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Russo-Ukraine War - 07 November 2023 - Day 622

A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While GlobalSecurity.org takes utmost care to accurately report this news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

On 24 February 2022, Ukraine was suddenly and deliberately attacked by land, naval and air forces of Russia, igniting the largest European war since the Great Patriotic War. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" (SVO - spetsialnaya voennaya operatsiya) in Ukraine in response to the appeal of the leaders of the "Donbass republics" for help. That attack is a blatant violation of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Putin stressed that Moscow's goal is the demilitarization and denazification of the country. The military buildup in preceeding months makes it obvious that the unprovoked and dastardly Russian attack was deliberately planned long in advance. During the intervening time, the Russian government had deliberately sought to deceive the world by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.

"To initiate a war of aggression... is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." [Judgment of the International Military Tribunal]

The UK Ministry of Defence reported that as reported by Ukrainian and Russian sources, on 4 November 2023, a newly built Russian naval corvette was almost certainly damaged after being struck while alongside at the Zaliv shipyard in Kerch, occupied Crimea.

The KARAKURST-class Askold, launched in 2021, had not been commissioned into the Russian Navy. The incident is farther to the east in Crimea than most previous Ukrainian-claimed long-range strikes.

Ukraine's capability to hit Crimean shipbuilding infrastructure will likely cause Russia to consider relocating farther from the front line, delaying the delivery of new vessels.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the day of November 7, there were 36x combat engagements.

Russian forces launched a total of 3x missile and 35x air strikes, 30x MLRS attacks at the positions of Ukrainian troops and various settlements. Unfortunately, the attacks have wounded civilians. Private residential buildings and other civilian infrastructure were destroyed or damaged.

Volyn and Polissya axes: no significant changes. No signs of formation of an offensive group. Certain units of the armed forces of Belarus continue their missions in the areas bordering Ukraine.
Sivershchyna and Slobozhanshchyna axes: Russia maintains its military presence in the areas of russia bordering Ukraine. Russia continues its sabotage and reconnaissance activities, shelling Ukrainian settlements from the territory of Russia and increases the density of minefields along the state border of Ukraine. Around 20x settlements came under Russian artillery and mortar fire, including Sen'kivka, Bleshnya, Karpovychi, Hrem'yach (Chernihiv oblast), Simeikyne, Iskryskivshchyna, Basivka, Hrabovs'ke, Popivka, Velyka Pysarivka (Sumy oblast).
Kup'yans'k axis: Russian forces conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the vicinities of Syn'kivka, Ivanivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast). The Ukrainian defenders repelled 5x attacks in the area. Also, the Russian adversary launched air strikes near the settlements of Petropavlivka, Pishchane, Proletars'ke (Kharkiv oblast). Russian forces fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Dvorichna, Syn'kivka, Petropavlivka, Ivanivka, Berestove (Kharkiv oblast).
Lyman axis: Russian forces launched air strikes in the vicinities of Serebryans'ke forestry, Riznykivka, Spirne, Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast). The Russian occupiers fired artillery and mortars at around 10x settlements, including Nevs'ke, Bilohorivka (Luhansk oblast), Tors'ke, Serebryanka, Verkhn'okam'yans'ke, Spirne, Rozdolivka (Donetsk oblast).
Bakhmut axis: Russian forces conducted assaults near Bohdanivka, Klishchiivka and Andriivka (Donetsk oblast), to no success. The Russian occupiers launched an air strike in the vicinity of Klishchiivka. More than 15x settlements came under artillery and mortar fire, including Markove, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, Klishchiivka, Kurdyumivka, New York (Donetsk oblast).
Avdiivka axis: Russian forces conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the vicinities of Stepove, Avdiivka, Tonen'ke, Pervomais'ke (Donetsk oblast), where the Ukrainian Defense Forces repelled 13x attacks. The Russian adversary launched more than 10x air strikes in the vicinity of Avdiivka (Donetsk oblast). Russian forces fired artillery and mortars at more than 10x settlements, including Ocheretyne, Berdychi, Lastochkyne, Tonen'ke, Pervomais'ke, Netailove (Donetsk oblast).
Mar'inka axis: Russian forces conducted unsuccessful assault operations in the vicinity of Mar'inka (Donetsk oblast). The Ukrainian defenders repelled 13x attacks in that area. Around 10x settlements of Donetsk oblast, including Nevel's'ke, Krasnohorivka, Heorhiivka, Mar'inka, Pobjeda, were under artillery and mortar fire of the Russian occupiers.
Shakhtars'ke axis: Russian forces conducted failed assaults in the vicinity of Staromaiors'ke (Donetsk oblast). Russian forces launched an air strike in the vicinity of Rivnopil' (Donetsk oblast). Around 10x settlements, including Vodyane, Vuhledar, Bohoyavlenka, Prechystivka, Zolota Nyva, Urozhaine (Donetsk oblast), came under artillery and mortar fire.
Zaporizhzhia axis: Russian forces did not conduct any offensive (assault) actions. More than 15x settlements, including Poltavka, Huliaipole, Charivne, Orikhiv, Mali Shcherbaky, Kam'yans'ke (Zaporizhzhia oblast), came under artillery and mortar fire.
Kherson axis: Russian forces launched an air strike in the vicinity of Tyahynka (Kherson oblast). The settlements of Beryslav, Tyahynka, Ivanivka (Kherson oblast) and the city of Kherson suffered from Russian artillery shelling.

At the same time, the Ukrainian Defense Forces continue their offensive operation on Melitopol' axis and offensive (assault) operations on Bakhmut axis, inflicting losses in manpower and equipment on the Russian occupation forces, exhausting Russian forces all along the front line.

During the day of November 7, Ukrainian Air Force launched 17x air strikes on concentrations of troops, weapons and military equipment, 4x strikes on air defense systems of the Russian occupiers.

The Ukrainian missile troops hit 6x artillery systems, 2x command posts, 1x fuel-oil depot, 1x concentration of troops, weapons and military equipment, 1x air defense system, 2x radar stations and 1x electronic warfare station of the Russian invaders.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kupyansk direction , units of the Zapad Group of Forces in cooperation with aviation and artillery defeated five clusters of manpower and hardware of the 54th and 67th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Sinkovka and Timkovka (Kharkov region). The enemy's losses amounted to 160 troops and two motor vehicles.

In Krasny Liman direction, the coordinated actions of the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces, the strikes of army aviation, and artillery fire repelled the enemy's attack close to Chervonaya Dibrova (Lugansk People's Republic). AFU losses amounted to 170 troops killed and wounded, two pickup trucks, as well as one D-30 gun.

In Donetsk direction, units of the Yug Group of Forces, in cooperation with aviation and artillery, repelled seven attacks and inflicted fire damage on enemy manpower and hardware close to Razdolovka, Minkovka, and Kleshcheyevka (Donetsk People's Republic). The total enemy losses in this direction amounted to 245 troops killed and wounded, as well as two armoured fighting vehicles.

In South Donetsk direction, units of the Vostok Group of Forces, in cooperation with army aviation and artillery, inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of the 72nd Mechanised Brigade and the 128th Brigade of Territorial Defence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Ugledar and Staromayorskoye (Donetsk People's Republic). The enemy's losses amounted to 70 servicemen, one tank, two armoured fighting vehicles, as well as one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system.

In Zaporozhye direction, units of the Russian Group of Forces, air strikes and artillery fire defeated manpower and hardware of the 33rd, 65th, and 118th mechanised brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Rabotino, Malaya Tokmachka, and Stepovoye (Zaporozhye region). The daily losses of the enemy amounted to 60 servicemen and three armoured fighting vehicles.

During the counter-battery fight, the following enemy hardware was hit: one M777 artillery system, as well as one U.S.-made M119 towed howitzer.

In Kherson direction, as a result of fire damage, the enemy's losses amounted to 55 troops killed and wounded, as well as two motor vehicles.

In addition, during the counter-battery warfare, one Msta-B howitzer and one Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system were hit.

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 105 areas during the day.

Russian air defence systems shot down two aircraft of Ukrainian Air Force: Su-27 near Brigadirovka (Kharkov region) and MiG-29 Roskoshnoye (Donetsk People's Republic). In addition, two HIMARS projectiles were intercepted.

In addition, 33 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted in the areas of Svatovo (Lugansk People's Republic), Panteleymonovka, Peski (Donetsk People's Republic), Mirnoye, Chervonogorka (Zaporozhye region), and Novaya Zburyevka (Kherson region).

In total, 527 airplanes and 254 helicopters, 8,702 unmanned aerial vehicles, 441 air defence missile systems, 13,244 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles, 1,182 combat vehicles equipped with MLRS, 7,001 field artillery cannons and mortars, as well as 15,064 units of special military equipment have been destroyed during the special military operation.