equipment destroyed. Defeat has followed defeat, and the outlook for President Vladimir Putin and for Russia doesn't look good.
Ukraine isn't only using bullets and bombs against Russian forces. Thanks to its information operations, Kyiv has helped take 17,000 Russians off the battlefield without even firing a shot, according to the head of US Army Special Operations Command.
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[NewsFront] 23:50 Official summary of the DPR Representation in the JCCC from 00:00 11/01/2023 to 00:00 11/02/2023 Over the past 24 hours Representation reported about 44 facts of firing by the Ukrainian Federal Unitary Forces.
Information has been received about the death of a civilian, a girl, in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk.
Four civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity in the Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk.
Nine residential buildings were damaged in the Kirovsky, Kuibyshevsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, Lugansk, as well as one civil infrastructure facility.
Districts of four settlements of the Republic were under enemy fire: Lugansk, Gorlovka (Tsentralno-Gorodskoy, Nikitovsky districts), Yasinovatsky district, the capital city of Donetsk (Budennovsky, Kievsky, Kuibyshevsky, Kirovsky, Petrovsky districts).
In the Donetsk direction, the enemy carried out 15 attacks from MLRS, incl. with a cluster warhead, 155mm artillery, attack UAV.
At Gorlovka there were 27 artillery attacks from MLRS and 152mm artillery.
At Svetlodarsky there was one artillery attack from 155mm artillery.
On Yasinovatsky one artillery attack from 155mm artillery, incl. with a cassette warhead.
A total of 155 units of various ammunition were fired. A previous 47 artillery attacks were recorded from the VFU during the day.
21:00 Briefly in the Avdeevsky direction.
Fighting is going on in small groups with artillery support. The enemy responds. Now the main task is to keep the waste heap. The most difficult situation is there.
Otherwise there are no changes yet.
19:47 Situation in the Krasno-Limansky direction as of 11/01/2023 – analysis from @Multi_XAM:
The strengthening of the operational-tactical group “Liman” of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is recorded. The current stage of hostilities is characterized by the concentration of enemy forces and assets in the Krasno-Limansk direction, which until recently remained a relatively stable section of the front.
While our troops are conducting an offensive operation on the flanks of the Avdeevsky fortified area, the enemy is transferring reserves of tank units and artillery from Slavyansk and Izyum to Krasny Liman, as well as to the junction of the Kharkov region, the occupied part of the DPR and the Svatovo-Kremennaya line.
There is also a strengthening of the Seversk reserve group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which holds the direction Torskoye - Bogdanovka (with an eye on Lisichansk) and Soledar. Probably, the activation of the enemy in the indicated area was caused by the partial transfer of units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from near Konstantinovka and Chasov Yar to the area of the settlement of Keramik.
At the same time, military command and control bodies are partially withdrawn from Krasny Liman and are withdrawn in the direction of Slavyansk. On the northeastern outskirts of Krasny Liman and in the Yampol area, the construction of new fortifications is noted, which indicates either false maneuvers (in case of a possible counterattack) or the strengthening of defenses in this area.
The danger now also comes from the rear area of the Redkodub and Novoe settlements, at a distance of 15-20 km from the Svatovsky section of the LBS, where armored reserves are accumulating (presumably 1 Tank Brigade).
19:00 The NGP Razvedka channel reports from the Avdeevsky direction:
Reports from the northern flank about the occupation of the western side of the railway by our forces do not correspond to reality; reconnaissance was carried out in force, no positions were occupied.
AKHZ was hit by a missile and bomb attack by the Aerospace Forces and heavy MLRS; among other things, a personnel accommodation point and an underground ammunition storage facility were hit, and secondary detonation was heard in nearby populated areas. They continue to compact Kabanchik, the destruction of materiel is very painful for the enemy, since it is impossible to transport large volumes of ammunition along the only road through Orlovka.
Along the southern flank.
Last night our forces carried out a daring foray into the area of the former air defense unit and, taking advantage of the surprise factor, eliminated several enemy observation posts along with the inhabitants.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to fire with cassettes, but do not go on the attack.
Some units are threatening the command that they will leave their positions because they cannot wait for rotation for about a week, and the condition of the personnel does not allow them to remain on task for such a long time.
Separately for the quarry: work is underway, we remind you that the capture of positions is followed by clearing and consolidation; in the case of a quarry, it is still necessary to go through higher work so that the victory does not become Pyrrhic.
18:30 A powerful explosion is reported in Nikolaev. Previously, an Iskander ballistic missile struck the river port.
18:30 A powerful explosion is reported in Nikolaev. Previously, an Iskander ballistic missile struck the river port.
17:27 Less than an hour agoapplieda combined strike using aviation and rocket artillery on the territory of the Avdeevsky coking plant.
One of the strikes hit an ammunition warehouse located in underground storage facilities - multiple detonations and a fire were recorded, which intensified.
17:17 Destruction of tank of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Spornoye area.
Operators of FPV drones of the “Southern” group of troops with precise strikes destroyed the T-64M “Bulat” tank of the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
16:25 Situation in the South Donetsk direction:
In the Vremevsky sector, formations of the 5th army continue to push the enemy towards Ravnopol. Currently, the intensity of hostilities here has decreased somewhat for two reasons. Firstly, the need for assault groups of the 127th Motorized Rifle Division to gain a foothold on occupied lines, and secondly, high losses among the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ defense units, which the command threw into counterattacks. In this area, since the beginning of autumn, the battalions of the 110, 127 and 128 Brigades of the TrO have already been bled dry; most recently, the 157th battalion of the 118th Brigade, which tried to stop the advance of the 60th Motorized Rifle Brigade and the 394th Motorized Rifle Regiment west of Staromayorsky, suffered heavy losses.
There is reason to believe that the arrival at this site of the 12th Special Forces Brigade of the NSU (which we talked about earlier) was organized not only with the aim of reducing the number of refuseniks and catching deserters at checkpoints, but also to work directly in the military defense units as instructors who In place, the “young” replenishment of the TrO brigades should be additionally trained and work part-time as “political motivators”, since the Ministry of Railways of the territorial defense workers has not become very good over these months.
In the Ugledarsky sector, after units of the 68th Army Corps advanced to Novomikhailovka and occupied several forest belts south of the village, units of the 39th Guards Mootorized Rifle Brigade over the past week repelled several enemy counterattacks carried out by small infantry groups. The 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade continues to consistently detect and destroy enemy equipment in this direction with Lancets.
16:21 The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at Donetsk and Gorlovka, firing a total of 25 rounds of 155mm and 152mm caliber. This was reported to the DPR JCCC.
16:07 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for November 1, as of 16:00, additional information was received about damage as a result of artillery attack by the Air Forces of the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk:
Kuibyshevsky district:
– per. Grigory Kapustin, 7 – direct hit on a private residential building, a gas pipeline was also damaged;
– st. Energeticheskaya, 10 – direct hit in an apartment building with subsequent fire.
15:32 In Volchansk and Kupyansk, the enemy, as part of strengthening the defense, is taking measures to “isolate areas of combat operations”
In the area of Stary Saltov, engineering units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are preparing to dismantle the dam through which communication between Volchansk and Khar'kov is organized. Emergency evacuation notices are distributed to the local population.
Also, as of yesterday, the entry of minors into the territory of Kupyansk and nearby settlements is prohibited through the filtration checkpoint in the Shevchenkovo area.
15:17 Tankers of the 5th Brigade apply strikes on Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in Mar'inka
Ukrainian militants are holding out on the last streets in Mar'inka. Soldiers of the 5th Brigade of the Donetsk 1st Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces discovered a number of camouflaged fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which tankers are striking from a closed firing position while adjusting from the air.
15:15 The main thing from the new briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense:
Two attacks were also repelled in the Krasnolimansky direction. The total losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in these two directions are up to 445 people;
In the Kupyansk direction, two attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled in the Sin'kovka area, ammunition depots of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed in the area of Volchansk and Ogurtsovo;
In the Donetsk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost three tanks in one day, including a Leopard, and up to 245 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers were destroyed;
In the South Donetsk direction, Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 190 people;
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost up to 80 people and three armored vehicles;
In the Kherson direction, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces amounted to up to 80 people killed and wounded;
During the day, two Ukrainian Su-27s were shot down, 8 projectiles from the HIMARS and Uragan systems were intercepted.
15:00 Writer Dmitry Filippov, now a volunteer sapper with the call sign “Leader,” writes from the Avdeevsky direction:
“The enemy confirms in their TG channels that our troops have crossed the railway and are attacking in the direction of Stepnoye. There is also a consolidation in the Koksokhim area. Increasingly, their posts contain doubts that they will be able to hold Avdievka.
In fact, the width of the corridor through which the Avdievka group is supplied is nine km. The main road through Orlovka and Lastochkino is under fire from our artillery. And it’s still too early to talk about a radical change. The turning point will come when we take Koksokhim"
14:57 Powerful strikes by FABs on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the Kherson region -video.
14:26 Statement of Head of the press center of the Vostok group:
In the South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok group of forces, with artillery support, thwarted eight attempts to rotate units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in positions in the Novomikhailovka areas, north of Nikol'skoye, Staromayorsky, Novozlatopol, Malinovka and north of Priyutnoye. Vehicles and personnel were destroyed.
Artillery fire destroyed two armored combat vehicles in Novocherevatoy.
The Lancet loitering munition destroyed the Stormer anti-aircraft missile system in the Elizavetovka area.
During the counterbattery fight, the enemy lost the 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount and three mortar crews.
Operational-tactical and army aviation, missile forces and artillery inflicted fire on places where manpower and equipment were concentrated in units of the 72nd Mechanized Brigade, 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the area of the village of Staromayorskoye, Donetsk People's Republic. Enemy losses amounted to up to 160 militants and Ukrainian Armed Forces vehicles.
13:38 In the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces lost control in several areas in the area of Masyutovka, Sin'kovka, Orlyanka and Yagodnoye over the course of a month. The data is provided by Ukrainian monitoring resources.
13:27 Shoigu announced the advances of the Russian military in the special operation zone, the Russian Armed Forces are occupying more advantageous lines and positions.
13:16 According to the operational lines of the DPR JCCC for November 1, as of 13:00, information was received about civilian casualties in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Petrovsky district):
– as a result of the release of high explosives from a UAV along the street. Dobrovolsky, four wounded men born in 1998 and 2001;
– as a result of the release of high explosives from a UAV along the street. Markina, 1 “a”, an employee of the Petrovsky Western Distribution Zone, a man born in 1966, was injured.
Information has been received about damage as a result of artillery attack by the AFU in the cities of the Republic:
Donetsk (Kirovsky district):
– st. Biryuzova, 30 – multi-apartment residential building, the heating main was also damaged.
13:00 Air defense shot down seven Ukrainian Armed Forces missiles over the Kherson region.
“Seven missiles launched by the enemy from aircraft and flying to Crimea were shot down over the territory of the Kherson region. Most were destroyed in the air, two detonated on the ground in a deserted area on the Arabat Spit. People and infrastructure were not damaged,” Governor of the Kherson region Saldo.
11:49 The Russian Armed Forces cover the Avdeevsky fortified area from the flanks
According to the “Come and See” Telegram channel, the Russian army continues to advance in the Avdeevsky direction.
“Currently, Russian units have repelled Ukrainian counterattacks and are gaining a foothold on new lines,” the source said.
According to him, there is also progress to the south of the settlement, and the offensive there continues. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are transferring reserves, including Western equipment, to the Avdeevskoe direction.
12:27 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have redeployed reinforcements to the Vremevskoye direction to try to regain positions lost during the fighting in the area of Priyutnoye and Staromayorskoye, said Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the “We are together with Russia” movement.
11:55 There is a calm on the Zaporozhye front this night. Soldiers from Verbovoye note that today there is a quiet night at the front.
“A quiet night is when they shoot at least 10-15 times, and it doesn’t matter from which side the shot was fired,” note fighters from the direction.
Aerial reconnaissance is still carried out in problem areas/points/areas almost non-stop.
In the Pyatikhatki/Zherebyanka section, compared to the summer activity, there is also silence and there is only single work of artillery and mortars.
“Here we can definitely say that the counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is over. The “brilliant” plan to take Melitopol in three days has failed,” say soldiers of the “Storm Osetia” and “Alania” battalions.
11:49 Ukrainian militants fired 10 missiles from the MLRS at the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka - representative office of the DPR JCCC.
11:27 The Ukrainian Armed Forces transferred reserves to the north of Ukraine
According to the Telegram channel “Come and See”, Ukrainian units have been deployed to the Sumy and Chernihiv regions.
“New provocations and attempts to break into the Bryansk region are possible,” the channel’s source said.
According to him, the Ukrainian command is also actively preparing a DRG. He does not rule out that the Ukrainian Armed Forces themselves are waiting for a strike from the Russian Armed Forces from the north.
11:20 Zaporozhye Front, outskirts of Verbovoye, reports Evil Marine:
“Guardsmen of the 108th Airborne Assault Regiment covered their comrades during the assault on an enemy stronghold.
To give precious seconds to our paratroopers to rush to enemy positions, heavy fire was fired at the enemy from a 30mm cannon.”
10:37 Battlefor Avdievka: what are the results of the operation by November 1
Russian troops continue to carry out the task of capturing the Avdeevsky fortified area and destroying reinforcements withdrawn from other sectors of the front.
If by October 21 it was possible to complete the task of expanding the bridgehead north of the city with the occupation of the ash dump of the Avdeevsky coke plant, by October 26 it was possible to expand the southern “pincers” and an offensive operation on the Khimik microdistrict, then the task of the current week is to hold the occupied lines and not allow the enemy to restore the tactical position.
10:35 The criminal Kiev regime continues to shell the civilian infrastructure of settlements on the left bank of the Kherson region, yesterday during the day the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired cannon artillery:
-- n.p. Alyosha 14 rounds;
-- n.p. Krynki 10 rounds;
-- n.p. Peschanivka 11 rounds;
-- n.p. Kazachi Lagery nine rounds;
-- n.p. Dnepryan nine rounds;
-- n.p. Korsunka 10 rounds;
-- n.p. Podstepnoe eight rounds.
During the night, the Kiev regime continued to shell civilian infrastructure in the village. Novaya Kakhovka, n.p. Kakhovka, n.p. Sagi, n.p. Aleshki, n.p. Solontsy, n.p. Gornostaevka, Radensk, firing a total of 27 rounds from cannon artillery.
Civilian casualties and destruction of infrastructure are being determined.
10:06 Reports of a missile attack on Ukrainian Armed Forces facilities in the Poltava region
According to Ukrainian monitoring channels, it is actively flying, presumably at the airfield of the 18th Army Aviation Brigade near Poltava, Military Chronicle reports.
Also, missiles of an unidentified type were detected in the area of the Mirgorod airfield, where aircraft of the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade were located.
09:57 The Russian army is gradually advancing in the Kremen direction. This was stated by military correspondent Evgeny Lisitsyn
“In a number of areas, our troops manage to push through the enemy’s defenses,” he wrote on the Telegram channel.
09:45 In addition to Avdievka, the Ugledar direction also began to move. This was reported by military correspondent Andrei Rudenko
“It’s too early to talk about global successes, but judging by the squeals of Ukrainian TG channels, they are unlikely to stand until the last. Terrorists only know how to shell peaceful cities,” Rudenko wrote on his Telegram channel.
09:19 The Russian Ministry of Defense publishes personnel combat work of crews of portable anti-aircraft missile systems “Verba” of the Ivanovo paratroopers to destroy unmanned aerial vehicles of the Ukrainian Armed Forces north of Artemovsk.
09:00 The British self-propelled gun AS-90 could not stand the meeting with our domestic “Lancet” -video.
08:14 “Tor-M1” recaptured kamikaze drone attack in the Krasnolimansk direction
The aircraft were hit with 300mm anti-aircraft guided missiles. During the group launch, all detected targets were successfully hit.
08:11 Frontline summary for the morning of 11/01/2023:
In the Kherson-Crimean direction, Ukrainian troops, supported by artillery, again attacked at Poyma and Peschany. In Krynki there are oncoming battles. Russian artillery is targeting the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the village. Also under fire are Ukrainian units in Kherson, Antonovka, Sadovoy, Tyaginka and Berislav. Russian ones - in Golaya Pristan, Aleshki and Podstepnoe.
In the Zaporozhye direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to advance somewhat from Shcherbakov in the direction of Mirny and to the west of the village of Rabotino. Thus, they seek to expand the offensive front and the already occupied bridgehead in the direction of Tokmak. Ground attacks by Ukrainian units at Novoprokopovka and Verbovoy were unsuccessful.
On the Donetsk Front, the Russian Armed Forces, with the support of long-range weapons, carried out offensive operations in Mar'inka, near the city of Krasnogorovka, Pervomaisky, Severny (a settlement west of Avdievka). Encounter battles near the waste heap near the Avdeevsky coke plant. After shelling, the Russian Armed Forces attacked the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Stepnoye (not to be confused with the settlements of the same name in the Zaporozhye and Ugledar directions).
In the Bakhmut direction, Ukrainian troops, supported by artillery, attacked near Zelenopol and from Andreevka and Kleshcheevka. Similar actions by the Russian Armed Forces from Berkhovka to Bogdanovka.
08:07 The crews of the Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missile system of the Central Military District unit repelled an attack by kamikaze drones on the positions of Russian troops in the Krasnolimansk direction -video.
08:00Summary on the morning of November 1, 2023:
The Russian Armed Forces carried out a massive raid on enemy targets in the rear at night. “Geraniums” hit targets in Kremenchug and Mirgorod, Poltava region, and explosions were reported in the Kyiv, Chernigov, and Khmelnytsky regions.
In the Kherson direction, the enemy is holding part of the village at a high cost. Krynki. Yesterday, a Ukrainian Armed Forces naval infantry was captured in this area, and constant fire from our artillery and TOS continues on enemy positions. The radio communications of the enemy who crossed over included requests for evacuation and reports of the impossibility of continuing breakthrough attempts. The enemy shore is covered with heavy anti-aircraft guns and artillery.
On the Zaporozhye Front, near Rabotino, a group of enemy infantry transferred to the LBS was destroyed. They report an increase in the use of high-precision Krasnopol M2 projectiles by the Russian Armed Forces to suppress enemy firing points. Despite this, the intensity of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ artillery fire is not decreasing.
In the Avdeevsky direction, heavy fighting continues on the northern flank near the waste heap. Information about the start of the assault on the industrial zone of the Avdeevsky coke plant turned out to be premature; the Russian Armed Forces are carrying out preparatory tasks. The logistics capabilities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are being reduced: one of the few roads for supplying the enemy group remains the path through the village. Orlovka.
Over the past 24 hours, artillery attack of Russian border regions has intensified. In the Belgorod region, Shebekino was shelled twice in one day. In the Kursk region - Korenevsky district and settlement. Daryino Sudzhansky district. In the Bryansk region - Aleynikovo in the Starodubsky municipal district, area of the village of Sushany, Klimovsky district, settlement. Belaya Berezka, Trubchevsky district. In addition, two UAVs were destroyed over the Kursk region, two over the Belgorod region, and one over the Bryansk region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 168 units of ammunition in Donetsk, two civilians were killed.
In Sevastopol, an air raid alert was announced again in the morning.
. 07:59 As a result of artillery attack from the AFU of the Budennovsky district of Donetsk, two people were killed, including an employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. 12 civilians were injured of varying degrees of severity, including two Emergencies Ministry employees and three Izvestia journalists.
Emergency Situations Ministry employees were injured as a result of repeated artillery attack while extinguishing the fire. As of 11:07 p.m., the fire has been localized.
In addition, a man born in 1980 was seriously injured. in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, a woman born in 1989 received shrapnel wounds. in Novoluganskoe.
Residential buildings in Novoluganskoye, two administrative buildings in Staromikhailovka and Novoluganskoye, an energy facility in the Yasinovatsky district, as well as an infrastructure facility in the Budennovsky district were damaged.
The enemy carried out 46 attacks, fired 162 rounds of ammunition, used rocket artillery (including with a cluster warhead), cannon artillery with a caliber of 152mm, 155mm (including with a cluster warhead), and an attack UAV. Under fire from the Air Force - Donetsk, Gorlovka, Novoluganskoye, Yasinovatsky district.
Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 22:23 Representatives of the Russian occupation administration in Yalta paid an “official visit” to Turkey, took part in a meeting of the International Organization of United Cities and Local Authorities, and also discussed the possibility of concluding an agreement to establish sister-city relations with the Beylikdüzü municipal district of Istanbul.
Speaker of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Oleg Nikolenko said that Kyiv takes this situation “with extreme seriousness” and has already requested official explanations from the Turkish side about the status of the visit of representatives of the Russian occupation administration.
20:52 Zaluzhny wrote an article for The Economist, where he stated that there is a threat of the war transitioning to a positional war: “The threat of transition to a positional war is a serious challenge for Ukraine. Delaying is beneficial to the enemy, since it will allow him to restore and increase his military potential.”
According to the commander-in-chief, Ukraine needs to gain superiority in the air, break through minefields in depth, increase the effectiveness of counter-battery warfare, create and train the necessary reserves, and increase the number of electronic warfare equipment.
19:27 The third meeting of advisers in Malta became even stronger than the two previous ones, Zelensky said in an evening video message: “We discussed the main details and results of this summit. We will not make certain things - very useful for Ukraine, for international law in general - yet. It’s clear: we don’t give Russia a chance to disrupt our international efforts.”
18:43 Today, the Russians attacked the Nikopol district of the Dnepropetrovsk region five times with artillery and a kamikaze drone, said the head of the OVA Sergei Lysak. The regional center and the Marganets community came under attack. As a result of the shelling, one person was killed and seven were injured. 16 private houses, a five-story building, an infrastructure facility, a pharmacy, and shops were damaged. In addition, the Russian army fired at the Krivoy Rog region with MLRS, no people were injured.
18:07 OSINT analyst Brady Afrik showed a satellite image of Donetsk after the Ukrainian strike on the railway, as a result of which Russian railway tanks with fuel burned.
17:55 Russian telegram channels report that the Ukrainian Armed Forces today attacked the command post of the Dnepr group, which was headed by Mikhail Teplinsky this week. At the moment, it is known that at least one Russian soldier was killed and several were seriously injured. It is unknown whether Teplinsky was at the command post at that moment.
17:08 Zelensky said that he met with the Ukrainian delegation at the third meeting of advisers on the implementation of the Peace Formula, and discussed the results of the summit. “Our Peace Formula is the only comprehensive and realistic plan for returning calm not only to the Ukrainian people, but to all the peoples of the planet striving for a life without aggression,” the president emphasized.
16:41 British intelligence states that Russian Lancet kamikaze drones have become one of the most effective new types of weapons in the Russian Federation over the past year. They fly over enemy territory, waiting to detect a target before diving towards it and exploding. Russia uses the Lancets to attack priority targets, and they are becoming increasingly visible in counter-battery warfare, targeting Ukrainian artillery, analysts say.
16:19 After the ATACMS strike on the airfield in Berdyansk on October 17, Russia transferred Ka-52 and Mi-8 helicopters to Taganrog, Defense Express reports, citing satellite images.
16:12 The Crimean Wind Telegram channel reports missile attacks on two recreation centers where Russian military personnel are located - the Yuny and Blue Flame boarding house in the village of Strelkovoye on the Arabatskaya Strelka. According to eyewitnesses, ambulances and fire trucks left Genichesk and the village of Genichesk Gorka for Strelkovoe.
15:44 The Russian Army has no strategic successes in the Kupyansk direction, said the commander of the Ground Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Alexander Syrsky. “The goal of the Russians is clear - they want to occupy the city again. The defense forces are giving a worthy rebuff to the Russian occupiers, thwarting their attempts to move forward,” he emphasized.
14:28 The Wagner group has resumed work as a unit of the Russian Guard and is recruiting militants, Russian media write. A PMC representative in Perm said that the new unit of the Russian Guard is led by Pavel Prigozhin, the son and only heir of Evgeny Prigozhin. Mercenaries are recruited from among those who already have combat experience, including those who have already been part of PMCs. People with criminal records and sick people are not accepted yet.
Payment will range from 80 to 240 thousand rubles, depending on the place where the mercenaries will serve. The contract period is from six months. The Novosibirsk office of the Wagner group reported that recruitment has been ongoing for “two or three days.”
13:59 North Korea transferred more than a million artillery shells to Russia, Bloomberg writes. The number was announced at a closed South Korean national intelligence briefing attended by members of the ruling party. One of the deputies told the agency that since August, Pyongyang has sent Moscow about ten shipments of ammunition - this is enough for about two months of shelling.
13:07 In the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation, near the settlement of Krasnaya Polyana, Shebekinsky district, the Russian radio relay station 48Ya6-K1 Podlet was hit, reports the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The enemy uses such equipment to detect air targets at low and extremely low altitudes. As a result of the operation, the Russian station was put out of action, and enemy personnel suffered losses.
12:50 At night, the Russians attacked energy infrastructure facilities in the Poltava region. As a result of damage to the power line, three settlements were de-energized, ten legal and almost 500 household consumers were disconnected, the Ministry of Energy reported.
12:21 The European Commission will soon come up with a proposal to use the proceeds from frozen Russian assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine, said the editor of Radio Liberty in Europe, Rikard Jozwiak. At the same time, he added that "we should not expect too much from this, since France, Germany and Italy still express concern about the impact such a move could have on the euro as a global currency."
12:16 “Governor” of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev said that the military in Crimea is allegedly working to “destroy a large number of air targets throughout the peninsula.” In turn, the “governor” of the occupied Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said that seven missiles launched from planes flying to Crimea were allegedly shot down over the region.
11:40 In the Odessa region, two X-59 guided aircraft missiles fired from Russian tactical aircraft and aimed towards the Odessa region were destroyed over the sea, the Air Force command reported.
11:31 On November 8, the European Commission will publish a recommendation to begin negotiations on the accession of Ukraine and Moldova to the EU, Politico writes, citing sources. However, it will include the caveat that countries will still need to make more progress on reforms.
11:04 The number of victims as a result of the morning attack on Nikopol has increased to six, said the head of the Dnepropetrovsk Police Department Sergei Lysak. In addition to a private enterprise, a pharmacy, two shops and a five-story building were also damaged.
10:37 The enemy struck the center of Kherson again - one person was killed, two were wounded, said the head of the OVA, Alexander Prokudin. The Office of the President clarified that an employee of the city military administration was killed, and two more of her colleagues from the Urban Development Department were injured.
09:58 In the morning, the Russians hit Nikopol, Dnepropetrovsk region with a kamikaze drone - one person died, four were injured. A private enterprise was damaged, said the head of the OVA, Sergei Lysak.
09:30 In the Donetsk region on October 31, one person was killed as a result of Russian shelling - in the village. Pivdenny, Toretsk, the prosecutor's office reported. Four more people were injured - in Krasnohorivka, Elizavetivka and Novoukrainka.
09:22 Over the past 24 hours, the enemy has been massively shelling the populated areas of Bogodukhovsky, Kharkovsky, Chuguevsky, Kupyansky and Izyumsky districts of the Kharkov region. In the village In Petropavlovka, Kupyansky district, one person was killed and one was injured, said the head of the OVA, Oleg Sinegubov.
09:13 On the evening of October 31, Russian troops shelled the village of Chaikino in the Kherson region, one person was killed. Also, two people were wounded as a result of shelling in other settlements in the Berislavsky district, the prosecutor’s office reported. According to the OVA, over the past 24 hours, as a result of Russian shelling in the region, one person was killed and eight were injured.
08:36 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 1:
personnel - about 301,490 (+680) people,
tanks - 5223 (+12),
armored combat vehicles - 9834 (+30),
artillery systems - 7250 (+23),
MLRS - 846 (+2),
air defense systems - 563 (+1),
aircraft - 321 (+0),
helicopters - 324 (+0),
UAV of operational-tactical level - 5468 (+28),
cruise missiles - 1547 (+1),
ships/boats - 20 (+0),
submarines - 1 (+0),
automotive equipment and tank trucks - 9624 (+34),
special equipment - 1019 (+3).
08:01 Over the past 24 hours, 68 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In the Kupyansk direction, the Defense Forces repelled enemy attacks in the areas of Sinkovka, Ivanovka, Kharkov region and Nadezhda, Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - near Kleshcheevka, Andreevka and Pivdenny, Donetsk region; in Avdeevsky - in the areas of Avdeevka, Keramika, Severny, Pervomaisky, Stepnoy of the Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the areas of Maryinka and Novomikhailovka; on Shakhtarsky - near Prechistovka and Zolotaya Niva, Donetsk region; in Zaporozhye - in the Rabotino district of the Zaporozhye region.
07:19 Air defense during a night attack destroyed 18 of 20 Shahed-136/131 attack drones and an X-59 guided missile , the Air Force command reported. The launch area of the X-59 missile and part of the “shaheds” was the Kursk region of the Russian Federation, the rest of the enemy UAVs attacked from the south-eastern direction - Primorsko-Akhtarsk.
07:06 At night, the Russian Federation attacked the Poltava region with drones; there were hits at the oil refinery in Kremenchug, said the head of the OVA, Philip Pronin. A fire broke out at the plant and was extinguished by rescuers. Preliminary - no casualties.
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[Korrespondent] Russian troops are trying to retake one of the most important logistics centers in the Kharkov region.
The Russian Army resumed its offensive against the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces in the Kharkov region. In particular, now the main goal of the enemy is to re-occupy Kupyansk. As you know, the city is an important logistics center in the east of our state. What is the current situation on this section of the front, read the story of Korrespondent.net.
The situation in the Kupyansk direction began to escalate in early October, says Vladimir Fityo, head of the public relations service of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine . According to him, the enemy is now seeking to recapture the territories from which the Defense Forces dislodged them last year. However, this Russian plan did not come as a surprise to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
“In the Kupyansk direction, we watched the enemy, we saw his preparations, we saw that the enemy was gathering his forces and resources. We also prepared for this, strengthened ourselves, and also pulled up reserves,” Fityo noted.
The situation on this section of the front is one of the hottest: here the Russians constantly attract aircraft, attack with kamikaze drones, and carry out artillery and mortar attacks.
However, according to Fityo, Ukrainian defenders are also not in debt. On October 30 alone, they liquidated 112 Russian military personnel and 28 pieces of equipment, including five tanks and four armored combat vehicles of the invaders.
SHELLING AND EVACUATION
The fact that the Russians went on the offensive along the Kupyansk-Svatovo-Kremennaya line is also reported by the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). But analysts point out that confirmation of the successful offensive was not published in the propaganda media. This is also not confirmed by the Ukrainian military.
At the same time, the head of the Kharkov OVA Oleg Sinegubov said that Kupyansk is constantly under enemy fire, so in recent days 73 children have been evacuated from the city.
“In recent days, 73 children have been evacuated. In recent days, we have recorded an increase in the intensity of enemy shelling of civilian targets in the Kupyan region. Therefore, we urge people to continue to listen to the recommendations and continue to protect themselves and their children,” Sinegubov wrote.
"THE ENEMY HAS NO SUCCESS"
The Commander of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel General Alexander Syrsky, also reacted to the situation near Kupyansk . He noted that things are really hot in this direction, but “the enemy has no strategic successes.”
“The goal of the Russians is clear - they want to occupy the city again. The defense forces are giving a worthy rebuff to the Russian occupiers, thwarting their attempts to move forward,” Syrsky wrote.
It should be noted that the Kupyansk-Uzlovoy railway point is strategically important for the Russian command, through which logistics supplies of provisions and ammunition were carried out during the occupation. Therefore, the enemy is trying to retake the city by storming the positions of the Ukrainian defenders.
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[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kupyansk direction, units of the Zapad Group of Forces supported by aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems repelled two attacks of assault detachments of the AFU 57th Mechanised Brigade near Sinkovka (Kharkov region).
The enemy losses amounted to 245 Ukrainian troops, two motor vehicles, two U.S.-made M777 artillery systems, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, as well as two 122mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery systems.
In addition, ammunition depots of the AFU 1st Special Operations Brigade were destroyed close to Volochansk and Ogurtsovo (Kharkov region).
In Krasny Liman direction, units the Tsentr Group of Forces, helicopters, and artillery repelled two attacks of assault detachments of the 47th and 67th Mechanised Brigades near Petrovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic) and Serebryansky forest.
Strikes were delivered at manpower clusters the AFU 63th Mechanised Brigade close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic).
The enemy losses amounted to up to 200 Ukrainian troops, three motor vehicles, as well as one UK-made AS-90 self-propelled artillery system during the day.
In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces supported by aviation and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 28th, 93rd Mechanised Brigades, and 3rd Assault Brigade close to Kurdyumovka and Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic).
The AFU losses in this direction amounted to up to 245 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, three tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, three motor vehicles, as well as two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, helicopters, and artillery inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the AFU 72nd Mechanised Brigade, 58th Motorised Brigade, and 128th Territorial Defence Brigade near Ugledar, Urozhaynoye, and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).
Up to 190 Ukrainian troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, and six motor vehicles have been neutralised.
In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces supported by aviation, artillery, and heavy flamethrower systems inflicted losses on manpower of the AFU 33rd, 65th, 117th, and 118th Mechanised Brigades close to Rabotino, and Verbovoye (Zaporozhye region).
Up to 80 Ukrainian troops, three armoured fighting vehicles, and two motor vehicles were wiped out.
In counter-battery warfare, the Russian troops hit one U.S.-made M777 artillery system, one Polish-made Krab self-propelled artillery system, and one 122mm D-30 howitzer.
In Kherson direction, the AFU losses amounted to up to 80 Ukrainian troops killed and wounded, and four motor vehicles.
Operational-Tactical and Army aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged AFU manpower and hardware in 129 areas during the day.
In addition, command and observation posts of the AFU 67th Mechanised Brigade and 31st Operational Brigade were destroyed.
Fighter aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces intercepted two Su-27 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force near Kuroyedovka and Novosyolovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
Air defence units, electronic warfare systems, and small-arms fire shot down eight HIMARS and 220 mm BM-27 Uragan MLRS missiles, as well as one JDAM aerial guided bomb.
Moreover, 48 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were downed close to Lozovaya, Olshana (Kharkov region), Volnovakha, Podgornoye, Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic), Zolotaryovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Novoye, Ocheretovatoye, Tarasovka (Zaporozhye region), Sagi and Radenks (Kherson region).
In total, 520 airplanes and 254 helicopters, 8,512 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 air defence missile systems, 13,089 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,172 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 6,941 field artillery guns and mortars, as well as 14,865 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.
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