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Russo-Ukraine War - 03 November 2024 - Day 984

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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 General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Defense Forces of Ukraine continue to withhold the pressure of the Russian occupation troops. The situation in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhivsk directions remains tense - Russia is focusing the main offensive efforts there. In addition, the Russian occupiers are actively attacking the Lyman direction today.

So far, 160 combat clashes have taken place. Today Russia made a rocket strike with one rocket, 62 air strikes, dropping 84 cab. In addition, the zagarbniki attacked 582 kamikaze drones and carried out more than 3,500 shelling at the positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements.

In the Kharkiv direction, Russian terrorists four times unsuccessfully stormed the positions of Ukrainian units in the Vovchansk district, also dropped air bombs on Muravsk, Koval and Zrubanka.
Sixteen times Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions in the Kupyans Шkomu direction. Near Golubivka, Sinkivka, Stepovoí̈ Novoselívka, Kolisnikivka, Brestovoye, Zagrizovoye, Kruglyakivka, Cherry and Pershotravnevoye, the Defense Forces units repelled ten assaults. Six clashes are underway.
In the Lyman direction today, Russian troops have attacked Ukrainian defenders nine times in the areas of settlements of Grekivka, Terna and Dibrov.
In Toretsk and in the direction of Scherbinivka, Russian forces tried four times to improve his position in the Toretsk direction, to the same time the Russian aggressor's aviation bombarded the areas of the settlements of Druzhba, Toretsk, and Petrivka.
On the pokrovs греkomu direction throughout this day the Russian aggressor 27 times attacked Ukrainian positions in the areas of mirolûbívki, fox, ray, suhogo yaru, novogrodívki and vyšnevogo. The four clashes are still ongoing. According to preliminary estimates, today the Russian occupiers on the Pokrovsky direction lost 213 soldiers killed and wounded. The artillery system, a combat-armored vehicle and three units of the Russian occupant's vehicles have been destroyed. Also Ukrainian defenders have caused significant damage to four artsystems and a Russian tank.
In the Kurakhiv direction at this time of the day, 72 Russian attacks were recorded. Fourteen of them are going on. Mainly the fights continue in the areas of novoselidivka, vovchenko, kremínnoí̈ balka, antonívka and katerinívka.
Eleven times today the Russian forces attacked the front edge of Ukrainian defense in the direction of Labor in the Vremivsky direction, two attacks are ongoing.
Three times unsuccessfully, Russian forces tried to attack the positions of Ukrainian defenders in the Pridnipro direction.

Defense Forces of Ukraine continue operations in the Kursk direction.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov region, units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted losses on formations of the 47th Mechanised Brigade, 17th Tank Brigade of the AFU, 4th Border Detachment of the Ukrainian Border Service, and foreign mercenaries near Malinovka, Makarikha, Odnorobovka, and Goptovka (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses amounted to more than 30 troops, two motor vehicles, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

Units of the Zapad Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 30th, 60th, 63rd, 92nd, 116th mechanised brigades, and 3rd Assault Brigade of the AFU near Petropavlovka, Golubovka, Pershotravnevoye, Kupyansk (Kharkov region), and Terny (Donetsk People's Republic).

Five counter-attacks launched by assault detachments of the 14th, 44th mechanised brigades, and 3rd Tank Brigade of the AFU were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 460 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, three motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155-mm M198 howitzer, and one UK-made 105-mm L-119 gun. Three ammunition depots were wiped out.

Units of the Yug Group of Forces continued advancing to the depth of the enemy's defences and inflicted losses on formations of the 23rd, 28th, 33rd, 54th, 67th, 72nd mechanised brigades, 3rd Tank Brigade, 46th, 81st airmobile brigades, 79th Air Assault Brigade of the AFU, and 119th Territorial Defence Brigade near Andreyevka, Konstantinovka, Dalneye, Chasov Yar, Ilyinka, Berestky, Kurakhovo, Seversk, and Dronovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Four counter-attacks launched by units of the AFU 33rd Mechanised Brigade were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 520 troops, 12 motor vehicles, one U.S.-made M113 armoured personnel carrier, two U.S.-made 105-mm M119 guns, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and two ammunition depots.

As a result of active offensive operations, units of the Tsentr Group of Forces liberated Vishnevoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Losses were inflicted on manpower and hardware of the 32nd, 93rd mechanised brigades, 25th Airborne Brigade, 68th Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, 35th Marine Brigade, and 122th Territorial Defence Brigade near Dimitrov, Petrovka, Novoselidovka, Shcherbinovka, Dzerzhinsk, and Nelepovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

Ten counter-attacks launched by formations of the 35th, 42nd, 100th, 117th, 150th mechanised brigades, 152nd Jaeger Brigade, 49th and 425th assault battalions of the AFU were repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to more than 500 troops, one tank, one UK-made Spartan armoured personnel carrier, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, four pickup trucks, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer as well as one M113 armoured personnel carrier, one MaxxPro armoured fighting vehicle, and one 105-mm M119 gun made by the USA.

Units of the Vostok Group of Forces improved the tactical situation along the front line and inflicted losses on formations of the 152nd Jaeger Brigade of the AFU, 37th Marine Brigade, and 113th Territorial Defence Brigade near Uspenovka, Velikaya Novosyolka, Razdolnoye, Makarovka, and Ostrovskoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

One counter-attack launched by an assault battalion of the AFU 23rd Mechanised Brigade was repelled.

The AFU losses amounted to up to 105 troops, one tank, three motor vehicles, and one French-made 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery system.

Units of the Dnepr Group of Forces inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of the 110th Mechanised Brigade, 141st Infantry Brigade of the AFU, 124th and 126th territorial defence brigades near Nikopol (Dnepropetrovsk region), Ponyatovka, Tokarevka (Kherson region), and Nesteryanka (Zaporozhye region).

The AFU losses amounted to up to 60 troops, two motor vehicles, and one ammunition depot.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces destroyed one U.S.-made AN/TPQ-37 counter-battery radar, struck one train with AFU hardware on a loading station, infrastructure of military airfields, power objects and oil base, which supply AFU, UAV workshops, as well as engaged manpower clusters and military hardware in 140 areas.

Air defence units shot down four U.S.-made ATACMS operational-tactical missiles, one U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectile, and 47 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,216 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,031 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,484 MLRS combat vehicles, 17,245 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,956 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.

Units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive actions and inflicted losses on formations of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, and 115th mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, 112th and 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU near Daryino, Leonidovo, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.

Units of the Sever Group of Forces repelled three counter-attacks of the enemy towards Malaya Loknya, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo. The AFU losses amounted to up to 30 troops killed and wounded.

Army Aviation and artillery strikes inflicted losses on manpower clusters and hardware of the 21st, 41st, 47th, and 61st mechanised brigades, 17th Tank Brigade, 80th, 82nd, 95th air assault brigades, 36th Marine Brigade, 1st Special Operations Brigade, 112th, 129th territorial defence brigades of the AFU, and 17th National Guard Brigade near Aleksandriya, Bondarevka, Guyevo, Daryino, Kazachaya Loknya, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Makhnovka, Melovy, Nizhny Klin, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Staraya Sorochina, and Plyokhovo.

Operational-Tactical Aviation and missile troops delivered strikes at concentration areas in Sumy region and reserves of the 21st, 22nd, 41st, 47th, 61st, 115th mechanised brigades, 95th Air Assault Brigade, 1st Special Operations Brigade, 103rd, 106th, and 129th territorial defence brigades near Andreyevka, Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Miropolye, Obody, Pavlovka, and Khoten.

Over the past 24 hours, the AFU losses amounted to more than 150 troops, one infantry fighting vehicle, one electronic warfare station, and five motor vehicles.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 29,250 troops, 180 tanks, 102 infantry fighting vehicles, 106 armoured personnel carriers, 1,063 armoured fighting vehicles, 785 motor vehicles, 255 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, 59 EW stations, 12 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 25 units 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.


As of the end of October, Russia occupies a total of 17.95% (+0.09%) of Ukraine, including Crimea and the areas of Donetsk and Luhansk occupied before 2022, shown in purple. This represents a net gain by Russia of approximately 538.8km². As of the end of October, Russia occupies a total of 17.95% (+0.09%) of Ukraine, including Crimea and the areas of Donetsk and Luhansk occupied before 2022, shown in purple. This represents a net gain by Russia of approximately 538.8km². This was Russia's largest monthly net gain since the start of the war, surpassing last month's 467.7km². Russia also retook control of approximately 85.9km² of Kursk, for a total net Russian gain in October of 624.7km². This chart shows monthly net changes in control over the past year. The final 4 charts show how control has changed in the 4 most active oblasts. Other occupied oblasts have had minimal or no changes to control.



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