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Current information on the situation on the front line: October 27 (updated)
2024-10-28
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[NewsFront] 21:15 Novodmitrovka settlement, assault:

Conducted a successful attack in the Tsukurino area. Assault groups managed to enter and gain a foothold on the eastern outskirts of the village.

19:57 Selidovo under Russian control.

30th Separate Reconnaissance Battalion of the 90th Motorized Rifle Division, Chebarkul dropped Ukrainian flag from the city council building. The "Center" group of troops finishes clearing the city.

19:50 Situation in the Elizavetovka area:

The 39th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, together with other units of the 68th Army Corps, have come close to Yelizavetovka. After fierce battles for forest belts to the southeast, the resistance of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units here is becoming weaker.

18:48 An attempt to cross the state border by an armed group of individuals was stopped in the Klimovsky district of the Bryansk region; the enemy was inflicted with fire damage, Governor Bogomaz said.

According to him, the situation in the area is stable and is under the control of the regional Operational Headquarters forces.

17:55 The Russian flag was raised in the village of Vishnevoye (west of Selidovo) –video.

17:34 Svatovskoye direction: taking control of the northwestern sector in the Stelmakhovka area by the Russian Armed Forces –map.

17:20 "The Pacer" destroyed Self-propelled guns of the Ukrainian Armed Forces militants in Sumy region.

The aerial reconnaissance of the Sever group of forces detected a camouflaged position of a self-propelled artillery unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. After analyzing the intelligence data received, a decision was made to destroy the enemy's weapon. As a result of the missile strike carried out by the crew of the Inokhodets UAV, the self-propelled artillery unit of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was destroyed along with its crew.

16:58 The Ukrainian Armed Forces Command confirmed the advance of Russians in the Levadnoye area of the Zaporizhia region.

"The Russian army increased certain efforts, carried out a regrouping and massive assault operations. As a result, it had partial success, that is, it penetrated into the Ukrainian defense to the depth of approximately a platoon strongpoint," said Vladislav Voloshin, spokesman for the Southern Defense Forces.

The Deep State public claimed that Russia had captured Levandnoye, having also advanced in several other areas nearby.

16:10 Russian military personnel came into Katerinovka.

The fighters of the 255th Motorized Rifle Regiment continue their confident offensive in the Kurakhovsky direction: the Ukrainian Armed Forces units were forced to retreat from the settlement, leaving key positions.

During the offensive, the Russian Armed Forces took control of farms where enemy fortifications had previously been located. The assault on the village continues, and Russian fighters are systematically moving forward, knocking out the remnants of Ukrainian units.

15:59 Calculations of the anti-aircraft missile and gun systems "Pantsir-S" around the clockcontrolairspace over the positions of Russian troops in the border areas of the Kursk region.

14:57 Destruction of the 120mm 2S9 self-propelled mortar "Tulip" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by the loitering munition "Lancet" in the Khar'kov region -video.

14:17 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have withdrawn from most of their positions in the village of Bogoyavlenka in the DPR, where the Ugledar group retreated, the security forces reported.

13:58 Calculation of the Okhotnik UAV of the 25th Combined Arms Army of the West Forces Group using only drones evacuates other drones lost on the front line in the Krasnolimansky area.

13:35 Destroyed armored personnel carrier BTR-80 of Ukrainian formations –photo.

12:57 Units of the Russian Armed Forcesare moving forwardalong the left bank of the Oskol in the Boguslav direction. Fighting is taking place in the northern part of the settlement of Zagryzovo. At night, the enemy attempted a counterattack, but was unsuccessful and lost up to 20 fighters. The arrival of a battalion-sized reserve of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is noted in Boguslavka.

12:30 Summary of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the progress of the special military operation (as of October 27, 2024):

Units of the North group of forces in the Khar'kov direction inflicted losses on formations of the 57th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 105th, 113th and 116th Territorial Defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Melove, Volchansk and Ternovaya in the Khar'kov region.

Servicemen of the "West" force improved their tactical position, defeated the manpower and equipment of the 14th, 43rd, 60th, 66th, 92nd Mechanized, 68th Jaeger, 3rd Assault brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 115th Territorial Defense brigade and the 27th National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Petrovpavlivka, Novoosinovo, Berestovoye, Peschanoye, Kolesnikovka, Zagryzovo in the Khar'kov region, Nadiya, Novoegorovka in the Luhansk People's Republic, Terny in the Donetsk People's Republic and Serebryanskoye forestry. Four counterattacks of the assault groups of the 28th and 67th mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were repelled.

Units of the "Southern" group of forces continued to advance deep into the enemy's defenses, inflicted losses on the formations of the 58th Motorized Infantry, 3rd, 5th tank, 143rd Infantry, 24th, 28th, 30th, 54th Mechanized, 79th Airborne Assault, 5th Assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the 18th National Guard Brigade in the areas of the settlements of Predtecheno, Belaya Gora, Uspenovka, Zaliznyanske, Kirovo, Chasov Yar, Kurakhovo, Starodubovka, Andreyevka, Elizavetovka and Konstantinovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. They repelled a counterattack by units of the 33rd mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As a result of active offensive actions, fighters of the Center group of forces liberated the settlement of Izmailovka of the Donetsk People's Republic. In addition, they defeated the manpower and equipment of the 95th Airborne Assault, 114th Mechanized, 46th Airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 109th and 122nd Territorial Defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Sukhaya Balka, Rozovka, Dzerzhinsk, Druzhba, Vishnevoe and Zarya of the Donetsk People's Republic. Eleven counterattacks by the 23rd, 53rd, 93rd, 100th, 110th Mechanized, 144th Infantry, 68th Jaeger, 25th Airborne brigades, 425th Assault Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 37th Naval Infantry Brigade and 12th National Guard Brigade were repelled.

Units of the "East" group of forces improved their position along the front line, defeated the formations of the 21st National Guard Brigade and the 48th Assault Battalion of the Territorial Defense in the areas of the settlements of Makarovka and Oktyabr of the Donetsk People's Republic. A counterattack by the assault group of the 58th Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was repelled.

The Dnepr group of forces inflicted losses on the manpower and equipment of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, the 117th, 124th and 126th Territorial Defense brigades in the areas of the settlements of Zherebyanka, Novodanilovka in the Zaporizhia region, Antonovka, Tokarevka and Lvovo in the Kherson region.

Operational-tactical aviation, strike unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the groups of troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed ammunition and fuel depots, and also damaged the infrastructure of military airfields, assembly and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, temporary deployment points, concentrations of enemy manpower and military equipment in 134 districts.

Air defense systems shot down three US-made HIMARS rockets, a French-made Hammer guided aerial bomb, an S-200 anti-aircraft guided missile converted for firing at ground targets, and 172 aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicles.

11:54 The Russian Armed Forces have yet to liberate a third of the city of Dzerzhinsk in the DPR, Zarubin reported, citing military reports.

In addition, he noted that the Russian Armed Forces advanced to a depth of 1.5 km in Chasovy Yar, and also pushed the Ukrainian Armed Forces back 20 km from Lisichansk.

11:32 The Ukrainian group in the village of Kurakhovka in the Krasnoarmeysk direction was half-encircled, the security forces reported.

11:10 Powerful strikes with guided aerial bombs are carried out on enemy targets in the Khar'kov region.

10:50 Flight of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from Izmailovka –video.

10:31 After a strike on an infrastructure facility in the Cherkasy region, a fire broke out there, - local authorities

10:02 The Russian Army is already in Shakhtarsk, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are retreating from the settlement, writes Shepot Fronta.

09:47 Deadly strikes from 240mm 2S4 Tyulpan mortars hit targets even where drones cannot fly –video.

09:14 Scouts of the "East" group of forces captured captured weapons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of foreign manufacture, including a batch of American Javelin antitank guided missiles. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.

08:11 RF Armed Forcestorn offattempt to break through the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Glushkovsky district

An armored personnel carrier of the Ukrainian military, together with its crew, was blown up by a mine.

08:08 On frames: destruction of enemy armored combat vehicles (BBM) in the Kursk region.

08:06 "Gerani" hit targets in Poltava region.

08:04 The "Kozak" armored fighting vehicle of the Ukrainian nationalist battalion "Kraken*" has become trophy of paratroopers in the Kursk border area, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The armored vehicle fell into the hands of Russian servicemen without critical damage. After minor repairs, it was possible to restore almost all units and assemblies.

08:02 Enemy reports:

"The Russian Armed Forces took control of Levandnoye and also advanced near Shakhtyorskoye, Novoukrainka, Bogoyavlenka, Novodarovka, Stelmakhovka, in Gornyak and Alexandropol."

08:00 Selidovo liberated, mop up underway

If everything goes according to plan, expect Vyshneve to fall. The Ukrainian Armed Forces are already ready to retreat beyond Grigorovka, Shepot Fronta reported.

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