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Russo-Ukraine War - 11 October 2024 - Day 961

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 on the Avdiivka-Pokrovsk sector in eastern Ukraine likely remains the Russian main effort and has seen a high level of Russian operations over the past week. It is highly likely that Russia is continuing to set conditions for an attack on Pokrovsk. Russian forces have partially encircled the outlying town of Selydove and will highly likely attempt to seize the town in the coming weeks.

In the same sector, Russia has made gains into the centre of the town of Toretsk. However, progress has been slow and Russian positions in the town are vulnerable to Ukrainian counter-attacks.

Following the seizure of Vuhledar at the beginning of October 2024, Russian forces have only made minor advances beyond the town, which lies on the intersection between the two key fronts of Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk.

In Zaporizhzhia, there are some indications of an attempted re-invigoration of Russian offensive operations in the eastern part of the sector with Russian forces reportedly taking the village of Kamianske, on the main Zaporizhzhia-Melitopol road. This area has remained relatively static for over a year, but it remains to be seen whether Russian forces will be able to sustain further offensive operations in this area.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that since the beginning of the day, there have been 146 combat clashes, Russian forces launched 59 air strikes, including 88 KABs, and 602 kamikaze drone strikes, carried out more than 3,700 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops.

In the Kharkiv direction Russian terrorists once unsuccessfully stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the Pacific area.
Twenty-one times, Russian forces attacked Ukrainian fortifications in the Kupians цяkomu direction near Petropavlivka, Stepova Novoselivka, Kolisnikivka, Lozovoi, Kucherivka, Sinkivka, Kruglyakivka and Sand. At this time there are nine fighting in the areas of Stepovoí̈ Novoselívka, Kruglyakivka, Petropavlivka and Kolisnikivka.
Seven Russian attacks are currently being repelled by Ukrainian soldiers near Grekivka, Novomikhailivka, Terniv and Zarichny in the Lyman direction. Twelve assault actions of the enemy during the day were stopped near Makiyivka, Novosadovoye, Nevsky, Bilogorivka and Katerinivka.
In the sívers алеkomu direction, Russian forces did not carry out offensive actions, but made an aviacíjnogo strike on yasnogorivka.
In the Kramators сьkomu direction, five attempts of the Russian zagarbnikív to advance near Kalinívka, Time Yar, Ivanivsky and Stupočok ended in failure. Two clashes are still going on.
In the Toretsky direction, the occupiers for today 13 times stormed in the area of Toretsky. Continuing combat in seven locations - the Russian enemy is pressing, trying to advance in the area of Toretsk.
Intensely attacks the Russian opponent of Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovsky direction. Throughout the day, in total, carried out 19 assault and offensive actions. The largest activity of Russian occupiers is kept in the areas of Selidovoye, Mirnograd and Lisivka.
According to preliminary calculations, today Ukrainian warriors eliminated 126 and injured 182 Russian occupiers. Destroyed seven combat armored cars, 10 units of automotive equipment, nine motorcycles. Also damaged four tanks, six combat armored cars, four units of automotive equipment and one RSZV BM-21 "Hail".
In the kurakhiv direction at this time of the day counts 32 combat encounters. Russian terrorists, supported by the aviation, tried to advance in the areas of Novoselidivka, Maximilyanivka, Izmailivka, Girnik, Zoryanogo, Kurakhovogo, Zukurinogo, Kurahivka, Konstantinivka, Katerinivka, Antonivka and Vodyany. Two clashes are still ongoing.
During the day, eight attacks of Russian units in the settlements of Bogoyavlenko, Zolota Niva, Rivnopil, Novoukrainske, seven battles are being sharpened in the areas of Novodarivka, Levadny and Olgivsky. During offensive actions, the Russian opponent actively used aviation.
In the Orikhiv and Gulyaipil directions, Russian forces did not carry out offensive actions.
In the pridniprovsk direction, three Russian assaults have been unsuccessful.
The operation is ongoing in the Kursk region. Russian aviation continues to strike controlled aviation bombs on its territory. At the moment it is known about 16 air strikes with the application of 21 kab.
In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation also reported that units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive operations and inflicted losses on formations of the 22nd, 41st, 47th, 115th mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd and 95th Air Assault Brigade, 1st National Guard Brigade, 103rd, and 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Daryino, Lyubimovka, Tolsty Lug, Novy Put, and Plekhovo.

Moreover, over the past 24 hours, units of the Sever Group of Forces repelled five enemy attacks in the direction of Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Novaya Sorochina, and Kremyanoye.

As a result, the AFU losses amounted to up to 40 troops killed and wounded; one infantry fighting vehicle, one armoured fighting vehicle, and one motor vehicle were destroyed.

Army Aviation and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower clusters and hardware of the 21st, 22nd, 47th, 61st mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, 1st, 17th national guard brigades, 103rd, 112th, and 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Bondarevka, Goncharovka, Daryino, Zazulevka, Kurilovka, Leonidovo, Lyubimovka, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novy Put, Nizhny Klin, Novoivanovka, Orlovka, Plekhovo, Sverdlikovo, Tolsty Lug, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.

Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops delivered strikes on concentration areas and reserves of the 21st, 47th, 115th mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 36th Marine Brigade, 78th Air Assault Regiment, 103rd, and 119th territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Belopolye, Bunyakino, Dibrova, Iskriskovshchina, Katerinovka, Malushino, Makeyevka, Mirlogi, Miropolye, Obody, Pavlovka, Rechki, Stepanovka, and Shpil (Sumy region).

Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 300 troops, 13 units of hardware, including five tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles, five armoured fighting vehicles as well as four artillery guns, one MLRS launcher, one mortar, one electronic warfare station, and four motor vehicles. One serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine surrendered.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the Armed Forces of Ukraine lost more than 21,900 troops, 144 tanks, 69 infantry fighting vehicles, 98 armoured personnel carriers, 897 armoured fighting vehicles, 594 motor vehicles, 181 artillery guns, 34 MLRS launchers, including eight of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the U.S., nine SAM launchers, five transport-loading vehicles, 47 electronic warfare stations and nine counter-battery radars, three air defence radars, 22 engineering and other vehicles, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, and three armoured recovery vehicles.

The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.