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Russo-Ukraine War - 04 November 2024 - Day 985

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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 since the beginning of the day, there have been 226 combat clashes, Russian forces launched 11 air strikes using 28 KABs, 206 kamikaze drones strikes and almost 2400 shells on positions of Ukrainian troops and settlements using different types of weapons.

In the Kharkiv direction zagarbniki throughout the day carried out eight attacks near vovčans зka.
The Defense Forces repelled 19 attacks in the Kupyansky direction. The Russian opponent's activity was shown in the areas of kindrashivka, kučevki, petropavlivki, kolisnikivki, zagrizovogo, vesnevogo, sand, druželûbívki, lozovoí̈, kruglyakivki.
31 times, Russian forces attacked in the Lyman direction, tried to advance in the direction of Chernistan, Grekivka, Kolisnikivka, Katerynivka, Makiyivka, Terniv, Zarichny and Torsky.
On the sívers бkomu direction zagarbniki once unsuccessfully stormed the position of Ukrainian defenders in the area of bílogorivka.
In the Kramators Часkomu direction, Russian forces attacked five times in the areas of the Time Jar and Stupočok. The two clashes are still ongoing.
The Russian enemy, supported by the aviation, seven times tried to bow in Ukrainian defense in the Toretsky direction. During the day, the occupiers attacked in the areas of Dachnogo, Toretsk and Scherbinívka, at the moment one battle is being sharpened near Scherbinivka.
In the Pokrovsky direction since the beginning of the day in the areas of the settlements of Romin, Lisivka, Selidove, Yuryivka and Vyshneve, Ukrainian troops repelled 21 Russian offensive and assault actions. Four of them are still going. Ukrainian troops are taking measures to maintain defined borders, giving a strict cut-off. According to preliminary data, today the Russian enemy has lost 260 people killed and wounded, also Ukrainian soldiers have destroyed one tank, two armored vehicles, two armored cars, two armored armored vehicles and two cars. In addition, the cannon, one BTR and one car were significantly damaged.
In the kurakhiv direction at this time of the day counts 84 combat confrontations. Zagarbniks remain active, trying to move forward in the direction of settlements Vovchenko, Illinka, Kreminna Balka, Hannivka, Kurakhove, Novoselidivka, Novodmitrivka, Gostre, Maximivka, Antonivka, Dalne, Katerynivka and Elizabeth. According to available information, the Russian enemy in this direction has lost four armored vehicles, five infantry fighting vehicles and one tank. One tank, four battle armored vehicles, two infantry fighting vehicles and one airplane were also damaged.
In the vremívs ксиkomu direction Russian forces 16 times attacked near trudovogo, great novosílka, harvest, rozdolny, dry yalív and maksimívka. All attacks have been repelled.
In the Orihivsky direction, Ukrainian troops stopped six Russian attacks in the direction of Novodanilivka, Novoandriyivka, Malih Scherbakov and Orikhov.
In the Pridniprovsky direction, the situation has not changed significantly, loss of positions and territories is not allowed. Ukrainian soldiers repelled three attacks of Russian zagarbnikív.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that in Kharkov direction, the units of the Sever Group of Forces have defeated formations of the AFU 71st Airmobile Brigade, the 95th Air Assault Brigade, the 113h Territorial Defence Brigade, and the 5th Border Detachment of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine near Volchansk, Liptsy, Udy, and Odnorobovka (Kharkov region).

The AFU losses were more than 25 troops, three motor vehicles, two 152-mm D-20 howitzers, and two 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line, inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of AFU 43rd, 60th, 630th, 92nd mechanised brigades, the 3rd Assault Brigade, 115th, 125th territorial defence brigades, and the 1st National Guard Brigade close to Borovskaya Andreyevka, Pershotravnyovoye, Kovsharovka, Senkovo, Boguslavka (Kharkov region), Petrovskoye (Lugansk People's Republic), and Terny (Donetsk People's Republic).

Four counter-attacks of the 3rd Tank Brigade and the 60th Mechanised Brigade's assault detachments have been repelled. The AFU losses were up to 440 troops, one tank, two motor vehicles, one 155-mm M198 howitzer, one U.S.-made 105-mm M119 gun, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, and two UK-made 105-mm L-119 guns. Three ammunition depots and one Anklav-N electronic warfare station have been neutralised.

The units of the Yug Group of Forces continued to advance into the depths of enemy defences. Russian troops have inflicted fire damage on 30th, 33rd, 54th, 67th mechanised brigades, the 46th Airmobile Brigade, 5th and 79th Air Assault Brigades of the AFU near Konstantinovka, Predtechino, Minkovka, Chasov Yar, Kurakhovo, Dalneye, and Seversk (Donetsk People's Republic).

One counter-attack of the AFU 33rd Mechanised Brigade has been repelled. The AFU losses were more than 490 troops, one Turkish-made Kirpi armoured fighting vehicle, two motor vehicles, one 122-mm D-30 howitzer, two UK-made L-119 105-mm guns, two ammunition depots, and six electronic warfare stations.

The units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and inflicted losses on manpower and hardware of 32nd, 110th mechanised brigades, the 59th Motorised Infantry Brigade, the 25th Airborne Brigade, the 68th Jaeger Brigade, the 35th Marine Brigade, 101st, 117th, 119th territorial defence brigades, 12th and 14th national guard brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine close to Dimitrov, Baranovka, Kleban-Byk, Dyleyevka, Novoselidovka, Dzerzhinsk, Berestki, Shcherbinovka, Mirolyubovka, Shevchenko, and Nelepovka (Donetsk People's Republic).

10 counter-attacks of 35th, 93rd, 100th, 117th mechanised brigades, the 152nd Jaeger Brigade, 49th and 425th assault battalions of the AFU, and the 37th Marine Brigade have been repelled. The AFU losses were more than 420 troops, one M113 armoured personnel carrier, one U.S.-made HMMWV armoured fighting vehicle, one Kozak armoured fighting vehicle, three pick-up trucks, one 152-mm Msta-B howitzer, one 152-mm D-20 self-propelled artillery system, one 122-mm Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, two 122-mm D-30 howitzers, and one 100-mm Rapira gun.

The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line, inflicted fire damage on the 37th Marine Brigade and the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade of the AFU near Uspenovka, Ostrovskoye, Velikaya Novosyolka, and Razdolnoye (Donetsk People's Republic).

Three counter-attacks of the AFU 23rd Mechanised Brigade and the 123rd Territorial Defence Brigade have been repelled. The AFU losses were up to 110 troops, two armoured fighting vehicles, four motor vehicles, and two French-made 155-mm Caesar self-propelled artillery systems.

The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of the 110th Mechanised Brigade, 124th, 126th, and 129th territorial defence brigades close to Nikopol (Dnepropetrovsk region), Oskorovka, Nikolskoye (Kherson region), and Kherson.

The AFU losses were up to 65 troops, two motor vehicles, and two ammunition depots.

Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, and Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have engaged the infrastructure of military airfields, engergetic facilities and an oil refinery that supported the AFU, production plants and storage areas of uncrewed surface vehicles as well as clusters of enemy manpower and military hardware in 132 areas.

Air defence facilities have shot down four U.S.-manufactured HIMARS MLRS projectiles, one French-made Hammer aerial guided bomb, and 42 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 35,258 unmanned aerial vehicles, 585 anti-aircraft missile systems, 19,038 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,484 MLRS combat vehicles, 17,295 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,972 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 Sever Group of Forces continued offensive actions, inflicted fire damage on units of 21st, 22nd, 41st, and 115th mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd and 95th air assault brigades, the 36th Marine Brigade, 112th and 129th territorial defence brigades near Daryino, Leonidovo, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.

The Group's units repelled two enemy counter-attacks in the direction of Novoivanovka, and thwarted AFU attacks in the direction of Leonidovo and Plyokhovo. The AFU losses were up to 30 troops killed and wounded, and two motor vehicles.

Army Aviation and artillery inflicted fire damage on clusters of manpower and hardware of 21st, 22nd, 41st, 47th, and 61st mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, 80th 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 Bogdanovka, Bondarevka, Guyevo, Daryino, Kazachaya Loknya, Kolmakov, Kruglenkoye, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Plyokhovo, Sverdlikovo, and Cherkasskoye Porechnoye.

Operational-Tactical Aviation and missile troops delivered strikes at concentration areas in Sumy region and reserves of 22nd, 47th, 61st, 115th mechanised brigades, 82nd and 95th air assault brigades, the 1st Special Operations Brigade, 106th and 129th territorial defence brigades near Belovody, Zhuravka, Kiyanitsa, Miropolye, Obody, Pavlovka, and Khoten.

In the past 24 hours, the AFU have lost more than 350 troops, four tanks, four U.S.-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, one armoured personnel carrier, and 15 armoured fighting vehicles as well as four artillery guns, two mortars, one Osa anti-aircraft missile system, 23 motor vehicles, and one piece of engineering equipment.

Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 29,600 troops, 184 tanks, 106 infantry fighting vehicles, 107 armoured personnel carriers, 1,078 armoured fighting vehicles, 808 motor vehicles, 259 artillery guns, 40 MLRS launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, 11 anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport-loading vehicles, 59 EW stations, 12 counter-battery warfare radars, four air defence radars, 26 units of engineering and other materiel, including 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.