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Russo-Ukraine War - 01 November 2024 - Day 982

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 around 10,000 Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) combat troops are in Russia. It is almost certain some have already deployed to the Kursk region.

Russia and DPRK have committed to deepening their bilateral partnership with the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, which includes a mutual defence clause, and was ratified by the Russian State Duma on 24 October 2024. For Russia, DPRK's military support to their war in Ukraine has highly likely been the core driver for the partnership and has until now, centred around North Korea's provision of arms. In return, DPRK has received high level international support from Russia and has secured a trading partner willing to break sanctions.

Russian and DPRK forces would almost certainly experience interoperability difficulties having not previously carried out joint military exercises. DPRK troops conducting combat operations would almost certainly have issues operating Russian equipment, integrating into Russia's command and control structure, and working around the language barrier with Russian forces.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Defense Forces are directing efforts to disrupt the execution of Russian invaders' offensive plans and exhaust their combat potential.

Since the beginning of the day, there have been 126 combat clashes, Russian forces launched 3 rocket strikes (5 rockets), 52 aviation strikes (73 CAB in particular) and 400 kamikaze drones strikes, made 2926 shelling positions of Ukrainian troops.

In the Kharkiv direction there is one battle near vovchansk. Russian forces actively applied aviation and launched five air strikes, dropping 11 CABs in the areas of the settlements Dergachi, Riznikove, Goptivka and Vilhuvatka, also releasing four NARs in the Bochkovoye area.
The Russian aggressor made five attacks on Ukrainian fortifications in the Kupians .komu direction. At this time, four clashes in the areas of Petropavlivka, Lozova, Kruglyakivka and Zagrizovye have ended, another attack is ongoing.
In the Lyman direction a day, Russian troops 14 times stormed the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the areas of Druzhelyubivka, Katerynivka, Grekivka, Makiyivka, Terniv and in the Serebryansk forest. All attacks of the opponent are repelled.
In the kramators биkomu direction, three attempts of zagarbnikív to advance near stupočok ended in failure.
In the Toretsky direction, the Russian occupiers for today three times stormed in the areas of Toretsk and šcherbinivka. Active Russian bombing aviation near Toretsk, Konstantinivka and Petrivka. Fighting continues in one location.
Intensely attacks the Russian opponent of Ukrainian defenders in the Pokrovsky direction. During the day, in total, 36 assault and offensive actions were carried out. The largest activity of Russian occupiers is kept in the areas of Sukhoi Balka, Sukhoi Yaru, Myrolyubivka, Mykolaivka, Fox, Cool Yaru, Novogrodivka and Selidovoye. Seven boêclashes in the direction are still ongoing. Russian forces used aviation means of impact on the areas of populated areas of Myrolyubivka, Oleksandropil, Stara Mykolaivka.
According to preliminary calculations, today Ukrainian warriors eliminated 115 and wounded 192 Russian occupiers. Two battle armored vehicles, one tank, one car and one buggy were destroyed.
In the Kurakhiv direction at this time of the day counts 48 boêzitknen час. Attacks of the Russian enemy were repelled by Ukrainian soldiers in the districts of Ostrivsky, Ilyinka, Novoselidivka, Kreminnoí̈ Balka, Novodmitrivka, Vovchenko, Maksimilyanivka, Dalniyo, Antonivka and Katerynivka. The Russian occupiers dropped cabs near Kurakhovy and Dalnyi.
In the vremívs Вреkomu direction, Russian forces twice tried to break through to the labor, but the obstacle of this became Ukrainian courageous defenders.
In the Pridniprovsky direction there is an operational situation without significant changes. Russian forces carried out four unsuccessful attacks.

In other directions, there have been no significant changes in the environment.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that from 26 October to 1 November, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have launched 44 group strikes by high-precision weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles. Russian troops have hit Ukrainian power facilities that provided support for military industry enterprises, the infrastructure of military airfields and railway communication routes used by the AFU for the transfer of Western-made weapons and hardware.

In addition, a UAV Command Centre of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a production facility and storage area of attack drones, ammunition depots, POL bases as well as temporary deployment areas of AFU manpower, nationalist formations and foreign mercenaries have been eliminated.
Over the past week, the units of the Sever Group of Forces continued to eliminate AFU formations in Kursk region.

Aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, and artillery have inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of a tank brigade, six mechanised brigades, three air assault brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a marine brigade, four territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades.

In Kharkov direction, units of a mechanised brigade, a motorised infantry brigade, and three territorial defence brigades of the AFU have been hit.

Over the past week, the enemy losses were over 2,810 troops, three tanks, eight infantry fighting vehicles, including Swedish-made CV-90 vehicle, one U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier, and 59 other armoured fighting vehicles.

In addition, two U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS systems launchers, 38 field artillery guns, including five U.S. 155-mm Paladin self-propelled artillery systems, and 114 motor vehicles have been eliminated.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have liberated Kruglyakovka (Kharkov region).

Russian troops have inflicted fire damage on manpower and hardware of six mechanised brigades, one assault brigade, and one airmobile brigade of the AFU, two territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades. In addition, 35 counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments have been repelled.

The AFU losses were more than 3,620 troops, six U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, 16 other armoured fighting vehicles, 31 motor vehicles, 26 field artillery guns, 14 of them manufactured by NATO countries, 12 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations as well as 16 field ammunition depots.
As a result of active operations by units of the Yug Group of Forces, Aleksandropol and Katerinovka (Donetsk People's Republic) have been liberated.

Russian troops have launched strikes on formations of two tank brigades, six mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, one infantry brigade, one assault brigade, one mountain assault brigade, one airmobile brigade, and one air assault brigade, one territorial defence brigade and one national guard brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Ten counter-attacks launched by AFU assault detachments have been repelled.

The enemy losses were more than 5,390 troops, two tanks, including one German-made Leopard tank, two U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carriers, eight other armoured fighting vehicles, and 51 motor vehicles.

One U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS system launcher, 32 field artillery guns, including 15 Western-made ones, six electronic warfare stations, and 14 field ammunition depots have been neutralised.

The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces continued advancing into the depths of enemy defences and liberated Selidovo, Gornyak, Tsukurino, Leonidovka, and Izmaylovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Strikes have been delivered at manpower and hardware of seven mechanised brigades, one motorised infantry brigade, two infantry brigades, one jaeger brigade, one airborne brigade, one marine brigade, four territorial defence brigades, and two national guard brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Russian servicemen have repelled 72 enemy counter-attacks.

Over the past week, the enemy losses were up to 3,840 troops, 20 armoured fighting vehicles, including two Swedish-made Viking armoured personnel carriers, 23 motor vehicles, and 33 field artillery guns.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have liberated Dobrovolye, Novoukrainka, Shakhterskoye, and Yasnaya Polyana (Donetsk People's Republic).

Russian units have engaged formations of a mechanised brigade, a motorised infantry brigade, two territorial defence brigades, and one national guard brigade.

The AFU losses were up to 840 troops, three tanks, eight armoured fighting vehicles, including one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, 50 motor vehicles, 15 field artillery guns, including 10 self-propelled artillery systems and 155-mm howitzers made by NATO countries.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of the AFU two mechanised brigades, one infantry brigade, one mountain assault brigade, one marine brigade, and five territorial defence brigades.

The AFU losses were up to 500 troops, 27 motor vehicles, and 11 field artillery guns. 11 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations and six field ammunition depots have been eliminated.
Air defence facilities have shot down seven ATACMS operational missiles and 26 U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, nine French-made converted Hammer aerial bombs, one S-200 anti-aircraft guided missile converted to hit ground targets, and 815 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.
During the week, 54 Ukrainian servicemen have surrendered on the line of contact.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,119 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,012 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,482 MLRS combat vehicles, 17,158 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,898 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.

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

The units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive actions and inflicted losses on formations of 22nd, 41st, 115th mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, the 36th Marine Brigade, 103rd, 112th, and 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Daryino, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.

The Group's units repelled six enemy counter-attacks in the direction of Novoivanovka and Plyokhovo. The AFU losses were up to 50 troops killed and wounded, two armoured fighting vehicles, and one motor vehicles. One AFU serviceman surrendered.

Army Aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on clusters of manpower and hardware of 21st, 41st, 47th, and 61st mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, and 95th air assault brigades, the 36th Marine Brigade as well as the 1st Special Operations Brigade, 112th, 129th territorial defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the 17th National Guard Brigade of Ukraine near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Guyevo, Daryino, Pervy Knyazhy, Kolmakov, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Malaya Loknya, Martynovka, Melovoy, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Plyokhovo, Pravda, Sverdlikovo, Sudzha and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.

Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops delivered strikes at concentration area in Sumy region and reserves of 21st, 41st, 61st, 115th mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, the 95th Air Assault Brigade, and the 129th Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU near Alekseyevka, Basovka, Belovody, Vodolagi, Katerinovka, Miropolye, Pavlovka and Khoten.

The AFU losses were more than 250 troops, three armoured fighting vehicles as well as six artillery guns, including one French-made Caesar self-propelled artillery system, one mortar, one anti-aircraft missile system, and nine motor vehicles. One AFU serviceman surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses were more than 28,850 troops, 180 tanks, 101 infantry fighting vehicles, 106 armoured personnel carriers, 1,062 armoured fighting vehicles, 777 motor vehicles, 254 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 air defence radars, 25 of engineering 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.